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Inquirer.net, Citi to host personal finance seminar (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
DURING TURBULENT TIMES, IT IS important to keep focused on financial goals, smart spending and budgeting, getting out of debt and staying positive. This will be the main message in Citibank Philippines and INQUIRER.net s seminar on personal finance on Aug. 2, 2008 at the AIM Conference Center in Makati City.

Personal Finance Daily: The week’s 10 best Personal Finance stories: July 14-18 (Market Watch)
In case you missed them, here are the top 10 Personal Finance stories from MarketWatch for the week of July 14-18:

British finance minister paints bleak picture of economy (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Britain’s economic downturn is worse than previously thought and there is no extra money available for public spending, Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling said in an interview published Saturday.

Court pulls up Citicorp Finance for employing goons (The Economic Times)
Citicorp Finance was slammed by a Delhi court for employing goons for repossessing a farmer’s financed JCB construction vehicle.

IAC Raises $2 Billion in Debt to Finance Spinoff Plan (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
July 18 (Bloomberg) — IAC/InterActiveCorp , the Internet company controlled by Barry Diller , signed agreements to raise almost $2 billion to finance the spinoffs of three divisions, part of a plan to break up the company.

Campaign finance seminar scheduled (The Advertiser-Tribune)
A campaign finance seminar is set for August 12 in Tiffin. Two separate sessions are to be held at Seneca County Job and Family Services on TR 151. "The board is happy that we’re hosting this campaign finance seminar," Seneca County Board of Elections Deputy Director Jane Sheeley said.

British finance minister paints bleak picture of economy (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Britain’s economic downturn is worse than previously thought and there is no extra money available for public spending, finance minister Alistair Darling said in an interview published Saturday.