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  • Putting a value on advice (Mortgage Introducer)

    The report, from independent financial services research company NMG, examines the value of mortgage intermediaries to consumers in getting them the most suitable mortgage, at the best price, with the best service.
    2008-05-21 04:57:44
  • Millburn considers purchasing Paper Mill (The Star-Ledger)

    In what would be a ground-breaking financial rescue, Millburn is considering a plan to purchase the Paper Mill Playhouse's land and property for $9 million and then lease it back to the struggling theater.
    2008-05-21 04:29:15
  • WHAT YOU'RE READING (Las Vegas Business Press)

    The nation's foreclosure hemorrhage slowed in April as both preforeclosure filings and bank repossessions declined from the previous month, Foreclosures.com reported .
    2008-05-21 03:32:39
  • Microsoft Expects Broad Adoption Of Online Software Services (Intelligent Enterprise Magazine)

    Microsoft expects half of all Exchange e-mail customers to subscribe to a software-as-a-service version within five years.
    2008-05-21 09:36:16
  • WHAT YOU'RE READING (Las Vegas Business Press)

    The nation's foreclosure hemorrhage slowed in April as both preforeclosure filings and bank repossessions declined from the previous month, Foreclosures.com reported .
    2008-05-21 03:32:39
  • Grass Fire Burning in Fremont County (KKTV 11 Colorado Springs)

    The Fremont County Sheriff's office has confirmed a small grass fire is burning near Fremont Mountain Park, near the town of Florence, along Highway 15.
    2008-05-21 04:10:19
  • Elderly couple ponders unusual real estate strategy (Daily Local News)

    DEAR BRUCE: My wife and I have decided to sell our house and buy a condominium. We have around $200,000 in equity, and we are looking at condos in the $300,000 to $400,000 range. Looking to the future, it seems to make sense to take out a 40-year or interest-only...
    2008-05-21 05:03:13
  • Mountain Home woman indicted in alleged fraud scheme (Mountain Home News)

    A Nampa building contractor and a Mountain Home woman who is a loan officer at Zions First National Bank in Eagle have been indicted along with a mortgage broker, a real estate agent, and another individual in a scheme to use straw borrowers to get construction loans.
    2008-05-21 02:05:10
  • US close: Stocks slump on Fed gloom (ShareCast)

    LONDON (SHARECAST) - US shares went into freefall as the Federal Reserve warned the US economy is likely to get worse but added it is also concerned enough about rising inflation to hint it may not cut interest rates much further.
    2008-05-21 03:37:51
  • Old Trafford in a spin over Test snub (Daily Telegraph)

    Lancashire's chief is furious over uncertain future of historic ground, writes Simon Briggs.
    2008-05-21 04:36:39
  • Oil prices pass $134 after report of supply drop (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)

    UPDATED 6:45 PM  NEW YORK (AP) — Runaway oil prices blew past $130 a barrel for the first time Wednesday and kept going, while gasoline prices persisted in their own relentless climb, rising above $3.80 a gallon. Supply worries, rising demand and a slumping dollar are conspiring to make filling up the car — and paying for just about everything else — a growing burden for Americans.
    2008-05-21 05:00:03
  • Stocks Close Sharply Lower Following FOMC Minutes - U.S. Commentary (Nasdaq)

    (RTTNews) - Following the release of the Federal Reserve's minutes, stocks ended Wednesday's session sharply lower as investors worry about higher inflation and a weak economy. Record oil prices weighed on the markets as well.
    2008-05-21 02:09:13
  • NY Council urges "bankless" to open accounts (Reuters)

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's 800,000 "bankless" residents should be encouraged to open accounts instead of using the often more costly check-cashing firms that cluster around public housing, the City Council said on Wednesday.
    2008-05-21 04:40:00
  • Listen to Your Mother (Kiplinger.com)

    Readers share the best financial advice they got from their moms.
    2008-05-21 09:59:59
  • Stagflation fears send stocks sharply lower (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)

    NEW YORK - Stocks tumbled on Wednesday, posting their biggest losses in two weeks, amid fears the U.S. economy faces 1980s-style stagflation after the Federal Reserve slashed its economic growth forecasts while raising estimates for inflation.
    2008-05-21 03:51:32