Comerica Bank Cuts Prime Rate (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Posted by on December 11, 2007 in Uncategorized
Comerica Bank on Tuesday lowered its prime rate by one-quarter percentage point after the Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate.
U.S. slams “massive” U.N. budget rise (Reuters)
Posted by on December 11, 2007 in Uncategorized
Reuters - The United States urged the
United Nations on Tuesday to cut spending and make tough
decisions on its priorities to offset a “massive increase” in
its proposed budget for the next two years.
Hawaii bank stocks fall along with Dow (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Posted by on December 11, 2007 in Uncategorized
Wall Street choked Tuesday after the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates a quarter point, less than investors had expected, and Hawaii bank stocks were hit the hardest.
Al-Qaeda claims deadly Algiers bombs (AFP)
Posted by on December 11, 2007 in Uncategorized
AFP - Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for a double car bomb strike in Algiers on Tuesday that killed up to 62 people as rescuers desperately worked through the night to find survivors.
Hmm. How does my hair look, Mr. Robber? (AP)
Posted by on December 11, 2007 in Uncategorized
AP - When a robber started taking cash from his register over the weekend, Dunkin’ Donuts employee Dustin Hoffmann fought back by clobbering the man with a ceramic mug. But Hoffmann admits he was less worried about the stolen cash than how he might look on the video-sharing site YouTube.
House passes bill hitting Myanmar gems, Chevron (Reuters)
Posted by on December 11, 2007 in Uncategorized
Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives
passed a bill on Tuesday blocking imports of Myanmar rubies and
removing tax credits for U.S. firms investing in the
military-ruled Southeast Asian country.
City to get sports science centre
Posted by on December 11, 2007 in Uncategorized
Pune will get a sports science centre under the infrastructure development programme for the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) 2008.
Weird, Pune is yet to be wired
Posted by on December 11, 2007 in Uncategorized
Touted as the first city in the country to go wire-free, accessing internet on laptops sitting in a park is still a dream for many a Puneites.
PCB begins voter verification drive
Posted by on December 11, 2007 in Uncategorized
The election staff of the Pune Cantonment Board has started verification drive across Pune Camp to check claims and objections relating to the preliminary electoral rolls.
CID official booked in forgery case
Posted by on December 11, 2007 in Uncategorized
Vilas Gahuji Shirolkar, deputy director of state CID’s fingerprint section, has been booked for furnishing fake caste certificate to secure a job in the state police force in 1979.