Bloomberg - Parsons, the former president of Dime Bancorp, a New York savings and loan, joined Time Warner's board in 1991 and impressed then-CEO Gerald Levin, who made him his No. 2 in 1995. Parsons is also on the board of Citigroup Inc. and has been appointed ..more

News.com.au - YOUNG Australians and anyone else struggling to break into the housing market will be given a leg up from a Labor government to kickstart their savings. Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd yesterday unveiled a $600 million policy which aims to restore "the ..more

Guardian Unlimited - We suspect this announcement underlines the development of a group-wide cost-savings plan that could be announced at the November 15 trading update." Dresdner reckons Reed could make annual cost savings of 50m- 100m, adding 20p-50p a share. Ghazi ..more

MSN MoneyCentral - Noninterest-bearing $ 11,285,451 $ 9,484,012 Savings and interest- bearing demand 16,261,398 15,242,879 Time, $100,000 and over 44,447,362 33,293,747 ..more

Washington Post - The Post's Travel Section Flight Crew will take your comments, questions, suspicions, warnings, gripes, sad tales and happy endings springing from the world of the world. Of course, the Flight Crew will be happy to answer your travel questions ..more

The Independent - A run on Countrywide s deposits came to a swift end because customers were told that if the bank failed, their savings were guaranteed up to $100,000. By contrast, Britain s deposit protection scheme covered the first 2,000 of savings ..more

Daily Telegraph - If the approach had been successful it could have saved the bank from its near-collapse, meaning millions of customers would not have panicked and withdrawn savings. The news is a blow to the reputation of Mr Darling, who is also facing criticism ..more

ZDNet Australia - In the US, the potential savings would be US$350 for buying Office 2004 for Mac Student and Teacher and receiving the 2008 Special Media Edition for free. Office 2008 for Mac is also available in other flavours. For US$399, the Standard edition swaps ..more

Reuters - The latest suit, which seeks to represent investors who bought Washington Mutual shares between July 19, 2006 and Oct. 31, 2007, also names certain officers and directors of the largest U.S. savings and loan, the law firm, Wolf Popper LLP, said ..more

Wall Street Journal - However, rates on such popular savings products as money-market funds, savings accounts and certificates of deposit haven't fallen anywhere near that much, and some have even held steady. Meanwhile, rates on certain types of borrowings, including ..more