Archive for January, 2011

The Tennessee Credit Card Massacre

| January 30, 2011 | 10 Comments

Slasher film spoof – inspired by radio host Dave Ramsey’s approach to debt reduction. A man has nightmares about high credit card debt, wakes up and proceeds to do unpeakable things to his credit cards

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Eyewitness: residents take arms against looters

| January 30, 2011 | 0 Comments

Terrified Cairo residents have been calling in to live TV programmes with reports of looters and sightings of armed gangs View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage

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US and Turkey evacuate nationals

| January 30, 2011 | 0 Comments

Hosni Mubarak has appointed the head of military intelligence, Omar Suleiman, as vice-president, in a move analysts said signalled the beginning of the end of his 30-year reign View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage

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Blankfein awarded $12.6m in shares

| January 30, 2011 | 0 Comments

Goldman Sachs awarded its chief executive, Lloyd Blankfein, $12.6m in restricted stock and more than trebled his annual salary, in a sign the public backlash against the bank’s pay practices may have waned View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage

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Alpha agrees to buy Massey for $8.5bn

| January 30, 2011 | 0 Comments

Alpha Natural Resources, the third-biggest US coal producer, agreed to buy its rival Massey Energy. for about $8.5bn in cash and stock, as the consolidation of the global coal sector continues apace View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage

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Police clash with students in Manchester

| January 30, 2011 | 0 Comments

Police clashed with students in central Manchester on Saturday afternoon as a protest march descended into violence View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage

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Suu Kyi says Burma sanctions should remain

| January 30, 2011 | 0 Comments

Opposition leader pours cold water on the significance of her release and recent elections saying neither have brought about political reform View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage

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Reaction expose gulf between leaders and the people

| January 29, 2011 | 0 Comments

As Egyptian protesters returned to the streets on Saturday to renew their calls for the president to step down Arab governments expressed support for Hosni Mubarak’s government View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage

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Mubarak appoints ally as vice-president

| January 29, 2011 | 0 Comments

Hosni Mubarak has appointed the head of military intelligence, Omar Suleiman, as vice-president, in a move analysts said signalled the beginning of the end of his 30-year reign View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage

Filed Under: finance news

Egypt approaches an endgame

| January 29, 2011 | 0 Comments

The uprising sweeping Egyptian cities makes it likely that this will be the last year of Mubarak rule, with no chance of either re-election or succession by his son Gamal View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage

Filed Under: finance news
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