Other banks in the U.K. and Europe also have seen noticeable outflows since Ireland's ground-breaking deposit guarantee was announced Tuesday, say people familiar with the matte
Even though the UK raised insurance last week, they are now under pressure to guarantee all deposits.
Fifty-nine percent of companies intend to keep down rising health-care costs in 2009 by raising workers' deductibles, copays or out-of-pocket spending limits, according to a survey by the Mercer consulting firm
More alarming statistics. A 5.7% increase in costs, last year was 6% and the deductibles have doubled. Think it has to be this way? Just look outside the United States. OECD compares health care costs of nations as percentage of GDP.
Banks holding volatile deposits gathered by third parties may be charged higher premiums to bolster the fund used to insure deposits at failed banks, the head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said on Friday.
Employer health care costs are poised to rise almost 10 percent in 2008 — more than double the annual inflation rate — and nearly that much again in 2009, according to an industry report released Tuesday.
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