12 Small Business Trends to Watch Out for in 2009

Whether you’re the kind of person who likes to see the glass as half full or you prefer to see it as half empty, there is no denying that for most American small businesses the new year will bring a mixed bag of opportunity and adversity, hope and anxiety. There are many reasons for the apparent paradox [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:14:53

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Nexia Holdings, Inc. (NXHD.OB) Expresses his Insights Regarding Current Economic Environment

Today, Nexia Holdings, Inc.’s CEO Richard Surber shared his thoughts regarding current economic issues and the opportunities available to the company. Below we have copied his letter to Nexia shareholders. Dear Shareholders: Over the past few months I have been tuning into many financial news programs, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:04:14

IMF Team Concludes Article IV Consultation Mission to the State of Eritrea

IMF Team Concludes Article IV Consultation Mission to the State of Eritrea    ASMARA, Eritrea September 29, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Eritrea during September 14–29, 2009 to conduct the 2009 Article IV consultation discussions. The last Article IV consultation was concluded in April 2008. The mission met with Mr. Ali, Minister of Energy and Mines, Mr. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 15:41:13

Nortel Networks Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Major telephone equipment manufacturer Nortel Networks filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today. P2PNet News has a good summary of the details: “The move came a day before the Canadian telecommunications company was due to make a $107-million interest payment on its debt.” Nortel has lost [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:30:43

Who Says The Union Lost The SOCCD Trustee Elections?

During last November's trustee elections in the South Orange County Community College District, the issue was pretty clear cut: ... Fuentes and Lang won, the SOCCD Board of Trustees would preserve its conservative majority and continue the governance that has produced a community college district that is debt free.If the union [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:34:56

This time next year

This time next year Filed under: Quizzes, Memes and whatnots — mela @ 11:46 pm Goals are good ... will give it to you. I will even make one of those vision board things. You know, where you cut ... , but it’s something to do, I suppose. There’s a cork board I don’t really use mounted in front [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:46:09

Two years after scandal broke, ‘colossal failure’ in housing authorities is confirmed

Photo by Heath Haussamen The state auditor’s report on massive abuses in the state’s low-income housing projects this week was an expose two years in the making. When the Legislature was discussing comprehensive reform of the state’s scandal-plagued regional housing authorities in 2007, Rep [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:45:59

Combined Gay News Headlines (T5T-1)

Thought of the Day: Anonymous Openly-Gay Former Clinton Aide "he problem here goes well beyond Warren's incendiary language equating gay marriage with incest. He is what he is. The greater problem lies in the President-Elect's cruel calculation that this insult [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:10:00

Club Applauds RSC's Alternative Stimulus Plan

Club for Growth Applauds RSC’s Alternative Stimulus Plan Washington – The Club for Growth heralded the Republican Study Committee’s (RSC) ... debt, but are unlikely to stimulate real economic growth. Instead, Congress should consider the Republican Study Committee’s plan with its emphasis on reducing America’s debt, lowering the tax burden [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:08:28

Roche ‘On Track’ With Deal for Genentech

Getty Images Going my way, Roche? ... a squeaky market for debt financing. Last week, the Financial Times reported that Roche is readying a sweetened offer of about $95 a share, which would require lining up as much as $35 billion in debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 16:10:00

Donnerwood Media Merges Meez Brand With Pulse Entertainment; Gets New Funding, CEO

Donnerwood Media Merges Meez Brand With Pulse Entertainment; Gets New Funding, CEO By Tameka Kee - Wed 14 Jan 2009 02:40 PM PST ... at Meez. He was formerly Pulse’s president. Donnerwood also picked up what Cahill calls a “small debt ... it should help the merged companies “quickly reach profitability.” Donnerwood has disclosed $9.7 million [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:45:24

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

Research Oracle roundup for 15 January 2009

Earning Release Shaw Communications Inc.’s (NYSE:SJR) 1Q 09 revenues, EBITDA and operating income were in line with our expectations, while adjusted1 net income was below our estimate. As the overall results were broadly in line with our expectations, we maintain our BUY rating for the common stock [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:34:17

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

Mechel OAO (NYSE:MTL) - Significant decline in ADR price since our last update report. Free research report.

Mechel OAO’s (Mechel) ADR price has depreciated significantly since our previous update report, dated 05 January 2009, reflecting the negative investor reaction to news that the company will raise more debt. The drop ... its debt, due to Mechel’s insufficient cash holdings. As a result, although the ADR target price does [more...]

