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Jittery Markets Make the Most of Good News (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Stocks surged on Monday after last-minute negotiations salvaged the rescue of Bear Stearns and housing sales snapped a long streak of declines.
2008-03-25 02:40:03 -
McCain on Housing Crisis: Gov't Shouldn't Bail Out Those Who Act Irresponsibly (HispanicBusiness.com)
LOS ANGELES (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Tuesday that the U.S. government should not bail out mortgage lenders or speculative home buyers, and assistance must be accompanied by changes to prevent future housing crisis.
2008-03-25 02:41:41 -
The Afternoon Wrap: Tuesday (The New York Observer)
A shameful day for the MTA. [Second Ave. Sagas] One of the zoning amendments passed by the City Planning Commission yesterday will require all new developments and major alteration projects to plant street trees. [City Room] read more »
2008-03-25 02:42:51 -
Charlotte Home Prices Buck National Trend (WBTV Charlotte)
Charlotte's housing market bucked the national trend of a mortgage meltdown.
2008-03-25 02:44:42 -
Advertisement starts (Tiscali)
said Cleveland Rueckert, an analyst with Birinyi Associates Inc in Stamford, Connecticut. "A lot of the bad news is now priced into the market and people are starting look further down the road."
2008-03-25 02:45:34 -
Global Peace And Justice Auckland Newsletter (Scoop.co.nz)
Check out What's On below for info on a picket re Tibet and Free Trade outside Helen Clarks office tomorrow, a QPEC forum Saturday.
2008-03-25 02:47:21 -
Newfoundland Leader `Flabbergasted' by Canada Tax Row (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
March 25 (Bloomberg) -- Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams said he's ``flabbergasted'' that Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty decided to attack the economic policies of Ontario, the country's wealthiest province.
2008-03-25 02:47:36 -
Home price drop signals tough spring (Sharewatch)
NEW YORK (AP) - Home prices plunged by record levels in January from a year ago, with almost no major cities immune from the spiraling market. Analysts worried that even the usually reliable spring selling season would fall flat.
2008-03-25 02:52:13 -
U.S. Stocks Gain; Miners, Monsanto Rise; Retailers Slump (Bloomberg.com)
March 25 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose for a third day as a rally in commodity producers helped the market overcome weakening consumer confidence and a record drop in home prices.
2008-03-25 02:55:14 -
ICB Financial 2007 Financial Performance (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
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2008-03-25 11:44:00 -
New Zealand's Economic Growth Probably Peaked on Farm Exports (Bloomberg.com)
March 26 (Bloomberg) -- New Zealand's economic expansion probably peaked in the fourth quarter, growing at the fastest annual pace in three years on surging exports of butter, cheese and crude oil.
2008-03-25 11:49:35 -
Outlook: A Home-Grown Solution to Bad Schools (Washington Post)
Greg Millman, co-author of the forthcoming "Homeschooling: A Family's Journey," discusses his Outlook article about home-schooling and the ways it improves upon conventional public education.
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Consumer confidence at 10-year low (The New Zealand Herald)
Consumer confidence has plummeted to its lowest in 10 years. The Westpac McDermott Miller quarterly survey recorded its steepest decline in eight years in March.
2008-03-25 12:02:36 -
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WELCOME GUEST! The dollar fell back Tuesday, coming under pressure again as more weak US economic data undercut gains that had been sparked by hopes of an easing of the credit crunch, dealers said.
2008-03-25 12:44:29 -
Bad Credit and Home Refinance (Richfield Reaper)
(ARA) - Mortgage rates are at historic lows, and it seems like everyone's jumping on the refinance bandwagon these days. But is it really a good idea for people with bad credit?
2008-03-25 05:47:25