Three Legislative Proposals That Could Have Major Consequences for Your Finances

J.D. is on vacation. This guest post comes from DR of The Dough Roller, a money management blog ... in a consumer report or any change in a consumer’s credit score, as the basis for increasing any annual ... on Wall Street and in the credit markets lately, one could easily forget about money-related legislation [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 13:00:42

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'What You're Left With Is Libertarianism' Red Eye host Greg Gutfeld on what guys like to read, what meth addicts do to toasters, and why liberals and conservatives are so annoying Katherine Mangu-Ward Insomniacs who channel surf to Fox News at 3 a.m. may think they have drifted off into a dirty, hilarious febrile dream. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-19 00:11:00

Scroll For Updates: United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger: Screw You If You Think Our Members Are Giving More Concessions…Umm “for approximately a lousy $7 billion”, We Could Buy All Three Companies

That’s pretty much the message this is sending: COLUMBUS, Ohio – Even as Detroit’s Big Three teeter on collapse, United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Saturday that workers will not make any more concessions and that getting the automakers back on their feet means figuring out a way to turn around the slumping economy [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 22:50:05

I Hate Equifax

I wish I could turn my pure emotion into words on the screen to fully express my hatred for Equifax. It is pure. It is flowing. I. Hate. Equifax. Why I Hate Equifax I’ve recently reminded you to check your annual credit report ... running there has been an issue that results in us not getting her annual credit report. This doesn’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:00:13

CCI calls for Boycott

by Catholic Citizens of Illinois When the Catholic Bishops of the United States established the Campaign for Human Development in 1970, ... , community-run schools, minority-owned cooperatives and credit unions, capital for industrial ... of the Democrat Party. In a November 4 report in The Washington Time, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 17:21:11

Latin America Economic and Financial Agenda -- Week of Jan. 12 (Update)

Tue., Jan. 13: ARGENTINA -- December Inflation Rate (1 p.m. NYT): The inflation rate (remember that in Argentina data has been openly adulterated) ... is heading for recession. MEXICO -- Contractual Wages Report (3 p.m. NYT) COLOMBIA -- Uribe ... agreement. Wedn., Jan. 14: CHILE -- Monetary Policy Report (7 a.m. NYT): Most analysts expect the Chilean [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 14:15:12

Wanna Get Away? Get Banks OK in UK

If you "wanna get away" and you live in the UK, make sure your bank nose..otherwise you'll have "slim pickin's" when it comes to payment options.. ... , when they go away, according to a recent report in the newspaper The Times.This is in the aim of combating credit card fraud, where several holiday goers found their debit or credit cards frozen [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 17:36:00

Obama’s Deficit, Fed’s Forecast, India’s Market, Gold’s Victory, and More!

by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Obama’s fiscal “change”… trillion-dollar deficits “for years to come” Fed says economy to shrink in all of ’09, unemployment to rise until 2010 Second wave of real estate tsunami swells… office and mall vacancy rates surge Indian market crushed in ’08, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 19:10:08

Scroll For Updates: United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger: Screw You If You Think Our Memebers Are Giving More Concessions…Umm “for approximately a lousy $7 billion”, We Could Buy All Three Companies

That’s pretty much the message this is sending: COLUMBUS, Ohio – Even as Detroit’s Big Three teeter on collapse, United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Saturday that workers will not make any more concessions and that getting the automakers back on their feet means figuring out a way to turn around the slumping economy [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 22:50:05

Economic and Investing Forecast for 2009: 10 Charts Showing no Economic Rebound in 2009.

Today the ADP National Employment Report stated that private sector jobs fell by a much larger than expected 693,000 in December.  This report stunned on the downside and is a prelude to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics report which comes out on Friday.  The market also suffered its worst one day since early December.  We’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 08:01:43

Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows

I've written before, it does make me deeply uneasy that Chizik burned so many bridges on his way out of ISU, and the general (admittedly slanted) portrayal we've gotten a few places of Chizik being, I don't know, less than completely-and-utterly committed to the Cyclones' cause is also unsettling [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 18:21:36

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/13/2008

My favorite story tonight is the one about the Bedouin tribe in north Israel who claim Barack Hussein Obama as a long-lost member.Should be an interesting family reunion…Thanks to Abu Elvis, C. Cantoni, Diana West, Insubria, JD, Kahane loyalist, TB, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are below the fold [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 04:59:00

Stocks higher despite jobs report

NEW YORK (AP) -- Buyers returned to Wall Street Friday after two days of heavy losses, ... report Analysts said the advance, which also came amid dour third-quarter reports from Ford ... and certainly bad economic data in terms of the labor report," said Peter Cardillo, chief market [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 19:06:51

What are your alternatives for filing bankruptcy?

