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April 19, 2009
HEH: Chris Dodd: ‘Fighting for Consumers’ While Taking Cash From Pawnshop Owners. “The Democratic senator raised more than $44,000 from pawnshop owners and other businesses that provide high-interest loans, often to those with bad credit, according to campaign finance reports.”Posted in Instapundit (
Words from the (investment) wise for the week...
Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (April 13 – 19, 2009) Spring is in the air – at least in the Northern Hemisphere and on global bourses. Last week marked the sixth consecutive up-week for stock markets as investors’ risk appetite returned amid signs of global economies and the financial sector embarking on the road toPosted in The Big Picture (
The Best Bank for Your Business
If you are in business you almost certainly need the services of a bank as an extension of your business activities in all spheres from buying ... are established a bank should be able to give you unsecured loans at reasonable interest ratesPosted in EduBook.com (
Mortgage industry changes throw new hurdles in...
Reporting from Washington -- Mortgage rates and house prices are down -- which sounds great for buyers and refinancers ... -on fees for loans purchased after April 1. In some cases, applicants are being hit with extra feesPosted in Related news - MashGet (
Treasury blow over student loans sell off
Ministers' proposals to generate returns from the taxpayer by securitising the Government's vast student loan-book have been pared back to a modest £1.5bn by 2011 because of the turmoil in the financing markets. Advisers to the Treasury are now warning, however, that even that target may not be metPosted in Related news - MashGet (
The Trend May Not Be Your Friend
Two weeks ago I presented my thoughts on the current economic situation at my 6th Annual Strategic Investment Conference in La Jolla (co-hosted with Altegris Investments). The speech was well-received, at least to judge from the comment forms. So this week and next, we are going to revisit that talk (with a few edits)Posted in The Big Picture (
GE, Citi Gains Fade as Open Approaches
For whatever its worth, Citigroup and General Electric , two American giants that have been struggling through this recession, reported profits ... , which reflects a bank’s ability to absorb bad loans, fell to 11.8% from 11.9% in the fourth quarterPosted in WSJ.com: MarketBeat (
Colbert, Open Secrets, Open Data, and...
Two nights ago, in his The Word segment, Steven Colbert actually used his show to do some investigative work into the money-in-politics connections that might have motivated to turn Rep. Luis Gutierrez’ position on pay-day loans from oppose to support slight (read: non-existent) restrictions. Watch it: The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11Posted in Sunlight Foundation (
How to get payday loans same day
When was the last time that you needed money because of an emergency and you weren't able to get any even from loaning through a financial ... is there such loans that you can actually get approved within the same day? Well the good news is, the answer to that is Yes and the loan process is called same day payday loans.Posted in Kelsey Publishing Knowledge Base (
Dimon Tweaks Goldman, Says JPM Doesn’t Need C...
The market likes what it has heard from J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, ... $10 billion from through the TARP program (not to mention below-cost loans from the FDICs programPosted in WSJ.com: MarketBeat (
Muppets Ode to Joy Nominated for Webby Award
The Muppets’ “Ode to Joy” music video, featuring Beaker from the Muppets, ... and not get caught.” Click on the image below to play the video in YouTube (HD) CreditsPosted in The Inspiration Room™ | Daily (
One protester's handwritten notes from behind...
If there's one thing that the folks who work and spend so hard to get to Washington don't like, regardless of their profession or political persuasion, it's thinking that they don't run or know all things in this country from their perch down in that ex-swamp that Maryland gave away as uselessPosted in Top of the Ticket (
What’s the Skinny on the Heftier Stars?
By MICHAEL CIEPLY http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/18/movies/18bulk.html?_r=1 LOS ANGELES — A scene from the new journalistic thriller “State of Play” says it all. Jeff Daniels, as the politician George Fergus, squares off with Russell Crowe, as the pen-wielding journalist Cal McAffrey. Two men. One notebook. Four chinsPosted in teamsugar -- Connect. Share. Enjoy. (
‘Star Trek’ Soundtrack Preview
An audio preview of several clips from Michael Giacchino 's Star Trek movie soundtrack is now online at colosseum.de . You can hear snippets of four of the tracks from the soundtrack, which is now available for pre-order . Of the four tracks, one of them is the "End Credits," which notably includes the themePosted in Geeks of Doom (
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