Whiplash Wednesday!

Currencies rebound VS the dollar…Aussie and kiwi lead the currencies higher…Data and Central Bank speeches today…Gold rebounds back to $1,000! And Now… Today’s Pfennig! Good day… And a Wonderful Wednesday to you… Instead of a “turn around Tuesday”, we’re seeing a whiplash Wednesday! And for once in a month of Sundays, the Big Dog, euro didn’t lead the other little dogs (currencies) off the porch to chase the dollar down the street! [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 19:07:48

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It is soooo coold.. brr. Post Roundup

YEAH! Its melting Creative Commons License photo credit: *Micky The past few days have been extremely cold here in Minnesota, ... With Good Ones Time To Chck Your Annual Credit Report! Problems with Gift Receipts? Debt? What Debt? Mortgage Refinance Rates Continue to Fall The New Frugal Forum @ frugalhacks.com Free Advice [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:21:15

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/5/2009

Read through the official European reactions to Israel’s ground offensive into Gaza: Zapatero, the Vatican, the Italian government — all are pressuring Israel for a ceasefire. The surprise is Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, who states that it would be pointless to condemn Israel without addressing what Hamas is doing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 04:54:00

Rick Warren and Rev. Wright

scrubbing his church Web site to remove language that talked about banning gays from membership (though the church's apparent PR firm (what church has a PR firm?) just emailed me to say they have no rescinded their language on homosexuality, but rather they've "repurposed" it (repurposed?) in a series of videos. Whatever [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 19:18:14

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/2/2009

In tonight’s news: Israel is poised to send ground troops into Gaza.A Muslim family was removed from a plane before takeoff, and is being compensated by the airline for the error. CAIR is in high dudgeon about the incident.Thousands of shoes were dumped on a Miami expressway — is that a message for President-eject Bush? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 04:42:00

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

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/4/2009

The overwhelming evidence of global warming continues to accumulate — as does the level of ice and snow in Greenland’s central ice cap, which increases at a rate of about two inches a year.Shhh! Don’t tell Al Gore…Thanks to Abu Elvis, Barry Rubin, C. Cantoni, heroyalwhyness, JD, Lexington, LN, RRW, VH, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 04:27:00

Roman Polanski is Not a Victim

Enough already. The Global Committee to Defend Roman Polanski is shocked and appalled by the arrest of their talented friend in Switzerland over the weekend. This quote from our colleague Bruce Crumley's report from France provides a flavor of the outrage: "To see him thrown to the lions and put in prison because of ancient history [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 21:33:59

LUNCH BREAK UPDATE

EDIT - Not really lunch anymore... this is what happens when my day happens....Work goes on, hours go by, and here I am... but will finish my "lunch" now to complete this post. ------------------------------- Because I know you have all just been dying to find out how I'm doing with my 1/2 Marathon Training, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:19:38

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

Credit report: check yours

Checking your credit reportAccording to the Federal Trade Commission, one in six Americans will be a victim of identity theft this year. It’s more important than ever to make sure you check your credit report often to make sure you are not a victim. It is also easier than ever to check your credit report and the best part, it’s free.A few years ago, Congress passed the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACT Act). [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 19:27:34

Предсказания Кюнстлера на 2009 - США, Нефть, Геополитика, Путин

Спонсор месяца - #1 RX pharmacy affiliate program!Сайт дня (как попасть) - http://www.business-magazine.ru/There are two realities "out there" now competing for verification among those who think about national affairs and make things happen. The dominant one (let's call it the Status Quo) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 07:59:00

How to Set New Year’s Financial Resolutions You Can Keep

(source) Every year it’s the same old story. You start with the best of intentions but somehow never manage to fulfill your New Year’s ... goals. So start by finding out where you currently stand with a credit report from CreditReport.com or Equifax. If your credit score is lower than 700 due to some outstanding debt, see [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 19:55:16

How to Set New Year’s Financial Resolutions You Can Keep

(source) Every year it’s the same old story. You start with the best of intentions but somehow never manage to fulfill your New Year’s ... goals. So start by finding out where you currently stand with a credit report from CreditReport.com or Equifax. If your credit score is lower than 700 due to some outstanding debt, see [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 19:55:16

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

State Workers Fight Over Cutbacks as States Want More From Obama

As the budget crisis deepens, state employees are fighting each other for survival. Potshots are thrown between management vs. non-management, union vs. non-union, teachers vs. everyone else. In addition, governors want $1 trillion out of a total package of $850 billion Congress is likely to send to Obama to sign. The math does not add up [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 19:53:00

Forecast for 2009

Introduction       There are two realities "out there" now competing for verification among those who think about national affairs and make things happen. The dominant one (let's call it the Status Quo) is that our problems of finance and economy will self-correct and allow the project of a "consumer" economy to resume in "growth" mode [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 03:33:57

As The Politicians Battle It Out Ukraine’s Economy Tunnels South In Search Of Australia

“In Ukraine, the evidence is still that policymakers do not quite understand the seriousness of the challenges they face,”. Timothy Ash, analyst at the Royal Bank of Scotland. “There is a burgeoning economic crisis in the European periphery,” Krugman said on the ABC network Dec. 14. “The money has dried up [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 16:06:18

Pertinent Obituary, Dimon Says Worst Not Over, Oil Producers Struggle, The Next Bubble and More!

