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On Monday, I will be 42.  I remember when my mom turned 40 (oh, and that was NOT a fun day as my family can attest!), and that seemed so old! ... on a test in AP calculus, and we got it right, but didn't get full credit for not showing our work ... the Culligan water softener guys to fix our water softener so we can actually use the dishwasher again [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 16:45:01

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One Story to Embody 2008, Two Ratios Show Room to Fall for Stocks, Death of the Euro, and More!

by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias A fitting end to 2008… an easy money crisis “fixed” with more easy money Equity bottom still out of reach… ... , maybe credit shouldn’t be so easy!” Today, they’re back. Never mind that GMAC is borrowing money ... t have to worry about making bad loans until they’re at least 30 days past due. If there’s any [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 20:05:01

Update: who is going into foreclosure?

How do we help people in foreclosure? Or, is the question still, do we help people in foreclosure ... delinquent again within 10 months, according to a Credit Suisse report. A couple of disturbing numbers ... has proved hard to fix: Falling home prices: More than 23 percent of home owners with a mortgage owe [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 13:41:47

Updated: Memo To Ditto Heads: Obama Didn’t Do It

Just in case ditto heads are still blaming Obama for the economic depression we’re in, here’s a reality check, ... The dollar begins a long, steep decline against other currencies. Cheap credit floods the housing market. Many home buyers grab risky, non-fixed mortgages. Helped along by existing federal laws [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 00:25:18

A Market Breakdown and Other End-of-Week Perspectives

* Breaking Support - The Russell 2000 Index (IWM) shown above broke beneath multi-month support on Friday ... to Carl for fixing the problem and extending the offer. * Revenge, Retribution, and Rescue - Thanks ... . * Credit Crunch as a Network Failure - Thoughtful post from John Rutledge. * Taking Losses [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 21:51:44

Toyota: Credit Not Responsible For Current Sales Slump, But Please Hurry Up And Fix! [Toyota Sales]

Jim Lentz, Toyota's US sales chief, told the Detroit News yesterday that consumer financing isn't their challenge right now; rather, ... are postponing car purchases. Dealers across the country are singing a similar tune, saying that well-qualified buyers can still get financing, but continuing bad economic news is keeping buyers [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 14:00:00

Why you should get out of debt

This is a reprint of an article I wrote for MinTheGap… This world is backwards. Everyone loves to talk about using OPM (other people’s money) ... do with our finances, yet because of a lack of discipline we don’t do it. So, what then needs fixing - the math ... that I would always have a car payment. Everyone has credit cards, so I just assumed if [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 12:11:26

Some Libor History

This was in a longer note from UBS and I thought that it was worth sharing as it gives a historical perspective on the relationship between Fed ... note from UBS: Interbank credit showed some signs of normalizing on Monday morning. At the Monday fixing, the three-month Libor spread to the expected fed funds rate was 292 bps, down from 330 bps [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 05:42:53

Obama Wins! Now He Has to Get it Right.

After an amazing landslide victory, Barack Obama is heading to the White House ... though banks now are, they remain central to the economy. Making credit available again (even ... garnered votes by sticking to its message. In fixing the economy, the opposite tack may be best: Don’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 11:32:52

How To Afford Repairs With Bad Credit?

posted by mkellett Those who need finance for repairing house appliances or fixing any electronic device, can find it very difficult to get a loan if they have bad credit. However, it is possible to obtain bad credit loans and use the money to pay for repairs regardless of your credit score or history [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 14:25:20

Brokeback ‘Irritation’

-By Warner Todd Huston The author of the famous gay cowboy story that the movie Brokeback Mountain was based on says the story is a “source of ... with praise and applause for ‘fixing’ the story. “Brokeback Mountain has had little effect on my writing ... credit: AP) [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 12:21:20

State ends troubled police radio contract

State ends troubled police radio contract by The Associated Press / The Post-Standard Thursday January 15, 2009, 12: ... statewide emergency radio network failed to fix 15 flaws found previously in a two-county test ... of credit from M/A-COM, a division of Tyco Electronics, to cover the state's expenses. Office [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:34:13

