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Bank of America CEO: Countrywide remains good deal - Seattle Times
Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis says buying mortgage company Countrywide is still a good deal even though the housing market continues to falter. Lewis has made his comments to investors in a conference call on Monday sponsored by Deutsche Bank. The ...
2008-06-02 04:47:00 -
What Danger Lurks Behind a Bond Fund's Yield? (Morningstar.com via Yahoo! Finance)
What the catchy figure means and what it might hide.
2008-06-03 04:00:00 -
Ahead of the Bell: SEC nominees get Senate hearing (INO News)
(AP:WASHINGTON) A Senate panel on Tuesday is holding a confirmation hearing for three people nominated by President Bush to seats on the Securities and Exchange Commission.
2008-06-03 04:07:08 -
St Joseph County mails requests for voluntary property tax payments :Treasurer aims to help taxpayers by avoiding one ... (South Bend Tribune)
SOUTH BEND -- Roughly 80,000 property owners in St. Joseph County should start receiving a mailing this week that asks for a voluntary early payment of property taxes.
2008-06-03 04:08:43 -
After Wachovia, WaMu Shuffles, Who's Next? (TheStreet.com)
While speculation is rampant after the two banks upended their management ranks, there are no readily apparent changes among executives at other large rivals.
2008-06-03 04:10:32 -
QUICK POLL (GlobeSt.com)
NEWPORT BEACH, CA-KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II, a nontraded REIT, has commenced its initial public offering of up to 200,000 shares at $10 per share.
2008-06-03 04:21:51 -
Reuters Business Summary (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
Yahoo opposed Google deal before Microsoft bid
2008-06-03 04:24:51 -
Asian stocks close down on inflation, credit crisis fears (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
HONG KONG - Asian stocks fell sharply Tuesday due to fears that high inflation threatened economic growth and following a Wall Street tumble triggered by renewed concerns about the global financial crisis.
2008-06-03 04:40:02 -
Market Watch (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
NEW YORK ยป Wall Street retreated sharply yesterday on more signs of economic weakness and executive shake-ups at two major banks -- reminders of the ongoing fallout from the credit crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 130 points.
2008-06-03 04:50:59 -
The economics of Barack Obama - Salon
Interesting facts I learned about Brazil from the paper "Soap Operas and Fertility: Evidence From Brazil," by Eliana La Ferrara, Alberto Chong and Suzanne Duryea. (Thanks to Chris Blattman's consistently interesting blog on "economic development ...
2008-05-29 06:22:00 -
Free to be, the Wall Street Journal - Salon
How the World Works has no particular reason to think badly of Ed Schafer, the recently-sworn in Secretary of Agriculture. The former North Dakota governor and successful businessman (his father founded the company that invented Mr. Bubble ) seems ...
2008-05-29 09:28:00 -
West Coast Bancorp Reports 2008 First Quarter Earnings - Yahoo Finance
- Diluted earnings per share of $.13 declined from $.49 in the first quarter of 2007. - Interest reversals on two-step residential construction loans reduced first quarter net interest income and net interest margin by $4.2 million and 69 basis ...
2008-05-29 10:39:00 -
Understanding the role of furniture in residential fires - CNW Group
OTTAWA, June 2 /CNW Telbec/ - An engineering professor at Carleton University is conducting potentially lifesaving research by determining the role of flammable upholstered furniture in fires, thanks to a grant he received from Canada Mortgage and ...
2008-06-02 01:55:00 -
What You Need to Know to Get a Mortgage (New York Times)
Borrowers face many challenges, like proving they have high credit scores, low debt and plenty of cash on hand.
2008-05-30 09:55:21 -
Dirty little secret: They were laid off (The News & Observer)
Embarrassment is next challenge.
2008-05-31 11:32:15