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  • Gravity's shifted - deal with it Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 7:53PMGrowth is picking up and inflation is in check. You would think this is good news but for some our new economic reality hasn't sunk in.
  • 13. Bokerages adopt multi-level way to boost retail participation Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 6:23PMPETALING JAYA: Several bank-backed brokerages are adopting a multi-level approach to enhance retail participation in the local stock market.
  • Bad credit for corporate borrowers okay Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 4:54PMDespite fears of a prolonged recession, corporate bond markets have performed better than expected.
  • Mark Sellers Speech to Investors - Focus on the Downside, and Let the Upside Take Care of Itself Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 4:26PMMark Sellers ran a hedge fund during the years prior to the credit collapse that rewarded investors with some extremely high returns. Sellers used a very (sometimes ridiculously) concentrated portfolio. Sellers is likely most well known for putting almost his entire fund into Contango Oil and Gas ( MCF ). Contango was a tiny company that subsequently made one of the largest discoveries on the ...
  • Bad credit for corporate borrowers okay Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 3:59PM[AAP] - With rising fears of a prolonged recession and stomach-churning moves in the stock market, corporate bond markets have performed so well this year they look like they re part of a parallel universe.Banks ...
  • Unprecedented budget shortfall a 'long-term problem' Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:54AMThe shortfall is only the beginning of a string of lean budgets that will force Scottsdale to act swiftly.
  • US GOLD - Comex eases in wake of positive US ISM data Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:43AMNew York, 01 September 2010 - Gold on the Comex division of New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) fell from a two-month high when equities went on a bull run following a report that manufacturing in the US expanded at a faster pace than expected.
  • Fabulous Freebies 2010 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:22AMYour money is no good here. These 33 quality goods and services won't cost you a thing.
  • How the Stock Market and Economy Really Work Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:57AMThe stock market does not work the way most people think, writes Kel Kelly. One commonly held belief is that a stock-market boom is the reflection of a progressing economy. Not so: it mostly reflects money creation.
  • STEM Education Gets a Creative Classroom Twist Through the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards Program Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:18AMARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thousands of classrooms across the U.S. and Canada have gotten a creative boost in STEM education through Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision, the world’s largest K–12 science and technology competition.
  • STEM Education Gets a Creative Classroom Twist Through the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards Program Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:00AMARLINGTON, Va.----For the past 19 years, thousands of classrooms across the U.S. and Canada have gotten a creative boost in important STEM, or science, technology, engineering and math education, thanks to the Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program, the world’s largest K–12 science and technology competition.
  • Camden County incinerator subsidy at risk Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:53AMBurlington County officials lament that they regularly lose a chunk of their trash business to Camden County, where waste-disposal fees are about 10 percent lower.
  • Gold: The Big Picture Gets Bigger! Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:44AM1. Welcome to the Big Leagues. I keep telling the gold community that the Chinese people and Chinese corporations should not be confused with the Chinese Gman scumbag.
  • Sonoma County test turns roads into dirt -- for now Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:10AMThe Sonoma County Transportation and Public Works Department is testing to see if it can stretch its maintenance dollars by smoothing out some pothole-patched roads without having to completely rebuild them.
  • The Summer the Recovery Went Missing Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:54AMTHE American economy is once again tilting toward danger. Despite an aggressive regimen of treatments from the conventional to the exotic - more than $800 billion in federal spending, and trillions of dollars worth of credit from the Federal Reserve - fears of a second recession are growing...
  • MLB Capsules: Clemens, in court, tells judge: 'Not guilty' Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:26AMWASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Clemens put his right hand on the lectern, leaned down toward the microphone and made what might be the most important pitch of his life: "Not guilty, your honor."
  • Town saves $2 million by refinancing at 2.1% Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:03AMTaxpayers will save about $2 million in principal and interest payments on town debt in the next 15 years, thanks to a successful refunding, or refinancing, of old debt.
  • Stewart Ford looks to provide Lifemark bailout package Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:32AMKeydata founder Stewart Ford has formed a consortium of Lifemark investors to propose a lending package to stop the group from collapsing.
