| _______________ | 1 | (AFX UK Focus) 2008-09-08 08:15 Austria's bwin says licence woes cost 2.25mn euros (Interactive Investor) | | VIENNA, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Austrian Internet bookmaker bwin Interactive Entertainment said it took a 2.25 million euro ($3.22 million) hit after a project to obtain a sports betting licence in Turkey failed. The company tried to acquire the licence in mid-2007 but had not given details of the financial impact until now, following a report in Austrian magazine Profil. (Reporting by Sylvia ... | | 5h 49min 37sec ago | |
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| _______________ | 3 | Betting on U.S. or world economies misses point (Lexington Herald-Leader) | | NEW YORK . While Wall Street is still debating which economies abroad might join the United States in a slowdown, investors shouldn't wait for an answer. Readings . from Spain to Japan to still-emerging economies such as China and India . point to economic headwinds of varying strength. But observers say it's too early to count out some of the star performers of the international markets ... | | 7h 23min 3sec ago | |
| _______________ | 4 | Betting on higher revenue (BizJournals) | | Hazelwood and Rockwood school districts each stand to gain an estimated $1.6 million a year in new state funding from the passage of Proposition A, a ballot initiative to repeal Missouri's current $500 loss limit on gambling. | | 7h 42min 2sec ago | | |
| _______________ | 6 | Bank Insiders Purchase Own Stock at Fastest Pace in Two Decades (Bloomberg.com) | | Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Bank and savings and loan insiders spent more money buying shares of their companies in May, June and July this year than in any previous three months in at least two decades, betting that financial institutions are bouncing back from the credit-market crunch. | | 8h 48min 51sec ago | | |
| _______________ | 8 | SILive.com: Politics Forum (Staten Island Advance) | | He is our only shot a true democrat instead of a conservative democrat who will endorse mccain on wed. i am betting on that. if he wins on wed and you see him endorsing mccain. dont be angry that you didnt vote for the true progressive in this race. Harrison. Progress. America. Live Free or Die. | | 12h 10min 49sec ago | |
| _______________ | 9 | U.S. government takes over mortgage giants (Greensboro News & Record) | | WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration seized control Sunday of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, aiming to stabilize the housing market turmoil that is threatening financial markets and the overall economy. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is betting that providing fresh capital to the two firms will eventually lead to lower mortgage rates, spur homebuying demand and ... | | 14h 56min 19sec ago | |
| _______________ | 10 | Paulson moves into recovery mode (Financial Times) | | Paulson & Co, last year's most successful hedge fund, has told investment bankers it is ready to consider backing rescue recapitalisations of troubled financial institutions ? signalling a switch from betting against the sector to buying into it. | | 15h 49min 9sec ago | |
