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  • 04-03-2008: Dow Jones, S&P flat as Alcoa, Exxon rise; Nasdaq falls (The Edge Daily)

    NEW YORK: The Dow and the S&P 500 ended little changed on Monday as soaring commodity prices lifted Alcoa and Exxon Mobil, offsetting fears of more fallout from the housing slump, while the Nasdaq fell after brokers cut their price targets on Apple.
    2008-03-03 05:39:29

  • States and Cities Start Rebelling on Bond Ratings (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)

    Some states and cities say Wall Street ratings firms assign municipal borrowers inappropriately low credit scores.
    2008-03-03 05:40:14

  • Stocks Flat as Oil Hits Record (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)

    Stocks ended flat on Wall Street in a meandering day as record lows for the dollar and all-time high prices for oil and gold were offset by a better-than expected report on the manufacturing sector.
    2008-03-03 05:40:15

  • Dollar Falls to 3-Year Low on Speculation Debt Losses to Spread

    Bloomberg - ... will cause banks to report more losses from the collapse of the subprime-mortgage ... to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders on Feb. 29 that the real was the only ... You know how strongly I believe that a strong dollar is in our nation's interest.
    2008-03-03 01:17:00

  • As firms struggle, dividends are dying

    Detroit Free Press - ... for the years 2003 through 2007, dividends have been cut or eliminated only 54 ... Poor decisions by banks and brokerages to pile into the risky subprime mortgage ... The accounting fraud wave that started in 2001 increased investors' interest in the ...
    2008-03-03 03:12:00

  • UPDATE:Fannie, Freddie To Buy Loans Only Under New Standards

    Stockhouse Canada - Fannie, Freddie To Buy Loans Only Under New Standards 3/3/2008 1:44:00 PM ET Related symbols: FNM WM ... fraudulent because there were conflicts of interest and ...
    2008-03-03 10:54:00

  • Dollar Close to Record Low Versus Euro on Slumping U.S. Economy

    Bloomberg - ... will cause banks to report more losses from the collapse of the subprime-mortgage ... to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders on Feb. 29 that the real was the only ... Traders yesterday raised bets the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by 0.75 ...
    2008-03-03 02:14:00

  • The risks of a mortgage fix

    Chicago Tribune - The tax code, though, already gives preferential tax treatment to owners by allowing the deduction of mortgage interest and ... If borrowers aren't willing to ask for help or respond to efforts to reach them, there is only so much that others ...
    2008-03-02 03:24:00

  • Antoine B. Orr

    Washington Post - If you have an interest-only loan or an adjustable-rate mortgage, refinancing to a traditional 30-year fixed-interest-rate loan may provide more peace of mind.
    2008-03-01 04:18:00

  • Small Banks Face Trouble, Too

    Wall Street Journal - While the world's largest banks are still reeling from the meltdown in the home-mortgage ... For many banks, the losses on loans to builders have only begun to accelerate. One reason: Many builders' loans have interest reserves, or cash set aside to ...
    2008-03-03 02:57:00

  • Inflation fight: we're losing

    News.com.au - Hey, here is a thought... why not leave interest on mortgage alone, reduce interest on term deposits and increase ... The amusing thing about this debate concerns the controlling of the economy through higher interest rates. FACT people, only one ...
    2008-03-03 10:25:00

  • Prepare for more mortgage pain, warns PM

    News.com.au - ... rates would remain at all-time record lows for the life of the mortgage you are a fool. In the early 90's Uni economics textbooks did not contain interest rate tables that went BELOW 8%. If you have been led to the financial cliff by greed you only ...
    2008-03-02 04:10:00

  • Fannie, Freddie Settle NY Probe

    Street.Com - Government-sponsored mortgage giants Fannie Mae FNM and Freddie Mac FRE have agreed to a ... Appraisals were often fraudulent because there were conflicts of interest due to ... These are the only agreements we are close to signing with any financial ...
    2008-03-03 09:49:00

  • Hope Now: We've helped 1M home owners

    CNN Money - ... support, claims dramatic success in helping at-risk mortgage borrowers ... But of those borrowers, only 278,000 actually saw the terms of their mortgages modified.
    2008-03-03 12:27:00

  • Interest rate fears wipe $41bn off market

    News.com.au - MOUNTING corporate debt and the twin threats of higher interest rates and a ... Out of the top 200 stocks only 18 finished the day in positive territory. ... My kids feel your pain 2. Mortgage time bomb is ticking 3. Sydney house prices in ...
    2008-03-03 04:09:00

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