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  • Cheer up, you've never had it so good - Scotsman

    Cheer up, you've never had it so goodScotsman, United Kingdom - 1 hour agoIt is now housing – whether rents or mortgage payments. And in real terms, housing costs, including mortgage interest payments, have gone up 44-fold – and ...
    2008-01-28 04:21:14
  • Former Hoover campus may get hotel, shops and light manufacturing - Akron Beacon Journal

    Former Hoover campus may get hotel, shops and light manufacturingAkron Beacon Journal, OH - 1 hour agoThe Hoover complex is outdated and inefficient for large manufacturing operations, but its space lends itself to small companies, DeHoff said. ...
    2008-01-28 04:25:20
  • Lobbyists see a new chance with stimulus - The Hill

    Lobbyists see a new chance with stimulusThe Hill, DC - 1 hour agoThat would help Wall Street giants like Citigroup and Merrill Lynch that suffered huge losses due to the sub-prime mortgage mess. ...
    2008-01-28 04:32:09
  • UPDATE: Assured Guaranty, Ambac Net New Investments - CNNMoney.com

    UPDATE: Assured Guaranty, Ambac Net New InvestmentsCNNMoney.com - 1 hour agoCompanies such as Ambac and MBIA Inc. (MBI) play a major role insuring municipal bonds, mortgage- backed bonds and other offerings. ...
    2008-01-28 04:34:04
  • Brunei Aims To Be Key Destination For Investments - Bru Direct

    Brunei Aims To Be Key Destination For InvestmentsBru Direct, Brunei Darussalam - 1 hour agoHe pointed out that aside from the efforts to domicile "offshore" companies and institutions in the BIFC, another key initiative currently being undertaken ...
    2008-01-28 04:34:42
  • Granholm wants to offer districts money for smaller high schools - WOOD-TV

    Granholm wants to offer districts money for smaller high schoolsWOOD-TV, MI - 1 hour ago... allowing homeowners struggling to meet their mortgage payments to get loans at lower rates through the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. ...
    2008-01-28 04:36:59
  • Brown Seeks European Support for Increasing Bank Transparency - Bloomberg

    Brown Seeks European Support for Increasing Bank TransparencyBloomberg - 1 hour agoThe collapse of the subprime mortgage market in the US last year curbed funding to Northern Rock in Britain and forced the lender to tap authorities for ...
    2008-01-28 04:38:21
  • Liberty Media Moves to Oust Diller - The Associated Press

    Liberty Media Moves to Oust DillerThe Associated Press - 59 minutes agoUnder the breakup plan approved by IAC directors, each of the spin-off companies would have a single-tier voting structure, with each share of common stock ...
    2008-01-28 05:01:13
  • Senate Panel Unveils Its Own Stimulus Plan - New York Times

    Senate Panel Unveils Its Own Stimulus PlanNew York Times, United States - 57 minutes ago... by Fannie Mac and Freddie Mae, the government-sponsored mortgage finance companies, or that can be insured by the Federal Housing Administration. ...
    2008-01-28 05:02:53
  • Bush to Say Americans Should Be Confident in Economy (Update1) - Bloomberg

    Bush to Say Americans Should Be Confident in Economy (Update1)Bloomberg - 56 minutes ago... the Federal Housing Administration and creation of a tougher regulator for government-chartered mortgage-finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. ...
    2008-01-28 05:04:15
  • Stock drop delays highest number of IPOs in 10 years - Tehran Times

    Stock drop delays highest number of IPOs in 10 yearsTehran Times, Iran - 49 minutes agoThe MSCI World Index fell 14 percent since reaching a record on Oct. 31 as sub-prime-mortgage defaults sparked a worldwide credit crisis and threatened to ...
    2008-01-28 05:10:26
  • Blair signs advisory role with Zurich - Euro2day

    Blair signs advisory role with ZurichEuro2day, Greece - 41 minutes agoHis team has spoken of Mr Blair acquiring "a small handful" of similar jobs, which will help to service the mortgage on his new £3.5m home in London's ...
    2008-01-28 05:18:49
  • 2008: A Fresh Start for New Zealand - National Business Review

    2008: A Fresh Start for New ZealandNational Business Review, New Zealand - 38 minutes agoFinance companies are falling over and taking the savings of thousands with them. Mortgage rates are rocketing upwards. Retirement savings are being slashed ...
    2008-01-28 05:21:37
  • ‘Nigerians’ll Welcome Reasonable Increase In Power Tariffs’ - This Day (subscription)

    ‘Nigerians’ll Welcome Reasonable Increase In Power Tariffs’This Day (subscription), Nigeria - 36 minutes agoSecuritisation has played a major role for example in America and helped in the development of the formidable secondary mortgage market. ...
    2008-01-28 05:23:46
  • Franchising 2008 – crunch time: Challenges and opportunities - SmartCompany.com.au

    Franchising 2008 – crunch time: Challenges and opportunitiesSmartCompany.com.au, Australia - 33 minutes agoAnd rising interest rates are likely to affect demand for mortgage brokers. Over the past decade the franchised mortgage brokers have experienced boom times ...
    2008-01-28 05:27:04