One company to summarize all of the last 10 years… now on its deathbed Credit crisis survivor predicts “worst… not yet behind us” Oil ... and now the epitome of the credit crisis: Nortel had $2.4 billion of cash in hand yesterday ... for most of 2009. In terms of our sector, we expect consumer loans and credit cards to continue [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:40:53

Government Intervention in Foreclosure

This is Part Four of a series of articles on foreclosures. This article does not constitute legal advice ... intervention as well as discuss possible future intervention programs. For other preventative measures, check ... , 2008 report “Economic Analysis of a Mortgage Foreclosure Moratorium,” provides some analysis: “ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 07:00:13

Sustainable Transportation Priorities In a Post-Bush America

An excellent article by Phillip Longman in the current issue of "Washington Monthly" is well worth reading as a primer on the current state of our freight rail systems in America, and for the arguments he makes that freight rail needs to be a major recipient of the historical infrastructure investment package proposed by the incoming Obama [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:51:35

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/6/2009

Tuan Jim sends an string of important news articles about the gas pipeline crisis caused by the deadlock between Russia and Ukraine. He notes that the affected countries are dusting off alternative sources of energy — fuel oil and nuclear reactors — for electricity generation.Thanks to AA, Abu Elvis, C [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 04:50:00

HOLLYWOOD's HOTTEST BUNS: the fine behind of Beyonce; her backside is beyond the realm of bubble perfect; she has a stupid butt!

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (pronounced /biːˈɑn.seɪ/, born September 4, 1981), commonly known as Beyoncé, is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools, and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:59:00

Friday Fraudster Mail

I am having difficulty locating local Ministers to work with in the Lord direction. Missionary Program, I have prayed that God will aid me in my search for people to spread his word but now is time to ask your help in this area. Please advise me on what to do [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 08:26:44

Recommended Free DIY Credit Fixing Website

My friend, Dean, has a website on how to fix your own credit. It’s pretty detailed because it’s what he did himself, for free, to fix his own credit ... . However, it can’t hurt if your score is a 750 to clean up the bad items on your credit report just to nudge it higher. It’s a good time to do this since you can get a free report online and send [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 15:44:54

What Can You Do if You Have Problem Fixing Your Credit Report?

Have you ever had a problem that just won’t be resolved? The endless phone calls, letters and hours of worry can really start to get to you ... it to the credit bureau. It will be added to your credit report at no charge. The law, through the Equal ... . Often, there are mistakes made on credit reports that are difficult to correct. Perhaps someone [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 07:34:40

Credit Report Contents

by Rob Kosberg If you have recently been denied credit or plan to apply for credit soon, it would be wise to obtain your credit report ... . These are: TransUnion, Equifax, and Experian. It is possible to receive a free copy of the report from each ... ) there will be a credit inquiry to one of the bureaus. If you inquire for yourself, it will be on the re [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:43:13

p2pnet World Headlines – Sept 30, 2009

Two-Thirds of Americans Object to Online Tracking New York Times About two-thirds of Americans object to online tracking by advertisers — and that number rises once they learn the different ways marketers are following their online movements, according to a new survey from professors at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, Berkeley. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 21:20:04

p2pnet World Headlines – Sept 30, 2009

Two-Thirds of Americans Object to Online Tracking New York Times About two-thirds of Americans object to online tracking by advertisers — and that number rises once they learn the different ways marketers are following their online movements, according to a new survey from professors at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, Berkeley. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 18:20:04

Free Credit Report and Scores

Free Credit Report and Scores January 14th, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed Are you kind of person that is regularly updated about the state of your credit report? such thing has become very important nowadays, considering the current ... moves need to be taken with care, a credit report checking could save you problems in the near future [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:47:36

Who Will Speak for the Mothers? Glenn Beck!

