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Angie's List gives consumers a voice (Bradenton Herald)
Angie Hicks founded Angie's List in 1995 after she realized how hard it was to find companies that provided prompt service at reasonable prices.
2008-08-21 09:59:47 -
Asia stocks at 2-yr low; oil above $121 (The Economic Times)
Asian stocks slipped to a two-year low on Friday, falling for a fourth straight week, as surge in oil prices to above $121 knocked the US dollar.
2008-08-21 10:02:05 -
Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
Part V – Where Is the Collateral? Any government official asked to come up with a workout plan for troubled financial institutions, large portfolios of financial assets and liabilities, and/or places that are financially challenged first must consider all the constituencies involved.
2008-08-21 10:03:01 -
Business briefs: Chef hopes bistro's new name fires imaginations (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Chef hopes name change becomes hot topic
2008-08-21 10:07:03 -
Coffee Break: Airport receives $5.4 million FAA grant for improvements (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, announced a $5.4million Federal Aviation Administration grant to fund improvements at Memphis International Airport.
2008-08-21 10:07:36 -
Gold jumps over $20 on falling dollar, crude spike (El Paso Times)
NEW YORK—Gold prices jump more than $20 Thursday after the dollar weakened and crude oil spiked—inflationary moves that boosted demand for safe, alternative investments.
2008-08-21 10:07:49 -
Fannie, Freddie shares stabilize (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Shares of troubled mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac stabilized Thursday in late morning trading, reversing three days of double-digit declines.
2008-08-21 10:14:08 -
ACPP's Five-Point Plan - Austin Chronicle
This initiative strives to make the city of Austin – all of its internal municipal functions – 100% carbon-neutral by 2020. That includes all facilities, all vehicles, all operations. "This alone is such a massive undertaking!" emphasized Futrell ...
2008-08-20 11:10:00 -
HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For August 21 - Huffingtonpost.com
Polls have come to dominate the media's horse race coverage of political campaigns. Pundits and reporters constantly use them to tell us who's hot and who's not -- but skip over the fact that plummeting response rates and variables like undecided ...
2008-08-20 09:18:00 -
Nobel Laureate McFadden on Obama’s Fiscal Policy - Wall Street Journal
McFadden : “They’re both running on a platform that’d be an improvement on our current administration. But that’s a pretty low standard. This administration has been a dismal failure.” Obama a centrist? He is one of the furthest left ...
2008-08-21 02:29:00 -
Understanding Reverse Mortgages - Western Queens Gazette
Can you tell me about reverse mortgages? My wife and I are both in our 70s and are interested in learning more about this option. A reverse mortgage is a unique loan that lets older homeowners convert part of the equity in their home into tax-free ...
2008-08-19 05:59:00 -
S.Africa may shift to target all-items inflation - Reuters Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa may shift to targeting the consumer price index (CPI) in 2009 rather than CPIX, which excludes mortgage costs, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel told a financial magazine. "It will be CPI but the modalities and ...
2008-08-21 03:45:00 -
Black Women and Money...Getting Finacially Fit (BellaOnline)
A new series on getting finacially fit. Statistically speaking, men have a higher ratio debt than women. However, it is has been more difficult for women to get out of debt; most debt coming from credit cards. More women use fifty percent of their income on paying off their debts...
2008-08-21 07:13:20 -
Lehman straits may spur hostile takeover: analyst - MSN MoneyCentral
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers failed to sell a large stake to Asian investors, a report said, and such failures may open the door to a hostile takeover of the investment bank, an analyst wrote. A newspaper report said Lehman sought to sell up ...
2008-08-21 04:45:00 -
Tough times not over for US investment banks - News.com.au
WALL Street research analysts are projecting yet another tough quarter for US investment banks marked by additional writedowns across a series of fixed-income assets amid an already weak operating environment. Shares of Lehman Brothers fell as much ...
2008-08-21 05:14:00