http://bank.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for bank en Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:49:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2029440 unknown@Netscape.com A New York City Food Bank report, released today to mark National Hunger Awareness Day, says more than a third of city residents have trouble affording food for their families. Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:49:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2029440newyorkcityfoodbankreportnationalhungerAwarenessdayNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2022168 unknown@Netscape.com welcome (back) to the big time, Ambassador Zoellick. Well, at least sort of. No one would argue that the World Bank is an important force, but why does it seem a bit out of step, perhaps even past-tense, in our dynamic present? Sat, 02 Jun 2007 01:05:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2022168worldbankNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2018860 unknown@Netscape.com Robert Zoellick has been designated the new president of the World Bank following Paul Wolfowitz's departure. Many Germans remember him as the likeable mediator who helped bring about German reunification. But Zoellick's maxim is still "America first." Thu, 31 May 2007 18:25:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2018860ZoellickworldbankwolfowitzbushneoconservatismNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2018139 unknown@Netscape.com President Bush said Wednesday he will nominate Robert Zoellick to be the 11th president of the World Bank, replacing Paul Wolfowitz, who was forced to step down. "He's deeply devoted to the mission of the World Bank; he wants to help struggling nations defeat poverty," Bush told reporters at the White House. Wed, 30 May 2007 20:47:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2018139presidentbushRobertZoellickworldbankNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2008030 unknown@Netscape.com Long standing rumours that the former French president Jacques Chirac holds a secret multi-million-euro bank account in Japan appear to have been confirmed by files seized from the home of a senior spy. Fri, 25 May 2007 04:35:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2008030jacquesChiracfrancejapansecretbankaccountNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1992027 unknown@Netscape.com After identity thieves wiped out a Bronx mom's life savings, her neighborhood bank sprung into action - by slapping her with a lawsuit. Bank of America hit Gloria Carlo, 51, a single mom from the South Bronx, with a lawsuit demanding $23,312.04. It's money the bank claims she overdrew in a two-month home-shopping spending spree after already exh Mon, 21 May 2007 21:05:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1992027bankofamericaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1941928 unknown@Netscape.com White House spokesman Tony Fratto said that President Bush 'will have a candidate to announce soon, allowing for an orderly transition that will have the World Bank refocused on its mission.' But a couple of the names being floated indicate that the administration has not learned its lessons from the Wolfowitz scandal. Fri, 18 May 2007 18:04:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1941928wolfowitzCronyismworldbankgirlfriendTonyBlairNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1931423 unknown@Netscape.com Embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz will resign at the end of June, he and the bank said late Thursday, ending his long fight to survive pressure for his ouster over the generous compensation he arranged for his girlfriend. Fri, 18 May 2007 01:29:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1931423paulwolfowitzworldbankNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1919837 unknown@Netscape.com fter six weeks of combating efforts to oust him as president of the World Bank, Paul D. Wolfowitz began Wednesday to negotiate the terms under which he would resign, in return for the dropping or softening of the charge that he had engaged in misconduct, bank officials said. Thu, 17 May 2007 06:40:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1919837wolfowitzworldbankresignationethicsRizaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1916511 unknown@Netscape.com Recent White House backing for the beleaguered World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, despite the findings of an internal report that said he had violated the Bank's ethics rules, is bringing the role of the U.S. in running the Bank in "undemocratic" ways under scrutiny, with rising calls for Washington to loosen its grip on the institution Wed, 16 May 2007 07:22:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1916511paulwolfowitzworldbankwhitehouseinvestigationsethicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1905586 unknown@Netscape.com An angry Paul Wolfowitz poured abuse and threatened retaliations on senior World Bank staff, according to new details published last night. Sounding more like a cast member of the Sopranos than an international leader, in testimony by one key witness Mr Wolfowitz declares: 'If they f*ck with me or Shaha, I have enough on them to f*ck them too.' Tue, 15 May 2007 18:23:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1905586wolfowitzCronyismworldbankgirlfriendpromotionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1896904 unknown@Netscape.com An internal panel concludes World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz violated staff rules in arranging a promotion and pay raise for his girlfriend and questions whether