  • Paul B. Farrell: Seven lean years: No recovery till 2016 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:26PMSummer of recovery? Dead. How dead? Remember Genesis? The Seven Lean Years? Add seven years to the handoff from Bush to Obama in early 2009 and you get no recovery till 2016.
  • US consumer spending rises Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:02PMWASHINGTON - CONSUMER spending rose in July at the strongest pace in four months, supported by a small gain in incomes that offered hope that consumers will be able to keep contributing to a modest economic recovery. Analysts said the 0.4 per cent increase in spending reported by the Commerce Department on Monday was a relief after a raft of weak data for July and helped ease fears the economy ...
  • Consumer spending offers hope on economy Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:36PMConsumer spending rose at the strongest pace in four months in July, supported by a small gain in incomes that offered hope consumers will be able to keep contributing to a modest economic recovery.
  • Merrill Mauls Morgan Stanley in Brokerage Titan Clash Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:29PMIn the clash of the two largest U.S. brokerages, Bank of America Corp.’s Merrill Lynch is generating more profit with fewer people than the business Morgan Stanley formed by buying a controlling stake in a venture with Citigroup Inc.’s Smith Barney.
  • US July consumer spending gain strongest in 4 mths Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:09PMUS July consumer spending gain strongest in 4 mths
  • Ballot Issues Complex Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:47AMLITTLE ROCK - Arkansans should have little trouble deciding whether to make hunting and fishing a constitutional right, but officials say raising interest rates may be hard to swallow in a struggling economy.
  • Reader mailbag: Should you loan money to parents? Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:53AMA reader asks if it's unethical to charge interest on a loan to parents.
  • Voters to decide three ballot issues in November Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:19AMLITTLE ROCK — Arkansans should have little trouble sinking their teeth into deciding whether to make hunting and fishing a constitutional right, but officials say raising interest rates may be hard to swallow in a struggling economy.
  • Council holds first public hearing on 2011 budget Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:40AMJessica Rush / Staff Photo: Council members heard residents give their opinions during the city’s first public hearing on the proposed 2011 budget.
  • Pimco Lets Palocci Make Rousseff Favorite to Succeed Lula Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:50PMAntonio Palocci, who four years ago resigned as Brazil’s finance minister before the Supreme Court belatedly exonerated him of violating bank secrecy laws, can thank Pacific Investment Management Co. for helping him pave the way for Dilma Rousseff’s election as President in October.
  • International Forecaster August 2010 (#8) - Gold, Silver, Economy + More Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:30PMThe following are some snippets from the most recent issue of the International Forecaster. For the full 38 page issue, please see subscription information below.
  • Has Fed Done All It Can to Prop Up U.S. Economy? Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:26PMListen to the Audio Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the central bank is prepared to take new action to help the sagging economy if needed. Jeffrey Brown talks to economists Paul Krugman and Douglas Holtz-Eakin about whether the Fed is doing enough to lift the economy. JEFFREY BROWN: There were new signs today of a continuing and prolonged economic slowdown, even as Federal ...
  • Governor's Council of Economic Advisors say Oregon needs to reform or repeal kicker law Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:08PMThe panel of economists, academics and industry experts agrees that Oregon's economy is going to be rocky for a while and that state government needs reforms.
  • Abrupt pause in home-upgrade program leaves projects incomplete Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:04PMVictor Zapata uses a saw to install tin film technology solar panels at a home in Los Angeles last October. A government-funding quagmire has led to many projects being canceled or unfinished.
  • 1. Discovering the true value of YTL Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:09PMIT's an oft-told story about how YTL Group managed to stay resilient during the Asian Financial Crisis even as many large corporations became casualties of the crisis buckling under debilitating debt. That story, more often than not, is narrated ...
  • The Worst Stock Myth Of The Decade Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 2:51AMShares have fallen over the last 10 years. It still feels like we're in recession. It must be time to completely avoid the stock market. Or is it?
  • Annual Financial Report Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:07AMInternet plc Annual Report 2010 Company Number 06172239 Contents --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction & Highlights 2 Chairman's Statement 3 Operational & Financial Review 4 Board of Directors and Senior Managers
  • Christopher Worthington: Role of debt overstated in finance crisis Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:18PMIt was always rare to hear a good word for debt, but in the wake of the credit crisis the call for "deleveraging" has reached a religious fervour. But debt is not the smoking gun in the credit crisis as is commonly imagined, and it...
