International Business News - Money http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Labor leaders called on Zimbabweans Thursday to demand more money for food and medication than they are allowed to take out of their bank accounts because of tight daily withdrawal limits. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081127/zimbabwe-labor-leaders-call-for-run-on-banks.htm Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:48:57 EST Total money market mutual fund assets rose by $33.12 billion to $3.714 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday. Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds rose by $3.71 billion in the latest week to $1.277 trillion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/money-fund-assets-rose-33-12b-in-latest-week.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:36:29 EST It won't have the "wow" factor of an iPhone, but a Roth IRA or other money-minded gift may have more sizzle than you think this holiday season. There are nevertheless some rules to keep in mind when bestowing such presents--like making sure they don't come off as judgmental or a homework assignment in disguise. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/spread-the-wealth-smart-money-gifts-that-pay.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:58:41 EST Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has reduced the size of her presidential campaign debt to less than $7.5 million as of Nov. 1, according to campaign finance reports filed Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/hillary-clinton-cuts-down-the-size-of-her-debt.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:25:42 EST Total money market mutual fund assets rose by $43.88 billion to $3.681 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday. Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds rose by $8.41 billion in the latest week to $1.273 trillion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/money-fund-assets-rose-43-88b-in-latest-week.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:14:08 EST Missouri's highway funding has hit a pothole. The director of the Missouri Department of Transportation said Wednesday that its tax revenues are running 4.9 percent behind projections through the first four months of the fiscal year--a trend that could jeopardize future road and bridge projects. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/missouri-highway-chief-says-tax-money-declining.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:34:27 EST Dividend-paying stocks have never been considered sexy. But the prospect of owning a stock that reliably makes regular payouts holds a certain allure when most stocks these days are tanking. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/online-money-finding-top-dividend-paying-stocks.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:33:53 EST Digesting your turkey and sweet potatoes may be tougher this Thanksgiving, when that uncle you rarely hear from pulls you aside to ask for a loan. So this holiday season, be prepared to protect your money (and the family peace). http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/how-to-protect-your-cash-when-making-a-family-loan.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:06:04 EST If you aren't sure which books to give that avid reader on your gift list this holiday season, how about considering every title she could name? BookSwim, an online book rental and delivery service, offers gift subscriptions that can help expand the amount of reading you can give, without running up a big tab or cluttering up someone's home with another stack of books. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/online-money-save-with-online-book-rentals.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:53:48 EST Italian authorities have seized assets worth euro700 million ($885 million) from a supermarket chain owner suspected of letting the Mafia use his businesses to launder money. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/italy-seize-suspected-mafia-assets-from-store-boss.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:12:21 EST The outgoing Bush administration has told top lawmakers it does not plan to use at least half of the $700 billion bailout fund that Congress approved this fall to aid the financial industry, congressional officials said Monday. The Treasury Department denied the claim, but stopped short of saying the funds would be tapped. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/176773-auto-bailout.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/hill-sources-treasury-wont-use-full-bailout.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/hill-sources-treasury-wont-use-full-bailout.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:26:33 EST South Dakota has a huge shortfall in highway funding, but the Legislature likely will agonize over raising taxes and fees--particularly amid the uncertainty caused by the global economic slump. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/analysis-sd-highway-money-wont-come-easy.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:30:04 EST Members of a South Dakota legislative committee agreed Thursday that a lot more money is needed for maintenance and construction of state highways and local roads, but they stopped short of recommending any comprehensive proposal to solve the problem. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/sd-road-money-committee-makes-recommendations.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:01:14 EST Total money market mutual fund assets rose by $21.28 billion to $3.637 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday. Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by $3.71 billion in the latest week to $1.264 trillion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/money-fund-assets-rose-to-3-637t-in-latest-week.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:16:58 EST The manager of a $10.5 billion money-market fund that's shutting down said Thursday it has begun returning about 40 percent of that total to investors, who have been unable to access their cash for nearly two months. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/investors-to-get-initial-4-5b-from-money-fund.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:38:05 EST The uncertainty caused by the global financial meltdown will hamper the Legislature's effort to find long-term funding sources for road construction and maintenance, the vice chairman of a legislative committee said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/sd-lawmaker-solution-to-road-funding-uncertain.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:12:26 EST Talk about kicking investors when they're down. A required year-end practice by mutual funds is about to whack many people with capital gains taxes at the cruelest of times: when funds already have declined by as much as 40 percent this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/taxable-distributions-may-shock-fund-investors.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:55:25 EST In a Nov. 6 story about people openly discussing their financial troubles, The Associated Press erroneously implied that Micki LeSueur of Chicago is facing foreclosure on a rental property. LeSueur said she is "upside down" with the property, meaning the mortgage exceeds the market value, but she is not facing foreclosure. Also, the story incorrectly stated that LeSueur has blogged about her money problems. She says she blogs about the economy and finances. The corrected version of this story appears below. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/173452-lifestyles-money-talks.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/correction-talking-about-money-story.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/correction-talking-about-money-story.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:52:42 EST A Cleveland woman who ended up in a feud over $182,000 in Depression-era currency found in the walls of her home has filed for bankruptcy. Amanda Reece's Nov. 5 filing lists liabilities of $1.9 million and assets of $980,000. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/ohio-homeowner-who-found-money-in-walls-bankrupt.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:21:34 EST Federal agents say a Canadian trucker was caught trying to smuggle $2 million of U.S. cash into the United States. Authorities say the driver told agents at a Michigan border crossing Friday he was traveling to the West Coast with food. But border officers became suspicious Friday after an X-ray of his Volvo rig at the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit. A search dog got excited, too. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/canadian-trucker-accused-of-smuggling-2-million.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:25:11 EST