A review of 2008 predictions

#fullpost{display:inline;}Well, unfortunately, it's that time of the year again - time to look back at the first of the year to see how yours truly did with his Predictions for 2008 and be humbled as never before.During the two prior years, things had gone largely as expected:A review of 2006 predictionsA review of 2007 predictionsIn fact, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 17:16:00

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China's Power Surge Ends (for Now)

China’s Power Surge Ends (for Now) By Andrew C. Revkin Click image for larger version ... on year”) and shows a steep drop since the fall. (Credit: Richard K. Morse, Stanford University. Data from China’s National Bureau of Statistics) The extraordinary growth in power generation in China [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 13:16:01

Bernanke's Speech

Bernanke made a speech on Tuesday to the London School of Economics. The opening line is especially important.However, although the subprime debacle triggered the crisis, the developments in the U.S. mortgage ... transcended the mortgage market to affect many other forms of credit. Aspects of this broader credit boom [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:30:00

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 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:11:11

FBI Cyber Network Conference warns about terrorists, spies and underground economy

(New York)—Sometimes the U.S. government uses resources wisely ... in the world can buy a blank credit card, complete with the holographic security markings used by legitimate credit card companies. They can buy equipment to encode someone’s stolen identity [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:22:50

Review of Lexington Law Firm

by John Cooper Lexington Law is a credit repair firm that is headquartered out of Salt Lake, Utah ... ? Yes, this is legal and credit repair is your responsibility. The Fair Credit Reporting Act gives ... . There are over 400 employees and 22 credit attorneys. Their business started in 1991 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:09:02

SKY News Summary 01-15-09

Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn of the Federal Reserve Board gave a speech on the Troubled Asset Relief Program before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, on January 13th. He mentioned something new in the TARP program – setting up a bank to purchase troubled assets [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:27:01

Lithuanian firm turns to witchcraft to hunt down debtors

Lithuanian firm turns to witchcraft to hunt down debtors by The Associated Press Thursday January 15, 2009, 8:15 AM VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) ... of the Skolu Isieskojimo Biuras, or debt collecting bureau. "Our new employee will help them ... -- In these difficult times for creditors, a Lithuanian debt collector is offering [more...]

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

Fed To Begin Quantitative Easing in January

A: Would love some reader feedback on this as I always like to educate myself on fed policies in times of distress, and this certainly qualifies ... , and directly stimulate this area of the credit markets that need private capital to come back [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 15:09:43

Police Dept. expands hours at service counter

The Racine Police Department is expanding the hours at its Public Service Counter effective Saturday, Jan. 17 ... to the old Record Bureau on the second floor. Ticket payments can be made via cash, checks, money orders, and credit cards. There is a service fee if you pay a parking ticket via credit card. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 22:50:58

Israel Strikes Back

See new post for latest updates. I have logged on to my computer after the Jewish Sabbath and discovered that the Israeli government has finally done something it should have done a very long time ago. We have hit Hamas hard. According to Ha’aretz: [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 17:29:46

The Last Bastion of the U.S. Economy Is In Full Retreat

In previous economic slowdowns, it was always consumer spending that kept the American economy afloat. Millions of Americans continued shopping at malls, buying cars, ordering gadgets through the mail and TV and otherwise putting their wallets and purses on the line [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:45:21

Afternoon update 01.15.09

Governor calls for courage in fixing budget – Calling for "a year of political courage," Gov ... of the Service Employees International Union, Local 1000, protested outside the Capitol at noon today after the governor's morning state of the state address. Sacramento Bee article Corrections officer union [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:09:44

PMI Winter 2009 Risk Index Indicates Broader Risk of Home Price Declines

posted by Steven Wevodau WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — PMI Mortgage Insurance Co., (NYSE: PMI - News), today released its Winter 2009 Economic and Real Estate Trends Report, and its widely cited U.S. Market Risk Index(SM). The index shows that the risk of lower house prices two years [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:12:58

Web Reconnaissance for 01/14/2009

A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention, updated throughout the day...so check back often.On the Web:John Ziegler: Reaction To My Palin Interview Proves The Point - Unless you were hanging out with Joe the Plumber in Gaza this past week, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:18:00

Latest News in Credit Repair and Credit Score - Jan 14, 2009

Trailer Report - Edmonton Sun 11 Jan 2009 at 2:00am Share: Daily Newspapers - Toronto Sun - Calgary Sun - Ottawa Sun - Edmonton Sun - Winnipeg Sun - London Free Press - 24 Hours Vancouver - 24 Heures Montreal - Brockville Recorder & Times - Chatham Daily News - Fort McMurray Today - Grande Prairie … Shape up your credit report - The State [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:19:33

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 ... more in the fourth, had a $100 million interest payment due this morning and $4.5 billion in looming debt [more...]

