Latest News in Credit History and Jobs - Jan 09, 2009

Israel Bombs Gaza, Hamas Fires Rockets After UN Cease-Fire Vote - Bloomberg 9 Jan 2009 at 4:25am Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) ... for an immediate cease-fire. The Council voted … Credit crisis prompts Toyota leadership shuffle: report [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 12:56:20

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Time for a Taxpayers Revolt

Congress will be voting this week on the biggest give-away of our tax dollars to the financial sector in our nation’s history ... , many are skeptical as to whether the bailout will even restore confidence – and credit – to the banking system. As one report notes, “Doubts remain as to how it could immediately thaw the frozen money [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 01:05:28

FTC cracks down on medical identity theft

Ann Zeigler reports: The FTC plans to issue a new consumer protection rule that will take on the issue of medical identity theft, a growing concern now that identity thieves have recognized that medical records are rich sources of financial information that can be used to obtain credit with someone else’s history. Alternate [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 17:23:15

behold the power of berube

michael berube has proof that his return to blogging single-bloggedly elected obama as president: seriously: if you look at the polling history, ... like this.and here we thought we got the credit. addendum: be sure to check out berube's report on how [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 01:13:03

Seller Needs To Be Braced And Not Take Things Personally

The Seacoast reports from Maine. “A study released by Maine Real Estate Information System Inc ... . “First-time home buyers with good credit histories currently have many opportunities, said Georgia [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 13:13:29

The Jim Treacher Porn Debt Crisis:

America's $15 trillion ticking financial timebomb - and what you can do to defuse it An Iowahawk Special Investigative Report by David Burge ... in considering Mr. Treacher's loan request. Perhaps he didn't have the most spotless credit history [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 20:49:23

A 90?s Flashback for Commercial Property

Angela Pruitt reports: Commercial property is bracing for a tough time that could morph into a crisis similar in scope to the free ... in history. But with the credit markets in lock-down mode, consumer confidence battered [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 15:40:57

Tribute - Revision

The Tribute MasterCard uses help to rebuild a score of the low credit often. It is a non protected card ... for the years. He/it can help to increase your score. It is because with on time monthly payments you will create a history of the positive payment on your report. There is not a price [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 11:16:30

iMPACT! (Jan 15 09)

NEWS: |411M| The following report is from 411Mania with full credit going to Randy Harrison… “ We start the show out with highlights from the ... the microphone and talks about how there have been many great families in history with men that would [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 03:24:22

A temple older than Stonehenge - way, WAY older

When people think of the history of "civilization," the earliest identifiable distinct culture is that of Sumer, founded around 6000 B.C ... issue of Smithsonian has a fascinating report about excavations on the Turkish/Syrian border ... . Image credit to Archaeology.org [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:36:00

History Repeating Itself or a New Start in 2009?

History Repeating Itself or a New Start in 2009? Posted on January 1, 2009 by Susan Mangiero Philosopher George Santayana once said that " ... Defotis cites a Credit Suisse report that has S&P 500 companies facing a "pension deficit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 11:54:30

Barack Obama credited with saving all lives in NYC Hudson River jetliner crash!

.The greatest  President      in history Barack Obamasaves every life in HudsonRiver plane crash!by Dink T ... ,was too busy trying to hog the credit for saving the passengers.Sullenberger made no mention ... reporting for T.M.M.C.F.O.W. in New York City..Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Barack [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 10:27:22

U.S. unadjusted jobless claims fourth highest in history

This past week, jobless claims in the U.S. soared as they always do after the holiday season. For the week ending Jan ... was in 1975, 1982, and 1983 following the holiday season.  Do not be deceived by sloppy reporting ... Jackson in the White House Post from: Credit Writedowns [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:50:06

How To Find Out If Your Bank Is Next In Line To Fail

18 banks have gone under so far this year. But how do you know if yours will be next? ... this year amid the ongoing credit crisis. With total assets of $5.1 billion and total deposits ... in U.S. history, reaching all the way back to 1934, U.S. News & World Report said at the time. That begs [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 14:00:40

Swindled by the Billions

Branded as the biggest con of the history. On December 11, 2008 at 8.30 a.m, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents arrested Bernard Madoff and charged ... & World Report) = $30 M 14. Societe Generale of France = $13.7 M 15. Credit Agricole of France [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 05:00:59

End of the World? Perhaps, Not

Not to pull the rug out from this week’s History Channel special on Nostradamus, ... get more complicated. Want to learn more? Check out a new report by the National Science ... is quite now, but storms are a'coming. Credit: SOHO/ESA, NASA [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 20:15:36

