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The Chilling Consequences Of The Credit Crunch (The Motley Fool)
More on the credit crunch.
2008-04-11 02:41:16 -
Optimism abounds at economic forum (Wabash Plain Dealer)
A panel discussion on "North Manchester Economics" became a lesson in unity, hope and optimism during the North Manchester Chamber of Commerce 2008 Spring Breakfast Friday morning.
2008-04-12 09:16:26 -
BIDV recommends cap on lending interest rates (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge - The Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam (BIDV) on April 10 suggested capping lending interest rates to restrict firms’ escalating costs.
2008-04-12 09:36:06 -
Fewer Options Open to Pay for Costs of College (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Student loan companies are in turmoil and banks are tightening their standards and raising rates, making it harder for families to use multiple financing sources.
2008-04-12 09:39:04 -
EU's Almunia warns of exchange rate 'overshooting' UPDATE (Sharewatch)
(updates with details) WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial - As the dollar falls relentlessly against the euro, the European Commission's top economic official warned today that the plunge of the greenback and the rise of the euro may have outrun its economic justification.
2008-04-12 09:46:00 -
UPDATE:EU Bajuk: Important To Prevent Higher CPI Expectations (The Forex Market)
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- It is important that the recent increases in prices for energy, food and commodity goods don't lead to higher inflation expectations, Andrej Bajuk, chairman of the European Union's Council of Economic and Finance Ministers, said Saturday.
2008-04-12 09:47:05 -
Transcript of a Press Briefing on the Regional Outlook for the Western Hemisphere by Anoop Singh, Director of the ... (IMF)
With David Robinson, Deputy Director; Caroline Atkinson, Deputy Director; and Ranjit Teja, Deputy Director Washington, D.C. April 11, 2008 MS. LOTZE: Good morning, everybody. Welcome to this press briefing on the release of the Regional Economic Outlook of the Western Hemisphere Department.
2008-04-12 09:57:16 -
Price boom is a mixed blessing for farmers (The Globe and Mail)
PERGAMINO, Argentina — Sometimes called “green gold” of the Pampas, soybeans have brought new prosperity to the Argentine countryside, but with that prosperity comes controversy over how to share the bounty of high global prices.
2008-04-12 10:10:49 -
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-04-12 17:55 GMT: EU's Almunia warns of exchange rate 'overshooting' UPDATE (Interactive Investor)
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2008-04-12 10:22:02 -
Reinvestment Task Force and FHLBank San Francisco, Working with Rep. Filner, Hold Foreclosure Workshop in San Diego (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco and the Reinvestment Task Force, working with Rep. Bob Filner , today co-sponsored a Foreclosure Prevention Workshop that provided counseling for homeowners in danger of losing their homes.
2008-04-12 08:31:00 -
Top economic powers seek crisis solution (The World)
WASHINGTON — The world’s leading economic figures took seats at the epicenter of U.S. political power Friday to explore how best to prevent another financial crisis like the credit and mortgage debacles that sent tremors around the globe.
2008-04-12 08:33:58 -
Open Book: How to Be 'So Money' (TheStreet.com)
In her new book, TheStreet.com's Farnoosh Torabi shows young adults how to live beyond their means while spending within them.
2008-04-12 08:35:27 -
More readers react to 'No homes of their own' (Arizona Daily Sun)
SCREEN NAME: SHORT TIMER-SORRY TO GO I'm a married professional who recently moved to Flagstaff from the valley because my wife and I love the mountains and we thought it would be a better place to raise our young son. My wife and I are both educated proffesionals ans we both work full time and make together almost 90K before taxes, but with child care costs, rent, student loans, insurance, and ...
2008-04-12 08:54:45 -
Questions, answers about housing crisis (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Bush administration, Congress and the Federal Reserve are moving on separate tracks to calm troubled housing and financial markets and to help distressed borrowers. The three presidential candidates have weighed in, too.
2008-04-12 09:11:55 -
Hospital, Habitat for Humanity receive huge donations (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)
Two donors brought out big bucks this week for charitable causes in Saskatoon.
2008-04-12 09:13:33