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Charlotte-area representatives: A look at their records

Charlotte-area representatives: A look at their records


Churches not exempt from nation’s foreclosure problems

CLEARCREEK TWP., Warren County — Pekin Road Baptist Church and the former Ridgeville Community Church are local examples of a negative national trend in the American mortgage industry.Since December 2007, the number of foreclosure proceedings brought against churches has tripled compared with the previous seven years, according to a review of the Thomson Reuters Westlaw legal database which …


Kelley: Inept federal bureaucracy will lead us to utter ruin

The fall of Rome didn’t happen in a day, but it did happen. The U.S. has been following closely in Rome’s footsteps for a long time now


Watch ‘Step Up 3D’ for dance

There are movies you watch for the plot. Some you watch for acting. Others you do for their great direction.


Job Gains Providing a Ray of False Hope?

Via Pension Pulse. John Weisenthal of Clusterstock discussed his thoughts on Friday’s job figures and put up an image of the scariest jobs chart ever: The key thing to realize about today’s good jobs report is that it was only good relative to expectations.


Steven Romick Publishes Quarterly Letter, Commenting on Blue-Chips: BUD, AON, WMT, JNJ

By guruek. Steven Romick published quarterly letter for the quarter that ended on June 30, 2010


U.S. jobless rate hints at permanent shift

Structural change in labour market may be behind lack government intervention’s lack of success


Money Insider: Banks reward loyalty – but is it enough?

barclays bank has launched a range of discounted loyalty mortgage deals following similar moves by HSBC, the Halifax, Nationwide and Santander, which also offer preferential rates to existing current account customers.


Mark Dampier: Double dip or not, buy bonds and blue chips

This week I thought I would depart from the usual fund review and look at the wider economic picture and its implications for markets.


At last loyalty is being repaid – but shopping around is still crucial

Barclays this week followed similar moves from HSBC, Nationwide Building Society and Santander in launching a range of discounted mortgage rates specifically for its existing