Blocking, Tackling & Running: Leveraging a Crisis Into Real Change

There's a fairly well known cartoon of two scientists working out a problem on a chalkboard covered with complex equations and down in the circle is a little circle with the key step inserted in small print - "and then a miracle occurs". Wouldn't it be nice if we could take the same short-cut to fixing the horrendous shopping list of significant [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:07:11

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Government help for the bank lending: just “get on with it”

Last weekend the Prime Minister announced yet another “anti-recession” plan which included the “creation of up to 100,000 new jobs” ... half of this year, as we were promised by the Chancellor as recently as in the Pre Budget Report ... that households are reining in after the years of credit-fuelled excess. Two key indicators are housing equity [more...]

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

Fixing Credit Report – The Good… The Bad… And The Truth

Fixing Credit Report – The Good… The Bad… And The Truth by Tim BeachumYou are moments away from understanding the process of fixing credit. It’s really not important what your reasons are for wanting to repair your credit the fact is you have made a good decision. Repairing your credit is well worth the effort, and depending on your current situation repairing your credit can lower your monthly bills, open a bank account, rent an apartment, and even purchase a car. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 15:25:39

Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10/1/2009+

Windows Azure, Azure Data Services, SQL Azure Database and related cloud computing topics now appear in this weekly series.   Note: This post is updated daily or more frequently, depending on the availability of new articles in the following sections: Azure Blob, Table and Queue Services SQL Azure Database (SADB) .NET Services: Access Control, Service Bus and Workflow Live Windows Azure Apps, Tools and Test Harnesses Windows Azure Infrastructure [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 23:00:00

FDA Gives Light Scrutiny to Investigators’ Financial Ties

The FDA should do a lot more to police potential conflicts of interest among researchers conducting clinical trials of experimental drugs and medical devices, a government watchdog says. Read the report, out today ... 07. They found that 42% of approved applications were missing financial information, and only [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:31:58

ATMs Are Signs of Progress in Iraq

The first ATMs have opened in Iraq since the invasion five years ago -- an encouraging factoid contained in a new by-the-numbers Defense Department ... with dollars to pay government employees. Some restaurants even accept credit cards these days ... government continues to manage the electricity sector with increased effectiveness," the report states. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:24:00