Sleeping Through a Catastrophic Economy

by The Mogambo Guru If you want to know the reason why history shows that people always turn to gold when government/central bank mismanagement ... -distribution, such as the report that the twin idiots in Congress, Christopher Dodd and Barney Frank, are actually proposing a tax credit for buyers of particular houses to prevent foreclosure [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 20:43:16

History Of The World (Financial Crisis), Part I

Nice to see someone is taking notes of the ongoing economic crisis ... struggling investment bank, failed mortgage company, missed-earnings warning, lousy housing report, cut ... and well kept, in fact, that it’s now one of Google’s top entries for the credit crisis timeline [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 20:43:48

Gov’t and Economic Interests as Bedfellows

Recently there have been a number of observers from all corners of the political spectrum increasingly worried about the growing collusion between Washington, DC and the powerful economic interests in our country. The discourse on this issue reminds me of the “governmental support” German economist Wilhelm Röpke spoke of in A Humane Economy : “The market and power do not go well together, and anyone who wished to use his strong position vis-à-vis some buyer or seller to establish a dominating [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 16:44:41

Is the 6-month Stock Market Rally About to End?.

by Bob Chapman Global Research October 1, 2009 The G-20 Pittsburg Summit ended last Friday. Their official statements made for some novel and interesting reading. We were informed that the group could by working together could manage a transition to a more balanced pattern of global growth. Tending to domestic demand as private savings increase. It is obvious to us this cannot work. We are seeing increased savings and decreased consumption. The IMF as well agrees with these policies. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 17:54:55

Better Deals On A Bad Credit Secured Loan

A bad credit incident is identical to a peck on a borrowers credit report. The late payments or reluctant defaults were circumstantial, though right divided they have been strafing your repute as a borrower. Every time we visit a lender for a little help, bad credit remarks lift their nauseous conduct and we lapse dull handed. However, all is not mislaid for people with bad credit or ccjs opposite them. The lending marketplace is fiercely competitive. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 06:20:56

Western “Civilization”

Goldstone Report Offers Chance to End Impunity (Geneva, September 30, 2009) – The failure of the United States and European Union governments to endorse the report of the Gaza fact-finding mission sends a message that serious laws-of-war violations will be treated with kid gloves when committed by an ally, Human Rights Watch said today. On September 29, 2009 Justice Richard Goldstone presented the mission’s report on the conflict in Gaza last December and January to the UN Human Rights Council. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 01:13:43

U.S. To Break Up Soon?

Chuck Baldwin September 29, 2009 According to Macedonian Radio and Television On-line (MRT), a Russian professor predicts the United States will fall apart in July 2010. MRT reports, “‘Mr. Obama is similar to the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Gorbachev was also making great promises for the Soviet Union, but the situation was only getting worse,’ he said. By next summer, according to Professor Panarin, the US will disintegrate into six blocs–and everyone will get their piece. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 15:33:40

Puru Saxena: Inflation is our future

This post is a guest contribution by Puru Saxena*, founder of Hong Kong-based Puru Saxena Wealth Management . On one hand, the deflationists are claiming that given the extremely high debt levels in the West, further inflation is impossible. On the other side of the argument, many proponents of inflation are calling for Zimbabwe style hyperinflation. In this business, everyone is entitled to their opinion; however it is my contention that we will get neither deflation nor hyperinflation. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 09:54:45

Bring Back Your Smile Through Fast Personal Loan

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Date: 2009-10-01 14:36:09

PERSS ENCOUNTER WITH PM HIGHLIGHTS, DIRE NEED FOR NEW VISION FOR ETHIOPIA - By Genet Mersha

In the wake of his ‘involuntary anointment’ as chief executive of the state and the ruling party, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has once again shifted to a high gear with a new five-year term securely under his belt. Although his decision was not unexpected, the 360 degrees shift of from the spring, winter, summer and beyond of his oft-expressed decision to quit his job as prime minister has not gone unnoticed. Owing to that, the prime minister has encumbered himself with expectations. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 14:45:04

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 30th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Essentials --» Jose Hernandez tweeting from space bilingually – follow him – cool! :: from twitter.com Dispelling bias against Latinos – Complicating and confounding efforts to reform the country’s immigration laws are widespread portrayals of Mexican immigrants as a threat to national culture and unity :: from www.recordnet.com The foreclosure crisis has brought a particular set of issues to Latino immigrants in the Kansas City area. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 18:59:08

