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Buy, sell, trade, divest ... go broke - Detroit Free Press
I had a dollar. I put it in the bank. "Are you crazy?" someone said. "Banks barely pay interest. Put it in a CD. That's where you make money." So I put it in a CD. I made some money. And I put the new money into more CDs. "Are you crazy?" someone ...
2008-09-21 05:20:00 -
NatWest launches new savings accounts - Banking Business Review
The bank has also announced new interest rates on e-savings account offering a bonus rate for 12 months. Customers wishing to transfer their cash individual savings account (ISA) to National Westminster (NatWest) will receive a bonus of 2% for 12 ...
2008-09-21 05:56:00 -
Tech Wreck Redux...! - Capitol Hill Blue
The repeal of Glass-Steagall in 1999 with its replacement by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act in the same year has gotten us into this mess...period! Btw, Bill Clinton signed off on this financially destabilizing, citizen unfriendly legislation. The ...
2008-09-22 01:30:00 -
Spreading smiles at same prices - Hindustan Times
Chetan Desai, a city-based businessman always felt the need of dental insurance being a part of health insurance. “I would in fact cover all my employees under dental insurance if an insurance company gives me the facility,” said Desai. However ...
2008-09-22 08:29:00 -
By DAVID MINTON (The Ukiah Daily Journal)
The Daily Journal Just about every day lately there are economists and financial advisers on television, in magazines and newspapers, on the radio, on the Internet -- everywhere -- telling ordinary folks who understand economics about as well as they understand astrophysics how to keep from drowning in the current American economic straits.
2008-09-21 12:29:47 -
Cruisin' the river with Phoenix 50-passenger pleasure boat to compete with Harriott II (Montgomery Advertiser)
As the city awaits the arrival of its new, 400-passenger riverboat, a much smaller vessel continues to troll the Alabama River, filling a void created several years ago when the Betsy Ann pulled up anchor for good.
2008-09-21 02:14:28 -
CAT Quant tips (rediff.com)
Five well-known, but often overlooked aspects of improving your problem solving skills in Quantitative aptitude are provided here with live examples of how to use some of them in a typical CAT scenario.
2008-09-21 04:06:16 -
Why women may be the winners in today's market (The Christian Science Monitor)
A relative aversion to risk, and a propensity to preserve assets, can add stability in turbulent times.
2008-09-21 01:05:37 -
Talks over U.S. bailout plan rattles markets - International Herald Tribune
WASHINGTON : Senate and House Democratic leaders said on Monday that they had reached an agreement on their conditions for approving a $700 billion rescue plan for the U.S. financial system, including more oversight of the program and a requirement ...
2008-09-22 06:37:00 -
We've Got Answers. - Washington Post
The government's complicated financial intervention has left many everyday consumers and investors curious about the impact on their pocketbook. The efforts to insure money market mutual funds and buy bad mortgages are still evolving and prompting ...
2008-09-22 06:37:00 -
Congress pushes back on bailout - CNN Money
Senate Banking Chairman Christopher Dodd (l) and Sen. Charles Schumer speak to reporters about a proposed $700 billion bailout of financial markets. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- On the eve of the first public discussion between lawmakers and the ...
2008-09-22 04:57:00 -
Impact of Wall Street bailout becoming clearer - MSNBC
The system of financing homeownership has run off the rails after lenders — and the investors who put up the money — made what has turned out to be a trillion-dollar mistake. There were a number of actors: borrowers who reached too far, mortgage ...
2008-09-22 02:27:00 -
Rescue Plan's Success Is Seen Tied to Home Prices - Wall Street Journal
The success or failure of the U.S. Treasury's plan to spend up to $700 billion on soured mortgages may depend on whether it can stem the slide in housing. Don't expect too much, said Douglas Elmendorf, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution ...
2008-09-22 04:57:00 -
What does the Treasury bailout mean for mortgages? (Bankrate.com)
What is the Treasury asking for? The Treasury is asking for $700 billion to buy, own and sell mortgages and mortgage-backed securities. Under the Treasury's proposal , the Cabinet department would be able to buy these assets, sell them and use that money to buy more.
2008-09-22 09:13:05 -
Yes on P (North Bay Business Journal)
Published: Monday, September 22, 2008 at 7:20 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, September 22, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. Maintaining a hospital that's safe, reliable and local is vital to residents of the Sonoma Valley.
2008-09-22 12:08:23