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Richard Wachman: Why it's time for Fred the Shred to cut his losses and bid farewell (Guardian Unlimited)
Richard Wachman: Fred Goodwin, chief executive of RBS, should do the honourable thing and resign when the company unveils plans this week for a £10bn-£12bn rescue rights issue
2008-04-19 04:31:45 -
Big squeeze on mortgage funding (Canberra Times)
HOME loans are becoming harder to get as traditional sources of funding for lenders evaporate. Australia's banks and financial institutions have been selling up to half of all home mortgages to overseas investors in order to raise the necessary funds to continue to grow their loan books.
2008-04-19 05:03:35 -
Save Money by Prepaying Your Mortgage (TheStreet.com)
With interest rates on savings accounts so low, it might make sense to pay down your mortgage early.
2008-04-17 07:50:53 -
Democratic Debate Transcript, Philadelphia (Foreign Relations)
Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama held this debate on April 16, 2008 at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It took place several days before the Pennsylvania primary.
2008-04-17 08:27:00 -
Personal Finance Daily: Personal Finance Daily: On edge over health-care mandates (Market Watch)
About the only consensus we have as a nation when it comes to our health-care system is that we need to do something about it. Whether it's the 45 million or so Americans without health insurance, or those who keep paying more and more out of their own pockets for care or who put off treatments because of the cost, we all can see problems. We just don't agree on what to do. ...
2008-04-17 09:18:41 -
Retire? Who can afford to? (Tacoma News Tribune)
Even if you’re saving for retirement, you’re probably not saving enough.
2008-04-18 01:24:50 -
Barratt Cut by UBS as Homebuilding Profit Nears Brink (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
April 18 (Bloomberg) -- Taylor Wimpey Plc and Barratt Developments Plc , Britain's two biggest homebuilders by volume, were downgraded at UBS AG, which estimated sales volumes and prices will approach a level that could wipe out profit for the entire industry.
2008-04-18 03:13:50 -
10 myths about investing and finances that trip up people (USA Today)
Myths, the late Joseph Campbell taught us, are fundamental truths that help people carve order out of chaos. But in personal finance, myths are often fundamentally false. Yet, most of us cling for years to financial misconceptions, fantasies and half-truths, merrily unaware that they're, well, myths.
2008-04-18 05:56:12 -
Jobless rate in state rises for March (The Post and Courier)
COLUMBIA — South Carolina's jobless rate increased slightly in March to 5.7 percent, and employment officials said Friday the state's economic outlook was "uncertain at best."
2008-04-18 09:43:24