Aggrieved Bangladesh investors block downtown as shares plunge
Saleem Samad – AHN News Correspondent
Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) – Hundreds of agitated investors have blocked thoroughfares in downtown Dhaka all week protesting a lengthy plunge in the stock market. Aggrieved investors demonstrated Wednesday in the capital’s commercial hub [...] Continue Reading…
Aggrieved Bangladesh investors block downtown as shares plunge
Saleem Samad – AHN News Correspondent
Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) – Hundreds of agitated investors have blocked thoroughfares in downtown Dhaka all week protesting a lengthy plunge in the stock market. Aggrieved investors demonstrated Wednesday in the capital’s commercial hub [...] Continue Reading…
Quebec set to get $2.2 billion for harmonized sales tax implementation
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (AHN) – After waiting for almost 20 years, Quebec will receive on Friday $2.2 billion from the Canadian federal government for implementing the harmonized sales tax in 1992. The belated [...] Continue Reading…
Geithner pushes European leaders to resolve region’s debt problems
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News
Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pushed European leaders to solve the region’s worsening debt problem. He urged the leaders to move swiftly because the crisis is starting to impact [...] Continue Reading…
Gold continues to fall as investors raise cash
Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter
New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Gold continued to lose its luster on Monday, falling more than $62 an ounce in early afternoon trading. The precious metal suffered steep losses last week, [...] Continue Reading…
Bill Gates still richest man in U.S.
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News
New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Microsoft founder Bill Gates kept his top spot on Forbes Magazine’s list of 400 richest Americans with an estimated wealth of $59 billion. Despite his philanthropy, Gates’ [...] Continue Reading…
U.S. stocks trade in a tight range on Friday after 4 days of gains
Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter
New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Many investors and traders were saying TGIF and trying to make it five days in a row for gains. Stocks in the U.S. bounced up and [...] Continue Reading…
Stocks rise in afternoon trading on mixed signals from Europe
Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter
New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Stocks bounced in and out of positive and negative territory on Wednesday as traders and investors carefully watched for any signs out of Europe regarding how the [...] Continue Reading…
Overseas markets drag down U.S. markets, gold
Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter
New York, NY, United States (AHN) – United States markets fell broadly Monday taking the lead from global exchanges. Stocks across Europe and Asia dropped as selling pressure from nervous investors had many exiting [...] Continue Reading…
Ohio awards $200 million contracts in prison privatization bids
Jupiter Kalambakal – AHN News Reporter
Columbus, OH, United States (AHN) – The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections announced Thursday the winning bidders in the $200 million privatization of prisons in Ashtabula and Marion counties. Two out of [...] Continue Reading…
