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Fed acts to steady global markets, cuts discount rate (USA Today)
The Federal Reserve, in a series of emergency moves to try to stabilize world financial markets, voted Sunday to cut its interest rate on direct loans to banks by a quarter of a percentage point, and to provide a new line of credit to securities dealers.
2008-03-21 08:17:07 -
Migration slows to a 170-person trickle (Stuff)
Net migration to New Zealand has slowed to a trickle as more people head to Australia, adding to the headwinds of higher interest rates pushing house prices down.
2008-03-21 09:10:22 -
Companies scale back on travel expenses (CNN.com)
NEW YORK (AP) -- As the economy cools, companies are starting to shrink their travel budgets -- a move likely to put further strain on struggling airlines.
2008-03-21 10:09:45 -
Help From HUD To Simplify Settlement (Washington Post)
Almost anyone who has bought a house or taken out a mortgage in recent years knows the problems:
2008-03-21 02:14:20 -
What happened to the economy? (The Daily Dispatch)
You may be wondering how we went from a booming economy a year or so ago to where we are now. Although economics doesn’t always do a good job at predicting the future, it does very well at explaining the past. So let’s take a look at what happened.
2008-03-21 02:22:01 -
Wall St faces data on housing market, personal spending (The Economic Times)
Few investors expect next week's readings on the housing market and personal spending to be especially strong.
2008-03-21 05:12:23 -
Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
Who would you help? The Federal Reserve recently announced they would be releasing an additional $200 Billion into the market to help ease the credit crunch brought on by the sub-prime mortgage crisis. They are releasing this “liquidity” in the form of “Treasury Securities.”
2008-03-21 07:02:00 -
Repos rise as car-loan industry feels pinch (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
One lender's quarterly loss was double that of the previous 3 months.
2008-03-19 09:15:24 -
W. P. Carey & Co. LLC Announces CPA(R) Programs' Estimated Net Asset Values (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Investment firm W. P. Carey & Co. LLC announced today the per share estimated Net Asset Values for its CPA® series of non-traded real estate investment trusts as of December 31, 2007:
2008-03-20 05:30:00 -
The Irvine Company Launches New Villages of Irvine Web Site (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
The Irvine Company povides convenient and user-friendly homebuying tools on new Villages of Irvine Web Site, making it easier to find new homes in Irvine.
2008-03-20 09:36:00 -
Add Up Costs To Score Cheapest Mortgage (Investopedia via Yahoo! Finance)
What looks like a good deal often amounts to hidden costs. Learn to find and avoid them.
2008-03-20 01:16:52 -
Richard White: Associations should be protected when it comes to first mortgages (TCPalm.com)
Two condominium units in our associations have been foreclosed due to nonpayment of first mortgages. There was $15,500 in past-due maintenance and attorney fees owed to our association. Unfortunately, our association stands to recover only about $1,500 in spite of the liens filed against the property.
2008-03-20 05:43:00 -
Prices provide some golden opportunity (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
At Greater Milwaukee Coin in Brookfield, Belinda Campanelli unloaded her husband's wedding band - from his first wife.
2008-03-20 09:04:53 -
County Commission Rejects Panel To Study Immigration Costs (WXII-TV Winston-Salem)
The Forsyth County Commission turns down a proposal to create a committee to calculate how much illegal immigrants cost the county.
2008-03-21 07:29:12 -
First Merchants Corporation Announces Sale of Interest Rate Floor Agreements (wallstreet:online AG)
On March 19, 2008, First Merchants Corporation (5492;Nasdaq:FRME) received $5,216,000 in connection with
2008-03-21 01:39:49