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  • Struggling Dion draws on Chrétien's debut

    Globe and Mail - It would also be quite interesting to see the federal government nationalize the oil industry but pay royalties to Alberta. We wouldn't be seeing all of this scare mongering around royalty rates then, would we? No, we'd be seeing Alberta pushing ...
    2007-10-20 05:47:00
  • King of fish threatened

    Scotsman - smolt return rates revealed by the North Esk research in the 1970's were closer to 4% than 40%. Anything over 4% and there ... He has a vested interest in netting and is hardly an objective commentator. The seals argument (remove the nets and the seals ...
    2007-10-20 05:54:00
  • Gulf states to decide on monetary union this month

    Gulf News - ... are seen as a renewed resolve to achieve monetary union even at the cost of higher inflation in the member countries. With their currencies pegged to the dollar, GCC states face a monetary policy dilemma when a falling dollar and interest rates ...
    2007-10-20 06:02:00
  • Fresh fears of house price slump as loan numbers fall

    Scotsman - Experts said house prices in Scotland were likely to suffer less, stagnating or growing just ahead of inflation, as wider economic indicators such as unemployment, interest rates and inflation continue to improve. The CML said the £29.96 billion ...
    2007-10-20 07:56:00
  • Find Shelter For Rainy Day Savings (The Tampa Tribune)

    Krista Swetz and her husband are just a few months away from reaching a money milestone.
    2007-10-20 09:18:58
  • Market turmoil, exchange rates on menu as G7 meets

    Channel NewsAsia - Market turmoil, exchange rates on menu as G7 meets Posted: 20 October 2007 0458 ... But analysts do not foresee any signal from the meeting that would affect current ... turbulence stemming from a meltdown in the US subprime -- or high-risk -- mortgage ...
    2007-10-20 07:32:00
  • Refinancing a car loan can save you down the road

    Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - That's a mini-mortgage. If you are stuck in an expensive car loan, you can get out of ... The interest rates I found on refinanced auto loans were comparable to, and in ... If she qualified for Power Financial's lowest current rate of 5.74 percent, she'd ...
    2007-10-20 07:20:00
  • Many Canadians in debt denial: survey

    National Post - ... that -- after being lulled by years of economic prosperity, low interest rates ... But even during the current good times, and with unemployment at a three-decade low ... economic shocks because they have almost no housing equity to back up their mortgage ...
    2007-10-20 06:02:00
  • Amend: Fitch Rates Florida Dept. of Environ Protection $145.04MM ...

    Forbes - ... 2007 and another large decline is forecasted for fiscal 2008, anticipated coverage levels remain healthy based on current ... equaled $765 million in fiscal 2001 and $2.36 billion in fiscal 2006 - more than tripling during a period of low mortgage rates ...
    2007-10-17 05:58:00
  • Will soaring oil pump up inflation?

    Times Online - ... of England’s monetary policy committee (MPC) considered cutting interest rates ... RPIX, the retail prices index excluding mortgage interest payments, put inflation at ... I reckon about a third of the current price is due to geopolitical tension, the ...
    2007-10-20 05:40:00
  • Consumers Still Concerned About Electricity Rates (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

    Citing hardships, concerns and frustrations with the recent volatility of utilities rates in Maryland, more than 165 people turned out this morning to participate in an AARP listening session on the issue.
    2007-10-19 01:57:00
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    Detroit News - ... vote was the latest congressional reaction to a mortgage crisis touched off this spring by a blowup in high-priced home ... have made it difficult for some to get out of their mortgages, and some overstretched homeowners can't afford to refinance or ...
    2007-10-19 12:34:00
  • Oakland City Attorney Announces Predatory Lending Fight

    Berkeley Daily Planet - The “Know Your Options, Know Your Rights, Protect Your Home” workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. this ... to have received a high-cost loan than whites, and neighborhoods of color 23.6 times more likely to get higher-cost refinance ...
    2007-10-19 08:23:00
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    Guardian Unlimited - Weaker home prices seen during the housing bust have made it more difficult for some subprime borrowers to refinance out of loans that offered low ``teaser'' rates but jumped to much higher rates, resulting in payment shocks. Delinquencies on these ...
    2007-10-15 05:53:00
  • Housing market will correct itself sans government help

    Quay County Sun - The president is supporting a bill that would let the Federal Housing Administration “help people stay in their home.” The plan would help those homeowners with risky loans, who meet certain criteria, to refinance into more affordable fixed-rate ...
    2007-10-19 10:42:00