25/Jun 2008 | U.S. Nuclear Weapons Withdrawn From the United Kingdom | More than 100 U. nuclear bombs have been withdrawn from RAF Lakenheath, the forward base of the U. Kristensen The United States has withdrawn nuclear weapons from the RAF Lakenheath air base 70 miles ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Burnt fingers in stocks? Go for FMPs | Mumbai: If the stock market is not working in your favour, fret not. There are other options offering decent returns, at least in the short term. These include short-term funds, fixed maturity plans (... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Hedge Fund Fraud: Playing Poker with People's | New York, NY : Hedge fund fraud appears to be the new white-collar crime, if the latest spate of arrests and charges is any indication. Headlines are rife with words such as swindle and cheat, fraud a... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | National City Hires a Commercial Unit Chief | It appears you have disabled cookies in your web browser. To report the error or for any other questions, please call our Customer Service Department at (800) 221-1809, 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM (EST) or e-ma... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Report Says Rich Got 9.4% Richer | Window Open; So Is Question of Oversight. Servicer Offers a Deal to Banks Clinging to Assets. Implementing Key Performance Indicators for Retail Banking Available on Demand Performance Goal Setting fo... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | U.S., U.K. Agencies in Cooperation Pact | High Performing De Novo Banks and Thrifts: An Analysis of 20 Success Stories Publisher: Bradway Research LLC The future for investing in mortgage-backed securities 2008 Publisher: Datamonitor 2008 Tre... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Fundtech: Bankers See Costs in Sepa | High Performing De Novo Banks and Thrifts: An Analysis of 20 Success Stories Publisher: Bradway Research LLC The future for investing in mortgage-backed securities 2008 Publisher: Datamonitor 2008 Tre... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Dodd, Frank Running Out of Room on Housing Bill | High Performing De Novo Banks and Thrifts: An Analysis of 20 Success Stories Publisher: Bradway Research LLC The future for investing in mortgage-backed securities 2008 Publisher: Datamonitor 2008 Tre... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Does Bilingual Ed Work Everywhere? | San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders and City Council President Scott Peters today announced a compromise on what will likely be a November ballot initiative on pension reform. Under the compromise plan, new... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Tupper Lake conference aims to redefine US climate change debate | 6/30/08 Karen DeWitt looks back at the political career of Joe Bruno. Brian Mann visits the set of a new Star Trek episode being filmed in Port Henry. Amy Ivy fills joins us for her weekly gardening c... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Prosecutors Say Nanakuli Man Paid Boy, 15, For Sex | Prosecutors said Wednesday that a Nanakuli man was indicted on charges of repeatedly sexually assault a 15-year-old boy paid for the sex. Henry Moisa, 56, made his first appearance in District Court i... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Financials lead market up | Strong start partly blamed on options expiry, short covering and bargain hunters taking advantage of others doing tax loss selling over the last few days. Bond yields fell after the Rate decision sugg... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | TxDOT Revises Proposed New Braunfels Loop | Texas Department of Transportation officials responded to complaints from residents after concerns arose about a proposed outer look around the city. A town hall meeting in April was filled with many ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Rating agency say BA outlook negative | Moody's has changed its outlook on British Airways to negative from stable. The investors service says profitability and overall credit metrics could be hit if fuel prices stay above $120 a barrel for... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Bank of Congress | Hopefully, there will soon be no more Countrywide," declared Barney Frank (D. Calling Countrywide "unusually sleazy," the House author of Congress's $300 billion housing bailout added: "Having Bank of... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Attorney General Sues Countrywide, Execs | 06-25) 19:29 PDT -- California Attorney General Jerry Brown sued Countrywide Financial Corp. and two of its top executives today, alleging they used misleading advertising and unfair business practice... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Police Search For Woman After Standoff | HURST, Texas -- A standoff in Hurst ended with SWAT officers wondering what happened to a woman accused of walking into a Wonderbread outlet with a gun, NBC 5 reported. Police said an armed woman walk... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Somali catastrophe 'largely unnoticed' | The SOTT editors receive a great deal of mail every day. A lot of those letters run on the theme of "What can I, one person, do in the face of so many problems and such overwhelming odds? It's impossi... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | North Korea expected to hand over nuclear report (Reuters) | Reuters - North Korea is widely expected to hand China a long-delayed account of its nuclear activities on Thursday in a key step to implementing an initial atomic disarmament pact.Reuters - "Fool's G... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Police: Pit Bull Attacks 4 People; Child Critically Injured | Police identified the most seriously injured as 15-month-old Charlotte Blevins. I took a wet towel and wrapped it around here head like a turban," said Ray. The toddler's mother, 29-year-old Wendy Ble... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Steve Walsh, donated land for Calvary Church, dead at 61 | Steve Walsh, a major Charlotte developer in the 1980s who donated the land for Calvary Church and later went bankrupt, has died in Florida at 61. His body was found inside his lake-front house in Wint... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | St George on track for earnings target | Takeover target St George Bank Ltd says it remains on track to meet its earnings growth target for fiscal 2008 and that its credit quality remains strong. Chief executive Paul Fegan told the UBS Austr... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Ex-Marine To Stand Trial In Fatal Stabbing | Marine accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend's grandfather to death and wounding her mother will stand trial, a judge ruled. A San Diego judge ordered Mark Daniel Lim , 24, to stand trial Thursday on ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Cox Pushes Change as Exit at SEC Nears | Bush administration. The SEC, which is operating short of a full five-member commission, voted 3-0 to propose the rules and seek roughly 60 days of public comment. The rules proposed Wednesday are par... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Group Develops Plan For Interstate Bridge Problem | After years of political pressure to do something about the heavy congestion on the Interstate 5 Interstate Bridge, it looks like commuters might get their answer. Tuesday, a 39-member task force with... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | h/t and thanks to CBolt | They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin The FISA Cloture vote just passed . The Senate will now consider the... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | St George earnings growth on target | Takeover target St George Bank says it remains on track to meet its earnings growth target for fiscal 2008 and that its credit quality remains strong. Chief executive Paul Fegan told the UBS Australia... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Information Card Foundation Formed | It s a great day for Information Cards, Internet security and privacy. I can t put it better than this: June 24, 2008 Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, United Sta... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Senate panel votes for 3 new SEC commissioners (Reuters) | Reuters - The Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday approved three candidates to fill spots on the U. Securities and Exchange Commission, clearing the way for a vote by the full Senate.Thursday, June ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | MTA Board: No More Free Perks! | NEW YORK (AP) -- Metropolitan Transportation Authority board members have voted to give up their free rides through the agency's tolls and transit system. The perk has drawn fire amid a financial crun... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | High Deductible Health Care Plans | Business Plan. Providing Health Care in a High-Deductible World By: Steven Podnos MD, CFP With the increasingly common use of High Deductible Health Care Plans (HDHCP) (often combined with a Health S... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Senate backs telecom immunity in test vote | WASHINGTON: The U. Senate signaled an end Wednesday to months of rancorous debate over surveillance legislation that would protect from civil lawsuits the telecommunications companies that helped the ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | 'Online Casanova' Scams 2 South Fla. Women | WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Two women said they met, trusted and were exploited by the same man after meeting him online. Anne McGuiness and Felicia Grossman said they were conned out of tens of thousand... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Sovereign funds: the wealth of nations | The money that has bailed out Barclays and other Westerbn banks is a growing and welcome source of international credit. Shares in Barclays rose 5 per cent in opening trading yesterday, on the news th... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Grasso Wins Appeal in Pay Lawsuit | NYSE Euronext NEW YORK -- In a setback for the government in a long and controversial case, New York's highest state court handed former New York Stock Exchange chief Dick Grasso a victory in the laws... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Senate panel votes for 3 new SEC commissioners | U. Securities and Exchange Commission , clearing the way for a vote by the full Senate. Luis Aguilar , a law partner at McKenna Long & Aldridge , and Elisse Walter , a senior executive with the Financ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Hideaway Owners Rebuilding After Fire Scorches Restaurant | MT. Gretna landmark has a comeback plan to once again make the Hideaway a hot spot after a fire shut them down. An electrical short started the fire that destroyed the Hideaway restaurant s kitchen an... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Kiwi stable versus majors amid Q1 balance of payments | Kiwi stable versus majors amid Q1 balance of payments 3 minutes ago The New Zealand dollar remained steady versus its major rivals in early Asian trading on Thursday after an initial slump in the mor... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Kroger's Discount Card Program Boon For Customers, Company | Representatives for Kroger grocery stores said its discount card program has helped customer save money while posting double-digit revenue increases for the company. While many grocery prices are on t... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Morgan Stanley announces London job losses | Morgan Stanley announces London job losses Morgan Stanley is reducing staff by 300 worldwide, with jobs set to go in the bank s credit-related operations, in London. The staff involved work in the are... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Battle Over Balloon Landing Site Continues | Neighbors who live near a controversial piece of land in Northeast Albuquerque are claiming that Mayor Martin Chavez ignored their wishes. On Tuesday Chavez announced he bought some of the land at Osu... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Tajique Evacuated As Big Spring Fire Reaches 1,200 Acres | Some additional resources for fire information, safety, and awareness: Forum: Reader's Fire Watch Use this forum to report any fire or smoke conditions, sightings, health effects, etc in your area. Fi... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Airport Seeks Grant To Boost Security | FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Managers at Fayetteville's Drake Field plan to seek a federal grant to pay for security improvements at the airport. They have sought permission from the city council to apply fo... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Grand Jury Indicts Kalihi Man In Drug Case | An Oahu grand jury indicted a Kalihi man Wednesday in a crystal methamphetamine dealing case. Police arrested Romulo Romboy, 57, Thursday during a raid on his rental home in Kalihi. Undercover officer... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | NHMFC defers issuance of mortg | STATE-RUN National Home Mortgage Finance Corp.5 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities to next month or August, as it is still studying whether there is a demand for these financial instruments. ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | The Subprime Trump Card: Standing up to the Banks | Iraq to boost security in Mosul. Update on Senate Stripping Us of Our Fourth Amendment .. Wexler Pushed for Impeachment Hearings on the Olbermann Show on MSNBC Tonight. Ellen Brown Global Research Jun... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | National Australia Bank: Revenue Momentum Strong, Growth In Deposits | Oracle's tepid outlook eclipses stellar 4Q results 7 minutes ago Oracle Corp. breezed past analysts' expectations in its fiscal fourth quarter, providing another sign of the technology industry's vit... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Wildfire Advancing Toward Big Sur | UNDATED -- Firefighters scrambled Wednesday to tame a lightning-sparked wildfire in the Los Padres National Forest that already burned 16 homes and is moving closer to the scenic community of Big Sur,... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Financial market turmoil impacts on bonds as volume of global issuance drops to N117trn in Q1 | Economic Watch. Financial market turmoil impacts on bonds as volume of global issuance drops to N117trn in Q1 . turmoil in global financial markets appears to have had a marked impact on bond issuanc... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | 3 SEC nominees clear Senate panel | 3 SEC nominees clear Senate panel 4 minutes ago Three presidential nominees to seats on the Securities and Exchange Commission won approval Wednesday from the Senate Banking Committee, sending their ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | SC Grand Jury Releases Fire Protection Review | SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- The Santa Cruz County Grand Jury released its findings on fire protection services in the unincorporated areas of the county, pointing out areas where fire services could save mo... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Identity in a box | Recently a family member located in another state received a letter from the Bank of New York Mellon Shareowner Services about a breach of personal information security. The company regretfully report... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Throwdown throws a Leglock around other Extreme drinks | 4:08 PM "If you're giving it everything you've got and throwing caution to the wind knowing if you get knocked down you're going to get back up and keep pushing till you reach your goal then you're re... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Standard & Poor's issues warning about WAPA bonds | Standard & Poor's issues warning about WAPA bonds By TIM FIELDS Wednesday, June 25th 2008 ST. THOMAS - Standard & Poor's rating service issued a negative outlook on V. Water and Power Authority's $197... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Woman Found Not Guilty In Murder Case | DETROIT, Mich. -- A Wayne County judge found a Hamtramck woman not guilty of killing a 20-year-old woman on Belle Isle. After two-hours of deliberation on Wednesday, the jury threw out second-degree m... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Officials Warn Of Lottery Scams | NEW HAVEN. -- In 2007, more than 5,000 Connecticut residents filed complaints of lottery fraud to the Federal Trade Commission . Of those cases, almost 2,000 were from residents of New Haven County . ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | South Beach 'Brothel On Wheels' Unveiled | MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- A sleek, black limousine bus parked just a block from Miami Beach Police Department headquarters was being used as a brothel on wheels, a place where clients could come to solicit... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | How Consumers Take Advantage Of Loans | There has been a poor reputation associated with loans and the financial industry in general. This is solely because many consumers haven't been taking advantage of everything a loan has to offer, and... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Statement On Proposal To Increase Investor Protection By Reducing Reliance On Credit Ratings By Chairman Christopher Cox, U.S. Securities And Exchange | Statement On Proposal To Increase Investor Protection By Reducing Reliance On Credit Ratings By Chairman Christopher Cox, U. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Government in the Sunshine Act... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | SIFMA s Credit Rating Agency Task Force Supports SEC Proposals Allowing Continued Use Of Ratings | 25/06/08 The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association s (SIFMA s) Credit Rating Agency Task Force supports the aspects of today's Securities and Exchange Commission s (SEC s) proposal on ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Court rules for Richard Grasso | Mortgage. - New York's top court ruled Wednesday that Eliot Spitzer exceeded his authority as attorney general with four of the six claims he brought against former New York Stock Exchange Chairman Ri... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | 2 Injured During Shootout In Akron Neighborhood | AKRON, Ohio -- Violence disrupted a summer night in Akron when a shootout took place Tuesday. Residents on Noble Avenue, on Akron's west side, said bullets were flying everywhere as people ran for cov... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Microsoft slow to resolve technical docs problems | Microsoft was criticised yesterday for being slow to resolve problems in the technical documentation it was required to provide to rival software makers as part of its 2001 antitrust settlement. The p... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Pilots Accuse Comedian Of Risking Their Safety | Federal Aviation Administration is under way involving famed comedian Ron White about allegations that he may have risked the safety of crew and passengers on board his private jet. The allegations we... