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SunTrust Investment Services, a subsidiary of SunTrust Banks, has announced a new, coordinated multi-channel approach to retirement planning called Retirement GamePlan, which provides clients with the tools to plan for retirement.
SunTrust has developed Retirement GamePlan as a way for clients of all ages and income levels to more easily plan to reach their retirement goals [...]

The economy grew at an annualized rate of 5.4 percent in the first three months of the year, racing ahead of the gloomy growth outlooks issued by the Bank of Israel and the Finance Ministry.
“The positive data is an indication for how well the Israeli economy can cope amid a global financial crisis,” Finance Minister [...]

Great Portland Estates showed its resilience in the face of the market downturn, significantly outperforming its central London benchmark.
The company’s results for the year to 31 March revealed a 2% dip in net asset value to 582p a share and a total property return of 2.6%, 7.4% ahead of the Investment Property Databank central London [...]

A No vote in the forthcoming Lisbon Treaty referendum would leave Ireland sidelined and with diminished capacity to attract foreign investment, the Progressive Democrats warned today.
Launching his party’s campaign for a Yes vote on June 12th, PD leader Ciarán Cannon, said that it was “clearly in Ireland’s best interests” to vote in favour of the [...]

Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) EGBN, the parent company of EagleBank, today announced net income of $1.7 million ($0.17 per basic share and per diluted share) for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $1.7 million ($0.18 per basic share and $0.17 per diluted share) for the three months ended March 31, 2007.
“We [...]

n its March 11 editorial, “Rethinking state bond ratings,” The Times editorial board suggested that because state and local governments default on their obligations less often than corporations do, all bonds issued by governmental entities should automatically receive high ratings from credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor’s (S&P). Several officials made the same [...]

Patel issued a statement after a three-day visit to Pakistan, which included talks with leaders of the new government taking power after eight years of military rule under President Pervez Musharraf.
Musharraf, who seized power in a 1999 coup, guided Pakistan from the brink of bankruptcy to multiyear [...]

Financial stocks lost ground Thursday as well, with investors uncertain about what is in store for the economy and the troubled financial sector.
But the sense of panic that emanated from the near-collapse of Bear Stearns Cos. at the start of last week has lessened, observers say. The Federal Reserve on Thursday afternoon auctioned [...]

Patel issued a statement after a three-day visit to Pakistan, which included talks with leaders of the new government taking power after eight years of military rule under President Pervez Musharraf.
Musharraf, who seized power in a 1999 coup, guided Pakistan from the brink of bankruptcy to multiyear [...]

A number of shareholder suits are expected to continue, possibly for years, but effective control passing to JPMorgan is all but assured. The New York-based investment bank, formerly a rival to Bear with some overlapping areas of business, is using New York Stock Exchange rules that allow it to purchase up to 40 percent of [...]