Jim’s Mailbox

Marty’s thought for 2009 "Doing more than is expected is what makes the difference between the exhilaration of achievement, ... my credit card if things get bad. Gold, what’s that? Don’t worry, Washington will fix it. Driving ... is where you need to be for the long term. Just use an Index Fund. Housing always goes [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 19:15:09

Depression or Recovery? Both

We are getting a daily diet of doom and gloom. Crashing markets, key economic sectors imploding, mounting foreclosures, ... year than everyone expects. Internet Time. Make no mistake, the credit collapse created a Modern Depression but it wasn’t allowed to metastasize. The fix, the only one known for depressions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 09:58:55

The Obamamercial Live

Live blogging the Obama Infomercial .... so you don't have to. (see this, this, this) Wheat .... Flags .... Fans in slow motion ... of energy independence. The Green Economy. American built hybrids and a tax credit to buy them ... for it all without raising taxex, line by line fixing of the budget. Iraq. OH, nice job. Segue [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 01:00:00

Should a Venture Capitalist be Head of the SBA?

I was starting to get really impressed with President Elect Obama’s cabinet choices ... doesn’t provide credit access to enough small businesses. So my question is: how will we fix ... States, according to the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 04:43:15

How To Afford Repairs With Bad Credit? Posted By : Melissa Kellett

Those who need finance for repairing house appliances or fixing any electronic device, ... can find it very difficult to get a loan if they have bad credit. However, it is possible to obtain bad credit... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 05:00:00

Bank cuts 130 O.C. jobs

HERE. Jeff Altman of WestCal Mortgage Corp. in Orange said later today rates fluctuated between 4.75% and 4.875% with a one-point fee ... Homeowners who got a break often defaulted again The regulator did it Good credit, bad mortgage … ... in 2007. And in other mortgage news… Bad-loan fix: Model or Myth? O.C. mortgage rates return [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 21:09:31

Capital One Will Ruin This Guy's Credit One Way Or Another [Capital One]

Joseph is having problems paying his Capital One card, mainly because Capital One keeps making it hard for him to pay it, ... May when I called to ask them to fix my account once again, and they claimed I had a bad check ... credit, I don't see how this is possible seeing as I had been paying the minimum amount each month [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 23:24:23

Heads I Win, Tails You Lose

I missed this yesterday, somehow: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and his top aides took credit for building a winning bailout coalition – hours before the vote ... to be fixing blame… while blaming Obama. Now, I understand most of us are cynical about politicians [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 14:37:09

I guess you have to Be There…

Hey I have a deal for you - if you’re thinking of switching to Be Un limited ADSL2 in the UK (upto 24Meg broadband!) ... from a current slight DNS flakiness which they are fixing (for which you can use alternatives OpenDNS ... and you’re out’ thing either - credit to them! For the sake of transparency I get an extra month for each [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 16:39:49

Photoshoot Update Hey.I’ve added a few more photoshoots into the gallery.A couple are quite rare so please credit us.We also noticed theres a problem with the comments,we’re working on fixing this. Gallery Link - Photoshoots Posted by Sam • No Comments Jan 15, 2009 • [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:23:12

Alitalia Situation Somehow Getting Worse

Things for Alitalia somehow look worse than they did earlier this week, ... has until Monday to fix the crisis--or it'll ground the carrier. Berlusconi--who made fixing Alitalia ... ? That's just €92 each way! But, uh, book with a credit card! Related Stories: · Berlusconi Given Deadline [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 01:37:02

IIHC Wants Car-Like Truck Bumpers, Has Never Seen Aftermarket [Industry News]

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) will today formally petition the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ... the truck), they have to pay for fixing things. The remarkable part of the article in Automotive News ... required) Photo credit DieselPowerMag.com [more...]