The term ‘bankruptcy’ conjures up an image of someone publicly disgraced and broke ... for long. It will remain on your credit report for nearly 10 years due to which no reputed lender ... as a part of the Insolvency Act of 1986 and is a legally approved debt solution. When you opt for an IVA [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 08:28:53

There are less than 200 hours remaining in the Bush Interregnum.Georgie is out in front of the press, kissin’ ass and justifying his every action. T’was history’s (and Clinton’s) fault.Please don’t mind that this is somewhat rambling and incoherent. If the speaker being covered is styling his appearance that way, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:17:55

Welcome…. Bienvenue…Willkommen … London Calling…. I have the pleasure of opening the batting for the series of 2009 Blawg Reviews. I did my first Blawg Review exactly a year ago.  I cannot quite believe that a year has gone by so rapidly and that I am one step closer to my own (free) trip across the River Styx [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 21:38:19

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

Thursday links: cheap to rich

Why aren’t individuals embracing equity mutual funds ?  ( Trader’s Narrative ) Corporate bonds have gone from cheap to rich.  ( EconomPic Data ) Is the hot A123 Systems ( AONE ) IPO a sign of froth?  ( Fund My Mutual Fund ) A glut of new mortgage REITs are finding it tough going.  ( Money & Co. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-24 16:14:28

Transcript: President George W. Bush Final Press Conference - January 12, 2009

(Source: White House Press Office) 9:17 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Tapper. We have been through a lot together. As I look through the room, I see Jake, Mike, Herman, Ann Compton. Just seemed like yesterday that — that I was on the campaign trail and you were analyzing my speeches and my policies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:41:57

Sheppard: Middle Road Has Fewer Bumps

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton didn’t ditch slow practice areas when the economy was booming and now they are reaping the ... of the Los Angeles-based firms to report their year-end results. The Recorder reported results http ... the biggest decline, at 21 percent. Pillsbury was the only firm in this survey to report a slight [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 02:10:00

DrumBeat: January 4, 2009

Canadian oil-sand mines stuck as crude price plummets Canada's once booming oil sands industry is cooling fast as the plunging oil price undermines investment. More than US$60 billion (£41 billion) worth of projects to extract oil from the bitumen-rich sands of northern Alberta have been delayed in the past three months, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 13:51:54

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

FRIDAY JANUARY 16, 2009

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

Alcoa lays off 15,000, US economy moves toward depression

By Tom Eley Less than one week into 2009, new economic data indicate the US will not quickly rebound from the crash of 2008 ... as many as 3,000 teachers; in North Carolina the Robert Bosch Corp. will fire one tenth ... unemployment, in North Carolina the number of fired workers trying to sign up online for either new [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 20:15:40

Is there a credit crunch?

Is there a credit crunch? A number of econbloggers are questioning whether the credit crunch is really happening. For example, Alex Tabarrok ( ... 2008, was at its highest level ever and continued uninterrupted through the credit crisis, the report ... to a report (without any data), but to convince me that the credit crunch is a "myth" I also need to [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 07:37:22

College Money Tip #4: Check Your Credit Report

If a credit score is like your GPA, then a credit report is like a report card by some sadistic teacher who writes down what you’ve done, ... be on your Experian report. The government decided that this was annoying and confusing enough ... but doesn’t write your grades on it. It simply lists out what lines of credit you have (credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 16:08:37

Tiny charges could mean big trouble

Ever charged 19 cents on your credit card? I never have, and I imagine most of you haven't either ... like this, dispute it with your credit card company. Also, report the crime to the Federal Trade ... . But several Internet message boards are on fire with complaints from credit card users [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 22:37:24

$75 Billion Needlessly Lost in Hasty Lehman Bankruptcy Filing?

There is a piece I regard as truly odd in the Wall Street Journal tonight. Either much of what I have read about investment bank bankruptcies is wrong, or something peculiar is at what used to be the house of Lehman. A Wall Street Journal article, "Lehman's Chaotic Bankruptcy Filing Destroyed Billions in Value," [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 06:11:28

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

Importance of the Euro-dollar Market to Sterling

HITESH PATEL asked: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EURO-DOLLAR MARKET TO THE MANAGEMENT OF STERLING A. Introduction Throughout the 1960s, the management of sterling had been a central preoccupation of British governments. This preoccupation largely determined the way Britain viewed the Euro-dollar market*, as the government was constantly hit by the pressures which the international use of sterling placed on the British economy. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-17 00:38:17

DrumBeat: November 21, 2008

Five-year U.S. crude oil futures at record $30 premium LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures for delivery in January 2014 are trading at a record $30 premium to current contracts, as investors bet that the long-term trend toward higher prices will remain intact despite oil's slump to $50 a barrel. U.S [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 13:37:10

Jan 14 2009

Not being a stellar day, it nonetheless was much better. A few tight stops, and three sizeable wins, two on RIMM and one on ACOR. Still a lot of fear in the market though, so our commitment stays fleeting. Session Time: Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 2009 {nemo} Hah! woke up at 3:30 this morning. {Threei}  Good morning {magoo} morning[ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:11:07

Credit market starts to thaw

NEW YORK - CREDIT markets are beginning to thaw after months of a deep freeze ... credit freeze hits the economy hard because it forces companies to lay off workers because they can't ... the level seen right before the credit crisis intensified in September, according to data-tracker [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:31:00

How to Evade Identity Theft With Credit Freeze

How to Evade Identity Theft With Credit Freeze One effective way to avoid identity theft is to avail of a credit freeze ... . By putting your credit report on a freeze, access to it would be completely restricted from everyone. Even the owner of the credit report himself will not be able to open it unless he requests a “lift” [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 04:14:37

