NAR should put its money where its mouth is

I’ve hesitated to post this since I’m not sure how it will go over with other real estate agents (or my boss!). But, why not? ... on that loan will vary, based on your credit score, amount you put down, where you live ... , generating spending, and helping to repair the economy. Problem solved. I’ve got an even better idea [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 16:35:30

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Car Repair and Cashback Cards - Big Spender Edition

“Hey man, just put it on your credit card…” That’s the best answer the Honda service manager could give me as I attempted to negotiate with him to cover the repair costs for the air conditioner compressor failure on our Honda CRV. Honda ... they were paying for the replacement parts but I told him that the $600 repair was still a lot of money [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 04:01:03

The Media Agrees! Obama Responsible for Last Week’s DOW Gains and Positive Black Friday Growth

Who says the media is in the tank for Obama? Amazingly, ... and laying out his economic team. You got to give him credit for one thing at least: ever since ... and a clear strategy to repair the economy appears to have found it in Obama, who is fast emerging [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 23:42:31

Boosts for Bike Commuting

by Adam Stern Buried in the financial rescue bill passed by Congress last week is a provision to encourage bike ... for the “purchase of a bicycle, bicycle improvements, repair, and storage, if such bicycle is regularly used ... on the TerraPass blog. Image credit: Liz Hafalia/San Francisco Chronicle Help us change the world [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 19:00:34

Deflation, destruction of credit, and the Lich King

From www.ChristopherSPenn.com Yep, another economics crossover ... , their equipment repair bills (yes, you can’t escape bills, even in virtual reality) have increased [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 15:41:30

Bill Clinton Campaigning for Obama in Orlando Today

NOTE FROM PAM: I added some video clips below the fold. Former President Bill Clinton spoke at a Obama for President rally in Orlando, Florida today ... who are not at this rally. We have to elect a president who will rebuild the American dream, repair a badly ... , incomes declining, heathcare costs of doubled, college costs up 75 percent -- credit card [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 01:31:07

Survival Of The Weakest

There was a very interesting pair of articles over the weekend on the New York Times by Michael Lewis and David Einhorn called How to Repair a Broken ... that if you don’t prop up these banks you risk an enormous credit contraction — if they aren’ ... up failed banks and extending them huge amounts of credit has made business more difficult for the people [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 17:48:00

VIDEO: Flame Trench Repair At Launch Pad 39A

KSC's launchpad 39A is under repair after the last space shuttle launch damaged a flame trench wall. Credit: NASA/Space.com [more...]

Date: 2008-07-11 01:22:02

MSM talking heads: Improving Dow is due to Obama

I had to read this again.  Surely these sycophants weren’t that devoid of reality, were they?  Oh yes…yes, they were ... through Wednesday on the economy and laying out his economic team. You got to give him credit ... that two weeks ago was desperate for political leadership and a clear strategy to repair the economy [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 23:55:16

Just What Independent Farmers Need: More Photo Ops with Wal-Mart

The local food movement has energetically spread across the United States in the last few years, spurring activist consumers to support local farms, ... has been quick to take credit for the small amount of local produce it DOES sell. BloggingStocks advises ... could help repair the rift between small-town merchants and the retailing behemoth [more...]

Date: 2008-07-24 19:19:34

Tuesday's comment from the papers in...

Today in Times Comment Rachel Sylvester: Brown's boom will end only in another bust Francis Fukuyama: The damage to Brand USA needs urgent repair Richard J. Evans: As Europe slumps, is the far Right ... that isn't the credit crunch Mick Hume: Free speech only matters when you want to say something [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 06:52:05

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Unveils State of American Business Report

The two seem to make an unlikely pair, but according to the CEO of the U.S ... , however, that the Chamber and the new administration are working together to repair American ... to get our economy going in a forward motion," Josten said. "One is credit and the other is confidence - and we ain’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 22:20:43

Defending the Dividend

Geoffrey Rogow reports: Dividend yields are at giddy levels right now. Don’t expect it to last. As the credit and housing crises finally boiled over late last month and sent stocks ... prices don’t repair themselves and shoot up, dividend yields will be under significant pressure. “ [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 08:31:00

