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How It Went Wrong--And How to Make It Right (Forbes)
What could be Greenspan's lasting legacy?
2008-04-18 03:11:43 -
The Muddle Through Question (GoldSeek.com)
A few weeks ago I asked for readers to send me questions and said I would try and answer them while I was in Switzerland. Some of them were quite good and have given me ideas for whole newsletters but will require a lot of research. But a lot of them fell into two basic camps.
2008-04-18 07:05:54 -
Downtrodden fund firms may be ripe for picking (The Globe and Mail)
So much for the saying about investing in the shares of mutual fund companies instead of their products. If mainstream mutual funds all performed like fund company shares have in the past 12 months, we'd have an investor revolution on our hands.
2008-04-18 09:10:56 -
Barack Obama's speech on race (Journal Inquirer)
“We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.” Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America’s improbable experiment in democracy.
2008-04-18 10:46:22 -
What makes a good mortgage broker? (Seattle Times)
This is Part 1 of a two-part series. In the past 10 years, I have written 50 articles on different mortgage-broker topics, but none of them...
2008-04-19 02:06:15 -
Briefs (Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum)
BUCYRUS -- The Crawford County Kennel Club, Inc. will have its back-to-back shows from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 3 and 4 at the Crawford County Fairgrounds.
2008-04-19 04:31:01 -
Loans offer a way out, but not a free ride (Austin American-Statesman)
Seniors don't have to look further than the TV or their mailboxes to find somebody selling a way to dig out of trouble, or foreclosure, with a reverse mortgage.
2008-04-19 05:35:16 -
Economic Stimulus Package Generates Mixed Response from Industry (Multi-Housing News)
Washington D.C.-- Kieran P. Quinn, CMB, chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) praised the Bush administration’s new stimulus package, announced this week, that includes housing provisions designed to help borrowers and stabilize the housing and mortgage markets.
2008-04-19 10:17:39 -
Citigroup May Need to Sell Assets to Bolster Capital (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
April 19 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc. shareholders, cheered by a $5.1 billion first-quarter loss that wasn't as big as some analysts forecast, face growing concern that the bank may have to sell assets, reduce the dividend and attract outside investment to bolster capital.
2008-04-19 10:33:22 -
Americans Unhappy with Country’s Status (Angus Reid)
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The vast majority of people in the United States are displeased with the way things are going in their country, according to a poll by Gallup. 83 per cent of respondents are dissatisfied with the current state of affairs, up 10 points since January.
2008-04-19 10:55:58 -
I know how to make the prime minister sit up and listen to us (Times Online)
The age of deference is dead. If our masters needed further proof, then the unprecedented collapse of Gordon Brown’s approval ratings has provided it.
2008-04-19 02:26:58 -
Minnesota's new ghost towns (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
In Wright County, reckless speculation and the mortgage meltdown have turned subdivisions into virtual ghost towns.
2008-04-19 03:19:54 -
You are currently viewing this from 69.147.86.151 - (Fijilive.com)
WELCOME GUEST! The Royal Bank of Scotland, Britain's second largest bank, is to announce around four billion pounds worth of fresh losses linked to the credit crunch, the Financial Times reported Saturday.
2008-04-19 03:51:27 -
Economic View: With mortgages clogging up the system, a purgative from the Bank is just what the doctor ordered (Independent)
The woes of British banking come to a head this week with two seminal events. One will be the details of Royal Bank of Scotland's fundraising; the other the rescue operation of the mortgage market by the Bank of England and the Treasury. The former is extensively discussed in these pages, so let me just add one comment. What is fascinating is that the markets can cope with bad news but they ...
2008-04-19 04:16:34 -
Banks to seek £30bn in cash calls (Guardian Unlimited)
Business & money: Royal Bank of Scotland bosses under pressure amid biggest rescue rights issue in UK corporate history
2008-04-19 04:23:03