he can still lead the bank, according to its report. The special ad hoc committee looked into allegations Wolfowitz broke conflict of interest rules in dealing with his girlfriend, S Tue, 15 May 2007 11:06:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1896904wolfowitzbankworldpresidentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1823767 unknown@Netscape.com WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - Senior U.S. Democrats urged President George W. Bush to step in to end the "historic crisis" over Paul Wolfowitz's World Bank leadership as pressure mounted for him to resign to avoid a possible divisive vote. Thu, 10 May 2007 03:39:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1823767bushwolfowitzworldbankdemocratsrepublicansNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1810132 unknown@Netscape.com The White House said Wednesday that its support for World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz to remain on the job is solid. On Tuesday, White House press secretary Tony Snow referred most questions about Wolfowitz's future to the World Bank and to the Treasury Department, whose secretary represents the United States on the bank board. Wed, 09 May 2007 18:00:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1810132wolfowitzpromotionCompanionNepotismworldbankNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1780569 unknown@Netscape.com Kevin Kellems one of two key aides to World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz resigned on Monday, saying he could no longer effectively help advance the mission of the institution under the current leadership crisis. Mon, 07 May 2007 17:45:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1780569paulwolfowitzworldbankkevinKellemsPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1775092 unknown@Netscape.com Fallout from the sweet deal Paul Wolfowitz engineered for his girlfriend, Shaha Riza, may ultimately send the World Bank president running for the exit. David Corn digs into the details of an ethically sketchy arrangement. Sun, 06 May 2007 17:35:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1775092paulwolfowitzShahaRizaworldbankOPEDNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1738613 unknown@Netscape.com Gonzales and Wolfowitz are incapable of doing their jobs. Gonzales-unable to distinguish Attorney General from being a fixer for Bush, incapable of even a bare minimum of coherence in his public statements. "Wolfie's" neoconcubine salary exceeding Condi Rice's proves the ol' trickle down theory works for the haves & have mores. oped Fri, 04 May 2007 21:38:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1738613CORUPTIONworldbankGonzalesPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1688317 unknown@Netscape.com Secondly, allegedly on June 1st, Wolfowitz becomes eligible for some large financial bonus -- for performance and time on the job. One estimate puts this figure at about $400,000. Wolfowitz wants to make sure those funds are credited to his private bank account prior to resigning. (via raw story) Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:08:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1688317paulwolfowitzworldbankresignationMoneyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1661648 unknown@Netscape.com Paul Wolfowitz encountered stiffening opposition Saturday to staying on as World Bank president amid allegations he showed favoritism in arranging a promotion and pay package for his girlfriend. Critics, including World Bank staff, former bank officials, the European Parliament, aid groups and some Democrats say the controversy has damaged the Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:06:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1661648wolfowitzworldbankpressureToresigncorruptionethicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1647593 unknown@Netscape.com A World Bank committee investigating president Paul D. Wolfowitz has nearly completed a report that it plans to give the institution's governing board, concluding that he breached ethics rules when he engineered a pay raise for his girlfriend, three senior bank officials said Friday. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:48:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1647593paulwolfowitzShahaRizaworldbankpanelethicsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1628366 unknown@Netscape.com In this modern, post--Bretton Woods world of "monetary order" and coordinated central-bank inflation, many who are otherwise sympathetic to the arguments against central banks believe that the elimination of central banking is an unattainable, utopian dream. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:10:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1628366panamacentralbankfederalreserveNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1604746 unknown@Netscape.com Paul Wolfowitz - Too Busy Ruining World To Buy Socks. Wolfowitz's regressive ideological system of Straussism is steeped imperial domination, authoritarian rule, and pure fascism. The unfolding crisis of Wolfowitz's romantic entanglement with Ms Riza is not without its element of farce, though he himself is without socks... Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:56:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1604746paulwolfowitzfascistTornsocksneoconworldbankscandalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1574235 unknown@Netscape.com A group of senior former World Bank employees has urged beleaguered head Paul Wolfowitz to resign, saying he can no longer be an effective leader. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:40:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1574235worldbankpaulwolfowitzscandalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1513887 unknown@Netscape.com A deputy to Paul Wolfowitz urged the World Bank chief on Wednesday to resign in the interests of the institution during a meeting of the bank's management, sources who participated in the meeting said. The sources told Reuters that World Bank Managing Director Graeme Wheeler, a bank veteran named by Wolfowitz as one of his two deputies a year ago, Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:35:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1513887paulwolfowitzworldbankfriendpayraisebushNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1500266 unknown@Netscape.com So World Bank Prez Paul Wolfowitz's siphoning of $100,000's to tip his demanding dominatrix mistress has backfired. This wasn't the spanking he had in mind. Woe is he! The whole bank staff booed him when Wolfie tried to "explain," and you can hardly blame them. The hubris of Bush's unpopular appointee provides the "sexy&qu Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:03:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1500266revengeofTheworldbankSecretariesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1501524 unknown@Netscape.com The U.S. Defense Department ordered a contractor to hire a World Bank employee and girlfriend of then-Pentagon No. 2 Paul Wolfowitz in 2003 for work related to Iraq, the contractor said on Tuesday. Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:50:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1501524paulwolfowitzShahaRizaworldbankpentagonContractorNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1468715 unknown@Netscape.com The embattled World Bank President, Paul Wolfowitz, has indicated he does not plan to resign over a pay scandal. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:38:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1468715worldbankpaulwolfowitzNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1460731 unknown@Netscape.com Testy exchanges and peremptory demands characterized Wolfowitz's dealings with the World Bank's staff and governors on a range of issues during his presidency, according to current and former senior bank officials. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:27:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1460731paulwolfowitzworldbankbushadministrationPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1459814 unknown@Netscape.com The controversy involving World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz and his involvement in a huge pay increase awarded to a close female friend moves to center stage Sunday as the bank's policy-steering committee meets. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:58:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1459814worldbankpaulwolfowitzMoneypresidentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1446501 unknown@Netscape.com In the wake of reports of impropriety, Democratic presidential candidate and former senator John Edwards on Friday called for World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz to resign, citing a need to "restore America's credibility and moral leadership." Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:58:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1446501johnedwardspaulwolfowitzworldbankPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1442824 unknown@Netscape.com World Bank President Paul D. Wolfowitz personally dictated the terms under which the bank gave what it called his "domestic partner" substantial pay raises and promotions in exchange for temporarily leaving her job there during his tenure, according to documents released by the bank's executive board yesterday. Sat, 14 Apr 2007 08:25:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1442824wolfowitzworldbankNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1424879 unknown@Netscape.com Paul D. Wolfowitz's tenure as president of the World Bank was thrown into turmoil on Thursday by the disclosure that he had helped arrange a pay raise for his companion at the time of her transfer from the bank to the State Department, where she remained on the bank payroll. Fri, 13 Apr 2007 05:44:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1424879CompanionworldbankpaulwolfowitzpayraiseNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1351006 unknown@Netscape.com Anna Baltzer from the West Bank. Sat, 07 Apr 2007 20:56:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1351006WestbanktragicstoriesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1167634 unknown@Netscape.com You've just found the perfect car to buy, and now you need an auto loan.Many people don 't have the proper information to get a good loan, so some few tips are very helpful Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:15:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1167634AutosloansbankNews http://web2announcer.com/go/814713 unknown@Netscape.com An armed blagger who was surrounded by cops in an Austrian bank filled an idle five hours before his arrest by offering phone customers loans. Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:45:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/814713robberbankNews http://web2announcer.com/go/753657 unknown@Netscape.com Caribbean nations hit by future hurricanes will be able to draw on emergency funding immediately under a new initiative by the World Bank. Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:35:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/753657caribbeanhurricanefundlaunchedworldbankNews http://web2announcer.com/go/716760 unknown@Netscape.com Bank of America (BAC) defiantly declared on Thursday that it would not cancel its new credit card program for individuals with no Social Security numbers or credit histories, which critics charge is an attempt to profit from illegal immigrants and a potential threat to national security. Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:05:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/716760bankofamericacreditcardNews http://web2announcer.com/go/678312 unknown@YahooMyWeb.com No description for this story Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:12:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/678312bank chargesBanksbankcourtbank accountMoneymartincashcredit cardsstreet banksthe banksoverdraftscredit cardmoney backmoney in the bankmartinsmoney expertmoneyexpertoverdraftcourt fees http://web2announcer.com/go/571364 unknown@Netscape.com In the latest sign of the U.S. banking industry's aggressive pursuit of the Hispanic market, Bank of America Corp. has quietly begun offering credit cards to customers without Social Security numbers -- typically illegal immigrants. Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:09:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/571364bankofamericaillegalImmigrantscreditCardshispanicNews http://web2announcer.com/go/374805 unknown@Netscape.com Many people don't realize that a carefree swipe of their debit card at a point-of-sale terminal to buy a Big Mac could result in "courtesy overdraft" fee of $30 or more. But such fees are becoming increasingly common. When faced with a transaction that would send a consumers' account into negative territory, banks now regularly approve such transactions, cover the expense, and charge hefty fees. Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:22:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/374805debitCardsshoppingoverdraftbankfeesinterestpointofsaleNews http://web2announcer.com/go/344746 unknown@Netscape.com An 83-year-old Vancouver man is among eight suspects facing charges in an alleged high-risk bank-theft ring. The arrests are the result of a three-year investigation led by the Winnipeg Police Service, with help from officers in Edmonton and Vancouver. Sat, 27 Jan 2007 21:00:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/344746highriskbanktheftringNews http://web2announcer.com/go/278045 unknown@Netscape.com A potential shortage of coins in the United States could mean all those pennies in your piggy bank could be worth five times their current value soon, says an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:25:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/278045penniesnickerslcoinsfederalreservebankNews http://web2announcer.com/go/243775 unknown@Netscape.com Japanese TV-commercial Sun, 21 Jan 2007 05:59:42 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/243775japtvadbankgonewrongNews http://web2announcer.com/go/207462 unknown@Netscape.com At least one Canadian bank says it won't follow the lead of the Royal Bank and will risk American fines to give U.S. dollar accounts to dual citizens. Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:50:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/207462scotiabankroyalbankcanadairaniraqcubaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/188626 unknown@Netscape.com The Royal Bank has refused to open American dollar accounts for people of certain nationalities since April 2006. Canadian citizens with dual citizenship in Iran, Iraq, Cuba, Sudan, North Korea or Myanmar are affected. Tue, 16 Jan 2007 20:58:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/188626royalbankcanadairaniraqcubasudanNorthKoreamyanmarNews http://web2announcer.com/go/180249 unknown@Netscape.com On Jan. 10 around 9:34 a.m. a man walked into the bank and presented a note to a teller that read "give me the money or I will shoot," police said. Earlier, around 2:30 p.m. the day before, a different man entered the bank showing an automatic gun and presented a note demanding money, ... Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:39:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/180249bankrobbedtwicein24hrsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/138750 unknown@Netscape.com The root cause of unemployment is the coercive legislation making bank notes legal tender. It initiated a slow process that ultimately destroyed the wage fund out of which wages were paid to workers before the underlying merchandise has been sold to the ultimate consumer. Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:06:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/138750unemploymentbanknoteslegaltendergoldminimumwageJobdestructionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/98784 unknown@YahooMyWeb.com No description for this story Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:16:42 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/98784charitymicrocreditmicrofinancecommercebankactivismbusinessmicro enterpriselending borrowingmicrolendingmicroloansgoodislameconomicsloanfinancialdevelopmentFinanceinteresting http://web2announcer.com/go/87698 unknown@Netscape.com The Treasury Department on Tuesday named Iran 's state-owned Bank Sepah as a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction, and banned all transactions between it and U.S. businesses. Tue, 09 Jan 2007 18:25:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/87698PoliticsusIranianbankweaponsproliferatorNews http://web2announcer.com/go/51683 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Fri, 15 Dec 2006 20:31:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/51683MoneybankingbankFinancehowto