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Zimbabwe's Mugabe Stripped of Knighthood | As banks charge more and higher fees for transactions — from overdrafts to ATM use — consumers may be taking a hit to their checking accounts without realizing it. Here are some tips for k... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Jury To Announce Verdit Thursday | Video: Defense: Chiman Rai Is Not Racist . Video: Defense Begins Case In Rai Murder-For-Hire Trial . Video: Prosecutors To Jury: Follow The Money Trail In Rai Case . Video: Alleged "Middle Man" In Spa... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | It s All Unraveling - Bond Insurers Beg Big Banks for $125 Billion Forgiveness | Posted on June 23rd, 2008 in Daily Stock Market / Economic News - The Real Story Tonight, FT s Aline van Duyn broke a story that the bond insurers are begging banks to tear up $125 billion in credit d... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | How to Fix Bad Credit | When considering credit restoration a credit report is mainly used to show how well your financial status is. It also gives information on how frequently you make payments for what you owe and what so... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Young Cancer Survivor's Wish For Trip Granted | A 4-year-old cancer survivor from Nashville is packing her bags for Disney World thanks to a local business and the Make a Wish Foundation. When asked about her favorite Disney character, Cadee Bailli... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | M&M's Face Printing | M&M has gone high tech allowing the public to have their face printed on the little chocolate candies. The public can go to the My M & M's Web site and upload a picture of themselves and then pick the... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Serbia seeks investors to push pro-West message, Reuters | By Dina Kyriakidou BELGRADE, June 24 (Reuters) - Foreign investors who have braved Serbia s turbulent politics say they have reaped rewards and the fate of a new pro-Western government will depend h... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Michael Pento: A Conflict that Bodes Ill for the Dollar | Lately, there has been much talk coming from the Fed chairman intimating that he is poised to raise interest rates significantly to squelch the rising tide of inflation. I'm encouraged that he has now... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Rogers Police Get Grant For Device To Detect Drugs, Explosives | ROGERS, Ark. -- The Rogers Police Department received a federal grant to buy a trace detector. The device is designed to sense traces of drug or explosives residue. The readings taken by the unit will... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Rebound Continues, Pulling Up Indexes | High Performing De Novo Banks and Thrifts: An Analysis of 20 Success Stories Publisher: Bradway Research LLC The future for investing in mortgage-backed securities 2008 Publisher: Datamonitor 2008 Tre... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | A New Conservation Call for SF Bay Area Water Customers | SAN FRANCISCO -- People all around the bay who use Hetch Hetchy water are being urged to conserve. The Bay Area Water Supply And Conservation Agency represents more than two dozen cities and districts... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Police Interview SF Triple Slaying Suspect | See Larger Images Of Suspect Sketch And Vehicles Similar To Suspect Vehicle: Suspect Sketch. SAN FRANCISCO: Rob Roth Reports On Family Mourning Father And Son Killed In Senseless Shooting. Wilfred Wil... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | State gets top rating for short-term debt | New York, State Treasurer Ron Crane said. Moodys issued a MIG-1, Standard & Poors issued a SP1+, and Fitch awarded a F1+ rating for state tax-anticipation notes. The ratings are the equivalent of AAA ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | One Suspect Charged In Burning Death Of OKC Woman | Capt. Steve McCool said investigators brought Quintez Deshawn Thomas, 25, in for questioning in the death of Baby Girl Brackett before booking him on charges of first-degree murder, assault with a dea... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | At least 160 workers detained in immigration raid | Ashford Hospitality Trust refinances MetLife debt 1 minute ago Real estate investment trust Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. more At least 160 workers detained in immigration raid 3 minutes ago More... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Big trucks bill advances in N.C. House | Victim's daughter wants brakes put on truck bill. Proposal would ease restrictions of large vehicles on state roads. A plan to allow more large trucks on North Carolina roadways is advancing in the ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | 11 and 1/2 Biggest Ideas of The Year | Creating the 2008 Ideas Issue prompted The Atlantic s editors to start debating which ideas good and bad most informed the national conversation over the past twelve months. Herewith the result: a th... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Web printing | Web-savvy printing company Moo.com has finally buckled from the requests of customers and is launching full-size business cards. The new offering will be available in the next few days. Card design wi... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Brothers Charged In Killing Of Witness | HARTFORD, Conn. -- Two brothers were arrested Wednesday and charged in the killing of an eyewitness to a killing for which one of the brothers was convicted. Anthony Thompson , 27, and Earl Thompson, ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Some CVS, Rite Aid Stores Still Selling Expired Products | Man Beaten As Helpless Family Watches .. Update: Police say shot Albany girl who took cab to hospital lies about identity. State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is suing CVS and Rite Aid for selling exp... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Pittsburgh Catholic Bishop Zubik Gets Jury Duty | Bishop David Zubik, of the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese, has been called to serve on jury duty. Zubik told WTAE Channel 4 Action News anchor Mike Clark that the trial involves a criminal case, but he s... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | New 'slides' and sandboils confounding flood fighters | WINFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Flood fighters tackled new slides and sandboils in a fragile earthen levee along the swollen Mississippi River on Wednesday, as forecasters said an overnight deluge of rain could... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | MTA Ends Free E-ZPasses For Board Members | NEW YORK (CBS) Free rides have come to an abrupt halt for top Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials. The board voted on Wednesday to eliminate lifetime travel perks for current and former... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Peacemaker dumps troublemaker | Benett/Getty The model citizen and the tempermental model had been close - until Campbell's most recent brush with the law. Before blowing out the candles at his 90th birthday, Nelson Mandela blew of... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | John Redmond | Former NYSE chief, Dick Grasso, takes back some ground in the court case over his seemingly dubious $187. The NY State Court of Appeals agreed to dismiss four of six civil charges against the Lex Luth... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Sub-Prime Bounty Hunters | With so-called "housing bill" being debated, and the primacy of the economy as an issue in this year's election the hunt is on for the "sub-prime villain(s)." Taken together with the "Countrywide 6" s... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Low-rated borrowers getting squeezed out of debt markets | Low-rated borrowers getting squeezed out of debt markets The upshot? Get ready for a whole lot of defaults . The quality of high-yield bonds continues to deteriorate, but the weakest borrowers are fi... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Sen. Dodd says hopes for progress on Fed nominees | The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee said on Wednesday that he hoped for "progress" on nominees to the Federal Reserve Board, but offered no details on when his panel might vote on them. Chris... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Family Members Say Woman's First Husband Was Shot To Death | CHARLOTTE, N. -- Relatives of the first husband of a woman with five dead spouses say he was shot to death in his garage more than 50 years ago. Galen Malone said Wednesday that Ohio police never foun... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Charlotte Student Gets Others Energized About Science | WASHINGTON -- A Charlotte 10th-Grader is one of nine students from around the world on a mission to help shape how students learn about energy. Anthony Lopez is a student at the Fletcher School who wa... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Independence with the 08 housing bailout bill | Maybe the politicians think that with everyone getting ready for 4th or July that the news of a sleight-of-hand bailout bill won t raise too many eyebrows. With the holiday fast approaching legislator... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Missing Swimmer Dies In Delaware River | Authorities said a swimmer missing in the Delaware River is dead. Chopper 10 was over the scene as divers searched for the man in Solebury Township, Bucks County , which is near the Lumberville footbr... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Teen Involved In Motorcycle Accident Dies | EL PASO, Texas -- The 16-year-old boy who was involved in a motorcycle accident Sunday has passed away. Hector Garcia, 16, passed away at William Beaumont Medical Center. Garcia s father told KFOX tha... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Feds eye Bear fund dealings with banks: report | Prosecutors are looking into whether two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers, who were indicted last week on conspiracy and securities fraud charges for misleading investors, also broke the law in... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Feds eye Bear fund dealings with banks - report | Prosecutors are looking into whether two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers, who were indicted last week on conspiracy and securities fraud charges for misleading investors, also broke the law in... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Police Arrest Two After Apparent Chase | NEW ORLEANS -- Police took two people into custody on Interstate 10 Wednesday around 2:15 p. after closing down the westbound lane of the interstate on the Gentilly side of the industrial canal bridge... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Recall Filed Against House Speaker | NEW ORLEANS -- A recall petition has been filed against the Speaker of the Louisiana House, the fourth such petition filed against a state lawmaker since legislators voted last week to double their ow... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Viewsday: No free pass for MTA Board | The Huffington Post. Hofstra University's Long Island Studies Institute. After weeks of mounting public outrage, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board has finally voted to shed its travel pe... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Nation's number of rich grows | Another 11,000 Australians became millionaires in 2007 in United States dollar terms, helping Australia hold its No10 position on the global rich list. But instability in world financial markets slowe... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | ABA Journal | Lawyers are finding aggressive defenses against foreclosure actions. Register for this month's CLE, " What We've Learned from the Real Estate Crisis So Far ," from 1-2 p. If you want to find ground z... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Father Upset That Boating Accident Case Declared Mistrial | Fresno prosecutors plan to retry two men charged with a boating hit-and -un involving the Bakersfield boy. On Friday, a judge declared a mistrial in the case of Roger Guzman and Thomas Kirby. The men ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | NKY Man Charged With Murder In 2007 Crash | WARSAW, Ky., man has been charged with murder and aggravated DUI in connection with a fatal 2007 crash. Samantha Spade, 18, died when her car was hit by an oncoming car on U. The driver of the other c... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Prison Worker Unhurt In Hostage Incident | WILSONVILLE, Ore. -- An inmate took a jail worker hostage at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility on Wednesday morning, authorities said. Oregon Department of Corrections officials said the correcti... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | EXCLUSIVE-Buffett sees subprime opportunities | United States - (Adds background, byline) By Lilla Zuill NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett, chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway (nyse: BRK - news - people ), sees some opportunities for investing ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | OSBC | MTS Medication Technologies, Republic Airways Holdings and Provident Bankshares among 52-week lows SmallCapInvestor. Vanda Pharmaceuticals, RRSat Global Communications Network and Libbey Inc among 52-... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | 2 Charged In Slaying Of College Executive | Police on Wednesday announced the arrest of two men in the death of an Edward Waters College executive killed in his Arlington apartment on March 10. Jeffrey Hardiman, 45, was the vice president of pl... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Deputies Nab 11 Drivers During DWI Checkpoint | A "Booze it and Lose it" traffic checkpoint held late Friday night proved to be successful, after Guilford County deputies said they wrote tickets for 11 drivers who were caught driving while impaired... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Money Launderer, Terrorist, or a Guy with a Low FICO? | Before restoring my own credit to what it is today, I had an eye-opening experience that changed my career, my life, and my business. Before restoring my own credit to what it is today, I had an eye-... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Housing rescue on track | The debate over foreclosure prevention legislation is set to continue, but signs point to eventual approval. An omnibus housing rescue package, some elements of which have been debated in Congress for... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Testimony Begins At Richmond Officer Slaying Trial | VALLEJO -- Testimony began Wednesday at the Solano County Superior Court trial of a Vallejo man accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend, an off-duty Richmond police officer, in 2006. Quartus Lee... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Pittsburgh Slots Casino Developer Doesn't Have Enough Cash Yet | PITG Wins Slots License: .. Barden In Pittsburgh: Casino To Be Green, Smoking Restricted.PITTSBURGH -- Contractors said Don Barden, the developer of Pittsburgh's slot machine casino, is behind on paym... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | State seeks $1 million penalty over Countrywide's lending practices | SEATTLE Gov. Chris Gregoire has accused the Countrywide Financial company of discriminatory and predatory lending practices that targeted minority borrowers. She told a Wednesday news conference at ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | End of road for MTA board perks | The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board today voted unanimously to end its decades-old practice of granting free lifetime travel passes to its members. The policy change also revokes free trav... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | The brave love bonds | Fortunately, dark moments always have a bright side. The silver lining this time is that the recent sell-off in the bond market has resulted in some interesting opportunities for income-seeking invest... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | MTA Board Nixes Lifetime EZ Passes | The board of directors of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has voted to discontinue a major perk: lifetime EZ Passes. REPORTER: Traditionally, the MTA gave out the automobile passes as a gift... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Stocks Up Ahead of Fed's Rate Decision | Stocks Up Ahead of Fed's Rate Decision 06/25 12:53 Wall Street rose sharply Wednesday as oil prices fell back and investors awaited the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates and policymakers' t... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Contractor Answers Questions About Casino Financing Concerns | PITTSBURGH -- Channel 11 News has learned that Majestic Star Casino owner Don Barden owes $10 million to a contractor for work already done at the site of Pittsburgh s new casino. Despite the money ow... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Local Student Wins Congressional Art Competition | PITTSBURGH -- The first place winner of the Congressional Art Forum was Woodland Hills High School Japanese exchange student Manami Kitazawa. The competition has been sponsored every year by Rep. "I d... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Housing rescue plan stalls on Senate floor | WASHINGTON (AP) -- A foreclosure rescue plan that has broad bipartisan support stalled in the Senate on Wednesday amid a dispute over taxes. However, leaders said they were optimistic they could pass ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | ADCB to issue $1.2bn of bonds in Asia | GROWING OPPORTUNITIES: ADCB plans to issue $1. Abu Dhabi's third-largest bank plans to issue as much as $1.2 billion worth of bonds in Malaysia and Singapore as it looks to tap into growing opportuni... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | AG Says Ruling Overturns S.C. Child Rape Law | COLUMBIA, S. -- South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster says the state's law allowing the death penalty for some child rapists is likely overturned by a U. The nation's highest court on Wednesd... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Fix Offered For 'WTF' License Plates | Survey: We're Driving Longer. Thanks to some text message-savvy grandchildren, North Carolina drivers whose license plates have the potentially offensive "WTF" letter combination can replace the tags ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Oracle FY Q4 Revs $7.2B; Non-GAAP 47c, Tops Guidance | Research In Motion (RIMM) shares are selling off in after hours trading after the company reported results for its fiscal first quarter ended May 31 that came in slightly shy of Street expectations.24... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | CSX Proxy Fight Wages On, Mastercarding The Judiciary, Nike's Spring | CSX PROXY FIGHT ENDS, BUT NOT OVER Contention. Sounds like the 2000 Presidential election, doesn t it? But in this case it s the proxy fight that continues at CSX (CSX) , even though the voting in the... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | The Truth is...Settlement | Give Me Back My Credit! (audio version) Give Me Back My Credit! (paperback) Articles CEO to Answer Your Questions in First Online Town Hall Meeting Credit Issues Faced by Military Families ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Dodd: Sens. Consulting with Bush Administration on Fed Nominees | Available on Demand Information Security Governance: The Key to Effective Operational Risk Management . High Performing De Novo Banks and Thrifts: An Analysis of 20 Success Stories Publisher: Bradwa... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Lawsuit Dismissed In LAPD Immigration Status Questions Case | A Los Angeles judge dismissed a taxpayer lawsuit Wednesday that sought to repeal a long-standing directive prohibiting Los Angeles police officers from asking arrestees about their immigration status.... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Closing Glance: Electrical equipment shares climb | Friends seek leniency for well-known attorney this minute Some high-profile friends are seeking leniency for a well-known attorney who took on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies before he plea... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Malaysia To Expel Illegal Immigrants From Sabah State | Q&A on insurer's plan for joint wind, flood policy 1 minute ago Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. is lobbying Congress for permission to allow insurance companies to include flood coverage in homeowner... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Free Passes Not So E-Z | Chairman Dale Hemmerdinger called the issue a distraction. ``It takes the focus off of real important issues facing the MTA, which is how are we going to do a better job for the 8 1/2 million people w... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Housing rescue stalls in Senate | Chesapeake lawmakers seek disaster status for crabMaryland and Virginia's U. senators say there's no time to waste in declaring the decline of Chesapeake Bay blue crabs a federal disaster. No-money-do... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | The Next Shoe to Drop is Alt A loans and Credit Card | FSLR , ESLR , STP So now the poor and midle class won't get a break and the next shoe to drop for banks are Alt-A loans and credit card defaults. Defaults on Some `Alt A' Loans Surpass Subprime One... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Sex offender sentenced to 70 months in prison | Free 3-bureau Credit Report includes Transunion, Equifax, Experian. District Judge Karen Schreier to 70 months of custody and five years supervised release after he pleaded guilty to abusive sexual ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Success By 6: Clearfield County Students Win National Competition For Composting Project | MORRISDALE, Pa. -- Have you ever dismissed an idea to recycle or compost your garbage because you doubt one person's efforts can really make a difference? Eighth-grade students at West Branch Junior/S... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Three Facing Drug Charges After Altoona Raid | Three men are facing drug charges after Altoona police and the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Drug Task Force raided an Altoona apartment on Tuesday. Michael Bell, 23, and William Hollobaugh, 29, bot... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Did Bear Stearns Fool the Street, Too? | Federal prosecutors may not be done with former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin, who were charged on June 18 with lying to investors about the precarious state of thei... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Quest Minerals & Mining Schedules Final Tune-up for Production | 03:37 PM. Quest Minerals & Mining Revels from the Increased Demand for Coal Jun 25, 2008 09:54 AM. Quest Minerals & Mining Clarifies Symbol Confusion Jun 25, 2008 09:53 AM. Quest Minerals & Mining Rev... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Pringle looking for help with invasive species | 2:12 PM CDTBRISTOL The Pringle Nature Center is having an invasive species removal from 9 a. Participants should bring gloves and loppers if possible; there are a limited number to share. The next s... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Former school board member spearheads call for seccession | CALEDONIA A former Racine Unified School Board member is organizing people to get started on the process of seceding from Unified. Brian Dey, whose school board term ended in April, began discussing... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | iShares Brazil Rewards Get Riskier | With a five-year annualized return of 55.6%, iShares MSCI Brazil ( EWZ ) has been the best-performing ETF tracked by Morningstar.6%) and 14th among all ETFs, with a one-year return of 47.3% (through J... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | AG sues Countrywide over deceptive practices | CALABASAS - California's attorney general sued Countrywide Financial Corp. and its top two executives on Wednesday, claiming that the company used deceptive practices to push borrowers into risky mort... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Dog Finds Nothing At Scene Of Girls' Killings | WELEETKA, Okla. -- Agents with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation confirmed Wednesday that a specially trained dog looking for gunpowder and bullet casings found nothing at the scene where two... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Response to post #29: Don, I still remember Khrushchev predicting: "The United States will eventually fly the Communist red flag and we | From superior product engineering to reckless financial engineering: that s how America has declined from a society that makes goods to one that shuffles money around obsessively gambling with exces... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Struggling borrowers hold out for affordable loans | 300 billion FHA expansion clears Senate hurdle A plan to expand FHA loan guarantee programs by $300 billion to help troubled borrowers refinance into more affordable loans cleared a procedural hurdle ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | REIT ETFs: Shocking The Dart-Throwing Monkey | Sales of new homes have declined 40. Prices of single-family homes in 20 major cities dropped by 15% year-over year, with California and Florida falling 20%+. A dart-throwing monkey would likely have ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | NASA Closer To Adding Additional Shuttle Mission | CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is a step closer to adding another shuttle mission to its schedule and pushing back the retirement of the shuttle program. The added flight would also include $1 billion a... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | "No Hope in Pope: Hathaway's Ex in Hell of a Jam" | Screengrab of NYPost.com's Follieri news item from last night--why no pope hat on the cover? Scandalous details have emerged from yesterday s arrest of Italian socialite Raffaello Follieri, who was dr... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | NY To Sue Rite Aide, CVS Over Expired Goods | State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said yesterday he will sue both CVS and Rite Aid for selling expired products after a second investigation by his office found that the chains were still selling ou... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | A wacky housing bill | Wednesday, June 25Posted noon EDTFED DAY:Today is Fed Day. The rate-setting committee almost certainly will hold short-term rates steady. The Fed is caught in a bind, as inflation and recession both t... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Fed stands pat and leaves interest rates at 2 percent. How will this affect you? | Short-term interest rates remain unchanged as honchos in the Federal Reserve try to figure out which is the greater danger: inflation or recession. The central bank's Federal Open Market Committee lef... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Bowie House Fire Leads To Homicide Investigation | BOWIE, Md. -- Investigators with the Prince George's County fire and police departments have ruled that the death of a woman found in a burned home in Bowie is a homicide. Tuesday, neighbors called 91... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Radian mortgage, bond insurance units downgraded by Moody's | SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Radian Group's mortgage and bond insurance units were downgraded on Wednesday by Moody's Investors Service. The insurance financial strength ratings of Radian Group's mo... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Do's and don'ts of establishing credit | It's tough to manage debt if you don't know how credit works. Whether you're renting an apartment, buying a car, renting a car, getting a cell phone or preparing to buy at an online auction, having cr... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | While America Aged: How Pension Debts Ruined General Motors, Stopped the NYC Subways, Bankrupted San Diego, and Loom as the Next Financial | Business. While America Aged: How Pension Debts Ruined General Motors, Stopped the NYC Subways, Bankrupted San Diego, and Loom as the Next Financial. ISBN13: 9781594201677 ISBN10: 1594201676 Condition... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | PAL Turns Troubled Teen Into Successful College Student | PHILADELPHIA -- "Cops helping kids" is how the Police Athletic League describes itself. On Wednesday, NBC 10 News at 4 looks at the organization that takes children off the streets and even into colle... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Stun Gun Used On 2 Teens At Drinking Party | DUBLIN, N., said that he'll ask that two teenagers who were shocked with stun guns at an underage drinking party over the weekend be charged with assaulting an officer. A Hancock sergeant used a stun ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged; Sees Greater Inflation Risk | High Performing De Novo Banks and Thrifts: An Analysis of 20 Success Stories Publisher: Bradway Research LLC The future for investing in mortgage-backed securities 2008 Publisher: Datamonitor 2008 Tre... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Deal OKed, Countrywide Sued | Available on Demand Information Security Governance: The Key to Effective Operational Risk Management . High Performing De Novo Banks and Thrifts: An Analysis of 20 Success Stories Publisher: Bradwa... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | 2 More Rabid Animals Found In Guilford County | GREENSBORO -- The Guilford County Health Department is alerting the community about the 12th and 13th cases of rabies discovered this year. This week, a fox and raccoon found in Guilford County tested... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Not Guilty Plea In Fatal AT&T Park Fight | SAN FRANCISCO -- A Peninsula teen accused in the one-punch death of another teen during a fight outside AT&T Park in May pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in San Francisco Super... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Congress: Scouts Showed Courage Facing Tornado | WASHINGTON -- Both houses of Congress are sending condolences and expressions of support to the families and friends of the Boy Scouts killed or injured when a tornado tore through an Iowa camp. Four ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Bay Area Luxury Penthouse Up For Grabs | SAN JOSE -- Ever wanted to own a luxury penthouse? A San Jose developer is raffling off a million dollar high-rise home for just $150. Developer Barry Swenson is raffling off one of his eight penthous... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Dollar On The Defensive After Fed Holds Steady On Rates | RTTNews) - The dollar weakened versus most major currencies after the Federal Reserve maintained its key overnight call rate at 2 percent, as expected. Facing credit market turmoil, domestic recession... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Winding down of Coventree awaits ABCP restructuring | TORONTO Coventree Inc., the small Canadian structured-finance firm that was hard hit by last summer's meltdown of the nonbank asset-backed commercial paper market, said Wednesday it is waiting for a... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | New housing legislation would help distressed homeowners | Harvard study predicts long return to healthy housing market [San Jose]. Charlotte home prices finally slip, but not nearly as bad as elsewhere [Raleigh/Durham]. Steve Preston sworn in as housing secr... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Grand Island Man Wins $200,000 Playing Powerball | Grand Island man has won $200,000 playing Powerball from the Nebraska lottery. David Kokenge claimed his prize last week, and said he plans to use the money to pay bills and possibly take a trip to Ca... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Boy To Stay In Protective Custody After Crash | OMAHA, Neb. -- A 2-year-old boy who was injured this month in an alleged drunken driving crash will remain in protective custody. Miguel Fuegos-Bautista, the boy's father, was charged with drunken dri... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Cost of dropping auto insurance to increase | Raleigh, N. Penalties charged to vehicle owners who repeatedly drop liability insurance coverage will increase July 1, officials said Wednesday. The change will affect vehicle owners who have numero... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Trial To Begin In Security Guard's Slaying | Wednesday in the trial of a man charged in the slaying of a security guard. Ali Almeaarek is accused of fatally wounding Dwight Peek, a security guard at the Greyhound Bus depot in November 2005. Poli... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | No Naomi! says Nelson Mandela | Benett/Getty The model citizen and the tempermental model had been close - until Campbell's most recent brush with the law. Before blowing out the candles at his 90th birthday, Nelson Mandela blew of... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | California Attorney General Sues Countrywide For Mortgage Deception | Los Angeles, California - California Attorney General Edmund G. today sued Countrywide Financial, its chief executive Angelo Mozilo, and president David Sambol, for engaging in deceptive advertising a... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | SEC proposes reduced reliance on credit raters | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Securities regulators proposed weaning investors and Wall Street institutions from over-reliance on credit ratings, part of changes to the rating industry prompted by the subpri... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Home For Sale Includes Wife | PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- A struggling single parent and real estate agent is trying to sell her house and find a husband. She's auctioning off both her home and herself in a package deal on eBay an... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | FBI Probes Gas Station Shooting Of Muslim Man | CLEVELAND -- Police and FBI officials are investigating whether the shooting of a man at a Cleveland gas station was a hate crime. The Cleveland Chapter Council on American Islamic Relations said some... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Man Arrested Near Broadway Bridge | Mo. -- A man was surrounded by law enforcement near the Broadway Bridge after a chase on Tuesday afternoon. marshals were involved in the pursuit that ended shortly after 5 p. Marshals told KCTV5 News... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Fen-Phen Jurors Resume Second Day Of Deliberations | COVINGTON, Ky. -- Jurors are in a second day of deliberations in the case of three lawyers charged with defrauding clients. face up to 20 years in prison if convicted on wire fraud conspiracy charges ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | SIFMA'S 2008 Annual Meeting | Given the evolving state of the marketplace, the upcoming Presidential election, and impending regulatory changes, it is more critical than ever for you to attend this year s SIFMA Annual Meeting. Rob... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | SBS holds position in difficult market | Invercargill-based Southland Building Society (SBS) reported an operating profit of $21.3 million for the year ended March, down on the $22.2 million reported in the previous corresponding period (pcp... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Total's outlook revised to stable from positive, ratings affirmed - Fitch | MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Fitch Ratings said it has revised Total S.'s outlook to stable from positive reflecting the company's challenges of meeting production growth targets in the exploration an... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Local Kids To Assist in Mural Expansion On Clemente Bridge During Bucs/Yanks Series | Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato Tuesday announced the expansion of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Mural Project to include a live art demonstration on the Roberto Clemente Bridge during t... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Casino Developers Test Onshore Gaming Change | BILOXI, Miss. -- Developers of the Gold Coast casino in Biloxi are asking the Mississippi Gaming Commission to approve a definition of the mean high tide water line that will make their inland casino ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | ReiVisa.com - The Rei Visa | Are you looking for the best credit card? Are you looking into getting a credit card that will help you out? If you answered yes to any of these questions then you need to head to the website that off... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | iShares Brazil Still Offers Rewards, but with Increasing Risks | With a five-year annualized return of 55.6%, iShares MSCI Brazil ( EWZ ) has been the best-performing ETF tracked by Morningstar.6%) and 14th among all ETFs, with a one-year return of 47.3% (through J... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | No More Free Rides | NEW YORK (AP) -- Metropolitan Transportation Authority board members have voted to give up their free rides through the agency's tolls and transit system. The perk has drawn fire amid a financial crun... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | California sues Countrywide over loan practices | Former deputy sentenced to 16 months. Former Stanislaus deputy to be a prisoner after no-contest plea . California Attorney General Jerry Brown filed a lawsuit today against the nation's largest home ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Fed Reserve Leaves Interest Rates As Is | WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve has decided to leave a key interest rate unchanged, bringing an end to a string of consecutive rate cuts aimed at keeping the country out of a deep recession. The cen... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | UC Study Sounds Alarm For Redwoods Future | BERKELEY, Calif. -- California s unique wild land forests, filled with Redwood trees, Blue Oaks and native plants not found anywhere else, are in serious jeopardy from rapid climate warning, according... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Gas Price Error Gets Drivers Riled Up | Video: Goof Leads To Lines Video: $9.09 Gas Sign Shocking Video: Hawaii Gas Passes $5 Mark. MONTGOMERY, Ohio -- It was the kind of error a sport utility vehicle owner would dream about. On Tuesday n... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Man Dies In Watercraft Accident In Charles Co | BEL ALTON, Md. -- Maryland Natural Resources Police are investigating a fatal watercraft accident on the Port Tobacco River near Chapel Point State Park in Charles County . Police said the body of Ste... Read » |
