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- Auto makers look to Mexico Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 7:16AMAnd, what happens to CPP, OAS payments if consumer price index actually declines
- Microgen adds liquidity accounting hub Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:30AMMicrogen has today announced that it has added liquidity calculation functionality to its Microgen Accounting Hub (MAH), which is powered by Microgen ...
- Cuyahoga County braces for deluge of property value appeals Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 5:55PMChallenging property valuations: • Property owners have until March 31 to challenge 2008 valuations for tax bills. • Pick up the standard state form for appealing the value at the county Board of Revision or download it from the...
- Banking and Financial Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:31AMThe financial markets crisis has brought renewed focus to Material Adverse Change (MAC), or Material Adverse Effect (MAE), clauses. MAC or MAE clauses are present in virtually all merger and stock purchase agreements and are often a central feature in negotiations between the parties.
- Milwaukee winter brings nearly 2,000 complaints of unshoveled walks Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 10:41PMA second straight winter of rapid-fire snowstorms blankets the city faster than inspectors can order property owners to clear their sidewalks. That means scofflaws might get by for days - or even weeks - without shoveling.
- More Americans live within their means Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 4:26AMBy choice or by force, more U.S. consumers are doing something that seems almost un-American — embracing frugality and living within their means.
- Question & Answer on mortgage refinancing Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 11:15PMWith mortgage rates at historic lows, lots of homeowners are debating whether to refinance their mortgages these days. True, refinancing can get you out of an adjustable-rate...
- New rules rev-up reverse mortgages Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 5:00AM A new federal housing law raises the ceiling on the amount of money seniors can obtain from a reverse mortgage and lowers the fees charged for the loan.
- If you’re thinking of refinancing, here’s food for thought Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:13AMManaging your financial affairs in this season of political transition is like being in a poker game when a stranger shows up. It’s hard to know how to play a hand until you get a sense of the new guy’s strategy.
- Year in review: Top Federal Way stories of 2008 Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 7:26PM
- Financial Models Must Be Clean and Simple Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 6:11PM
- Financial Models Must Be Clean and Simple Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 5:25PMThe complex financial models that got us into this mess too often mask human nature behind false limitations of risk
- Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Releases November 2008 Cost of Funds Index Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 5:15PM SAN FRANCISCO----The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco announced December 31, 2008, that the 11th District Monthly Weighted Average Cost of Funds Index for November 2008 is 3.155%.
- Brother Accused Of Embezzling From Dane Cook Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 2:17PMWOBURN, Mass. -- The half brother of comedian Dane Cook has pleaded not guilty to embezzling millions from the comedian and ordered held on $3 million bail.
- Daly Suspended After Hooters Debauchery Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 11:23AMJohn Daly said Wednesday he has been suspended for six months by the PGA Tour for conduct that included spending a night in a North Carolina jail to sober up.
- Ford Plans Cars That Nearly Park Themselves Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 8:59AMFord is planning to debut two cars with technology to let your car parallel park itself -- without a single scratch or ding to your bumper.
- The year of the credit crunch Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 11:35PMIt has been a traumatic year for the economy-not just in Trinidad and Tobago, but the rest of the world as well. It was the year of high prices, global economic panic, oil market fluctuations, financial meltdowns and market slowdowns.
- Late Voting Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 4:26PMArguments of 2009: when should Gordon Brown call an election? The problem with history is that it cannot make up its mind. Should the Prime Minister call a snap early election? Should he wait until the summer?
- Accident Backs Up Traffic On Parkway West Near Robinson Exit Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 7:17AMPITTSBURGH -- An accident on the Parkway West inbound is backing up the morning commute. Police said the accident is blocking two lanes of traffic near the Robinson Town Center exit.
- Madoff’s Lesson: new rules for ratings and audits Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 12:34AMWASHINGTON — Yes, but is it good for the Jews? That’s the punch line of a long-running joke among those of us who grew up among Jewish parents and grandparents whose first reaction to almost any event would be to calculate how it would affect the tribe.
- Chat Plus: Should I Refinance at 4.75? Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 4:37PMReal estate editor Maryann Haggerty and writer Elizabeth Razzi respond to a question adapted from a recent online chat.
- Numbers are adding up to an education mess Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 8:46AMEvery few years, 15-year-old American students participate in the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), a standardized test comparing student skills in various countries.
- Taking a glance back at highlights from 2008 Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 9:48PMThe area marked the first anniversary of the Jan. 30, 2007, Ghent Little General Store explosion that claimed the lives of four and left five others critically injured.
- Demand transparency Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 4:33AMPerhaps the most sobering thing we have learned during 2008, or rather since the subprime crisis broke in the middle of 2007, is the benefit of transparency in business dealings.
- Christmas blues - Jamaicans being urged not to overspend this season Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 12:15AMEVEN IN these gloomy economic times, Jamaicans have started to flood the malls and markets this holiday season and no doubt many will forget their budgets and spend more than they can afford. This could leave scores of persons unable to navigate the troubled waters expected...
- Surviving Octuplets Reach 10th Birthday Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 8:30AMTen years ago, eight babies were born alive at the same time for the first time ever.
