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  • Auctions of student loan bonds fail again

    Billings Gazette - These bonds, issued in $100,000 units and sold to institutional investors, are considered long-term debt, but they roll over every 35 days, with interest rates reset to match the current rate.
    2008-03-08 01:25:00

  • UPDATE 2-NY Fed chief says low rates needed for some time

    Reuters - The Fed has cut interest rates sharply over the past six months, bringing them down to the current 3 percent from 5.25 percent in September. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested last week the central bank would reduce rates further to support the ...
    2008-03-06 02:39:00

  • Central banks in Europe hold rates steady as policy gap with U.S ...

    International Herald Tribune - The European Central Bank is charting an increasingly divergent course from that of the Federal Reserve, which has been cutting U.S. interest rates and is likely to cut further, from the current level of 3 percent.
    2008-03-06 12:16:00

  • Britain shivers as US hits recession

    Times Online - The deepening gloom means that the Fed is likely to slash interest rates further from the current 3% level. Analysts expect a cut of at least 0.75 points either at or before the Fed’s next scheduled policy meeting on March 18.
    2008-03-08 01:18:00

  • Braves stadium gets AAA bond rate (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Gwinnett County's plan to build a new stadium for the Atlanta Braves' top minor-league team has received top credit ratings — mainly because of the county's commitment to pay off the construction bonds with taxpayer money if other avenues fail. The three major bond-rating agencies have assigned AAA grades to the $33 million in taxable revenue bonds that will fund the stadium. None of the three ...
    2008-03-08 12:43:36

  • New Zealand markets buck the trend - for now (Stuff)

    Amid talk of American recession, slumping sharemarkets and credit crises, investors could be forgiven for thinking companies are struggling to perform.
    2008-03-08 12:45:03

  • Centro boss blames 'financial engineering' for share crash (Stuff)

    New Zealand investors caught in the multimillion-dollar mess at Centro Properties Group in Australia are learning that property investments are not always a simple proposition.
    2008-03-08 12:45:33

  • One in every four children in Scotland still living in poverty (Sunday Herald)

    campaigners last night called on the chancellor to pledge an extra £4 billion in tax credits and benefits in this week's Budget to get Labour's targets on tackling impoverishment back on track.
    2008-03-08 01:46:02

  • Income and Happiness: An Imperfect Link (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)

    Does money buy happiness? The debate is not just of philosophical interest; it also has important policy implications.
    2008-03-08 02:39:02

  • As Good as Cash, Until It’s Not (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)

    Investors across the nation are finding themselves in Wall Street’s version of the Hotel California: they have checked into an investment they can never leave.
    2008-03-08 02:39:04

  • Investors puzzled, worried (Express India)

    If you had invested Rs 1 lakh in Siemens shares in January this year, nearly two-third of this investment would have been wiped out...
    2008-03-08 02:51:16

  • Panic selling houses can be a costly mistake

    News.com.au - Wizard Home Loans' Mark Bouris said those in mortgage stress must talk to their lender. "Don't stick your head in the sand because that's when the problem gets out of control,'' he said.
    2008-03-06 03:01:00

  • Stocks drop as job data deepens economic woe

    Reuters South Africa - Investing Home ... hammered the market for a second day after Thornburg Mortgage (TMA.N: Quote , Profile , Research ), a "jumbo" mortgage lender, said ...
    2008-03-06 03:58:00

  • UK house prices fall again

    Daily Telegraph - The mortgage lender is ... price of a home has risen £4,390 to £196,649. While the number of housing sales fell 16pc in the UK last year, and the number of mortgage approvals in January 2008 was 39pc lower than a year earlier, the mortgage lender ...
    2008-03-06 09:10:00

  • Financial Turmoil Infects Wall Street

    Forbes - ... Fannie Mae (nyse: FNM - news - people ), as well as the largest U.S. home lender, Countrywide Financial (nyse: CFC - news - people ). Shares of all three mortgage firms were under intense selling pressure, as Freddie ...
    2008-03-06 02:18:00

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