Market Update 01/19/2009
Market Comment Mortgage bond prices fell last week pushing rates higher despite continued signs of economic weakness ... the credit crisis. Consumer sentiment came in surprisingly better than expected despite headlines ... indicator of the state of our economy. This report, provided by the Bureau of the Census, takes [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 21:27:51
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The Fish Standard
The Wall Street Journal's Justin Scheck reports: There's been a mackerel economy in federal prisons since about 2004, ... on unregulated trading, and, um, limits on credit: The Bureau of Prisons views any bartering among ... a maximum of 40 cents an hour, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons) or family members goes [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 16:53:00
BOSSES RUNNING AWAY IN CHINA
Cao Jun of The Times’ Shanghai Bureau contributed to this report ... of his industrial gas business. Tao owed him $850,000, Mao said, about 60% of his annual revenue. “We cannot pay ... and environmental requirements. When the credit crunch took hold — prompting Western businesses to slash [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 02:55:20
Piracy v. Private Equity: A Comparison
While every kind of legal deal making is down this year, one practice is up: Piracy ... Maritime Bureau’s weekly piracy report. (Who knew?) And they’re making good money — better money ... Images In these upside-down days of credit crisis (and in part because they just sound kind [more...]
Date: 2008-11-19 17:56:35
When our personal economy is more important than the US economy.
“You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.” – Charles H ... , regardless of what the Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting. Rather than sitting and stewing ... less on gifts this season than they did last year… or when our last credit card has been maxed [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 13:44:08
"McCain Is The Real Health-Care Reformer"
According to the Wall Street Journal,"It's good politics for Mr. Obama. But it's bad policy. Mr. McCain's proposal -- to give every American the tax credit businesses get for buying health ... who get their health insurance at work has been shrinking. In August, the Census Bureau reported [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 23:21:07
New home sales rise, prices fall
A short time ago, the Census Bureau reported sales of new homes rose 2.7 percent in September, from a 17-year low in August, propelled by a 9 ... have difficulty in closing due to the worsening of credit market conditions and tighter lending [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 14:26:00
China Yeepay (Ease Pay) suffers large-scale hacker attack
Yeepay (Easy Pay), the leading e-payment service in China, confirmed that starting at 4:20 pm on January 14th, ... the site. The attack was reported to the Beijing Public Security Bureau and a suspect is currently ... . The challenge is that many of them don’t have traditional bank accounts or credit cards, so monetizing [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 02:46:25
A John Edwards-Rielle Hunter Timeline
Here’s a timeline for anyone interested in the John Edwards - Rielle Hunter story. From a report by McClatchy’s Washington DC bureau on Lisa/Rielle through 2005: 1970’s 1960’ ... going to nightclubs, doing drugs, and abusing credit cards,” McInerney said. She replies [more...]
Date: 2008-08-10 22:31:54
Doing the Math...
You may have seen reports that the president-elect wants to "give" individual taxpayers $300 billion ( ... as tax cuts. They are not, but we'll overlook that for now.According to the Census Bureau population ... $500 benefit from a $500 tax credit (as long as it remained a genuine tax credit -- an amount deducted [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 20:00:00
Need Health Insurance? Your Favorite Pharmacy May Be Standing In Your Way
I've told you before about the Medical Information Bureau and how it may come between you and health insurance. The MIB is like a credit reporting agency. It collects information... [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 14:00:59
Where Any Sale Is A Prized Event
The Associated Press reports on Florida. “Al Ray is so strapped for cash, the only time he eats out is on Wednesday or Sunday, ... of their income or more on housing costs, according to 2007 data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau ... $250,000 a year and had an impeccable credit history.” “Then he lost his job. Provost missed one $10,500 [more...]
Date: 2008-09-23 13:38:07
Report: FBI Investigates Four Companies in Credit Crisis
From the WSJ: FBI Investigates Four Firms at Heart of the Mess The Federal Bureau of Investigation's preliminary inquiries are focusing on whether fraud helped cause some of the troubles at Fannie [more...]