DrumBeat: November 13, 2008

Kingdom stands vindicated after IEA report on Ghawar Pushing his peak oil theory, ... indeed for the global energy balance. ...The IEA report on Ghawar, when seen in the above ... sector has run smack into a credit crisis, probably a recession as well, and almost all industry [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 13:52:27

This has been an unusual interregnum from President No. 43 to No. 44. Because of the need for urgent economic action as well as continuity, this country, perhaps for the first time, has had two presidents at once, in effect [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 00:38:14

Friday morning links

#fullpost{display:inline;}TOP STORIESManufacturing Cools Around the World - NY TimesRussia, ... befuddled the experts - Sacramento BeeFED/TREASURY/BANKINGPaulson blames global imbalances for credit crisis: report - APCredit crunch to intensify, Bank of England warns - TelegraphCredit rating [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 13:40:00

Fraud Alert vs. Freezing Your Credit Report

If you have been a victim of identity theft, you may have seen conflicting information about how to handle the situation. Most sites recommend placing a fraud alert on your credit report to prevent the identity thieves ... . What is a fraud alert? Setting up a fraud alert is like placing a red flag on your credit report [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 12:40:35

Fraud Alert vs. Freezing Your Credit Report

If you have been a victim of identity theft, you may have seen conflicting information about how to handle the situation. Most sites recommend placing a fraud alert on your credit report to prevent the identity thieves ... . What is a fraud alert? Setting up a fraud alert is like placing a red flag on your credit report [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:16:56

Investment Banks Hoist on 2005 Bankruptcy Law Changes Petard

Investment banks? What investment banks, says the alert reader ... to pull funds from the Federal Reserve more readily. The Financial Times report that the changes ... about having credit exposure and can start curtailing certain types of activities and close accounts [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 14:00:01

DrumBeat: January 14, 2009

DrumBeat: January 14, 2009 Obama energy goal hard to meet: Bodman WASHINGTON (Reuters) ... in energy prices, but this would not affect its $2.3 billion credit facility, the independent oil ... (Bloomberg) — Crude oil fell after a U.S. government report showed that stockpiles climbed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:22:13

Senseless Markets, Companies to Consider, I.O.U.S.A. on DVD, and More!

Take our quiz: Is the market even close to normal anymore?… Credit freeze continues to thaw… Mayer and Denning on what companies need to rebound… Home prices ... company on Earth… the Leper King during the worst of credit epidemics. The short squeeze on VW [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 15:55:18

180th Carnival of Personal Finance

Hi and welcome to the 180th Carnival of Personal Finance.  This is my first time hosting the Carnival of Personal Finance and I’m excited to do so!    If you are interested in hosting or submitting to the Carnival please check out the website. My name is LAL and I’m a twenty-something DINK writing about my journey to one day live large [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 14:05:11

DrumBeat: January 14, 2009

Obama energy goal hard to meet: Bodman WASHINGTON (Reuters) ... prices, but this would not affect its $2.3 billion credit facility, the independent oil and gas ... (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell after a U.S. government report showed that stockpiles climbed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:55:13

SharonsPlea_Objection CitySt.Paul Agenda 14Jan09

Photo - BuzznetJRHomeless_17Scarrella221NW2d562Justice.jpg (image)Medical Records of the Andersons Falsified Big TimeBull_MN-FranceWed.14Jan09TO:State of MN, Legislature,All Agencies,Political Subdivisions,Municipalitys,Media et alWe the undersign concur with the Republican Gov. to combine with Wisc to save moneyin these Economic [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:25:00

Observations for Tuesday

WSJ.com reported, “Financial stocks pushed the broader market lower, with Citigroup and Bank of America posting double-digit percentage declines. The Dow industrials fell by 125 points.” While the airwaves were dominated by the Citi/Morgan Stanley news, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 22:15:30

THURSDAY JANUARY 15, 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 BE NEW BRUNSWICK HIGHWAY HIGH RISK MOOSE & DEER LOCATIONSNEW BRUNSWICK HIGHWAY VIDEO CAMERASNew Brunswick Weather: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:46:00

TUESDAY JANUARY 13, 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 BE NEW BRUNSWICK HIGHWAY HIGH RISK MOOSE & DEER LOCATIONSNEW BRUNSWICK HIGHWAY VIDEO CAMERASNew Brunswick Weather: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 02:39:00

Grim Auto News On Every Front

The last week has seen grim news piling on top of grim news in the auto sector. Let's take a look at a few articles.GM U.S. October light vehicle sales fall 45.1% MarketWatch is reporting GM U.S. October light vehicle sales fall 45.1% Nov. 3, 2008General Motors Corp. (GM) said Monday that October U.S. light vehicle sales fell 45 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 20:30:00

The Pain Continues For Victims Of Identity Theft

by Darren Cason A person that becomes a victim of identity theft is a victim for life ... freeze” on credit reports. This should be the case in all states as it prevents anyone except ... for up to three months on a credit report, but this achieves little - nothing is removed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 09:03:24

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