Date: 2008-07-01 15:20:00

yellowsn0w iPhone 3G baseband unlock released

After surprising iPhone 3G owners with the news that the yellowsn0w baseband unlock would, in fact, ... contracts which add “Top up credit” style menus to the handset may cause issues, which can be fixed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 15:18:49

Leonardo DiCaprio Reacts to 'Revolutionary Road' Nominations

Leonardo DiCaprio has a Golden Globe nomination for his return performance with costar Kate Winslet in their new movie 'Revolutionary Road ... t receive the credit it deserves. I hope that the film goes a long way towards fixing that mistake,” [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 19:47:00

TREASURY BUBBLE UPDATE -- 1/7/09

"The boom can last only as long as the credit expansion progresses at an ever-accelerated pace. … But then finally the masses wake up ... of fixed-income strategy in London at Calyon, the investment-banking unit of France’s Credit Agricole [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 17:18:00

Operation Helpful Idiot Results - Part 7

Some Operation Helpful Idiot suggestions for your reading pleasure. Actual authors may claim credit in the comments if they choose ... is finally cairing about the children and fixing the climate. After 8 years of the so-called Bush ... . I have a great idae for fixing the environment that I cant believe WE arent doing already. Amerikkkans [more...]

Date: 2008-07-15 11:31:48

Off With Their Heads!

My promised column on threads will appear in this space on Friday ... seems immune to any and all efforts to fix or end it. NOT passing a $700 billion mortgage bailout ... . There is no credit available to anyone, anywhere, no matter [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 16:56:08

Should You Invest In REIT?

With the current housing market meltdown, it’s hard to think about investing in real estate ... with maintenance — i.e., answer midnight phone calls to go fix the toilet. You don’t have to deal with bad ... . Moreover, the current tight credit market and lack of cash makes it even harder to buy [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 03:39:11

How To Afford Repairs With Bad Credit?

Those who need finance for repairing house appliances or fixing any electronic device, can find it very difficult to get a loan if they have bad credit ... an income requirement that needs to be met. Anyone who wants to apply for a bad credit loan (or any kind [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 23:14:58

Timothy Geithner: Obama's Teflon Treasury Secretary

by James Pethokoukis, USA News & World Report Who is Timothy Geithner that upon news of his impending nomination by Barack Obama, ... in creating the housing and credit crisis?" "How does tax policy affect economic growth?" "What should be done to fix Social Security?" "Should the government more directly aid homeowners?" "What is the growth [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 16:32:17

Bailout BS: Fixing the US auto sector in 3 easy steps

[ Three easy steps to fix the US auto industry: Bailout automakers to survive another 3 years, unlimited tax credits for hybrid cars,EVs, etc, ... and create a gas tax. Tough love for Big 3 includes giving the Prius some credit I've had enough ... , automakers have made many important changes, but a few years doesn't rectify decades of bad [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 20:28:57

McCain, Obama: Cautious steps on crisis

by John McCormick CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Acutely aware of the delicate nature of the financial situation and its increasingly central role in the ... " to stabilize markets and maintain credit. With the Wall Street bailouts expected to cost hundreds ... details for his plan to fix the immediate problem, a reversal from what aides had indicated a day [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 14:20:13

Berkeley Lunch on the Financial Crisis

Carolyn Said: UC Berkeley economists think through the crisis: Dissecting the global financial turmoil today, ... are inadequate. "Fixing this program is now very urgent," said Barry Eichengreen, professor ... the problem. The credit markets have shut down. The commercial paper market has imploded; inner bank [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 01:19:07

Take a little less yield on a CD, keep a bank in business

Today Justin is out doing what in the news business we call "reporting ... in the first place. "Higher rates are a short-term fix," says Camden Fine, president and CEO ... and businesses supposed to be starved for credit? I asked [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 19:08:15

Don't eat yellowsn0w!

Hello all, We wish you a very happy, healthy, and hopeful 2009! Once you have installed yellowsn0w, please report your success or failure here ... application, 0.9.6 beta should fix EVEN MORE problems :-). Please remember to add feedback - here ... items such as “top up” “get credit” “lotto numbers” etc. These menu items confuse the application [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 11:36:00

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« PreviousA bolder approach to credit-rating agency reform Next »Let the Great Rebalancing Begin The Fed's Wall Street pay fix Posted by Justin FoxFriday, September 18, 2009 at 4:02 pm 11 Comments • Trackback (9) • Related Topics:Wall Street, banks, executive pay, regulation I was a little nonplussed this morning when I read the not-very-shocking WSJ article that came with the shocking headline, "Bankers Face Sweeping Curbs on Pay." In the pre-Murdoch era that would have been a 600-word [more...]

