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Category: General News
Barry Ritzholz thinks not:
… If Unemployment is actually as low as its been reported by BLS, then there is no slack in the labor market. W read more »
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Avatar Posted by Lucas 285 days ago (http://money.aol.com)
Category: Investing
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Visa Inc, the world's largest credit
card network, on Tuesday raised $17.9 billion in an initial
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Avatar Posted by Lucas 285 days ago (http://www.bloggingstocks.com)
Category: Investing
It all started with JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) upping its bid for Bear Stearns (NYSE: BSC) from $2 to $10 a share. Then, we had some good news from t read more »
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Avatar Posted by Lucas 246 days ago (http://feeds.luxist.com)
Category: Luxury
Filed under: Apparel, Handbags, Men's StyleBritish couturier Hardy Amies, whose Savile Row shop opened back in 1946, is launching its first line of women's handbags this month. The new line comprises four key styles "inspired by traditional English luggage and the secret lives of female spies in th read more »
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Avatar Posted by Lucas 237 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Real Estate
FBI officials Tuesday disclosed complaints of mortgage fraud are piling up at record levels this year, and appear certain to shatter last year's record.
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Avatar Posted by Lucas 237 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Real Estate
While Congress grapples with how to help troubled homeowners, the Bush administration is expanding a more modest effort to help at-risk borrowers.
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Avatar Posted by Lucas 237 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Real Estate
Spring in southern Orange County has come on spectacularly. The autumn fires that blew smoke and ash into neighborhoods here also destroyed a lot of dark-hued scrub and chaparral. Now the hills along the 241 tollway are painted in bright green grasses and yellow and violet wildflowers. Near the end read more »
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Avatar Posted by Lucas 237 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Real Estate
Mortgage delinquencies will continue to rise over the next six to 12 months as home prices decline and economic conditions remain difficult, according to one forecast released Monday.
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Avatar Posted by Lucas 237 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Real Estate
The House on Thursday passed a contentious foreclosure-prevention package, which still faces a veto threat from the White House and an uncertain fate in the Senate.
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Avatar Posted by Lucas 237 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Real Estate
Americans remain split on whether homeowners about to default on their mortgages should receive special treatment to help them keep their houses, according to a new CNN/Opinion Research Poll.
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Avatar Posted by Lucas 237 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Real Estate
The number of homes for sale was on the rise again in April, according to figures from Zip Realty, a California-based real estate broker.
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Avatar Posted by Lucas 237 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Real Estate
The House on Wednesday will begin debate on a housing package that would let the government back loans for homeowners at risk of foreclosure - a move many Republicans have opposed and which the White House has threatened to veto.
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Avatar Posted by Lucas 237 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Real Estate
A congressional proposal to have the government help homeowners refinance mortgages they can no longer afford will only help a small fraction of those who are at risk of losing their homes.
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Avatar Posted by Lucas 237 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Real Estate
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Avatar Posted by Lucas 245 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Taxes
It's a good thing they're not running for accountant in chief. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Lucas 245 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Real Estate
Lawmakers considered allegations Tuesday that mortgage lenders and companies that service loans are misusing the bankruptcy system to impose questionable fees and improperly pressure homeowners facing foreclosure.
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Avatar Posted by Lucas 245 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Real Estate
Some of the last, best housing markets - the ones that continued to climb even as the rest of the country cratered - have turned south lately.
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Avatar Posted by Lucas 245 days ago (http://money.cnn.com)
Category: Real Estate
Can a couple coats of paint, some spackle and $15 billion keep foreclosed homes from bringing down the home market?
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