Corporatism is King

by cjmac53@aol.com I wanted to follow up my post from yesterday on the FDIC with a couple of related links that I think are relevant as far as the big picture on the economy is concerned.  Alex’s comment on that post led me to do a quick search of the banks that had closed when the S&L crisis finally came to a head.  The link is to an article from the New York Times that was written in 1988, and I about fell off my chair reading some of the things that ocurred and the analysis of the [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 09:21:00

Stocks End 3rd-Quarter Rally With A Whimper

Wall Street closed its best quarter since 1998 on Wednesday amid signs the economy is stabilizing, with investors continuing to dig themselves out of the deep sell-off that began last year. The Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500- stock index both climbed about 15 percent during the third quarter after beginning their rebound the previous quarter. The Dow is now up 11 percent for the year but is still off more than 30 percent from its peak in October 2007. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 01:54:49

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

CIT on the brink. Sources say CIT Group ( CIT ) is preparing a sweeping exchange offer that would eliminate 30-40% of its $30B in debt, giving bondholders new debt with a later maturity, and nearly all the equity in a restructured CIT. The plan is likely to be more attractive to bondholders with near-term debt, and some insiders say competing bondholder interests are likely to thwart any deal and send CIT to bankruptcy court. CIT -24% premarket. IMF turns optimistic. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 11:20:04

Obama’s Work Ethic

Obama’s Work Ethic By Ed Lasky Barack Obama has displayed a disturbing pattern of work ethics: shirking work; claiming success when he was not entitled to do so; hiding his failures; and claiming the work of others as his own — when it was successful. These are not character traits that we should associate with Presidents. Barack Obama won praise for Dreams From My Father , a 1995 memoir of his life that was published when he reached the grand old age of thirty-four. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 13:29:21

Doing What It Takes To Get A Mortgage Loan

Oct 1st, 2009by Crystal Guthrie. by Crystal GuthrieWhen it comes to getting a mortgage loan, it is important to understand that lenders consider more than just your income when determining whether or not they will give you the loan you are requesting. While other factors have always been used when making this determination, the factors that are taken into consideration have grown even more stringent due to the current state of economy. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 09:39:44

Mortgage Interest Rates Hit New Lows

Mortgage interest rates are sitting at about the lowest they have ever been. The averaged 30-year fixed rate loan is hovering at about 4.97% and the average 15-year loan is sitting at just 4.25% as of the week of September 25 th , 2009. These banner rates will be available to consumers with good credit scores, have significant home equity, and know how to shop around for the best deal. If you meet this criterion, it’s an absolutely great time to refinance your loan. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 17:45:59

The WonkLine: September 30, 2009

Welcome to The WonkLine , a daily 10 a.m. roundup of the latest news about health care, the economy, national security, immigration and climate policy. This is what we’re reading. Tell us what you found in the comments section below, and subscribe to the RSS feed . Also, you can now follow The Wonk Room on Twitter .   Climate Nike becomes the fourth company in a week to resign from the board of directors of the U.S. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 14:23:59

Realize Your Credit Score Plus 3 In 1 Credit Report

Realize Your Credit Score Plus 3 In 1 Credit Report by Sara M Perry3-in-1 credit reports are summaries from all three of the foremost credit bureaus. They cover the financial history collected on one person or group in order to “report their credit worthiness” or in other words, whether or not it is expected that they have the resources and trustworthiness to pay off a new obligation.These reports supply information from the three foremost credit reporting agencies. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 11:31:33

Bad Credit Financing On Mortgages: Reveal The Truth Here!

by Asem Eltaher 2009 is the year to refinance since the FEDS brought down rates at the beginning of the year. Pushing rates down to the 5% range and now to 4% making this the best time to apply for relief, especially when you are getting deeper in debt and have impaired your credit. Homeowners can apply for bad credit financing that is helping relieve some of the load. Lenders use experience to solve debts with a mortgage refinancing and personal loans for bad credit. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 10:43:45

Another Quasi-Nationalization, House Debuts Obama Stimulus, Russian Resource War Approaches, Prices Fall and More!

by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Congress unleashes remainder of TARP… another $350 billion into the void Treasury wastes no time… Bank of ... and hawing on how “It’ll be different this time,” the rest of the bailout went straight to the Treasury ... and Merrill in less than 12 months. Today we learned Lewis has been pleading with Uncle Sam [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:25:19

Credit Crisis Sequel, Global Bank Bailout, Emerging Markets Still a Buy?, Gas Wars and More!

