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Breaking News: Pro-Clinton push poll erupts in California - Los Angeles Times Blogs
Ed Coghlan was just starting to prepare his dinner in the northern San Fernando Valley the other night when the phone rang. The caller was very friendly. He identified himself as a pollster who wanted to ask registered independents like Coghlan a few ...
2008-07-14 04:33:00 -
Most Viewed Opinion News - Yahoo News
Bi-Curious" Summer Brent Bozell III - Fri Jul 11, 3:00 AM ET Creators Syndicate - When our culture merchants calculate how to exploit societal attitudes toward the homosexual lifestyle, one factor doesn't enter into the equation.
2008-07-14 07:36:00 -
Future fix - GMTV
Predictions of a 40% price hike in energy prices this year have sent consumers scrambling to secure a fixed or capped price energy deal - saving as much as £419 on to the average household energy bill. According to price comparison site uSwitch.com ...
2008-07-14 02:53:00 -
Insider Buys and Sells: Weekly Wrap-Up and Preview - Seekingalpha.com
For all the analysts and pundits in the financial media, there is still no better judge of a company's health and future prospects than the owners and executives of those companies themselves, along with major institutional shareholders. That's why ...
2008-07-15 01:51:00 -
Market's Swoon Prods Investors To Try Options - Wall Street Journal
Gyrating markets and eager brokerage firms are driving small investors into complex options trades, which can help hedge against stock-price swings, generate income and boost overall returns. But options can also present huge risks. "Think of options ...
2008-07-14 08:58:00 -
In troubled times, consumers cannot afford lax financial practices (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
There is no leniency. Credit card companies and banks are worried that people are drowning in debt and will fall behind on payments. With home values declining and banks wary of handing out loans, outlets for escaping overwhelming debt are limited.
2008-07-12 09:06:50 -
Rising yields may make muni bonds a good choice now (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
For the second consecutive quarter, fallout from the subprime-induced credit crunch sent yields rising.
2008-07-12 10:06:39 -
Surviving the axe (Toronto Sun)
Get over the pain, say the experts, and make family finances top priority
2008-07-13 12:31:21 -
Focus on Seniors: Ways to make ends meet during these trying times (Florida Today)
Many seniors are feeling the pinch of higher gasoline and food prices as well as interest rates, which are at an all-time low. Couple these twin pinchers with rising health care costs and the squeeze can be unmanageable.
2008-07-13 11:43:31 -
IndyMac's failure highlights need to do deposit checkup (USA Today)
The federal takeover of IndyMac, a California-based mortgage lender that had $32 billion in assets, has led a lot of folks to wonder whether their own bank will be the next victim of the credit crunch.
2008-07-14 08:30:40 -
Rumors, bank runs fueling anxiety (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Even as the Bush administration moved to rescue the nation's two largest mortgage companies, confidence in the banking sector spiraled downward Monday.
2008-07-14 09:58:35 -
Understanding reverse mortgages (Provo Daily Herald)
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2008-07-15 12:08:43 -
DUMMIES' GUIDE TO TO MAE AND MAC - New York Post
Posted: 3:32 am July 15, 2008 Questions and answers about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and their roles in the mortgage market: Q: What are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?
2008-07-15 12:54:00 -
U.K. June House-Price Drops Stay Close to 1978 Low (Update1) - Bloomberg
July 15 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. house-price declines in June stayed close to the most widespread since the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors started measuring the property market in 1978, pushing the country closer to a recession. The number of ...
2008-07-15 01:37:00 -
Loan woes eroding confidence - Boston Globe
The turmoil surrounding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is creating more anxiety and confusion in a Massachusetts housing market already reeling from slumping sales, surging foreclosures, and ever-tightening restrictions on home loans. Real estate ...
2008-07-15 01:15:00