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

Loans - Debt Management for Personal Loans

by Peter Hagen Personal loans can offer individuals a way to have the funds for an array of uses ... with personal loans is debt consolidation. Within a year most people who use personal loans ... the financial obligation that comes with individualized loans. Too often, individuals access money quickly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:54:49

The Bipartisan Homeland Security State

Will GriggFor two years, Bart McIntyre was deeply involved in the insignificant, thinly populated white supremacist movement ... of law-abiding gun owners and firearms dealers. So it was in his day job as an ATF Special Agent [more...]

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

Video-O-Rama: Figuring out the lie of the financial land

Video-o-rama: Figuring out the lie of the financial land In addition to more “Outlook for 2009″ videos (dealt with in last week’s Video-o-rama), the past week saw material covering a hodgepodge of topics. Although the topics were varied, good viewing material was produced, with the likes of Marc Faber, Peter Schiff, Martin Feldstein, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 06:26:08

Hamas accepts Gaza cease-fire initiative 'in principle'

JPOST Hamas announced on Wednesday that it has accepted the Egyptian cease-fire initiative "in principle" and that it was now awaiting Israel's response. The announcement came after a Hamas delegation concluded two days of marathon talks with representatives of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service in Cairo [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 02:31:20

Debt Consolidation Service

Debt Consolidation Service Are you living paycheck to paycheck?  Worried about debt collectors? ... familiar, you may want to consider  Debt Consolidation Service and the services of a credit counselor ... contributions that cause them to fall deeper into debt. Most credit counselors offer services through local [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:45:16

HOW TO GET GREAT CREDIT REPAIR RESULTS

HOW TO GET GREAT CREDIT REPAIR RESULTS January 15, 2009 By: Admin Category: Credit Repair, ... , such as furniture store loans, are bad. If you have store cards or consumer debt you should work on paying it off. Now, let’s chat about managing those good mainstream credit cards for credit repair success [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:33:08

3 Major Credit Bureaus - Which One Should I Contact?

There are 3 major credit bureaus that have information on your regarding your credit history ... . Check the listing of your bills, the amount of the payment and the due date. If you have been late with a payment or missed one altogether, this will show up on the credit report you receive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:26:00

Monetary Conditions Might Exacerbate the Chinese Adjustment

I think if I were an economic policymaker in China I would be spending most of my time thinking about the money supply and how it works. There is a small but growing possibility that Chinese monetary conditions are going to go wrong at exactly the wrong time, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:32:35

GMAC expands loaning to buyers with lower credit

Fresh off of receiving a hefty bailout, GMAC says it is opening up its loaning channels to potential buyers with credit bureau scores of 621 or ... higher. Two months ago, GMAC limited its loans to potential buyers with credit scores of 700 or higher, but the financial institution says it will begin loaning to those ... [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 14:27:11

Tips on Choosing Debt Relief Programs

Tips on Choosing Debt Relief Programs No matter what other people or even the media says, if you feel you need help with managing your debts, ... relief which company to work with and which debt relief program to enroll in. Choosing the Right Debt Relief Company Never do business with a debt relief company that’s less than one year old [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:00:31

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 ... or a credit card in less than 60 seconds using your identity - fraud alert ... . Most sites recommend placing a fraud alert on your credit report to prevent the identity thieves [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 ... or a credit card in less than 60 seconds using your identity - fraud alert ... . Most sites recommend placing a fraud alert on your credit report to prevent the identity thieves [more...]

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

2008 Terrorism

As 2008 comes to a close we must look back at America's security and terrorism in general around the world.  We also wonder what the new year will bring under Barack Obama's leadership.  Will he favor the far Left and close Guantanamo Bay?  Where will the detainees go? [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 01:13:07

I’m Barack Obama And I Approve This Crisis

Greg Easterbrook: Barack Obama also said last week the recession may last “years and years” unless Congress votes him fantastic new spending power ... by mortgage-based financial fraud (in that case the S&L meltdown), which also caused credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:04:53

A Car Loan For People With Bad Credit

Banks charge higher interest rates on loans for used cars than on loans for new cars ... who is considered a subprime borrower is one who has a blemished credit history. He may not be paying his bills on time or he may overextend his credit card. A subprime borrower is usually someone [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:19:27

To Curb Pollution, China Paying Drivers to Give Up Their Cars

China’s efforts to curb air pollution by restricting driving within Beijing city limits was quite a success, ... : The scheme by the environmental protection bureau is only one part of a massive plan to get Beijing’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 11:00:24

