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CBO projects $1.2 trillion deficit for 2009 - AOL
WASHINGTON -The federal budget deficit will nearly triple to an unprecedented $1.2 trillion for the 2009 budget year, according to grim new Congressional Budget Office figures. The eye-popping estimates reflect plummeting tax revenues because of the ... (more...)
Perry Travels To Iraq, Talk Turns To Texas - Click2Houston.com
AUSTIN -- Gov. Rick Perry, traveling in Iraq on a U.S. Defense Department trip, said Tuesday it's important for Texas' leader to see the state's troops in action and to thank them for their service. But in a conference call from Iraq with home-state ... (more...)
Las Vegas Sands downgraded on Macau, liquidity - Forbes
Tightened visa restrictions in Macau and lingering liquidity concerns still weigh on Las Vegas Sands Corp. , an analyst said Wednesday. Bill Lerner of Deutsche Bank (nyse: DB - news - people ) downgraded the Las Vegas-based casino operator to "Hold ... (more...)
Dow seeks recourse as K-Dow falls apart - Detroit Free Press
NEW YORK -- Dow Chemical will pursue legal action against a government-owned Kuwaiti company that scuttled a $17.4-billion joint venture just days before the deal was to close, and said Tuesday that talks for a similar arrangement with other ... (more...)
Gazprom suspends Europe supplies - Presstv
11 European countries have reported complete halts of gas deliveries. The gas dispute between Moscow and Kyiv has escalated after Russia's Gazprom fully suspended all gas deliveries to Europe through Ukraine. "The central dispatching unit (of Gazprom ... (more...)