Date: 2008-09-24 05:12:39
No Rest for the Unemployed
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported that nonfarm payrolls fell by a whopping 533,000 jobs in November, ... so damned much money and credit to fuel doomed booms and a cancerous growth of government! And yet ... , the report does not actually mention me by name or even wish me good luck in getting another job [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 22:12:15
Obama talks stimulus. He hopes you are listening
The spate of retailers reporting devastating December sales this morning provided a nice backdrop for President-elect Obama's speech in Virginia ... that lower interest rates aren't getting the job done because credit markets are screwy and that tax ... , the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Brookings Institution. He argued that fiscal [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 18:11:11
Report: FBI Investigates Four Companies in Credit Crisis (pfblogs.org)
From the WSJ: FBI Investigates Four Firms at Heart of the Mess The Federal Bureau of Investigation's preliminary inquiries are focusing on whether fraud helped cause some of the troubles at Fannie [more...]
Date: 2008-09-24 07:36:11
Employment Declining Faster than in 2001 Recession
(Credit: John Moore /Getty Images In December, the economy lost 524,000 jobs, according to the Employment Report released by the Bureau... [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 03:23:19
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
Secondary Sources: Jobs and Recession, CPI Defense, Britain
A roundup of economic news from around the Web. Jobs and Recession: Ahead of today’s jobs report, ... , we get a recession 100% of the time.” CPI Defense: The Bureau of Labor Statistics has issued ... to the days of plucking credit cards and mortgages off trees. Sterling was overvalued [more...]
Date: 2008-09-05 16:23:00
Dan Gainor on Fox News, Discusses Decline of Media
Vice President for the Business & Media Institute, Dan Gainor, spoke with Gretchen Carlson, host of "America's News HQ," ... , as reported in the paper Dec. 7. The Times said its credit rating from Standard & Poor's recently ... bankruptcy and cut jobs in many print news bureaus. [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 15:32:25
No Rest for the Unemployed
by The Mogambo Guru The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S ... so damned much money and credit to fuel doomed booms and a cancerous growth of government! And yet you want ... , the report does not actually mention me by name or even wish me good luck in getting another job [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 21:49:13
UPDATED: File under 'opposition opportunism' and 'total lack of principle': NDP and Bloc were already in talks to form coalition
CTV is reporting on previous coalition talks between Layton's New Democrats and Duceppe's Bloc Quebecois: ... Ottawa Bureau Chief Robert Fife. Layton held a telephone-conference meeting with his caucus ... to take credit for the possibility of a coalition. "Let's just say we have strategies. This whole [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 22:32:11
Hong Kong Finance chief given report on minibonds saga
Joyce Man, South China Morning Post 01 Jan 2009 The banking and securities regulators handed a report on the minibonds saga to the financial ... , but consist of high-risk credit-linked derivatives. They are marketed as proxy investments in well-known ... products, a spokesman for the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau said. He said [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 20:02:26
Tuesday morning -- and we're in a recession
As Sacramento Bee reporter Dale Kasler noted in his lead paragraph this morning: "No kidding" to the news yesterday from the National Bureau of Economic Research that the country's ... that Henry Paulson and company don't know why credit markets have frozen. Is it because the banks [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 13:54:33
Recession Started In December 2007
I reported on this in January and now we have official confirmation ... , stagnant wages and hundreds of thousands of lost jobs. But the nonpartisan National Bureau of Economic ... now for America’s economy? Personally, with the news of a possible $2 trillion pull back on credit [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 01:05:15
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
Four Big Economic Indicators to Watch
There are many items that influence the day-to-day moves in a stock, bond, or commodity’s price — earnings news, corporate financials, simple supply and demand, and a whole lot more. Heck, I’ve even read an academic study that argued the weather has a huge influence on whether markets close up or down! But when it comes to figuring out the bigger-picture, longer-term moves for whole investment classes, there’s nothing better than watching a few key economic indicators. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 11:30:39
Four Big Economic Indicators to Watch
There are many items that influence the day-to-day moves in a stock, bond, or commodity’s price — earnings news, corporate financials, simple supply and demand, and a whole lot more. Heck, I’ve even read an academic study that argued the weather has a huge influence on whether markets close up or down! But when it comes to figuring out the bigger-picture, longer-term moves for whole investment classes, there’s nothing better than watching a few key economic indicators. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 11:30:12
Four Big Economic Indicators to Watch