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25/Jun 2008 | National City Names Citi's Michel a Vice Chairman | High Performing De Novo Banks and Thrifts: An Analysis of 20 Success Stories Publisher: Bradway Research LLC The future for investing in mortgage-backed securities 2008 Publisher: Datamonitor 2008 Tre... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Historic Plan Could Change Firefighting In San Diego | The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is expected to make a historic decision Wednesday, finalizaing a $15.5 million dollar plan that would create a regional fire agency. Cal Fire State Wildfire M... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Bond Bank Announces Financing For 110 Local Entities | Mourdock says the financing has an all-inclusive interest rate of 2.23 percent through the Indiana Bond Bank s Midyear Note Program.com Report Indiana's State Treasurer has announced more than $430 mi... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Claims Against Grasso | N. High Court Questions AG's Involvement in Suit Over Grasso's Pay. New York's top court Wednesday morning upheld the dismissal of several claims in the attorney general's high-profile suit to force ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Fayette County Man Shoots Wife, Turns Gun On Self | SOUTH UNION TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Police said a Fayette County man died after shooting his wife then turning the gun on himself. Police said Gary Eperjesi, 37, shot his wife around 11 p. Tuesday in their h... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Leaders Seek Solutions To DTV Coupon Problems | KETV's 7 Can Help has fielded numerous calls about the converters for some TVs to make the transition to digital . There are some problems, and lawmakers are looking at how to fix them before the dead... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Rural New Mexico high school podcasts to students | NY's top court affirms dropping 4 claims against Grasso this minute New York's top court backed a lower court in throwing out four of the state's six claims against former New York Stock Exchange Cha... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Pakistani Taliban Kills 22 Abducted Tribesmen | 1 minute ago Wheat prices moved higher on Wednesday in US trading and touched a weekly intraday high. Sector Snap: Handset stocks mostly rise 1 minute ago Most handset stocks rose Wednesday, with No... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Oakhurst Bible Camp Hit By Norovirus | OAKHURST, Calif. -- An Oakhurst Bible camp has been shut down after nearly 90 people were stricken with diarrhea and vomiting believed to be caused by a norovirus, public health officials said. By Tue... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Misra departs Deutsche Bank | 23 June - Rajeev Misra, Deutsche Bank s global head of credit and commodities, has left the firm to set up a special opportunities fund, in which the bank is planning to invest. Colin Fan and Boaz Wei... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Fitch to review Ford ratings over next 6 weeks | Pro-Government Tribesmen this minute Pakistani Taliban militants, loyal to local Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud, have killed 22 pro-government tribesmen they had abducted earlier in the week, sai... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Death penalty sought in trooper's shooting | Trooper slain on I-40 is laid to rest . Report: Slain trooper stopped car for registration. The prosecutor handling the case against a Florida man accused in the fatal shooting North Carolina Troope... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Phoenix Free MLS. Home Prices Fall At Record Rate | Real Estate News Home Prices Fall At Record Rate Associated Press: U. home prices tumbled in April at the fastest rate since a widely followed index was begun in 2000 with all 20 metropolitan areas s... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Developers Break Ground For New Outlet Mall | MONROE, Ohio -- The newest shopping mall in the Tri-State now has a name and some broken ground to be built on. Officials turned the ceremonial shovels of dirt for the Cincinnati Premium Outlets near ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | NYC Says Many 9/11 Illnesses Not Serious | The city says those are cases where a specific injury is not diagnosed, but instead only a symptom described, such as runny nose or sleep problems. "This is not to suggest that the remaining 70 percen... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | $6,000 In Cards, Checks Stolen From Newlyweds After Reception | ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- A newly married couple had $6,000 worth of cards and checks stolen from them after their wedding reception. The Silver Spring couple had their wedding reception on a boat on June 15,... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | SEC proposes to reduce reliance on credit raters | WASHINGTON Investors and Wall Street institutions will be forced to rely less on credit ratings under new rules proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. The SEC voted 3-0 in ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Credit door is open once you're 18 | In one day -- their 18th birthdays -- young people go from being fully shielded from credit cards to fully exposed. Before they turn 18, they can't enter into a contract to get a credit card. They may... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Pickup Truck Strikes FHP Cruiser, Flees | A search is under way Wednesday for the person who struck a Florida Highway Patrol officer's cruiser. Authorities said the driver hit the trooper's car and fled. The trooper was not injured, and offic... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Grasso Wins Support in $100M Pay Case | The state's highest court on Wednesday sided with former New York Stock Exchange chief Richard Grasso in his efforts to throw out key parts of a lawsuit seeking the return of more than $100 million of... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Energy Demand Expected To Jump 50% By 2030 | History: From Fossils To Fuels.The government on Wednesday offered a look ahead to what it thinks global energy use will be like in the year 2030. The Energy Information Administration said despite pe... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Student Faces Charges After Mooning Graduation Crowd | Raw Video: Student Drops Pants During Graduation . Slideshow: Student Faces Charges After Mooning Graduation Crowd. -- A New York high school graduate is facing criminal charges after dropping his pan... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Closing Arguments Under Way In Alleged Contract Killing Case | ATLANTA -- Closing arguments are under way in Atlanta in the case of a 68-year-old businessman accused of plotting to kill his daughter-in-law because she was black. Defense attorneys and prosecutors ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | SEC to Give Money Managers Freer Hand (Financial Planning.com) | In light of the crisis of confidence in rating agencies following the subprime crisis, the Securities and Exchange Commission will diminish the importance on money market fund managers reliance on su... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Head of Senate banking panel urges passage of housing aid bill | WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Sen., influential chairman of the Senate banking committee, urged fellow lawmakers to put aside partisanship on Wednesday, and approve a massive housing bill that aims to e... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Officer Says Police Chief Forced Ticket Fix | Dickson County police officer has been indicted on charges of fixing traffic tickets. Larry Williams is accused of canceling speeding and reckless driving tickets for Burns Police Chief Jerry Sumerour... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | MTA Ends Workers' Perks | The E-ZPass gravy train has come to a grinding halt. MTA board members will no longer receive free travel passes for life as a perk after unanimously voting this morning to repeal the decades-old priv... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Court rules for NYSE's Grasso | Mortgage. - New York's top court ruled Wednesday that Eliot Spitzer exceeded his authority as attorney general with four of the six claims he brought against former New York Stock Exchange Chairman Ri... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Canton To Get $2.7M For Parkway | JACKSON, Miss. senators said three Mississippi cities will benefit from a U. Department of Transportation award totaling more than $5 million. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker said the money wil... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Perks ended for MTA board | Bronx. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board today voted unanimously to end its decades-old practice of granting free lifetime travel passes to its members. The policy change also revokes f... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Nelson Mandela bans Naomi from party | Benett/Getty The model citizen and the tempermental model had been close - until Campbell's most recent brush with the law. Before blowing out the candles at his 90th birthday, Nelson Mandela blew of... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Liquor Licenses Denied With 1-1 Vote | A set of Omaha liquor licenses was denied Tuesday by the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission. The executive director said there was a 1-1 split decision regarding the permits for three former Kum and G... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Man Waives Hearing On Shoplifting Charges | OMAHA, Neb. -- A man charged in a metro-wide shoplifting ring waived his preliminary hearing on Wednesday morning. Jeffrey Hayes was the ringleader in the shoplifting cases, police said. He was arrest... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Police: Shooting Linked To Argument At South Charlotte Club | An argument at a south Charlotte club escalated to a pre-dawn shooting at a nearby hotel, police said Wednesday., a man was shot in the neck in the parking lot of the Extended Stay Deluxe hotel on Pin... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | NY transit agency ends transit, toll perks | NEW YORK Metropolitan Transportation Authority board members have voted to give up their free rides through the agency's tolls and transit system. The perk has drawn fire amid a financial crunch at ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Clayton Holdings, Inc. Announces Stockholder Approval of Merger Agreement | Clayton Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLAY) announced today that, at a special meeting of its stockholders, the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of Clayton approved and adopte... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Microsoft Slow to Fix Document Glitches | Car Donations Logo Design Custom Computer Hardware Corporate Awards Best Price Online Education Auto Insurance Quote Shop Online Compare Prices Imprinted Gifts Promotional Items Promotional... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | AUDIO: No More Free Rides: MTA Gives Up Perks | Metropolitan Transportation Authority board members have voted to give up their free rides through the agency's tolls and transit system. The perk has drawn fire amid a financial crunch at the nation'... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Company Creates ID Theft Insurance Plan as Benefit | A Spokane company that has developed an identity-theft protection plan that s offered to employees as a benefit says it s finding strong demand for the plan here, and expects to start marketing it nat... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Gold up Slowly but Steadily - Other Precious Metals Fail to Follow | Dollar off Modestly vs. Euro - Economic News is Incredibly Awful, analyst Says .. Buck Gains on Weak Eurozone Data - ECB Rate Hike no Longer Seen as Certain. Euro - Economic News is Incredibly Awfu... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | National Guard Troops Headed To Texas, Iraq | MIDLAND, Mich. -- A farewell ceremony was held at Dow Diamond at 4 p. Tuesday to mark the departure of Midland s 1460th National Guard Transportation Company. Over 130 soldiers have departed Mid-Michi... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Ricky Holland s Mother Loses Appeal | LANSING, Mich. -- The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld the murder conviction of a Williamston woman who was found guilty of killing her adopted 7-year-old son. Lisa Holland said her 2006 trial in ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | STMicroelectronics ratigns cut to 'Baa1'; outlook stable - Moody's | Moody's Investors Service said it downgraded the senior debt ratings of STMicroelectronics to 'Baa1' from 'A3'. Moody's (nyse: MCO - news - people ) said the downgrade was prompted by the execution ri... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Banks and Guarantors Plan To Tear Up Their CDS Agreements: Good Idea | US Sen Reid: Housing Bill Unlikely To Pass This Week Jun 25, 2008 07:48 PM. GOP's McCain Calls For Energy Independence By 2025 Jun 25, 2008 07:48 PM. RIM Not Seeing Big BlackBerry Overlap With IPhone ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Senate Panel OKs Homeowner Rescue | Local news, local sports or weird news. Put KTVU's headlines on your Web site with a simple copy and paste.WASHINGTON -- Profits from government-sponsored mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, i... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Outward Bound Hikers Missing In Sierra | FRESNO -- Rescue crews searched the central Sierra Nevada on Wednesday for nine teenagers and two adult hikers who are missing in a rugged area of the mountains. The group -- teens between the ages of... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Transit Authority Board Votes To End Travel Perks | June 25, 2008 The Transit Authority board voted this morning to end free transit passes for subway and commuter rails, as well as E-ZPasses, for its members. Current members will now only be allowed u... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | M.T.A. Revokes Travel Perks for Board Members | Bowing to pressure from Gov. Cuomo , the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted unanimously on Wednesday morning to revoke free travel privileges it had extended to former and curren... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed altering the role of credit ratings agencies Wednesday as it examines the | 11:54SEC Proposes Regulatory Changes For Credit Rating Agencies The U. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed altering the role of credit ratings agencies Wednesday as it examines the best way to... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Cuomo to sue CVS, Rite Aid on expired goods | State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said yesterday he will sue both CVS and Rite Aid for selling expired products after a second investigation by his office found that the chains were still selling ou... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | INTX | InPlay: Intersections receives letter from Nasdaq regarding audit committee requirements Briefing. Global Consumer Acquisition, National Coal and Pioneer Drilling among 52-week highs SmallCapInvestor.... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Future Of Broward County Fair In Jeopardy | POMPANO BEACH, Fla. -- The future of the Broward County Fair could be in jeopardy because of a lack of parking. Safety concerns are blocking efforts to bring the Broward County Fair, established in 19... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Jail Escapee Sentenced To Prison | A man accused of escaping from a jail work program was sentenced on Wednesday morning. Authorities said Shawn Fleming was originally in jail on a drug charge when he escaped. The judge sentenced him t... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Miami Co. Judge Denies Withdrawal Of Plea In Marijuana Cultivation Case | Tuesday afternoon that a West Milton area couple can not withdraw their no-contest plea in a marijuana cultivation case. Gerald and Peggy Little filed a motion last week asking to withdraw their plea ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Driver Trapped After Crashing Into Barn, Cows | Police said one person was trapped after crashing into a Marshall County barn., rescue workers were still at the scene trying to get the driver out of the vehicle. Several cows inside the barn were st... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Ground Beef Sample Linked To E. coli | The Ohio Department of Health said a raw ground beef sample linked to an E. coli case in Ohio has tested positive for the bacteria. coli strain that sickened at least 17 people in Ohio and 15 in Michi... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Indian courts' authority over lawsuits restricted | Genco Shipping shares up after contract extension 1 minute ago Shares of Genco Shipping & Trading jumped Wednesday after the drybulk shipper said it extended a time-charter contract for one of its 20... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Dollar declines to 1.6010 versus Brazil's real; stays near yesterday's multi-year low | Zimbabwe cricket team banned from playing in Britain this minute In line with the British government's efforts to isolate Robert Mugabe's regime, the country's cricket board closed its doors to Zimba... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Transit, E-ZPass Perks End For MTA Board | Free rides for MTA Board members came to an end Wednesday. The board passed a resolution that takes away free E-ZPasses and lifetime subway and commuter rail passes from former board members. The Metr... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Fatal Beltline wreck ruled a suicide | Home. A wreck on an Interstate 440 Beltline exit ramp Tuesday afternoon was a suicide, police said Wednesday. A 52-year-old woman, whose name wasn't released, was killed Tuesday afternoon when a car... Read » |
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