Date: 2009-09-18 20:02:27

Your Chevy’s engine may suddenly explode!

p2pnet news view | Security:- Ever have one of those old jalopies you just can’t seem to get rid of? ... patch for the first time since April 2007, it’s fixing a critical flaw that hasn’t been reported ... for an exploit to occur. So give them credit for being proactive. Still, it’s kind of like GM issuing [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 12:29:51

Instant Approval Loans: Quick Funds to Help You Fix Urgencies

Sometimes, it really gets tough to arrange funds within a short point of time, ... , credit card dues, school and college education fees, house and car repair etc. while, under normal ... , as these are short term loans. Moreover, the loan amount is sanctioned without any credit check [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 13:00:58

Does Anyone Know How To Fix This Financial Crisis?

I read a couple interesting articles this morning that I thought I’d share. One article talks about how no one, including President-elect Obama, knows how to fix ... capital. Basically, he says that in order to restore confidence and improve liquidity in the credit [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 16:51:12

Dell faced with iPhone Exchange ActiveSync Setup Issues

It is amazing to see how many companies are faced with the dilemma of solving these iPhone Active-Sync Setup issues ... Experts. We can quickly fix your issues and eliminate all of your headaches today with one simple phone ... very large Credit Union in California, Medical Facilities, Banks, the University of Phoenix Cardinal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 22:08:23

Wealth - The Two Things That Matter

Here’s the simplest equation describing what we talk about everyday ... Enroll in your 401k Decreasing Your Spending Cut your credit card Don’t look at advertisements ... the web when something breaks to see if you can fix it before going out to buy a new one I bet [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:00:30

Great News: JPMorgan Chase profit down 76%

Filed under: Earnings reports, JPMorgan Chase (JPM) ... financial institution can earn a profit. When we look forward to fixing the economic disaster left ... . Its $2.8 billion in losses came from its trading, corporate lending, credit card and mortgage lending [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 09:00:00

Who is this fatty?

First guess, after that take a peek after the read more… Credit: Starsurf; Photos: SplashNewsOnline ... , plays whistleblower Mark Whitacre in the true story about a price-fixing scheme involving [more...]

Date: 2008-07-03 17:38:45

Leave Our 401(k)s Alone!

Take a look at what Teresa Ghilarducci at New York’s New School for Social Research wants to do to your 401(k) ... an annual $600 inflation-adjusted tax credit for retirement and force them to invest 5% of their pay ... t they: 1. Concentrate on fixing Social Security. 2. Educating the general public on the purpose [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 17:14:40

Just Days After Announcing Them, Obama Throws Proposed Tax Cuts Under The Bus

He’s caving in to pressure from intimidating Senate figures like...Senator Kent Conrad ... in his proposed tax cuts on Friday after inviting lawmakers to “just show me” ideas for fixing ... came under pressure in closed-door talks to jettison or significantly alter a proposed tax credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 05:12:03

Falling Out Of A Bed That Gets Higher Every Day

The Herald Tribune reports from Florida. “Mark Brivik, a real estate investor who made a living buying, fixing up and selling houses on Longboat Key and other parts of Southwest Florida, has filed ... off her credit cards and ripped them up.” Still, even without credit card debt, Lesso is struggling [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 14:34:43

A Simple Explanation of What Went Wrong

I read this interesting Brookings paper yesterday, titled "A Brief Guide To Fixing Finance ... to the financial crisis: 1. The bubble in home prices, fueled by the ready availability of credit, resulted ... companies, and hedge funds) that issued “credit default swaps” contracts (CDS) that insured the CDOs [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 16:15:00

Redirection Report

Redirection Report July 16th, 2008 Brian Krebs had an interesting report over at the Washington Post that cited a report from Indiana ... around to fixing. Redirects are not fixed, XSS is not fixed. These issues still exist all over Google ... understanding this in the main stream media, but let’s not give credit to companies that are clearly [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 22:47:06

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