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  • Bond delay's ports efforts for state funds - Daily News - Galveston County

    Bond delay's ports efforts for state fundsDaily News - Galveston County, TX - 37 minutes agoA niche corner of the municipal bond market known as auction-rate securities already is causing huge headaches and interest rate shock for schools and ...
    2008-02-15 10:17:46
  • Nordstrom, Kohl's are hiring - DetNews.com

    Nordstrom, Kohl's are hiringDetNews.com, MI - 37 minutes agoMichigan's unemployment rate of 7.6 percent is the highest in the nation. Even as the ranks of the jobless have grown, the number of jobs available has ...
    2008-02-15 10:17:58
  • Heading for a downfall - Sioux City Journal

    Heading for a downfallSioux City Journal, IA - 33 minutes agoOtherwise read about the fall of the Roman empire and see that we are falling down the same steps, only at a faster rate. Let's not even get into illegal ...
    2008-02-15 10:21:44
  • Mkts to remain shaky for next 3-4 months: Experts - Moneycontrol.com

    Mkts to remain shaky for next 3-4 months: ExpertsMoneycontrol.com, India - 33 minutes agoWe have done some work on that and we believe one seeing interest rate environment or the expectation of interest rates moving down globally. ...
    2008-02-15 10:22:22
  • Barack Obama's Remarks at UAW Plant in Wisconsin - MyFox Kansas City

    Barack Obama's Remarks at UAW Plant in WisconsinMyFox Kansas City, MO - 32 minutes ago... of Rights that will ban unilateral changes to a credit card agreement; ban rate changes to debt that's already incurred; and ban interest on late fees. ...
    2008-02-15 10:22:46
  • Dearer fuel - Sify

    Dearer fuelSify, India - 28 minutes agoHowever, should interest rates remain where they are, the differential between those in the West and in India could widen and trigger another surge of ...
    2008-02-15 10:26:58
  • FUTURES FILE column: Commodity prices soar on foreign growth ... - Munster Times

    FUTURES FILE column: Commodity prices soar on foreign growth ...Munster Times, IN - 27 minutes agoThe sharp cuts already made in interest rates, coupled with future rate cuts, may be enough to help the economy avoid a recession, or at least make the ...
    2008-02-15 10:27:59
  • Fast-growing Islamic bonds industry luring ‘agnostic’ funds to ... - Arab Times

    Fast-growing Islamic bonds industry luring ‘agnostic’ funds to ...Arab Times, Kuwait - 25 minutes agoRising inflation in Gulf countries means sukuk holders are at risk from higher interest rates in the region, argues Abdallah Guezour, a London-based fund ...
    2008-02-15 10:29:35
  • Indian PM optimistic of sustaining growth - Arab Times

    Indian PM optimistic of sustaining growthArab Times, Kuwait - 25 minutes agoBut economists have warned of an economic downturn because of high interest rates, increasing food and oil prices, a rapidly rising rupee and weakening ...
    2008-02-15 10:29:43
  • Stocks down on jump in wholesale prices, uncertainty about banks ... - AOL Canada

    Stocks down on jump in wholesale prices, uncertainty about banks ...AOL Canada, Canada - 23 minutes agoThe data raised concerns that higher inflation could force to Fed to back off from continuing to cut interest rates to hopefully stop the US economy from ...
    2008-02-15 10:32:09
  • Gasoline prices push up US wholesale inflation, retail sales surge - AOL Canada

    Gasoline prices push up US wholesale inflation, retail sales surgeAOL Canada, Canada - 23 minutes agoThe Federal Reserve, struggling to get credit flowing again and ward off a downturn, cut a key interest rate for the third time this year and on Wednesday ...
    2008-02-15 10:32:12
  • Becoming landlord has drawbacks - Akron Beacon Journal

    Becoming landlord has drawbacksAkron Beacon Journal, OH - 20 minutes agoTypically, loans for investment property carry a higher interest rate, and the lender will require a larger down payment. I am not sure that you will be ...
    2008-02-15 10:35:17
  • Soapbox: Goodbye, Senator - Chicago Daily Herald

    Soapbox: Goodbye, SenatorChicago Daily Herald, IL - 19 minutes agoSo, ComEd wants a big delivery fee rate hike. ComEd says it needs more money to assure reliable service and modern equipment. But the Citizens Utility Board ...
    2008-02-15 10:35:45
  • Searching for answers - Kannapolis Independent Tribune

    Searching for answersKannapolis Independent Tribune, NC - 18 minutes agoConcord has a 78 percent homicide clearance rate. According to the FBI the national average is 60 percent. “We’re above the national average in case ...
    2008-02-15 10:36:57
  • Montgomery County weighs more frequent assessments - Roanoke Times

    Montgomery County weighs more frequent assessmentsRoanoke Times, VA - 14 minutes agoAs long as the real estate tax rate remains consistent, reassessing annually or biannually could lead to better financial planning for the county and ...
    2008-02-15 10:40:55