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  • Palin Politics (Baltimore City Paper)

    The 60-day sprint between the conventions and the general election is the time when, every four years, the political experts come out of the kitchen and join the rest of the cocktail party.
    2008-09-10 06:34:22
  • Buyers more hopeful, survey finds (The Age)

    Tax cuts, rate cuts and lower fuel prices bring surge in consumer confidence.
    2008-09-10 06:34:53
  • Habitat needs volunteers for Exeter build (Exeter Times-Advocate)

    EXETER — With the Habitat for Humanity Huron build coming to Exeter in spring 2009, fundraising efforts are getting under way and volunteers are needed to ensure another successful build.
    2008-09-10 06:42:28
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2008-09-10 14:17 SNB-no signs of credit crunch in Swiss mortgage mkt (Interactive Investor)

    ZURICH, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Switzerland's mortgage market has avoided a credit crunch like those hurting the economies of countries such as the United States and Britain, Swiss National Bank board member Thomas Jordan said on Wednesday. Jordan -- who will decide on interest rates with the two other SNB board members next week -- said strict rules on covered bonds to re-finance mortgage debt, ...
    2008-09-10 06:45:25
  • Lehman plans asset sales, reports huge 3Q loss (Wichita Falls Times Record News)

    NEW YORK (AP) _ Another of Wall Street's renowned firms is taking drastic steps to try to outrun the United States' worst financial crisis since the Depression.
    2008-09-10 06:46:40
  • Does Economy Need Another Stimulus? (KMGH 7 Denver)

    Candidates are split on the idea of another stimulus.
    2008-09-10 06:47:41
  • Could Another Stimulus Check Be Coming? (WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley)

    Congressional Democrats say another stimulus is in order.
    2008-09-10 06:47:54
  • Island housing starts slow down (Victoria Times Colonist)

    Vancouver Island housing starts dropped in August from July but year-to-date numbers are running close to the first eight months of last year.
    2008-09-10 06:54:30
  • Partisan battle lines form over 2nd stimulus plan (Chicago Tribune)

    WASHINGTON (AP) _ With the economy the No. 1 issue just eight weeks from Election Day, majority-party Democrats are trying to push a second stimulus package through Congress to follow the tax rebate checks sent out earlier this year.
    2008-09-10 07:06:03
  • Futures rise on lower oil, mortgage optimism - Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose on Tuesday as a decline in oil prices and mortgage rates buoyed sentiment as did positive broker actions on bellwethers including Hewlett-Packard (HPQ.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ). Wall ...
    2008-09-09 04:48:00
  • Price of auctioned homes falls 25% in a year - Times Online

    The price of houses sold at auction has fallen by almost a quarter during the past year, according to figures highlighted by the Liberal Democrats. The average price of the 3,993 houses sold by auction between June and August this year was £130,400 ...
    2008-09-10 04:33:00
  • New Book Regarding Succeeding as a Commercial Mortgage Broker - PR.com

    Commercial Finance Advisors is proud to announce it just completed the second edition of its book regarding commercial mortgage brokerage. One of the most difficult and vital tasks of succeeding in this business is being able to prescreen commercial ...
    2008-09-09 09:02:00
  • Man hurt after he throws himself under a train (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    CARLSBAD: A man who apparently threw himself under a Coaster train yesterday was taken to a hospital with severe injuries.
    2008-09-10 03:06:36
  • A Battered Lehman Fights for Survival (New York Times)

    Only days after the Bush administration assumed control of the nation’s two largest mortgage finance companies, Wall Street was gripped by fears that another big financial institution, the investment bank Lehman Brothers , might founder — and that this time, the government might not come to the rescue.
    2008-09-10 04:04:05
  • London midday:Footsie under pressure (ShareCast)

    LONDON (SHARECAST) - Footsie remains stuck in the red following a slump on Wall Street overnight and some downbeat results from household names. Shares in Enterprise Inns lead the index lower after Morgan Stanley lowered its rating on the pub group to ‘underweight’ from ‘equal-weight’ in a corporate sector review.
    2008-09-10 04:27:37