Finance News Archive

22-Oct-2005

• 'Finance Committee approves spending plan (Herald & Review)
DECATUR - The Macon County Board Finance Committee approved a spending plan Thursday that would provide the county with an approximately $120,000 surplus for the fiscal year beginning Dec. 1, but the budget could still face some opposition when it goes before the full board.
• 'Class focuses on home finance (The Oklahoman)
Oct 22, 2005: EL RENO -- A class to help people buy, repair or Finance an older house will be presented next month at Redlands Community College.
• 'GM has `short list' of buyers for auto-finance unit (The Charlotte Observer)
General Motors Corp., trying to regain an investment-grade rating for its auto-loan debt, has a "short list" of possible buyers for a controlling stake in its auto-finance unit, Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said Friday. GM is in discussions with several companies about forming a "strategic partnership" by buying a stake in the General Motors Acceptance Corp. unit, Wagoner said. He wouldn't
• 'Business finance, city and markets news (Interactive Investor)
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• 'N. Penn expected to name Sauers finance director (phillyburbs.com)
Board President Donna Mengel will apparently get her way - at least on the selection of the district's next finance director.
• 'China signs up to finance giant PNG nickel project (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Beijing's Metallurgical Construction Company (MCC) has agreed to finance a major nickel and cobalt mining project in Papua New Guinea to meet rising demand for metals in China.
• 'DeLay goes to court on finance charges (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Rep. Tom DeLay appeared in court on Friday to face campaign-finance charges, but the session was cut short by his lawyer's argument that the judge is a Democrat who cannot give a fair trial to the former second-ranking Republican in the House of Representatives.
• 'Camden weighs new finance position (Courier-Post)
CAMDEN City council members are expected to vote on Thursday on whether to create the position of assistant director of Finance. At a council meeting this week, members expressed concern about the position's cost and wanted assurances that the person hired would be qualified for the job.