Monitor Your Free Credit Reports

Monitor Your Free Credit Reports by jim on December 24, ... It was created because of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and it lets you get one report from each bureau every ... he was supposed to on a recent mortgage loan. The gist of the story is that before a credit card company [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 12:17:04

Save Money on Your Landline Phone

Save Money on Landline PhoneThere was a time when I paid $40 a month for a phone in my home ... a month plan with Vonage (which included all the features that my old phone company ... over what my old phone company had to offer. Pros: Likely cheaper than your current phone company [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 12:55:02

Home Sales Plunge (New -35%; Existing -10.6%)

Sales of both new and existing homes did the cliff dive in November. Prices fell, as credit was hardly available for anyone but the best qualified buyers. Here ... , the problem is more along the lines of credit availability. • Existing home supply rose to 11.2 months [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 16:23:41

Remember what happened a year ago?

#fullpost{display:inline;}In looking through material from exactly one year ago in preparation for tomorrow's all-important ( ... but was getting ready to surge to over $1,000 in March when the Bear Stearns leg of the credit crisis began.A [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 02:03:00

IRS And Doeren Mayhew Provide Guidance on New COBRA Rules

IRS And Doeren Mayhew Provide Guidance on New COBRA Rules by Doeren MayhewThe IRS recently released guidance, in a question and answer format, addressing how employers are to administer and seek recovery of the new COBRA premium subsidy enacted under the American ecovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5). [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 14:33:45

5 Key Microbusiness Trends for 2009

Microbusinesses — firms with fewer than 5 employees — face a difficult environment coming into 2009 and it will be harder for them to navigate than the 2002-2003 downturn. The economy will be the story for most of us during the next twelve months [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 19:04:41

End of The Year Market Report for Charlottesville Region

Copyright RealCentralVA.com, LLC. If you are not reading this at RealCentralVA.com the site you see is likely stealing content ... ‘em … wait! yes he does , Auto Bailouts, Investment Banking Bailouts, Credit Card companies [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 14:00:36

DrumBeat: December 20, 2008

'Drill, baby, drill' process has begun WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Remember "drill, baby drill"? In its last weeks in office, the Bush administration is starting to make it happen by quietly starting the process of exploration and drilling off the coast of Virginia [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 14:25:18

Jeff's 9 Predictions for 2009

So it's that time of year again, when bloggers and commentators the world over issue their predictions for the coming year ... that "We may already be in it." My timing wasn't bad. The National Bureau of Economic Research, the official [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 15:11:38

WSJ: "Housing Push for Hispanics Spawns Wave of Foreclosures"

From the Wall Street Journal:"Housing Push for Hispanics Spawns Wave of Foreclosures"By SUSAN SCHMIDT and MAURICE TAMMANCalifornia Rep. Joe Baca has long pushed legislation he said would "open the doors to the American Dream" for first-time home buyers in his largely Hispanic district [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 04:10:00

Bernanke drops pretense of secrecy and airs Fed's plans

McClatchy Washington Bureau With its benchmark lending rate effectively at zero, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday, ... range of consumer and business lending -- to a range between zero and a quarter percent [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:46:44

Asia Economic Crisis: Spotlight on Japan, China, Korea, Vietnam

Decoupling, an idea that never made any sense, is talking another beating ... has yet to implement two stimulus packages.“Data clearly indicate the problem for Japan is deflation [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 08:10:00

Where to Go For Credit Repair Help

You may have heard that only time can repair bad credit, ... down for credit, you can obtain a free copy of your credit report from the credit bureau that supplied ... that have supplied information about you to the credit bureau. If you notice any of these things [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 10:17:55

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 devices. The challenge is that many of them don’t have traditional bank accounts or credit cards [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:46:25

Taxpayers get hit again! allegations of OVERBILLING by a government contractor!

A Chicago based company says it did nothing wrong but agrees to pay $15.5 MILLION dollars! ... -based Leo Burnett will make a cash payment of $12.1 million and credit the Army $3.4 million in work [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 17:31:45

PREVIEW: Ammann and Schlierenzauer fancied for Four Hills glory

PREVIEW: Ammann and Schlierenzauer fancied for Four Hills glory Hamburg - Simon Ammann aims to make ski-jumping history for Switzerland while ... Foundation Announces 2008 Donations » Multinationals and water: New Ethical Corporation Report [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 05:03:08

How to Remove a Tax Lien From Your Credit

by Matt Douglas If you have a tax lien on your credit report, you should take immediate action to remove it ... it is not out of the ordinary for incorrect information to be reported on your credit. It is estimated [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:40:48

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