There are many items that influence the day-to-day moves in a stock, bond, or commodity’s price — earnings news, corporate financials, simple supply and demand, and a whole lot more. Heck, I’ve even read an academic study that argued the weather has a huge influence on whether markets close up or down! But when it comes to figuring out the bigger-picture, longer-term moves for whole investment classes, there’s nothing better than watching a few key economic indicators. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 11:30:37
Four Big Economic Indicators to Watch
There are many items that influence the day-to-day moves in a stock, bond, or commodity’s price — earnings news, corporate financials, simple supply and demand, and a whole lot more. Heck, I’ve even read an academic study that argued the weather has a huge influence on whether markets close up or down! But when it comes to figuring out the bigger-picture, longer-term moves for whole investment classes, there’s nothing better than watching a few key economic indicators. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 11:30:56
Four Big Economic Indicators to Watch
There are many items that influence the day-to-day moves in a stock, bond, or commodity’s price — earnings news, corporate financials, simple supply and demand, and a whole lot more. Heck, I’ve even read an academic study that argued the weather has a huge influence on whether markets close up or down! But when it comes to figuring out the bigger-picture, longer-term moves for whole investment classes, there’s nothing better than watching a few key economic indicators. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 11:30:14
My Identity may have Been Compromised
I got a notice yesterday that my identity maybe, could have, probably, possibly been compromised. The scariest part of it is the information that was compromised is essentially my entire life, it was a background investigation file. I am fortunate to be close enough to the issue that I know the risk associated with what happened is extremely low if not non existent. Just to be on the safe side I have been provided with 1 year of complimentary credit monitoring. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 13:30:32
FreeCreditReport.com Review: Not a Free Credit Report
Have you heard of those commercials on TV that talk about “free” credit reports? These services, such as FreeCreditReport.com are *not* truly free. They offer free trials for a limited time (usually 7 days) but they’re actually paid subscription services after the intro period is over. They’re in the business of credit monitoring and tracking your credit standing. Image by Andre Rolim/Getty Images These services exist to help us keep an eye on our credit reports. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 04:01:28
Is Obama Fulfilling ACORN’s Agenda?
Here is a copy of ACORN’s so-called People’s Platform , via the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, which we first posted back on October 16, 2008 . As is noted below, this platform was updated in 1990 in Chicago, which was just two years before Mr. Obama began to work for the organization via Project Vote and as a trainer for their "power" seminars. Note how many of ACORN’s demands are being accomplished by Mr. Obama since he has assumed office. [more...]
Date: 2009-10-01 04:00:00
Restoring Your credit Status
by Bob Jones A crucial aspect in maintaining a high credit status is in point of fact the contents of your credit report. The credit report is very much the history of your monetary life, contained in a comprehensive document. The credit report details the credit score, which is a numeric grade typically between 300 and 850. Most lenders use the credit score to help them make their mind up whether you are worthy of credit. Furthermore, the score is also used to conclude your capability of paying a loan. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 08:16:24
Know the Basics of Buying a Home
When it feels about time to stop renting and time to purchase a home there are a few basic things that you should understand. Here are the steps you will need to take in order to make purchasing a home more than just a dream. First, get a copy of your credit report and clean up your credit record as much as possible. This will help you when it is time to get a loan from the bank. Second, go to your bank. Talk to a loan officer and tell them you want to buy a house. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 19:52:42
Recent Tweets from the BARN
CLICK HEREto hear parts of these stories inside theBARN’s Morning Ag News with NAFB Broadcaster Brian AllmerNational Ag News for October 1, 2009Sponsored by the American Farm Bureau Federation“September Pork Loses Climb”U.S. hog producers lost around 46-dollars per hog during September. According to experts at Iowa State University, that’s the largest per animal loss in the string of monthly losses that have now gone on for two years. [more...]
Date: 2009-10-01 11:45:02
Your Credit Report Card
Mark Frauenfelder is the co-founder of my favorite sites, Boing Boing (which is a “directory of wonderful things”). Mark’s also a GRS reader. He dropped me a line the other day to tell me about a new project he’s been following. Today, Credit.com is launching a free new online financial tool called Credit Report Card . This tool is designed to provide users with a quick snapshot of their credit reports. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 18:00:31
Text of Kerry-Boxer Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, The Senate's Cap-and-Trade Climate Legislation
A SUMMARY OF THE CLEAN ENERGY JOBS AND AMERICAN POWER ACT AS INTRODUCED September 30, 2009 SECTION 1 . SHORT TITLE ; TABLE OF CONTENTS . This Act may be cited as the “Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act”. Sections 2. Findings. Describes the impacts of climate change and the benefits of transitioning to a clean energy economy. Section 3. Economywide Emission Reduction Goals. Establishes targets for reducing global warming pollution. Section 4. Definitions. [more...]