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

The Friday Line: 10 for 2010

The Friday Line: 10 for 2010The impact of President-elect Barack Obama's rapid rise through the political ranks -- elected senator in 2004 and president four years later -- is already being felt in the campaign world as scads of would-be senators and governors are emerging in the early days of the 2010 cycle Call it the Obama effect -- an [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 15:30:00

For victims of the Cedar Rapids flood, the budget crisis is hitting home

Flood map courtesy City of Cedar Rapids. Click for larger PDF version. Few in the crowd of 70 people sat peacefully on the padded folding chairs in the basement of Trinity United Methodist Church in downtown Cedar Rapids Monday afternoon, as two dozen state legislators, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:17:50

Hypocrite Congressman Marsha Blackburn

Hypocrite Congressman Marsha Blackburn Filed under: Congress — Mickey at 8:09 pm on Thursday, January 15, ... on the Bridge to Nowhere> Let’s see, when Marsha went to the House, the Debt was about….6.5 TRILLION ... our Nation’s purse. Thanks for the extra Debt, Marsha. Marsha Blackburn is my Congressman [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:09:30

Daily News Roundup - Jan 15 2009

Price Waterhouse has said its audit report for Satyam should not be relied upon. (BS)Fitch has downgraded Unitech’s Rs44bn long-term debt to ‘B’ from ‘BBB’ earlier, and Rs12bn short-term debt and bank loans to ‘F4’ from ‘F3’. (BS)Omaxe is in talks with five banks for rescheduling [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 04:13:00

Still Crazy After All Last Year

Rob Curran reports: This year may not be as rough a year on the stock market as 2008, but traders on the options market are steeling themselves for something about as half as bad ... Jones Industrial Average is off by 6% for 2009, about as bad a start to the year as 2008. Equity [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 11:15:00

Peter Schiff Talks Treasury Bubble

Peter Schiff is out with a piece discussing treasuries, entitled 'The Fed's Bubble Trouble ... and agency debt, to fall through the floor, pushing ... . Just as the U.S. government issues mountains of new debt to finance the multi-trillion annual deficits planned [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:03:00

Will Barack Obama save World economy?

American Stock markets make a sharp remarkable bounce back on the news of Obama’s bailout plan and rescue plan for Bank of America ... and huge debt. Obama’s stimulus package also includes many sops like including a further extension [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:44:00

Sony Vaio P Review: Hands On With The Netbook/Lifestyle PC (Part 2/2)

Sony Vaio P Review: Hands On With The Netbook/Lifestyle PC (Part 2/2) ! Posted by Mike Slocombe on 15 January 2009 | Tagged as: Platforms, Sony, Mobile, Reviews, Computer-Centric Part one of our Sony Vaio P Review was wowed at shiny colours; initial impressions on opening it and amazing screen resolution. Here’s the concluding section. [ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 13:11:08

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Citigroup (C) and Morgan Stanley (MS) confirmed they're merging their wealth management units into Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Morgan will pay $2.7B for a 51% stake with the option of taking full control after five years. Citi will book a pre-tax gain of $9.5B, and an after-tax gain of $5.8B [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:15:31

Shock & Awe! - NOI Gets Bombed

Noah and I have been talking ad nauseam about the imminent threats to the New York City land market, commercial real estate market and ultimately the residential real estate market as a result of the tentacles of the credit debacle going back quite a stretch [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 00:25:02

Debunking the Velocity of Money Myth

The markets got off to a bad start Wednesday following the news that some members of the Federal Open Market Committee slipped the word "deflation" ... Wednesday, while the gold stocks were among the worst performing sectors on the board. Recovery sentiment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 03:45:27

Why So Little Self-Recrimination Among Economists?

Why is it that economics is a Teflon discipline, seemingly unable to admit or recognize its errors? ... well know, prices rose at an accelerating pace), rising levels of consumer debt, stagnant average [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 09:21:07

Reader Mailbag #45

Each Monday, The Simple Dollar opens up the reader mailbags and answers ten to twenty simple questions offered up by the readers on personal finance topics and many other things. Got a question? Ask it in the comments. You might also enjoy the archive of earlier reader mailbags [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:00:48

The "T" Word

Bob Herbert's op-ed in yesterday's New York times is worth reading--not so much for the particulars, ... ; insurance companies take their profit cut out of health care costs that have mushroomed and could [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:13:28

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

Fake profits shake Satyam. Satyam (SAY) shares are down over 70% in Indian trading after B. Ramalinga Raju, the company's founder and chairman, resigned and admitted over $1B of Satyam's balance sheet as of Sept. 30 was inflated non-existing cash and bank balances [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 12:15:15

The Unprecedented Sales Management Challenge for 2009

The JF Guest Author Spot Lee B. Salz Sales managers are facing a set of challenges that they’ve never experienced before ... with concerns of mounting debt, drastic drops in home values, a real fear of job loss, and disgust over [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:14:03

On Stimulus, It's Easy Being Green

A new poll from Politico suggests that the public does not see Barack Obama's stimulus package in the same category as one of the myriad number of ... -term effort to balance the budget and lower the 66 national debt Lower taxes for the middle class 59 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 00:35:00

With his bike race bail-out in hand, Kinder unsure if MDFB should assist small businesses

With his bike race bail-out in hand, Kinder unsure if MDFB should assist small businesses Submitted by patriot on Wed, 01/14/2009 - 7:00pm ... on board with Governor Nixon's plan to provide low-interest loans to small businesses through ... has given Nixon the green-light on his small business job creation plan. The MDFB is set to meet [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:00:27

Media Digest 1/12/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

According to Reuters, Citigroup (C) is near a deal to form a venture putting its brokerage business together with the one at Morgan ... reports that the UK and its major banks are working on a deal so that firms can dump bad debt. The Wall [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 09:07:45

Find Out More - Can The Hope For Home Ownership Relief Act Really Help Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure?

