As we wend our way into February, Jim Lowell predicts six weeks of increased volatility with the probability of a stall shadowing the sunny momentum that has propelled this market.
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Tomorrow’s RBA decision is the clear highlight in Australia this week; we look for a 25bp rate hike and for upgrades to the RBA’s growth and inflation forecasts in the quarterly statement on Friday. The steady stream of firm domestic data since …
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Bailout of Wall Street banks has come under fire from Neil Barofsky, the Special Inspector for the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Photograph: EPA
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Dear Liz: My daughter is a sophomore at a very expensive college, and federal loans cover only $6,500 of her costs. She has taken out two private student loans with me as a cosigner, one at 6.5% interest and the second at 9.9%. I need $15,000 more for this semester’s tuition.
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Jan. 31 — Tamweel PJSC, a United Arab Emirates-based mortgage lender, will cut its base rate 50 basis points to 7.9 percent as of March 1.
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LAS VEGAS — Innovation in homebuilding hasn’t stopped just because the bad economy has pounded the construction industry. That was evident at the annual International Builders Show this month, as industry suppliers displayed an array of new products and technologies to an audience of more than 55,000 building-industry professionals.
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The builder who completed the work on Marvelyn Gadowski’s Breckenridge home back in 2002 suggested she occasionally rent it out to vacationers.
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Energy credits, breaks for first-time homebuyers and something new with the odd name “Making Work Pay Credit” could lower tax bills this year for some taxpayers, local accountants said.
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When Grand Island Area Habitat for Humanity volunteers set out to secure auction items and sponsorships for their Build a Dream Dinner and Auction, their goals were modest. However, they quickly found out that the enthusiasm from last year’s event was greater than they anticipated.
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Southwest Georgia Financial Corporation, a full service community bank holding company, this week reported net income of $706,000, or $0.28 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2009, up from a net loss of $116,000, or $0.04 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2008.
01.30.10 | Law & Ethics, Marriage & Divorce, News, Other - Business & Finance, Personal Finance, Renting & Real Estate |