Date: 2009-10-01 12:11:00
No surprise here; FBI and likely other federal agencies abuse the use of National Security Letters. Support the JUSTICE Act unless the Republicans can do better.
I have been railing against the Patriot Act (which is anything but) since its passage and I physically protested same back when AG Ashcroft visited Salt Lake City in circa 2003. Numerous provisions of that Act signed into law by the SOB (Son Of a Bush) were and remain egregious. The Patriot Act assailed our rights on so many fronts, not the least of which was broadening the use of National Security Letters (NSL). [more...]
Date: 2009-09-28 19:56:34
Automakers Say They Need Funding Now
Currencies trade in a tight range… China… Commodity prices to blame… “Safe” Treasuries? And Now… Today’s Pfennig! Good day… And a Wonderful Wednesday to you! Well… I went “shopping” yesterday evening… At least I can say I did my bit to keep the economy afloat! HA! Thanks to all who sent along notes to me yesterday with kind words [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 13:23:18
Credit Repair! You May Have A Bad Credit Rating And Not Even Know It
When we talk about credit repair, most of us believe that repairing our credit rating is directly related to our mis management of our finance s, and in most cases that is true! However, many of us don’t realize that thousands of men and women every year find out they have bad credit due to credit fraud, and if you’re not 1% sure on how this happens, it’s a method by criminal organizations that are stealing your identity and using it for financial criminal activities. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-30 14:31:03
$40 CPMs At Dogster; Jefferies Analyst Bullish On Yahoo! And Display; UK Internet Ad Spend Beats TV; $4 Million For Casual Games Network NeoEdge
Email This PostHere's today's AdExchanger.com news round-up... Want it by email? Sign-up here.Dogster and $40 CPMsTechCrunch looks at a new partnership announced between dog lover social network, Dogster, and viral web publishing phenomenon, I Can Haz Cheeseburger. TC's Sara Lacy says that Dogster has been wise to build relationships directly with advertisers as opposed to going the ad network noting that Dogster can charge $10-$12 CPMs and $40 CPMs for its newsletter. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-30 10:24:58
Discover How To Make The Best Deals With Original Creditors
By Michael Redbourn There are lots of articles around that explain how to talk or not talk to debt collectors and many people think that they should handle negotiations with the original creditor in the same way, and that's absolutely wrong. The original lender doesn't have to help you at all, but if you handle the negotiations in the right way you might save yourself around 45% of your total debt, and you might get the very best comment on your credit report too. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 01:02:09
Reinventing America
America faces serious challenges to maintain its storied status quo. Hurdles include a sinking economy, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the rising cost of education, global warming, a crumbling infrastructure and American workers with uncertain futures. Trendwatchers are more acutely aware of these issues than most, but they’re also more hopeful [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 09:40:59
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
Econ 101 Not Cutting It? Ask the Web for Help
Like many folks, the ins and outs of the current economic situation are somewhat beyond the scope of my freshman year “Principles of Economics” class. Credit default swaps? Bailouts? I don’t seem to remember covering any of these things in Ec10. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways for me — and you — to get educated about what’s happening [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 05:00:13
Could It Be ….. Recovery? If So, Hurry Up Already
I’m starting to like this 78-day presidential transition period more and more. That’s because in another 30 days or so, the economy might ( ... to be a flock of refi applications. At a minimum, most of these will lower monthly payments and free ... freeze” on credit to worthy borrowers has struck me as absurd for the three months. The reported [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 17:29:55
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
The Bipartisan Homeland Security State
For two years, Bart McIntyre was deeply involved in the insignificant, thinly populated white supremacist movement ... criminal syndicates, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, and Persecution ... impositions helped precipitate the Whiskey Rebellion; the agency also played a key federal enforcement [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 20:35:00
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