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World Bank President :Jim Yong Kim Nominated by Obama
Jeffrey Sachs Withdraws World Bank Nomination
World Bank Presidency : Three-way Race As Deadline Looms
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A woman’s group has mounted spirited opposition to a prospective nomination of former Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence Summers, 57, to be president of the World Bank. World Bank President? Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala or Jose Antonio Ocampo ?
Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo are set to be nominated to lead the World Bank, sources with knowledge of emerging market efforts to find candidates said on Tuesday. China Cuts Ag Bank's Reserve Ratio To Combat Slow Growth
The reserve requirement for 379 branches of state-run Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., the country's third-biggest lender, will decline by two percentage points below that of other Chinese banks. Spanish banks' higher real estate cover: A big but necessary step forward
Fitch Ratings says in a newly-published report that the new coverage levels for real estate (RE) assets required by the Spanish government is a big but necessary step forward and there are significant challenges ahead. 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Clears 4%: Freddie Mac
Interest rates on the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rose above 4 percent for the first time since October 2011, following increases in bond yields, Freddie Mac reported. Fed Fining Eight More Home Mortgage Lenders In Robo-Signing Scandal
The Federal Reserve plans to fine eight more bank holding companies for improper home mortgage foreclosures, the latest fallout from the so-called robo-signing scandal in which banks filed foreclosure documents without verifying their accuracy. Apple's Cook Finally Shares $98 Billion Cache
Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook, moving swiftly after taking over from the late Silicon Valley icon Steve Jobs, fulfilled a longstanding desire of investors by initiating a quarterly dividend and share buyback that will pay out $45 billion over three years. Morgan William Bryan Jennings And Cab Driver Collide[Analysis]
At the very moment William Bryan Jennings should have been climbing into bed at his sumptuous Connecticut mansion, the high-ranking executive at Morgan Stanley was sprinting through back roads a mile away. He was exhausted, scared and - detectives would later allege - had just stabbed a taxi driver in a dispute over a fare. Moody’s Could Downgrade Global Investment Banks -- Nomura
U.S. and European investment banks may face headline risk again from credit ratings downgrades by Moody's Investors Service Inc. in the coming weeks, Nomura Securities warned Monday. Treasury to Announce $25 Billion Profit on Mortgage Bonds
The Treasury Department may announce on Monday that taxpayers have made a $25 billion profit on mortgage bonds purchased at the height of the meltdown, the Wall Street Journal reported.