- Richard White: Associations should allow members to volunteer to do tasks Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 6:31PM
- Dubai faces mortgage crisis as buyers run, layoffs rise Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 3:12PMDUBAI: Banks that financed Dubai’s six-year real estate boom now face the unprecedented challenge of foreclosing on bad mortgages as over-stretched borrowers, who had hoped to cash-in on soaring property prices, default.
- Golden West deal doomed Wachovia in financial crisis Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 6:05AM(By Rick Rothacker, rrothacker@charlotteobserver.com) In front of a ballroom full of N.C. bankers in January 2006, Wachovia chief executive Ken Thompson warned of the dangers of “toxic” home loans. A problem with so-called option adjustable-rate mortgages, he told the group, was that homeowners can end up owing more at the end of the month than the beginning, which can be a “tough situation” ...
- CDC: Early Flu Cases Resisting Tamiflu Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 11:58AMGovernment officials are warning doctors that one flu medicine might not work against all cases this year.
- Man Pleads Guilty To Baby Food Hoax Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 9:43AMA New York man pleads guilty to claiming in an Internet video that he had poisoned baby food.
- Coakley: Guidance for distressed homeowners Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 6:18AM Attorney General Martha Coakley offers advice for struggling homeowners.
- Rate cuts stir inquiries on refinancing Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 4:12AMLEWISTON - Historically low mortgage rates - some dipping below 5 percent - sent homeowners scrambling Thursday to check in with local lenders. Bruce Ray, senior vice president at Auburn Savings, said he was busy fielding calls from former clients hoping to lower their monthly payments.
- Oklahoma owners rush to refinance before rates stop falling Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 12:01AMA mini rush to refinance home mortgages is on — and off, and on.It’s hurry-up-and-wait for homeowners with good credit who are watching a recession and wondering what interest rates will do next, lenders said.Even with rates at historic lows — 5 percent to 6 percent for a 30-year traditional home loan — some people are holding out for a lower rate. The cash-out refi boom is over, said David ...
- Treasurys surge on Fed programs Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 11:20AMPrices for U.S. Treasurys rose Thursday, pushing yields to record lows, as investors respond to aggressive new moves by the Federal Reserve.
- eBay and the Brain: What Psychology Teaches Us about the Economic Downturn Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 6:11AM Peter Ubel is professor of medicine and psychology at the University of Michigan, where he directs the Center for Behavioral and Decision Sciences in Medicine. He’s the author of the forthcoming book, Free Market Madness (Harvard Business, 2008), which investigates the irrational tics that lead people to overbid on eBay, eat too much ice cream and take our mortgages they can’t afford. Mind ...
- Bonds mixed after rate cut Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 4:44PM Treasurys rallied Tuesday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to historic lows and said it would consider a plan to buy up droves of government bonds.
- C.A.R. Reports Increased Home Sales, Declining Home Values, and Credit Crunch Impacted Californias Housing Market in ... Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 2:52PM LOS ANGELES----Rising home sales, declining home prices, stricter loan underwriting standards, and the financial market meltdown contributed to a turbulent year in California’s housing market, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ “State of the California Housing Market 2008-2009” report released today.
- Briefcase: Dec. 16, 2008 Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 6:02AMND MBA ninth for rate of return
- (AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-16 02:45 Glance-PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - Dec 16 Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 9:03PMThe Chancellor announced on Monday the government would not try to reclaim decades of pension overpayments awarded to retired public sector workers by the privatised pensions administrator Xafinity Paymaster.
- Annus Horribilis Peaks in Anxiety for Global Economy (Update2) Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 2:10PMDec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- This was the year the global economy fell apart. Next year may not be that much better, as policy makers try to put the pieces back together.
- Annus Horribilis Peaks in Anxiety for Global Economy (Update1) Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 12:52AMDec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- This was the year the global economy fell apart. Next year may not be that much better, as policy makers try to put the pieces back together.
- Voter turnout most ever for presidential election Sunday, December 14, 2008 @ 11:10PMWASHINGTON (AP) — Enthusiasm among blacks and Democrats for Barack Obama’s candidacy pushed voter turnout in this year’s elections to the highest level in 40 years.
- Economy worries couples wanting babies Sunday, December 14, 2008 @ 9:21AMDecember 14, 2008 By Jessica Guynn
- Wobbly planets could reveal Earth-like moons Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ 10:36AMMoons outside our Solar System with the potential to support life have just become much easier to detect, thanks to research by an astronomer at University College London (UCL).
- Rejig mortgages to save Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ 9:11AMWith interest rates falling rapidly, homeowners can save tens of thousands by restructuring or refinancing their mortgages - but they face a new headache in early repayment fees.
- When offered a buyout from your employer, how do you decide? Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ 7:16AMNEW YORK -- It’s an astounding number. Companies have cut a total of 1.9 million jobs this year, a number some economists say could climb to 3 million before the recession is over.
- GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS Friday, December 12, 2008 @ 2:22AMIntegrity? What integrity? for the global financial crisis seems to have identified two broad causes.
- Top Scoops Thursday, December 11, 2008 @ 6:46PM THE PROGRESSIVE REVIEW 611 Pennsylvania Ave SE #381 Washington DC 20003 202-423-7884 Editor: Sam Smith
- Sunstone Hotel Investors Provides Intra-Quarter Update Thursday, December 11, 2008 @ 3:15PM Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. today announced an intra-quarter operations update.