Ghosts of the fourth quarter haunt global financials… so begins the second act of the credit saga… Even the IMF needs a loan… $150 billion to back ... and notprofitable) segments of the business. Robert Rubin, who among other things helped create this “ ... predicted today. According to Morgan’s report, profits at HSBC will decline “sharply” this year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:28:24

Credit Repair Company

by Brent Hansen Bad credit history can bar one from getting a job, getting a loan, obtaining a lease or even in securing credit. Several people look for ways through which they can repair their credit in order to obtain or secure the credit they are looking for. This is because most of the lenders consider the credit history to be accurate and the best means that can help in judging an individual especially for prompt payments. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 12:07:14

Bad Credit Financing For Personal Loans: Reveal The Truth Here!

by Asem Eltaher 2009 is the year to refinance since the FEDS brought down rates at the beginning of the year. Pushing rates down to the 5% range and now to 4% making this the best time to apply for relief, especially when you are getting deeper in debt and have impaired your credit. Homeowners can apply for bad credit financing that is helping relieve some of the load. Sub Prime lenders are experienced with mortgage refinancing and personal loans for bad credit. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 10:42:17

Learn How Credit Report Companies Obtain Your Payment History

Learn How Credit Report Companies Obtain Your Payment History by Andy ZainIf you’ve ever applied for a loan before or if you have credit accounts and credit cards, you may have knowledge on credit report companies. Many businesses rely on information from credit reporting agencies to supply them with up to date and past information on your finances so they can make a decision on extending credit. Here are a few insights into how credit report companies operate.The top credit report comp [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 19:53:36

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

“Taking a Spin in Social Media” with Metanomics on Second Life

Source: Taking a Spin in Social Media: Building a Virtual Advantage in Online Communities TRANSCRIPT OF METANOMICS INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS ABRAHAM METANOMICS: TAKING A SPIN IN SOCIAL MEDIA: BUILDING A VIRTUAL ADVANTAGE IN ONLINE COMMUNITIES SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 ANNOUNCER: Metanomics is brought to you by Remedy Communications and Dusan Writer’s Metaverse. ROBERT BLOOMFIELD: Hi. I’m Robert Bloomfield , professor at Cornell University ’s Johnson Graduate School of Management. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 16:31:51

Urban doubt-fitter

By Ryan Avent Barack Obama, man of the city. Photo: Based on image by Matthias Winkelmann The effort to save the American economy is front and center at the moment, but a term is four long years. Beyond the immediate crisis, President-elect Obama -- who hadn't exactly set a modest agenda before the economic collapse -- hopes to transform much [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:40:46

Consumed by Consumerism

The market is talked of as a neutral impersonal force that must be unquestionably followed, rather than as a human creation driven by a particular view of life. If there is demand ... s history. But then again, Ireland owes 3.1 billion on credit cards.After reading this, my first thought [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:25:00

In Dublin, "Atonement" Now... "Shock" -- and Bono -- on the "Horizon"

If a priest spends nine days marching across his country to call for the resignation of a bishop over his mishandling of abuse cases, ... and it’s a credit to him.”...Fr Mernagh said he thanked God for the privilege of walking ... of atonement. We must recognise that we are all at fault to allow this horrific history of clerical child [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 20:09:00

The Group of Twenty & the Evolution of Global Governance

By Joan Veon News With Views | In 1994 when I covered my first global meeting, there was a press briefing by the Commission on Global Governance on their forthcoming report, Our Global Neighborhood . The man giving the briefing was one of the co-chairs, Sir Shridath Ramphal who was not only president of Guyana but also president of the (British) Commonwealth Association. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 11:41:34

Hillary Clinton Re-Imagined

Hillary Clinton Re-ImaginedHillary Rodham Clinton will serve in a non-partisan role as secretary of state, which may provide her an opportunity to recast her legacy.Hillary Rodham Clinton's confirmation hearing today in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee marks a turn in the legacy of a family that has dominated Democratic politics for [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 20:05:21

Friday wrap

Dem Congress to pump raw sewage into nation's workplaces ... The AFL-CIO advanced an argument detailing why a "majority sign-up" is the best option for preserving "the freedom of working people." Below is a syllogism that encapsulates an argument found on the AFL-CIO website.1. The workplace environment has been poisoned by browbeating employers.2 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:30:00

January Effect for Credit But Not Equities

Good Evening: 2009 has put seven trading days into the books, and it already bears a passing resemblance to the opening days of 2008 ... drivers of price action were a further digestion of Friday’s payrolls report and some weakness ... . And, as the BAC/MER report you see below points out, the downward revisions to previously reported [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 03:49:07

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