Common Types of Guaranteed Loans

by Dave Davis Many people that have bad credit believe that there aren’t any financing options that are available to them. You might need to repair damage to your car or home, or you may need to pay unexpected medical bills. Since your credit history is poor, you may believe that being a high risk means that you won’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 01:12:19

Some excellent gold commentary at Minyanville

As regular readers probably know, Kevin Depew of Minyanville was taken to task here the other day for parroting all the other talking heads on TV who ... in the credit markets that will dwarf the inflationary mask of (formerly surging) food and energy costs ... and repair balance sheets. The initial asset price inflation and central bank reflation efforts [more...]

Date: 2008-08-15 20:06:00

Stiglitz: Bailout Blues

Joseph Stiglitz hopes we can tread water until a new administration takes over: Bailout Blues, by Joseph E ... that pays fair value for these assets will do nothing to repair that hole. ... We could ... -income Americans by converting the mortgage deduction into a cashable tax credit. ... Second [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 17:35:00

Blanchard: How to Emerge from the Crisis in 2009

Olivier Blanchard, chief economist of the IMF, says that if the right policies are followed, ... , and you can see how emerging countries now suffer from both higher credit costs and decreased export demand ... is straightforward: First, the measures put in place earlier to repair the financial system must [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 05:45:00

US Vehicle Miles Traveled Drop 3.7% In May; Experts Think Could Possibly Be Related To Higher Gas Prices Or Something [I Feel Gassy]

According to a report from the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, Americans drove 3.7% less in May 2008 than in May 2007 ... : With less fuel usage, gas taxes alone won't pay for desperately needed roadwork and bridge repair ... like it then just swim your ass back to Russia, ya commie. Green Car Congress; Photo Credit: Free-StockPhotos.com [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 13:40:00

Tuesday morning -- and we're in a recession

As Sacramento Bee reporter Dale Kasler noted in his lead paragraph this morning: "No kidding" ... that Henry Paulson and company don't know why credit markets have frozen. Is it because the banks ... a solution without knowing. Sample quote: “You cannot repair this economy if you can’t repair those [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 13:54:33

Lehman shares plunge again on fear of fire sale

From Times staff writer Walter Hamilton: The clock is ticking louder for Lehman Bros. Holdings Inc ... has searched unsuccessfully for a deep-pocketed partner to pump capital into the firm to repair ... in March. "The sharp decline in Lehman’s stock to date is an ‘equity issue,’ not a credit [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 00:53:20

Data Recovery And Why It Is Always Best Left To The Experts

In recent times with the “Credit Crunch” beginning to bite a lot of people may well be tempted to try to repair or recover their data from a failed hard disk drive or memory stick. Alternatively [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:23:27

Diy Data Recovery Is Not As Cheap As It First Appears

Diy Data Recovery Is Not As Cheap As It First Appears Posted by: Gadgeteer in Computers In recent times with the “Credit Crunch” beginning to bite a lot of people may well be tempted to try to repair or recover their data from a failed hard disk drive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 03:18:55

The Trillion Dollar Head Fake

The Trillion Dollar Head Fake Posted by HughS Published: January 15, 2009 - 7: ... ) and contains gems like: 1) "$150,000,000 for repair, revitalization, and alteration of facilities ... floodplain easements as authorized by section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978". Save a Poor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:17:28

Deals of the Day: Wachovia and Juliet

By Stephen Grocer and Heidi N. Moore Deals of the Day includes all the major news of the morning related to mergers and acquisitions and financing ... steps to repair ailing financial markets: guaranteeing billions of dollars in bank debt ... forecasting survey. WSJ Haunting Europe: Europe’s credit markets remain seized, increasing fears [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 11:34:10

Weekly Roundup: June All-Stars Edition

Hard to believe half the year is already in the books.  Time flies when you are having fun! ... Dad Second Stimulus Check Frugal Dad Square Foot Gardening How to Get Out of Credit Card Debt Frugal ... . 50 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do.  I need to add air conditioner repair to this list.  Ours [more...]