Welsh Investment letter – September 2009

~~~ V-SHAPED RECOVERY VERSUS SECULAR AND CYCLICAL HEADWINDS Growing up in Chicago, I looked forward to every baseball season, and I cheered for both the White Sox and Cubs, since neither team won that much. I never saw the point in being choosey. The GO-Go White Sox went to the World Series in 1959, before winning it 46 years later in 2005, and 88 years after winning in 1917. The Cubs haven’t won a World Series since 1908, and that 100 year streak appears safe in 2009. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 14:45:08

Transcript of Mayor Michael Nutter’s budget update

Date: Jan 15, 2009 Location: Philadelphia City Hall Speaker: Mayor Michael Nutter (transcript provided by Mayor’s Office of Communications) ... be leaving the city to travel to Washington to present testimony at a House Committee on President-elect Obama’s stimulus package. But first I want report on three primary issues: First, I want to give [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:01:46

RIL, auto stocks slide in flat market

Key benchmark indices ended little changed after witnessing wild gyrations throughout the day. The BSE 30-share Sensex rose 7.71 points or 0.05%, off 61.06 points from the day's high, and up 75.19 points from the day's low. The BSE Sensex extended gains for third straight session while S&P CNX Nifty ended marginally lower. Market breadth was weak as small and mid-cap stocks underwent correction.IT stocks were in demand for the third straight day. However, auto stocks retreated on profit booking. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 12:10:00

MY REPLY TO A COMMENT ON: AS CHILD LIES IN COMA, MOM DEMANDS ANSWERS

Sometimes in this blog business you receive a comment that is just so idiotic, that you have to take the time to not only point out their stupidity, ... that the report the mother made against the foster parents involved “just some scratches and a bump.”  My reasoning for this conclusion, is how would they know what was in the report if they were [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:14:42

How To Quickly Build a Big Subscriber List

This is about email subscribers, not RSS subscribers.  RSS is nice, but it will be awhile before it hits critical mass for most markets ... t know how to use RSS. The fact is, even if you are in a niche where your readership is savvy enough ... for free. (If I had to start all over, this is exactly how I would launch my business on the web [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:33:40

DrStockPick.com Stock Report! Thursday October 1st, 2009 (Upgrades/Downgrades)

Dr Stock Pick HOT News & Alerts ! _______________________________________ FREE Daily Stock Alerts From DrStockPick.com _______________________________________ Thursday October 1st, 2009 DrStockPick.com Stock Report! ************************************************************** Stocks Upgraded Today Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target China Unicom Hong Kong CHU Credit Suisse Neutral » Outperform [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 14:03:19

De-leveraging the Children of Wall Street

submitted by James Baker Welch, VP of Rothschild Investments One of the most stunning facts of the 2008 Financial Melt-down has been the wholesale ... regulatory agencies to determine if the institution has met the credit needs of its entire community. 1   The CRA began to compel banks to underwrite less credit-worthy mortgage loans in order [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:40:18

Why Did Bank of America Pay ACORN?

On September 29, the article “Bank of America Pulls ACORN funding” appeared on the CNN political ticker. While the short piece thankfully does list some of ACORN’s recent scandals, such as the Breitbart video investigation and the voter registration fraud, it didn’t answer the question that was surely on every reader’s mind: What exactly [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 07:08:36

Highlights and Lowlights of BofA’s Earnings Call

Bank of America moved its earnings announcement up to this morning to soothe investors after The Wall Street Journal’s report that BofA would need ... and $27 billion in credit costs. Many of the problems originated at Merrill Lynch, which had a loss ... Goldman Sachs research analysts noted wryly in a research report this morning. BofA CEO Ken Lewis [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:01:30

Officescape Launches New Telework Solution

Officescape is getting off to a busy start in 2009, no doubt leveraging the credit crunch and the down economy that’s buoying its industry ... of a distributed workforce, whether it’s a multinational company or a small group of partners scattered ... in 2006, according to a report issued by WorldatWork. In total, the sum of   teleworkers (both [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 23:54:30

Identify Credit Repair Scam in 6 Ways!!

by David Wada Everyday, companies target consumers who have poor credit histories with promises to clean up their credit report so they can get a ... . The truth is, these companies cant deliver an improved credit report for you using the tactics they promote. Its illegal: No one can remove accurate negative information from your credit report. So [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:23:45

South Carolina Attorney General Reacts to ISTTF’s Report

So here is some follow-up to this week’s Internet Safety Technical Task Force report that downplayed predators on social networks and encouraged ... Carolina has withdrawn from the group (which was collective of 49 of the state AGs – only Texas chose not to participate). He has left based on the fact that the report downplays the threat of sexual [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 02:33:28

The New Rules of Green Travel

The Iowa Climate Change Advisory Council recently released its final report which suggests two scenarios to cut the state's .. ... credit crunch, many economies are in poor shape. Oil prices are continuing ... continue » ‘Shovel Ready ... of production and products ... click to view full size [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 18:54:17

Recognizing a Credit Repair Scam