<a>Nancy from Jacksonville, Florida, a mother of three, in response to a MommyLife.net request for input on Glenn Beck:I watch and love Glenn Beck because he’s honest. Because he doesn’t act like some pompous ass. Because he can put into words all the things I’m thinking but don’t know how to say. He can ask all the questions I am asking, but don’t know exactly how to ask. </a> [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 07:21:27

September 28th CEOcast Weekly Newsletter

Companies featured in this edition of the newsletter: ACTC, CHIP, CUR, CVM, ENZ, IMUC, IWEB, SRCO, SVUL, XSNX Markets finally snapped their winning streak last week, as weakness in housing markets and durable goods orders led to broad-based declines in all of the major indices. All told, the Dow surrendered 155 points on the week to close at 9665, down 1.6% on the week but up 10.1% on the year. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 21:05:11

Best Blog Posts of 2008 (Chosen by the Bloggers Themselves)

Last year my compilation of what bloggers chose as their own best posts of the year proved so popular, at least with the participating bloggers' mothers, that I have decided to make it an annual affair. But enjoy it while you can. When the Obama Administration institutes its secret plan to extend the Fairness Doctrine to the Internet, this blog, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 21:00:00

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

Put Bernie Madoff at the Treasury!

Put Bernie Madoff on the public payroll! Today, we're going to give the feds some advice. Many will find our advice repulsive ... don't buy unemployed Chinese don't make. A report at Bloomberg tells us that 10 million migrant ... is a report that shoplifting in the United States is rising. More than 80% of stores surveyed said [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:52:06

“We can put light where there’s darkness, and hope where there’s despondency in this country ... S. Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, laid out the latest terrifying news: The credit markets ... easy credit, consumers who took on mortgages they could not afford and Wall Street chieftains [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 16:01:46

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

Tackling Student Loan Debt

If you have recently finished school and is currently in your period of six months than you on your first student loan payment, ... to their monthly payments, and improving your credit score in this process. Currently, the average ... of existing debt accumulates car payments and credit card accounts. So if you feel overwhelmed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 00:34:19

FRIDAY JANUARY 16, 2009

THIS SITE SUPPORTS ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL POLICE DEPARTMENTS, EMS CREWS, IN ADDITION TO ALL SERVING IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, NO MATTER WHERE YOU MAY BESUPPORT OUR TROOPS ALWAYS WEAR RED ON FRIDAYSNEW BRUNSWICK HIGHWAY HIGH RISK MOOSE &amp; DEER LOCATIONSNEW BRUNSWICK HIGHWAY VIDEO CAMERASNew Brunswick Weather: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:29:00

Noah's 2009 Predictions

A: Lets keep the tradition going and I apologize in advance for the length of this, hopefully you can find 5 min to read it all. Here were last years predictions for 2008, published December 27th, 2007; if you haven't read it yet and are new to this blog, please try to read it before continuing so you can see where I was right, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 15:28:05

Kicking Off the Panic of 2009

“Sir, there are no seats left. You’re going to have to stand in the back.” I was only 10 minutes late, but the conference hall was packed. Every seat was taken. The walls were lined with people. At that point, I knew without a doubt, there was a lot more downside left in real estate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:10:34

The Best Gubernatorial Campaign of 2008

The Best Gubernatorial Campaign of 2008 Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels handily defeated his Democratic opponent despite a tough landscape for incumbent Republicans and the fact that Obama carried the state. (AP Photo/ Indianapolis Star, Frank Espich) Yesterday we started our year-end awards by naming state Sen [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 15:30:35

at the Apple Macworld keynote… Update: Apple marketing exec Phil Schiller just announced at Macworld that starting immediately, 8 million songs on iTunes will be available without copy-protection, and that “By the end of this quarter, all 10 million songs will be DRM free.” Apple will, as rumored, offer new prices, 69 cents [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 17:02:36

Why The IMF’s Decision To Agree A Lavian Bailout Programme Without Devaluation Is A Mistake

The IMF finally announced it’s Latvia “bailout” plan on Friday. The plan involves lending about €1.7 billion ($2.4 billion) to Latvia to stabilise the currency and financial support while the government implements its economic adjustment plan. The loan, which will be in the form of a 27-month stand-by arrangement, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 08:48:58

News and Commentary

Children Heavily Represented Among 917 Dead, Say Officialsby Michael Jansen - Irish Times / Common DreamsHealth officials in Gaza said yesterday that the Palestinian death toll since Israel began its offensive against the Strip on December 27th had reached 917 and the number of wounded 4,100 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:42:00

Franken to Coleman: Where's The Beef?

request to prevent certification of the recount until claims regarding alleged double-counted ballots are resolved. Nor will it require any further efforts from the counties in pursuit of such ballots. The Court decided simply that Coleman hadn't presented enough evidence, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 07:19:00

Check credit report

One should review their credit report from each credit reporting agency at least once a year ... one can have copy of their credit report annually with no strings attached. It’s a good to check ... as well. Currently writing for this website Free Yearly Credit Report . For more details please contact [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:45:16

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

Posts about Mortgage Market Report as of January 16, 2009

Drug and Alcohol Rehab - ahabloging.com 01/16/2009 Drug and Alcohol Rehab Drug abuse and alcohol abuse becomes more increasing from year to year, ... plums and and gingerbread. An article in the Boston Business Journal points out that The Federal Reserve’s latest beige book report (an analysis The Smell Of Panic In The Air For The Economy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 12:18:17

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