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  • ROBBING YOURSELF (Asbury Park Press)

    Desperation tends to focus the mind. If you're worried about coming home one night and finding your furniture on the lawn, you're probably not giving much thought to what you'll wear to the company party. You're probably not giving much thought to retirement, either.
    2008-01-13 04:38:18
  • Macy's Plans 70 Layoffs In Detroit Area (ClickOnDetroit)

    The Macy's department store chain is planning layoffs at its northern Midwest stores.
    2008-01-13 04:46:51
  • Clinton Adviser Arrested For Drunken Driving (WCVB Boston)

    A senior adviser to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton was arrested and charged with aggravated drunken driving.
    2008-01-13 04:48:02
  • Save a million; avoid these common mistakes (The Charlotte Observer)

    Here, from Consumer Reports, are six common mistakes that can each cost you $1 million -- and advice on how to avoid them: •  Investing too conservatively during retirement. Instead of parking too much of your assets in bonds, invest in an asset mix that leaves enough room for Standard & Poor's 500 stock index. •  Launching a divorce war. Try using a lower-cost mediation option. •  ...
    2008-01-13 04:49:37
  • Tax time: In a file mood yet? (The Charlotte Observer)

    The IRS opened its e-file program on Friday, kicking off the beginning of this year's tax filing season. What should you know? Consider this refresher course on basic filing info a good way to get started on or started thinking about your 2007 taxes. And read on for information about how changes to the alternative minimum tax will cause a delay in processing some returns. E-file Taxpayers ...
    2008-01-13 04:50:37
  • Get your finances in shape for new year (The Charlotte Observer)

    New Year's resolutions are usually good for only a few weeks, which means they're about to expire. If you vowed to get your finances in order but are feeling discouraged as credit card bills from holiday splurging come in, don't give up. Here are financial planning suggestions that involve just minutes of your time, and in many cases, just a one-time effort on your part. These are ...
    2008-01-13 04:50:47
  • On The Move (The Charlotte Observer)

    Magdy Attia is interim dean of the College of Professional Studies at Johnson C. Smith University. Michelle Alquiza was appointed corporate director of human resources at BMC. Mohamed Bah was named vice president of operations for Body of Your Dreams Personal Training Studio . Charles Bartz became senior vice president, client development officer at Paragon Commercial Bank. Nathan Batts ...
    2008-01-13 04:53:47
  • Nevada teachers challenge caucus rules (Boston Globe)

    Nevada teachers have filed a legal challenge that could curb the influence of the state's largest union in its Democratic caucus later this month.
    2008-01-13 04:56:55
  • Goldman forecast: 'recession-lite'

    CNN Money - And, by the time it's all over, economists believe the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates to 2.50 percent from its current 4.25 percent. There is a silver lining to the dire prediction, however, since Goldman projects the economy will recover as ...
    2008-01-08 03:55:00
  • Law Makes Debt Relief Harder for Homeowners

    New York Times - Legislation pending in Congress could spur still more people to choose Chapter 13 to save their homes. For primary residences, the bills would allow bankruptcy judges to lower interest rates and reduce values to the current appraisals. These powers ...
    2008-01-12 01:13:00
  • A sense of balance on consumer gloom

    Times Online - Short-term capital has also been attracted by Britain’s higher interest rates. It cannot, however, be a permanent ... back then consumer spending peaked at more than 8% real growth, very much higher than recent rates. Even so, the current account did ...
    2008-01-13 03:39:00
  • Investor expectations will be the loser in the coming rate drop

    Globe and Mail - The current environment of declining interest rates might be music to the ears of prospective home buyers. But to Canadians saving for retirement, it sounds like the dull, monotonous tone you get when your favourite TV show is interrupted for a test ...
    2008-01-10 03:53:00
  • Luxury Homes grows with Dubai boom

    Zawya.com - From a population of one million in 2001, it is shortly projected to hit two million and at current population growth rates, it is expected to exceed four million by 2010. The continued interest in property is now centred round the debate on whether ...
    2008-01-13 02:21:00
  • Efforts to spark economy may be too little, too late

    Carlsbad Current-Argus - ... and those facing sharply higher heating bills and, most immediately, a move by the Federal Reserve to further cut interest rates ... Copyright © 2007 Carlsbad Current-Argus; All Rights Reserved; No portion of this Web site may be copied, reprinted ...
    2008-01-12 11:50:00
  • ICICI Bank may cut home loan rates in FY '09

    Times of India - ... any rate cut for consumers, who have had to reel under a number of interest rate hikes in the current fiscal, would depend on benchmark interest rate trends developing over the coming months. Ruling out any possibility of interest rates firming ...
    2008-01-13 02:13:00