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Wall Street fluctuates after oil tops $143 (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay)
By TIM PARADIS NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks fluctuated Monday as investors contended with another spike in oil prices that fanned fresh concerns about inflation.
2008-06-30 09:12:50 -
Bond, mortgage insurers mixed after Russell move (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Shares of bond and mortgage insurers were mixed Monday after a handful of companies in those sectors were moved from the Russell 1000 index to the small-stock Russell 2000.
2008-06-30 09:13:20 -
Financial sector weakest among S&P 500 categories (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Financial firms were the worst-performing companies listed in the Standard & Poor's 500 index during the second quarter because of continued worries in the mortgage and credit markets.
2008-06-30 09:13:27 -
Obama seeks to counter anti-business image (The Star)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans taking aim at Barack Obama's economic plans hope to cast the Democratic White House hopeful as a tax-and-spend liberal who would burden businesses with heavy-handed regulations.
2008-06-30 09:15:43 -
Mortgage insurers slump again; defaults remain high (Market Watch)
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Mortgage insurers slump again as an industry report confirms that defaults remain high in the business.
2008-06-30 09:16:06 -
In Love & War - Killeen Daily Herald
Uppity rich people boggle my mind. Not in a "wow, I'm jealous they have so much money" kind of way. More of a "wow, does having that much money give you license to be ridiculous?" kind of way. Mike and I have begun watching "The Real Housewives of ...
2008-06-18 09:00:00 -
Start year-end tax planning - Portsmouth Herald
Before holiday activities begin to fill your schedule, this is an excellent time to take a look at your finances to see if you should take advantage of any tax-planning opportunities before the end of the year. The following hints should help to get ...
2008-06-20 01:41:00 -
Top things to know - CNN Money
Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader Though it's never too late to start, the sooner you begin saving, the more time your money has to grow. Gains each year build on the prior year's - that's the power of compounding, and the best ...
2008-06-20 03:43:00 -
As owners default, lenders move in - Chicago Tribune
Once a relatively obscure slice of the real estate business, foreclosed homes that are now in the possession of lenders loom much larger as the economy flattens and housing sales stagnate. Across the country, federally chartered banks held more than ...
2008-06-22 08:24:00 -
New rules tighten safety nets (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)
Thailand's commercial banks will adopt the Basel II financial standard at the end of the year, a move aimed at improving risk-management practices, more efficiently matching capital requirements to risk and strengthening the overall stability of the financial system.
2008-06-29 06:23:15 -
Real Estate's Next Victim (BusinessWeek)
As the economy stalls, state and local governments will see less tax revenue roll in. Get ready for cuts in services
2008-06-29 10:46:25 -
Colorado Company Provides Invaluable Tool to Address Gas Price Crisis (PRWeb)
Free new interactive tool released to determine how much more home one can afford by buying a home 20 miles closer to work (or how much less expensive a home they should buy if buying a home farther away from work). Calculator also helps user determine if a higher paying job is worth the pay after factoring in extra commuting expenses, as well as estimating the impact of commuting on the ...
2008-06-30 12:11:46 -
WSJ Sunday (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
with the up-to-the-minute take on deals and deal-makers. The stock market has had a rough first half -- and things keep getting rougher.
2008-06-30 03:15:32 -
Mortgage lending slump sparks house price fears (Daily Telegraph)
The number of mortgages given to home buyers has fallen to an all-time low, according to figures from the Bank of England.
2008-06-30 03:21:40 -
The Next Victim of the Real Estate Crisis (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
State and local governments were flush with tax revenue during the five-year housing boom. They pulled from bulging pools of property, income, and sales tax to expand education, law enforcement, health care, and infrastructure programs without needing to burden residents and corporations with tax hikes.
2008-06-30 05:08:41