  • Seattle Investment Guru William Fleckenstein Says Keep Renting and Put Your Money Under the Mattress Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 5:14PMToday's NY Times announces that the era of treating home-ownership as a means to fortune is over. Reporter David Streitfeld quotes economists saying real estate will never again be the path ...
  • Newsweek: How our homeownership fetish hurt us Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:11PMIn some ways, American homeownership is a great success story. In 1940, 44 percent of households owned a home; by 1985, the rate was 64 percent. The size and quality of homes have increased dramatically. Owning a home contributes to neighborhood stability and encourages property improvement. Unfortunately, we let a sensible goal become a foolish fetish. United States - Newsweek - Business ...
  • The Bond Trade Looks Crowded, But Keep Buying The Dips Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:18PMBy repeatedly responding to each crisis/shock, the Fed is hindering the unwinding of leverage and creating what I would describe as a Japanimation of economic pain.
  • Jackson Health System struggles to balance its budget Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 1:52PMAs Jackson's governing board prepares to vote Monday on a proposed budget for 2011, its two money-losing nursing homes stand as a symbol for the challenges the system faces as it attempts to cut losses.
  • Mary Holm : Separated at 60, soldiering on Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 1:17PMHome-buying tests I've just separated at age 60. I have a job and will end up with only about $30,000. I have work super and will join KiwiSaver. My thinking is to flat for a year and save enough money to buy a house and...
  • Variable Annuity Mini-Boom Coming Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 12:57PMWhen it comes to retirement, most people still want guarantees. It's a golden opportunity for adviso
  • With age comes instability Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 9:23AMAside from straining public finances and skewing housing markets, ageing populations in developed economies threaten the future stability of asset values and financial markets. 21 Aug 2010 12:09 AM
  • What The Producers taught the bankers Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 9:22AMThe two Broadway frauds in Mel Brooks' musical satire perfected a strategy that has been put to use – with catastrophic results – by the world's shadiest bankers. 21 Aug 2010 12:02 AM
  • Annual dog walk to benefit Chippewa County Humane Association Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 7:54AMCome walk your dog with us on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at the Pledge 4 Paws Dog Walk 2010 at Flag Hill Pavilion, Irvine Park in Chippewa Falls. Rain or shine!
  • Cobden on Freedom, Peace, and Trade Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 7:48AMThe pursuit of peace will have to be governed not by slogans and superficiality but by a profound humility that acknowledges the inevitable limitations on what coercion can accomplish.
  • XFONE Reports Strong Second Quarter Fiber Growth Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 7:23AMLUBBOCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--XFONE, Inc. (NYSE Amex and TASE: XFN) (“XFONE” or “the Company”) announces results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010. As a consequence of the Company’s sale of its UK and Israeli Divisions, the results from those subsidiaries are reflected as discontinued operations for all periods presented. Revenue Revenue from the Company’s Fiber-To-The-Premise ...
  • XFONE Reports Strong Second Quarter Fiber Growth Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 7:15AMLUBBOCK, Texas----XFONE, Inc. announces results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010. As a consequence of the Company’s sale of its UK and Israeli Divisions, the results from those subsidiaries are reflected as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
  • Paladyne Releases Latest Version of Its Combined Order Management and Portfolio Management Solution -- Paladyne ... Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 7:09AMNEW YORK, NY LONDON, and HONG KONG--(Marketwire - August 17, 2010) - Paladyne Systems, Inc ., a leading provider of technology and services to the global hedge fund industry, today announced a major new release of Paladyne Portfolio Master T, its combined order management and portfolio management solution. Version 7.0 provides extended functionality in the areas of compliance, risk management ...
  • Paladyne Releases Latest Version of Its Combined Order Management and Portfolio Management Solution -- Paladyne ... Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 7:00AMNEW YORK, NY LONDON, and HONG KONG--(Marketwire - 08/17/10) - Paladyne Systems, Inc ., a leading provider of technology and services to the global hedge fund industry, today announced a major new release of Paladyne Portfolio Master , its combined order management and portfolio management solution. Version 7.0 provides extended functionality in the areas of compliance, risk management, real-time ...