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Dubai Group says there is no reason to worry. Analysts say Dubai debt will be manageable this year. Meanwhile, UAE banks tighten strings to mitigate overspending by public establishments. What to make of...

Candidate forums can be quite instructive to a prospective voter. For example, I was privileged to see the candidates for Santa Fe City Council District 4 recently and learn how they work and...

Historically rich and rooted in tradition, yet distinctly modern. Culturally diverse and still defiantly proud and patriotic. Texas is forged from contradictions, merging seamlessly to create a unique and spirited destination. We invite...

Last year proved to be difficult to describe. The economy didn't experience a double-dip recession as some had feared, though recovery is too strong a word to describe it. The Eurozone did not...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Recently, there has been substantial growth in mutual funds utilizing managed-futures-based strategies. The number of distinct managed futures mutual funds doubled to 24 in 2011, according to Morningstar Inc. The funds...

HEADNOTE On November 15, 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago held a conference to explore what has been driving the large and rapid increases in Midwest farmland values. Academics, industry representatives, and...

HEADNOTE According to participants in the Chicago Fed's annual Economic Outlook Symposium, the U.S. economy is forecasted to grow at a pace below its historical average in 2012, following a year with an...

HEADNOTE The future of business is pure chaos. Here's how you can survive- and perhaps even thrive. DJ Patii pulls a 2-foot-long metal bar from his backpack. The contraption, which he calls a...

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has breathing space until May 31 through one of President Barack Obama's last actions of 2011 on Dec. 23. But it remains unclear whether the latest extension...

HEADNOTE The seventh annual Community Bankers Symposium, co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), was held...

NEWS SHORTS FROM THE PULP AND PAPER WORLD CORPORATE STRATEGY China maps out guidelines for pulp and paper industry development China looks set to raise its pulp capacity in a bid to reduce...

U.S. Bancorp, the Minneapolis-based bank that has been growing in San Diego for much of the past decade, recently hired Steve Stuckey as its market president. Given the bank's recent performance--net income for...

ZUG, Switzerland -- Foster Wheeler AG (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that its India subsidiary, Foster Wheeler India Private Limited, part of its Global Engineering and Construction Group, has been awarded a contract for...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Rockwell Collins, Inc. (NYSE: COL) today reported first quarter fiscal year 2012 income from continuing operations of $130 million compared to $150 million in the same period last year....

Other specific highlights compared with 2011 Third Quarter: * 3.38% net interest margin, up 4 basis points * 14% annualized growth in average core deposits * 2% annualized growth in average total loans,...

NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has assigned a rating of 'A-' to the following bonds of Orlando, Florida's community redevelopment agency (CRA or the agency): --$28.4 million tax increment revenue refunding bonds (Republic...

NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has issued a presale report on FREMF 2012-K705 multifamily mortgage pass-through certificates and Freddie Mac structured pass-through certificates, series K-705. Fitch expects to rate the transaction and assign...

MONTERREY, Mexico -- Fitch Ratings has assigned a rating of 'BBB' to Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V.'s (Bimbo) proposed senior notes issuance up to USD800 million due 2022. Proceeds of the issuance are...

* Net income of $81.7 million for 2011, compared to $62.9 million for 2010. This represents an increase of $18.8 million, or 29.87%. Diluted earnings per common share were $0.77. * 4(th) Quarter...