Date: 2008-07-05 11:00:32

Keep Closing Costs Down

Keep Closing Costs Down January 14th, 2009 | Category: ... costs can vary dramatically for buyers who have identical credit scores, loan terms, and mortgage ... home security bmw diy amplifier wiring sewing aquarium solar flooring auto repair led speaker [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 11:46:00

McCain: Nuisance Leader

McCain: Nuisance Leader By Ron Kuby When I took my car in for service, I did not feel the need to exercise "leadership" over the repair ... would be in worse shape than it was when it was brought in, and the ultimate repair would ... , offering no proposals of his own, and mugging for the cameras.  Country first.  Obama, to his credit [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 17:12:54

Annals of BioSpam

I've recently received an email offering me, for a mere $245, a yearly subscription to Surgical Technology International ... -Specific Rectocele Repair with Dermal Graft Augmentation: Comparison of Porcine Dermal Xenograft (Pelvicol ... serious, not just an attempt to harvest credit card numbers from credulous urogynecologists.   Surgical [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 04:22:14

US Fed chief cautious about quick economic recovery

US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke warned Wednesday that the emergency action taken by the Bush administration in response to the financial ... with the power it needs to repair the economic damage and prevent a wider fallout, Bernanke said ... on the extent to which financial and credit markets return to more normal functioning," he added. [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 07:48:35

Coping in Tough Times: Buy a house now?

Is now a good time to buy a bigger house? I’m worried about what would happen if I get laid off.? ... fixing something very often. And the more the house costs, the bigger the repair bills. Note to first-time buyers: You can take an extra $7,500 federal tax credit if you buy by June 30. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:06:37

links for 2008-10-14

No Time to Waste . . . - The Big Picture Death rate 70 percent lower at top-rated hospitals - EurekAlert Wall Street's Nine Banking Families Fail ... Credit Default Swap fault-lines: Lessons from 2005 GM, Ford crisis - Vox EU Preserving Forests ... How to Repair What Ails Us - The Big Picture Why don’t we trust a stranger? Ties that bind - Vox EU [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 07:06:00

The Credits Secrets Bible Can Help Your Credit Score

Credit is a necessity that we all need. But if it is abused or overextended, you could end up in a bad situation. Credit cards and loan debt is at an all time high and people are looking for ways to repair ... . This product is important for anyone who is sick of the debt collection calls and is feeling the burden [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 14:35:09

Folic acid and B vitamins are OK, but they're not cancer fighters

Take those folic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 supplements every day if you want, just don't expect them to lower your cancer risk ... are crucial in DNA synthesis, repair and general functioning, which suggests higher levels of them ... products are now fortified with it as well. Credit: Carlos Chavez / Los Angeles Times [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 20:41:27

California's budget revisited again

THE only good legislator is a termed-out one. So Arnold Schwarzenegger is betting as he calls the California legislature back into special session to repair the budget they delivered three months late six weeks ago. The timing, two days after ... collectively nominate... (Photo credit: AFP) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 15:24:05

Paulson says banking system has been 'stabilized'

Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson said today that he believed the banking system had been "stabilized," ... point. Credit was frozen. Banks weren’t lending to each other. People were asking themselves ... yesterday, should be on recovery and repair. And it’s going to take a while longer to work through [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 01:51:22

Help! I need a push

This winter has been an off one in Calgary! I have lived here since 1993 and I can not recall this much snow in early January ever, ... , in the middle of server repair, maybe we are working on a proposal or working on our business plan ... .  I found myself in some deep credit challenges, life challenges and other issues in my life [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 14:48:57

AIG Gets All the Free Beer and Hot Dogs It Wants

The Troubled Asset Relief Program was renamed over the weekend to Troubled American International Group Relief Program ... billion in preferred shares. It will also cancel the bulk of AIG’s credit default swap agreements ... In the case of ruined firms like AIG, management no longer has the capacity to repair the broad damage [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 14:12:21