by David Wada Everyday, companies target consumers who have poor credit histories with promises to clean up their credit report so they can get a ... . The truth is, these companies cant deliver an improved credit report for you using the tactics they promote. Its illegal: No one can remove accurate negative information from your credit report. So [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:24:58

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/8/2009

The latest word is that an agreement with Russia has been reached, and the flow through the gas pipeline will resume.Also, look for the storming of the Israeli consulate in Montreal, as well as other Gaza-inspired violence around the world.Thanks to AA, Abu Elvis, Insubria, JD, Tuan Jim, Vlad Tepes, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 04:49:00

10 tech-trends to look out for in 2009

2009, a year to expect the technologies which focus on energy efficiency and mobility – a bit greener and a lot more faster ... a service provider gets taken to court. The mobile will drive a host of apps: global positioning ... , and 16 GB of storage, it’ll be your storehouse, your credit card, your identity. Green Energy: Low [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 21:50:59

Post-Holidays Ideal Time to Check for ID Theft

We know, we know: that stack of bills on your kitchen table can’t possibly have a bright side. Right? ... . Request a Credit Report Unless you’re planning on requiring one for another purpose (such as a loan) within the next 12 months, now is also a good time to order a credit report. (You may obtain [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 00:30:01

Link-O-Rama

As those of you who've inexplicably continued to check the Fat-O-Meter despite no change in months have no doubt noticed, I'm back on the weight-loss plan. Again. This is my third attempt to restart the weight-loss process since dropping 92.5 pounds several years ago only to gain most of it right back, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:40:28

Tomorrow’s Star Bloggers Talk About Blogging

When a blogger becomes famous, everyone wants to get in touch with her, asking for interviews, sharing their post ideas, ... bloggers who are on their way to building something big. Here’s how the study was organized: I sent ... of interesting bloggers. I contacted them to see how they would respond and asked each of them two interview [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 03:17:19

Few following DIAC in Gershon hiring drive

Most large federal government agencies this week said they had no plans to follow the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's lead in hiring a ... recommendations. Razor: Gershon and Tanner Sir Peter Gershon and Lindsay Tanner (Credit: Brian Hartigan) The Gershon report, which has been endorsed as an action plan by Federal Cabinet, found [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:57:02

LifeLock Review

LifeLock is the company that has a picture of their CEO, Todd Davis, ... service guarantee, everything else is free to the public. You May Not Need It If you are diligent ... . They will remember to put fraud alerts on your credit history at the three bureaus every 90 days [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:19:44

German Exports And New Orders Slump In November

Yesterday we learnt that German unemployment was, unfortunately, back on the rise, while today we get to see one of the principal reasons for the uptick. German exports fell back at a record rate in November - in fact seasonally and working day adjusted current-price sales exports fell back 10.6 percent from October (when they declined 0 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 11:40:57

U.S. Exports Continue Their Downward Trend

Last year, while the U.S. dollar was down, manufacturers were joyfully experiencing one of the the loan bright spots in the U.S ... report showed that U.S. exports were down again, for the fourth consecutive time. Is there any bright ... Spectator looks closer at the latest trade report in his blog post below. The trade boom is fading [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:13:42

Citi to chop more jobs, again?

Citi CEO Vikram Pandit is ripping apart the company and surely firing even more yet the arrogant and incompetent CEO struggled at the end of 2008 ... that essentially sound a death knell for its financial-services supermarket model, according to a published report ... be the first part of a major reorganization of the struggling company. Citigroup [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:55:02

I think I have been the victim of identity theft. What can I do?

The following post in our Reader Question series is an actual user submitted question ... in any way. Q: I got my social on January of last year and I’ve been trying to make credit applying for credit cards and they send letters saying that I already have bad credit, and criminal accounts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 00:33:48

U.S. Climate Action Partnership: Give Polluters Money To Continue Polluting

U.S. Climate Action Partnership: Give Polluters Money To Continue Polluting By Brad Johnson on Jan 15th, 2009 at 3:46 pm U.S ... tide in Washington. They deserve credit for moving past conservative rhetoric that denies the need ... in a recent report, “A U.S. climate bill should set a target of reducing U.S. greenhouse gas [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:46:27

Financial crisis: Bank of America given $138bn rescue package

Phillip Inman and Julia Kollewe, The Guardian January 16, 2009 The BoA rescue matches that given to Citigroup, another stricken US banking giant, which is today expected to report its deepest quarterly deficit yet Bank of America was today ... in return for the aid, which is designed to absorb the losses on mortgage-related assets inherited [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:26:23

Sure, I'm still hoping for the best from the Obama administration, but the hiring of Cass Sunstein and the banishment of Howard Dean aren't good signs

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is introduced by President-elect Obama as the new chairman of the DNC. But wait, isn't there somebody missing? by Ken For all my apprehensions about what we're gleaning about policies of the Obama administration and what's suggested by the people being brought in to staff the administration, let me be clear: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 23:44:15

Volcker Group’s recommendations for financial reforms

