Archive for April, 2009
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Saving money can be challenging. After all, most of live on relatively tight budgets already. However, there are few things we can do that will help increase our savings balances quite a bit. With the approach used by our family uses, we save on our grocery bill ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Reuters - U.S. consumer confidence rose in April to its highest this year with some expectations the economic downturn may be reaching a bottom.Source:U.S. consumer confidence rises in April
(Reuters)
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Students now have something else to bemoan besides cruel teachers, impossible assignments, and the pitiful amount of their school allowances. Since July 1, 2006, the rate for federal student loans had been officially increased making it the highest rate over the next 6 years.
Consolidating Student Loans: Good Choice or Bad ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
AP - United States Steel Corp. says it lost $439 million in the first quarter as the recession pinched demand for the metal.Source:US Steel posts 1Q loss as demand drops
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
AP - Blacks and Hispanics lag behind whites for higher-paying jobs at the largest rates in about a decade as employment opportunities dwindled during the nation's economic woes and housing slump.Source:Racial disparities persist in higher-paying jobs
(AP)
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
AP - Mortgage finance company Freddie Mac, coping with the apparent suicide of its acting chief financial officer, said Friday that its former chief executive is coming back temporarily to help oversee the company's finances.Source:Former Freddie Mac CEO returning as consultant
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
Reuters - The sense of "unremitting freefall" in the U.S. economy has ended and the picture is no longer completely negative, but rather mixed, President Barack Obama's economic adviser Lawrence Summers said on Sunday.Source:Summers says U.S. economy's freefall has ended
(Reuters)
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
AP - Negotiations between the banking industry and Senate Democrats on a mortgage relief plan hit a snag Wednesday after a trade association representing credit unions said it could not endorse the proposal.Source:Talks on mortgage relief plan hit a snag
(AP)
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
Unfortunately, over the years the process of bankruptcy has earned a dimming reputation. The very mention of its name provokes a negative connotation. People that file for Colorado bankruptcy are traditionally stigmatized or stereotyped to be financially irresponsible. Some feel that personal Colorado bankruptcy filers have grossly mismanaged their personal ...
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Sunday, April 26th, 2009
Reuters - U.S. stocks may run into some turbulence this week as the impending release of bank "stress test" results, a Federal Reserve meeting and a flood of earnings give investors reasons for caution.Source:Banks, Fed, earnings, flu in view
(Reuters)
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