NAB raises home loan rates to 9.27pc
NATIONAL Australia Bank (NAB) has raised its variable home loan rate by 0.29 per cent to 9.27 per cent, making it the first big bank to raise rates since the official interest rate hike on Tuesday. news.com.au
Ben Franklin to Invest $335,000 in Early-Stage Companies (Business Wire)
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.----The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania board approved investments of $335,000 in three Pennsylvania companies. BFTP/NEP is a state-funded economic development organization that links early-stage companies and established manufacturers with experts, universities, funding, and other resources to help them prosper through innovation. us.rd.yahoo.com
March jobless rate rises to 6%
Canada's unemployment rate rose by 0.2 percentage points to six per cent in March, pushed up by an influx of people into the labour market, Statistics Canada said Friday. cbc.ca
ICAP to launch U.S. rate alternative to Libor
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A top bond broking firm plans to launch an alternative U.S. rate benchmark to the London interbank offered rate, whose reliability has been questioned during the current global credit crisis. feeds.reuters.com