Barack Obama's speech in Dayton, Ohio

Remarks of Senator Barack Obama (as prepared for delivery) ... from Wall Street to Washington. And the truth is, it will take more than a few days to repair ... those loans to make a quick buck. We have to act to fix our broken economy and restore the credit [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 15:45:49

The Locavolt Movement: Pushing For Energy Independence

Peter Asmus at the San Francisco Chronicle reported yesterday on the "locavolt" movement ... . for billing, distribution and repair service, but allow local elected officials to choose more locally ... me the locavolts are on to something big. Photo credit [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 19:13:24

Oil Patch: As Crude Prices Waffle, Eyes Turn to OPEC

Is OPEC back in the driver’s seat? Back in control? (AP) ... of resignation in Riyadh that its ability to dictate prices has been weakened beyond repair.” OPEC itself ... in the last few weeks. Global demand for oil is falling off a cliff—the combination of the credit crunch [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 18:06:12

Good Reads

1. From the prolific Bill Easterly in FP: The Poor Man's Burden ... during the Depression.Second, when changing financial regulations to repair the excesses of the past ... a waste of local politicians’ time or positively harmful. Jeffrey Sachs alone can take partial credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:59:00

Emergency Cash Loans For Unemployed - No Fear of Emergency

Everybody has to pass through hard days. No one is secure against emergencies ... accident, current shock, sudden broke down the car, home decoration and repair at the time ... the reason of loan taking in your online application form. No matter, if you have bad credit in your past [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:53:55

Green America’s Solutios to Our Broken Economy

7 Fixes from the Green Economy Green America (formerly Co-op America) ... and can repair the damage and create a world that works for all. Economy Everyone now understands ... many name the mortgage and credit-default-swap crises as culprits, they are only the most recent [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:59:08

CASINO WALL STREET

Bill Werner is an Engineer in Missouri City, Texas. The following is his attempt to Encapsulate All of Modern Economic History ( ... The Vast Matrix of Models of Mind-stuff” we abide in. ~~~ “Credit-default swaps… have become mainly side ... the United States government will go bust.” -Michael Lewis & David Einhorn in How to Repair [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 23:28:11

Read This Guide Before Buying Lionel Trains Online

by Zach Hersa Unfortunately, we are in a time era where so many hobby stores are closing their doors for the last time ... if possible should be credit cards, or even via Paypal, although not interpreted as safe. Being ... suppliers that can meet your demands. About the Author: How to repair lionel train quickly and easily [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 00:39:38

3 Facts You Must Know Before Buying Antique Lionel Trains

by Zach Hersa Unfortunately, we are in a time era where so many hobby stores are closing their doors for the last time ... if possible should be credit cards, or even via Paypal, although not interpreted as safe. Being ... train providers that can meet your needs. About the Author: Repair your lionel train with over 2000 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 11:55:15

Naughty Business of the Week: Apply for your share of the Dell Inc. settlement

If you purchased a Dell computer or service after April 1, 2005, here's a heads up: ... and repair policies. The company did not admit wrongdoing, but agreed to pay $1.5 million in restitution ... , including that it's a revolving credit account with minimum payments just like a credit card [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 19:34:23

Pajiba Love 12/17/08

See My Movie ... Please? Pajiba Love / Stacey Nosek Tom Cruise is having a humble pie eating contest and pulling out all the stops to try to repair his image before Valkyrie inevitably tanks. (WIMB) And in more "Nazi News," I shit ... even dumber than I never gave you credit for. (CC Insider) And while we're on the subject [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 17:01:07

What Have You Been Putting Off?

I cleaned out my bedroom closet this morning. I’m not sure what got me started. But once I got going, I couldn’t stop ... to the Reagan administration. Is it in good repair? Some of my favorite sweaters were downright natty ... . Question: What have you been putting off that you just need to do? Extra credit: What should [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 19:05:49

Too Much Preferred Stock

The Citi rescue: The U.S. government is committed to supporting financial market stability, ... of repair and recovery and to manage risks. The following principles guide our efforts: We will work to support a healthy resumption of credit flows to households and businesses. We will exercise prudent [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 14:49:37

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