(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-09 07:29 PM Rudd defends Australia from debt default barb (Interactive Investor) 9 Feb 2010
By Rob Taylor
PM Rudd defends Australia from debt default barb (The Star) 9 Feb 2010
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia’s government on Tuesday rejected election-year charges by the opposition that the country was close to default on national debt, charging its controversial finance spokesman with threatening its sovereign rating.
PM Rudd defends Australia from debt default barb (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) 9 Feb 2010
By Rob Taylor
Asian Stocks Fall on Earnings, Greece Concerns; Bond Risk Rises (Bloomberg) 9 Feb 2010
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) — Asian stocks fell and bond default risk climbed as disappointing earnings reports and Europe’s rising budget deficits added to concern the global economic recovery will falter. Copper and oil dropped.
blueKiwi Rides the Freemium Wave (TechCrunch) 8 Feb 2010
With the continued success of Twitter and other social networking tools, any criticism (or praise) of products and companies is becoming increasingly public. Finding a way to manage these external communications in the internal decision-making process is an ongoing challenge for many businesses. Today, in an effort to help marketers and community managers better deal with such outside …
Stiglitz Says U.S., U.K. Default Is ‘Absurd’ Investor Notion (Bloomberg) 8 Feb 2010
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) — Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz said the prospect of a default by the U.S. or the U.K. is an “absurd” notion constructed in financial markets.
The Avatar Economy (RISMedia Real Estate News) 8 Feb 2010
RISMEDIA, February 9, 2010—It looks amazingly real, but it’s as phony as a James Cameron movie set. Its many moving parts exist only for the purpose of creating the illusion of positive economic activity. But, when you go behind the scenes, it’s…
The Avatar Economy (RISMedia Real Estate News) 8 Feb 2010
RISMEDIA, February 9, 2010—It looks amazingly real, but it’s as phony as a James Cameron movie set. Its many moving parts exist only for the purpose of creating the illusion of positive economic activity. But, when you go behind the scenes, it’s…
Can Greece outrun the lion of default? (The Japan Times) 8 Feb 2010
ATHENS — Even as the European Union and the International Monetary Fund lay the groundwork for a giant first-round bailout, debate is swirling about whether Greece can avoid sovereign default. Some view Greece as Argentina revisited, noting the stunning parallels with the country that in 2001 set the record for the world’s largest default (in dollars). Others, such as Greek Prime Minister George …
Portugal, Greece, Spain Default Worries Rise (Fox News) 8 Feb 2010
Portugal, Greece, Spain Default Worries Rise
Greece, Spain Default Fears Ease, Portugal Rises (Fox News) 8 Feb 2010
Greece, Spain Default Fears Ease, Portugal Rises
Looming default (AllAfrica.com) 8 Feb 2010
However, with the expected drop in occupancy, the possibility of default is growing by the day. This is a complete reverse to the housing sector where demand far outstrips supply by almost a factor of five to one.
Global Corporate Default Tally Remains Unchanged At 10 So Far This Year, Article Says (Thaipr.net) 7 Feb 2010
The 2010 year-to-date tally of global corporate defaults remains unchanged at 10 this week, said an article published today by Standard & Poor’s. By region, the year-to-date default tallies are seven
Digital Content Navigates New World Of Devices (InformationWeek) 6 Feb 2010
Blu-ray, Amazon’s Kindle e-reader, Apple’s iPad tablet and other technologies are leading digital content in directions once unimagined.
Jud Ireland: A Way Out of the Recesion Using gMap and gBiz Programs for Homeownders and Small Businesses (The Huffington Post) 4 Feb 2010
We propose a breather for families and businesses that won’t raise taxes, won’t enlarge the national debt, will stimulate middle class lending and will restore morale and create jobs immediately.