Find Out More - Can The Hope For Home Ownership Relief Act Really Help Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure? ... be at least 31 percent; * They cannot afford their current loan; * They did not intentionally miss ... the new program include: * 30-year, fixed rate mortgage; * Maximum 90 percent loan-to-value ratio [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 03:42:39

Shame: Baby Orangutan Used as Collateral for $100,000 Loan at Florida Zoo

BY SCOTT PAGE Source: Gulf Breeze News Scott Page/Gulf Breeze News Three-year-old orangutan Indah plays alongside her mother, Sara, ... to step in and help, so she is working with the private owners of the zoo to try and get the debt paid off [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:34:43

Make a New Year’s Resolution for SMARTER Goals This Year

It's 8 days into the new year... how are your New Year's Resolutions coming along? Maybe I'm just Lazy (wait, I am) ... management. SMART is simply an mnemonic device to help you remember the steps necessary to achieve [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 20:30:28

99 High Paying Keywords: The Secret Is Out!

99 High Paying Keywords: The Secret Is Out! Posted by admin on Jan 16 2009 | 0 views | AdSense Incorporating high paying keywords into your ... . Private Jets 11. Debt Consolidation 12. Credit Cards 13. Rewards Cards 14. Equity Loans 15. Equity ... Life 77. Online Banking 78. Borrow Money 79. Low Interest Credit Cards 80. Personal Domain [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:57:21

The American Crisis

US payrolls were slashed by 524,000 jobs in December and by 1.9 million in the last four months of 2008. All told, 2 ... the country's ledger in a near eleven trillion dollar debt and throw at least 7.2% of us out of work [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 02:54:26

Nortel Networks Of Canada To Seek Bankruptcy Protection

Nortel Networks Corp. of Canada is expected to seek bankruptcy protection... Washington (dbTechno) - Nortel Networks Corp. of Canada is expected to seek bankruptcy protection. They will seek protection in both Toronto ... . Nortel is believed to have $4.5 billion in long-term debt which it may not be able to pay back [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:24:48

Daily Headlines, Thursday, 1/15/2009

Daily Headlines, Thursday, 1/15/2009 Filed under: Daily News — H @ 6: ... director in ethics case Birmingham News - Jefferson County votes to make $5 million payment on general obligation debt Birmingham News - Predatory lending suit filed by city dismissed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 12:05:04

DrumBeat: January 7, 2009

Shell seeks Colo. water for oil shale production Shell Oil has filed for the first major water right on the Yampa River in northwest Colorado for its oil shale development plans. Shell applied Dec. 30 in state Water Court to use about 8 percent of the Yampa's peak spring flow [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:57:26

Will the 2009 Bankruptcy Law, If Passed, Lessen Foreclosures

As a Board Certified Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney who also defends mortgage foreclosure cases for consumers, ... for Sarasota. Mr. Dellutri also sits on the Board of American Board of Certification. Mr. Dellutri is also one of the founders of the Bankruptcy Law Network, Debt Law Network, Credit Law Network [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 13:43:55

http://www.theheraldbulletin

http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/local/local_story_015152646 ... ' event last year, Neal loaned Reed quite a chunk of money but that debt was wiped away in Reed's 2004 ... of that bankruptcy to see if the money allegedly 'owed' to Neal by Reed was improperly listed as a debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:44:18

Human Trafficking in the News

In protest of human trafficking Enterprise-Record - Chico,CA,USA At the Chico City Plaza on Sunday, ... ,USA Human trafficking is modern day slavery exercised through forced labor, debt, bondage, forced [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:36:58

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings

Stock-Net presents custom stock ratings, powered by Caprock Analytics. These stocks, which represent a small portion of all rated stocks, highlight a sample of the strongest rated stocks from over 4,000 stocks that are actively tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:02:49

Late Night Political Humor

“All five living presidents met for a historic lunch at the White House this week ... The current national debt is estimated at over $10 trillion, which breaks down to about 35,000 dollars [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 11:55:10

Ashley Clayton reflects on SBC and overseas missions giving

Ashley Clayton reflects on SBC and overseas missions giving (Note: Ashley Clayton is leading a stewardship revolution in the Southern Baptist Convention by equipping churches and church members to deal with debt. Read other posts related to Ashley Clayton here [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:31:11

Back to the future

Condo-slinger Chris Evans. ‘No one could imagine… a drop lke this ... not even a debt trap like the 2010 Olympics – will solve this little problem. Vancouver gives us a great [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:45:52

MortgageNewsClips: CA Foreclosure Predicts, FDIC- Show Me the Money, John Burns, Kohn Speech, Finger Length and Testerone, Contra Trend, Jody Shenn, Toro Chart Series, Bottom is Near, 3.5 is Possible, Positive Traction, 3 more, IRA Has 4

   clear explanation and good charts - Mr ... interesting speech - Fed Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn - Troubled Asset Relief Program - Before [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:56:39

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