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Study shows property-tax rates are low (Deseret Morning News)
By far, most Utahns are paying a real property tax of only 1 to 3.5 percent of their income, an exhaustive study completed by state legislative staffers shows.
2008-09-22 02:49:24 -
Henry Paulson: all sides in Washington try to muscle in on the great bailout fund circus (Times Online)
There are two big factors working in Henry Paulson's favour.
2008-09-22 04:02:17 -
Plausible deniability? - FOX News
The mortgage crisis has produced a massive case of political amnesia. That happens when one is trying to redirect blame for something that could cost up to $700 billion . Some who now claim that the mortgage crisis is the result of too little ...
2008-09-22 02:05:00 -
Democrats urge caution on $700-billion financial aid bill - Detroit Free Press
WASHINGTON — Sen. Christopher Dodd says it's just as important to act responsibly as it is to move hastily on legislation aimed at stabilizing the country's troubled financial markets. Dodd voiced confidence in Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson ...
2008-09-22 01:22:00 -
Citigroup eyes growing bad debt in Mexico-report - Guardian Unlimited
It is natural that arrears are out of step because first your credit portfolio grows, but many measures are being taken to control non-performing loans, and despite this the banking system is in a solid and decisive position," Deschamps said ...
2008-09-22 02:05:00 -
Rescue plan may not save some troubled banks - USA Today
The Treasury Department is asking Congress for authority to buy up to $700 billion in devalued mortgage-backed securities from fianancial firms to take the "toxic waste" out of the financial system. The Treasury Department will guarantee the assets ...
2008-09-20 05:21:00 -
European central banks put more cash into markets to ease crisis - 680 News
FRANKFURT, Germany - Demand for cash showed some signs of easing Monday as European central banks offered more liquidity to jittery money markets in an attempt to further ease the global credit crisis. According to the Bank of England, it offered US ...
2008-09-22 03:57:00 -
G-7 promises action to ensure global economic stability (EARTHtimes.org)
Washington - Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of Seven (G-7) leading industrialized democracies pledged Monday to take whatever action was necessary to ensure the stability of the global economy. We are ready to take whatever act...
2008-09-22 02:50:02 -
Turner: Congress won't give Paulson "blank check" for banks bailout (Middletown Journal)
Congress will not give the U.S. Department of Treasury a blank check to bail out failing banks, U.S. Rep. Mike Turner told members of the Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Sept. 22,
2008-09-22 02:53:07 -
Stocks plunge, oil soars on uncertainty over bailout plan (Lincoln Journal Star)
NEW YORK — Volatility again swept the financial markets Monday as investors grew nervous about an amorphous government plan to buy $700 billion in banks’ mortgage debt.
2008-09-22 03:02:29 -
Congress, Bush team OK bailout terms; Stocks sink (12 News Phoenix)
WASHINGTON - Scrambling for a quick accord on the $700 billion bailout, the Bush administration and leading lawmakers have agreed to include mortgage aid and strong congressional oversight along with unprecedented help for failing financial institutions, a key lawmaker said Monday.
2008-09-22 03:04:01 -
Oil spikes $25 on bailout anxiety, short covering (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay)
By STEVENSON JACOBS NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil prices briefly spiked more than $25 a barrel Monday, shattering the record for the biggest one-day gain as unease about the government's $700 billion bailout plan pummeled the dollar and spurred investors to buy safe-haven assets.
2008-09-22 03:05:04 -
Playing the Confidence Game - Washington Post
It's doubtful that Princeton University economist Ben Bernanke and former Goldman Sachs CEO Hank Paulson imagined what awaited them when they took charge of the Fed and the Treasury, respectively, in 2006. Since then, they have put their agencies on ...
2008-09-22 12:18:00 -
Business Minute: Stocks down...Financial rescue proposals...Oil up ... - Idaho8.com
NEW YORK (AP) - Stock prices are lower after the strong moves higher seen in the previous two sessions. The Dow has been down about 250 points at midday. WASHINGTON (AP) - Work on the financial rescue package is moving ahead in Washington ...
2008-09-22 09:12:00 -
Wells Fargo Chairman: One More Deal For The Road? - CNBC
Some wonder whether Richard Kovacevich plans one more big merger before he rides the Wells Fargo stagecoach into retirement. Kovacevich will step down as chairman of the fifth-largest U.S. bank this year when he hits the mandatory retirement age of ...
2008-09-22 09:19:00