Developments in Iraq

The LAT reports on developments in Iraq: "With violence reduced drastically, new cars have become the latest must-have for those who can afford it, ... credit cards these days." While nobody's reporting that all's well in Iraq, improvements [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:29:20

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Closing Comments January14 2008

Prices of Treasury coupon securities catapulted higher today as the very weak retail sales report as well as a renewal of credit concerns sparked a ... tighter by 1 basis point at NEGATIVE 23 ¾ basis points. The improvement in spreads late in the d [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:04:08

Economic Confidence Improving?

Discover reports economic confidence improves among small merchantsEditor's Note:  Small Biz Owners being "cautiously optimistic" ... , director of Discover's business credit card. "Most small business owners still believe ... is good news amidst a flurry of bad...to see the data, click here to download in Microsoft Word [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 19:38:00

WIRELESS

WIRELESS The incoming Obama administration has earmarked just $6 billion for wireless and broadband services as part of an ambitious $825 billion ... for the U.S. government to spend $30 billion or more to help improve broadband infrastructure ... announced a device that can clip onto its wireless handhelds and enable retailers to take credit cards [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:45:09

Emerging Market Currencies Continue to Slide

Despite a late 2008 rally on the basis of improved risk tolerance, the prospects for emerging market currencies remain grim ... , of much-need export revenue. Moreover, the credit crisis and consequent abatement in inflation paved ... than local currency. Even despite this accommodation, investors remain hesitant. Bloomberg News reports [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 11:53:13

Making Home Improvements

A home improvement loan is what many people use when making costly repairs to their home. Sometimes these repairs are necessary ... s credit history. The second is a person’s loan repayment history. The mortgage company will be asked ... . New plumbing, water heater, or flooring that are usually in need of repair, especially in older [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 09:06:57

new year, new software

One of my take-aways from the Creative Capital Professional Development workshop was improved bookkeeping. Artists, stereotypically, are “bad” with money. But the idea is this: manage your time better ... to automatically download my credit card transactions, instead of manually entering a pile of receipts. Still [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 20:20:26

What to do if you’ve been turned down for a loan

Turned Down For a Loan?  Improve Your Loan-Ability! This article was written by Becky House, Education Manager for American Financial Solutions. For more information about credit scores, budgeting or managing your debt, visit MyFinancialGoals.org or contact Becky at 1.800.894.3946. Two years ago, someone with a 600 (poor) credit score could qualify for a mortgage or car loan. Now, reputable lenders will not even consider lending to someone with a score below 700. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 14:37:00

4 more ways get ideas for new products/services

Download audio file (FourWaysToGetIdeasForProducts.mp3) Innocence Creative Commons License photo credit: h ... that into not only a one sale, but a repetitive one?  Think about how your business can help them improve [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:32:48

SEC Football Power Poll: Final Ballot

1. Florida The Gators played the now-traditional part of an SEC champion by winning the BCS Title. 2 ... one, but to his credit Chizik has hired a nice staff. Maybe things won't be as bad as we think ... for the bowls. Can they improve next year with Jordan Jefferson under center? 6. Vanderbilt Vandy won [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 16:08:56

Kids In The Factory

Kids In The Factory January 17th, 2009 I have to credit to a liberal when he acknowledges reality: ... , as is the life of a third world subsistence farmer. If you want to improve things, you need to actually ... more prosperity and more economic opportunity not just say “no” to particular forms of bad conditions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 02:10:02

Community Organizers Empower People. So Should Presidents

Photo credit: Fungible Convictions Sarah Palin's denigration of community organizers is the domestic equivalent of her getting a passport for the ... making critical improvements, like fixing plumbing or holes in ceilings. His work empowered the residents [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 20:30:13

The Benefits Of An Unsecured Debt Consolidation Loan

Amazon.de Widgets Unsecured Debt Consolidation Loans will combine all your existing debt into one much more manageable, lower interest loan, without putting your home, or any other collateral at risk.An unsecured debt consolidation loan is not as easy as it once was to be approved for. You will have to have a very secure job and have an excellent credit history with very little or no black marks against it, which is extremely difficult in these times of economic turmoil.But the signs are improving [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 11:53:40

Bad Credit Repair Industry in the Recession

September 6, 2009 | By Shantel Buatone In Finance | by Ryan ParkerWe all know that the economy isn’t in good health now. Compared to just a few years ago, we are definitely in a rut. Latest figures from the department of statistics indicate that just over 2 million people have lost their jobs this year due to the economic slow down. Leading trend companies have suggested that another 4 million jobs will be lost before any meaningful improvement in the economy will show up. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-06 17:46:58

When politicians panic

By Libby Avedon reminds me I meant to get to this earlier. TChris at Talk Left noticed a disturbing addition to the "improved" Wall St. rescue ... to run businesses for an extended sting operation, to open their own personal bank accounts ... taxpayers who wrongfully accept the Earned Income credit. But this can't all be blamed solely on Bush [more...]

