http://moneyonlinereviewblog.com Tips to Save Money & Make Money Online Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:40:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/dec2009/sb2009122_088602.htm U.S. stocks rose, as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index extended a monthly gain after improving data on consumer confidence and business activity tempered concern the economic rebound is slowing. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-30/u-s-stocks-rise-as-consumer-confidence-report-overshadows-gdp.html Chile sold its first international bond in six years at a record-low yield as investors demanded less than half the premium on comparable debt from higher-rated Italy. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-30/chile-breaks-foreign-bond-drought-at-record-yield.html As President Barack Obama thrashes Republicans for allowing “special interest takeovers of our elections,” his Democratic Party is benefiting from millions of campaign dollars brought in by lobbyists. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-30/democrats-take-lobbyist-cash-as-obama-knocks-special-interests.html Wheat rose to the highest price in almost 14 months, capping the biggest monthly gain since 1973, as drought in exporting countries including Russia threatened to reduce supplies. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-30/wheat-jumps-near-14-month-high-as-russia-drought-dims-harvest.html Bidders for Abertis Infraestructuras SA failed to get enough lenders to commit 6.3 billion euros ($8.2 billion) of loans backing their offer for Spain’s biggest highway operator by today’s deadline, according to three people familiar with the financing. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-30/abertis-bidders-said-to-fail-to-get-loan-financing-by-deadline.html Warner Chilcott Plc, the Irish maker of birth-control pills, is leading companies tapping lenders to finance shareholder payouts as rising demand for leveraged loans allows companies to take on more debt. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-30/risk-appetite-fuels-dividends-led-by-warner-chilcott.html The leader of Colombia’s largest rebel group lashed out at President-elect Juan Manuel Santos, saying his government is corrupt and has ties to drug traffickers. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-30/colombian-rebel-leader-says-santos-is-corrupt-tied-to-drugs.html Brookfield Properties Corp., the commercial real estate landlord with $1.2 billion in residential assets, plans to exit the housing business to focus on owning and running office space worldwide. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-30/brookfield-to-exit-housing-pursues-pure-office-play.html Lawmakers will vote today on a proposal to overturn President Barack Obama’s suspension of deep-water drilling as the House debates legislation toughening rules for companies producing oil and natural gas offshore. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-30/congress-to-vote-on-obama-ban-on-deep-water-drilling.html