by Rolfe Winkler, CFA Volcker’s “Group of 30″ released its report today on suggested reforms for financial markets.  The full 80 page report has to be purchased for $49.  They did release a shorter version ... .  They've got their hands full just measuring the credit risk of their loan books. “To guard against [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:00:18

International Luxury Real Estate News Roundup

Global Downturn Dooms Prestige Construction Projects, ... , they report that average sale prices increased to $1.64 million. Sooner or later these reporters ... , reports the Vietnam net.  A combination of falling local demand, lack of credit and a big drop [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:24:02

Debt Reduction and Debt Elimination Programs: What’s the Catch?

One of the most frequent issues that readers contact me about is more information about a debt reduction or debt elimination program that they heard ... out a lot of factors. For one, some of the programs wreak havoc on your credit report and credit score ... a final negative note on your credit report indicating that your debt was negotiated, which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 20:00:36

Recognizing a Credit Repair Scam

by David Wada Companies target consumers with poor credit histories all the time, making promises to fix their credit report so they can get their dream car, a bigger home, health ... is, these companies cannot deliver an improved credit report using the ‘unique’ tactics they promote [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:06:09

Top 10 Trends In Managing Small Business Finances in 2009

Top Trends in Managing Finances in 2009 There’s not much good news to report on the financial front as we move into 2009 ... small business owners. Overall, the landscape is different than it has been for a long time, but small business owners are used to adapting to diverse issues and have remained the economic engine [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:12:29

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/15/2009

Forget global warming. Hello, global cooling! If the experts are right, we’re in for a new Ice Age.But it’s still the fault of George W. Bush, of course.Thanks to C. Cantoni, Fausta, Insubria, JD, KGS, Tuan Jim, VH, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are below the fold [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:37:00

The Top Franchise Trends For 2009

Two words will be dominating the franchise landscape for 2009: cautious optimism ... credit score, and low personal debt, will increase the chances of getting a franchise loan.  More tips ... business produces goods and services worth over $880 billion yearly (Figures above obtained [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 07:30:34

Borrowing Beyond your Limit can Result in Consumer Debt

Consumer debt has risen to worrying percentages in the past few years ... of the loan, how much the borrower is able to pay back per month, their current credit score ... debt can be acquired in various forms, including through a credit card or a payday loan. There are many [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 00:24:29

JPMorgan Shuffles Management – Analyst Blog

JPMorgan Chase & Company ( JPM ) said yesterday that it has shuffled the senior leadership of its investment banking and asset management businesses.  The bank said that Steve Black, 57, will become the executive chairman of the investment bank. Steve was previously co-CEO of the division along with Bill Winters, 48, who is leaving the company. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 16:19:50

How I use location based services

A while ago I wrote about how I use Twitter and how you can follow me on my Lifestream. This time I'll share how I started to use some location based services and applications. Image credit: Susie I started out with Yahoo's Fire Eagle, but by itself it's not really useful [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 21:19:45

Bailout bio for American Express

American Express was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in New York, New York. It is known best for its global payments and travel operations. The Company’s principal products and services are charge and credit card products, and travel-related services offered to consumers and businesses around the world.  The company operates under two [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:51:52

TARP Oversight

TARP Oversight January 9th, 2009 by Karina Today, the Congressionally mandated Oversight Panel on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) released its second report. From the Congressional Oversight Panel: “Because the questions we asked one month ago are important as ever, in this second report we lay out exactly what questions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 19:15:54

ScamBuster 288

BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION Metro Plaza, Plot 991/992 Zakari Maimalari Street Cadastral Zone AO, Central Business District, Abuja. Phone : +234 8038242759. ATTENTION; The BRITISH High Commission in Nigeria,Benin Republic,Ghana and Bokinafaso received a report of scam against you and other British/US citizens and Malaysia,Etc. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 08:44:47

Blu-ray recorders in Japan

... the small sample size, so hopefully I can make amends with this detailed report from DIMSDRIVE ... , even getting onto Google News UK’s front page, but any credit to me got lost on the way. Mind [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:39:09

Outlook Worsening for U.S. Transportation Companies - S

A rapidly deteriorating U.S. economy, slowing growth worldwide, and credit market dislocations are stepping up the pressure on North American transportation companies, according to Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services. The sharp decline in oil prices (S&amp [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:15:18

DrumBeat: January 12, 2009

A novel plan for economic stimulus What's different now? In the 1930s, even though the U.S ... Intelligence Council's "Global Trends 2025" report concluded that, in the near term, pressure ... " report. It would appear that we need to plan for a less energy-intense future. StatoilHydro drills [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:02:56

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