Date: 2008-10-05 21:47:45

MSM talking heads: Improving Dow is due to Obama

I had to read this again.  Surely these sycophants weren’t that devoid of reality, were they?  Oh yes…yes, they were ... through Wednesday on the economy and laying out his economic team. You got to give him credit ... that two weeks ago was desperate for political leadership and a clear strategy to repair the economy [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 23:55:16

Spruce Up Your Abode with Home Improvement Loan

by katie George Everyone has got dreams about his house. One dreams about how it should be, how would be the decoration and many more things ... an open door for the bad credit holders too. Bad credit holders only have to pay slightly hiked ... want to repair your kitchen or the drawing room, may want some new kitchen appliances or you may [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 09:49:31

Improve Gas Mileage, Market Your Home, Plus Winners of the Million Visitors Giveaway!

Winners of The Million Visitors Giveaway Earlier, I was thinking of giving away $5,000 to the actual millionth visitor on my site, ... as one of my motivators for losing weight. No Credit Needed: I was a bit unhappy about this news — that gas stations may be curtailing the use of credit cards. Not sure if this is a trend though [more...]

Date: 2008-06-22 19:46:14

WHERE TO GET A PERSONAL LOAN FROM WHEN YOU HAVE BAD CREDIT.?

Author: admin Filed under: Health LoanDate: Sep 30,2009 Single mother was sick due to automobile collision as well as afterwards stroke. Health got improved as well as she went behind to work after 4 years. Had to record failure as well as it was dismissed.Have 4 kids. One only accomplished initial year of college. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 06:17:46

Five Things To Do This Weekend

Don't lie in all weekend -- improve your life and your geek quotient with these ideas from the past week on Lifehacker: Work it if you can get a better deal for your money by comparing your current credit card and loan options at Mozo Try fixing up your photos with the mysteriously-named Qtpfsgui If that doesn't [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 06:30:29

Detroit Auto Show: Toyota's all-electric city car

As CARB's mandate for carmakers to start selling plug-in hybrids and zero-emissions cars gets ever bigger in the window (2012) ... and improved 2010 Prius, which will be unveiled Monday. Check back Monday for your nerdy green fix ... battery pack with plug-in capability. -- Dan Neil Photo credit: Dan Neil / Los Angeles Times [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:37:43

After the Bailout, Bank Stocks are a Bad Deal for Investors Now

The $250 billion bank bailout announced Monday is a great improvement on the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) ... have invested in troubled mortgage loans, relics of a home mortgage bubble that should never ... . You haven’t received Uncle Sam’s credit card bill yet. Under the new bailout plan, the government [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 12:59:00

Two Ways to Improve TARP for Taxpayers

Below is a comment by Alex Pollock at American Enterprise Institute on the TARP: ... among them) are devoting the public credit to supporting financial companies. We have moved through ... The subprime problems are contained.” The problem with thinking of financial market crises as “ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 02:52:55

Rates for Friday Afternoon

Mortgage rates are much improved since what I posted last week.  Wednesday and Thursday were rough on the markets as traders braced (and rightly so) ... : 6.125% (APR 6.271%)  0.50% to rate FHA.  Pricing based on credit score of 620 or better and loan ... % (APR 7.064%)  0.25% to rate FHA-Jumbo. Pricing based on loan amounts from $362,791 - $567,500 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 21:38:07

Zimbabwe today

ZIMBABWE: Now a ‘Factory for Poverty’ http://www.ipsnews ... . Credit: Ephraim Nsingo/IPS HARARE, Jan 17 (IPS) - Over 75 percent of the people in crisis-riddled ... are likely to get worse before they improve. A report released by Save the Children (SCF) found that 10 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 00:50:02

KB Home: Housing market 'unlikely to improve significantly' in near-term

News item from Bloomberg: "KB Home, the Los Angeles-based homebuilder that targets first-time buyers, ... difference to the housing market: "The majority of the bill is focused on fixing Wall Street issues ... for potential buyers with good credit." More from CNN Money: "In California's Inland Empire [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 18:50:10

Mortgage Rates for Friday Afternoon

This morning’s Jobs Report was even worse than expected with 533, ... s report.   Mortgage rates are much improved over the last rate post (pre-Thanksgiving) and slightly ... ).  The conforming rate quote below is based on owner occupied with a mid-low credit score of 720-739, “full [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 21:22:25

TIMSS: U.S. moves up in math, but Asians still rule

The new TIMSS 2007 report is out. U.S. fourth and eighth graders improved in math but stayed the same in science, reports the New York Times ... as they become adults. . . . Second, test scores, at least average test scores, don’t seem ... no credit for the minimal math gains. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 10:57:32

Bond issuer upgrades look set to increase

Bond issuers poised for a credit-rating upgrade have exceeded the 12-month average for the first time in two years, according to Standard & Poor's in a report that signals improvements in the global economy.The ratings agency said 174 global iss ... [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 17:48:20

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