Banking sector growth slows - Marketplace.publicradio.org
Tess Vigeland: Having trouble borrowing money? The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation says bank lending plunged almost three percent in the third quarter. That’s the largest drop in more than 20 years. In addition, the FDIC said only three banks
With credit scarce, merchants struggle to stock shelves - Yahoo Finance
With sales slow and credit tight, small merchants are scrambling to stock their shelves for the year’s biggest shopping season. Retailers traditionally borrow money to buy holiday inventory. But credit for small businesses has dried up this year
Employers play Dr. Mom to limit swine flu impact - Salt Lake Tribune
Glatfelter Co., which makes everything from coffee filters and paper for books and envelopes to laminates for countertops, needs about 80 percent of its workforce on site at its factories, says spokesman Michael Springer. So this year Glatfelter
As Bank Failures Rise, F.D.I.C. Fund Falls Into Red - New York Times
The fund had a negative balance of $8.2 billion at the end of the third quarter, federal regulators said Tuesday. Bank customers, however, should remain confident that their deposits would be protected since most of the amount reflects money that
Fending off empty holiday shelves - CNN Money
Retailers traditionally borrow money to buy holiday inventory. But credit for small businesses has We really needed to get money into the hands of these merchants before Black Friday, so they could stock their stores.” Toys and beer glasses
Authorities: Hundreds ripped off in car-sales scheme - Newark Advocate
BALTIMORE — Law-enforcement officials are investigating who was behind a reported auto-theft ring spanning two counties and hundreds of used cars. Fairfield County sheriff’s deputies and members of the Ohio Highway Patrol executed a search warrant
Kansas banks report net loss in third quarter - Biloxi Sun Herald
Kansas commercial banks posted a net loss for the third quarter as the recession and bad loans continued to punish the state’s lenders. The state’s savings and loans, on the other Money set aside to cover potential loan losses also jumped, rising
Banking sector growth slows - Marketplace.publicradio.org
Tess Vigeland: Having trouble borrowing money? The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation says bank lending plunged almost three percent in the third quarter. That’s the largest drop in more than 20 years. In addition, the FDIC said only three banks
With credit scarce, merchants struggle to stock shelves - Yahoo Finance
With sales slow and credit tight, small merchants are scrambling to stock their shelves for the year’s biggest shopping season. Retailers traditionally borrow money to buy holiday inventory. But credit for small businesses has dried up this year
Employers play Dr. Mom to limit swine flu impact - Salt Lake Tribune
Glatfelter Co., which makes everything from coffee filters and paper for books and envelopes to laminates for countertops, needs about 80 percent of its workforce on site at its factories, says spokesman Michael Springer. So this year Glatfelter
As Bank Failures Rise, F.D.I.C. Fund Falls Into Red - New York Times
The fund had a negative balance of $8.2 billion at the end of the third quarter, federal regulators said Tuesday. Bank customers, however, should remain confident that their deposits would be protected since most of the amount reflects money that
Fending off empty holiday shelves - CNN Money
Retailers traditionally borrow money to buy holiday inventory. But credit for small businesses has We really needed to get money into the hands of these merchants before Black Friday, so they could stock their stores.” Toys and beer glasses
Authorities: Hundreds ripped off in car-sales scheme - Newark Advocate
BALTIMORE — Law-enforcement officials are investigating who was behind a reported auto-theft ring spanning two counties and hundreds of used cars. Fairfield County sheriff’s deputies and members of the Ohio Highway Patrol executed a search warrant
Kansas banks report net loss in third quarter - Biloxi Sun Herald
Kansas commercial banks posted a net loss for the third quarter as the recession and bad loans continued to punish the state’s lenders. The state’s savings and loans, on the other Money set aside to cover potential loan losses also jumped, rising