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Rating services are not always a reliable investment source (The Oklahoman)
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Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:01:05 GMT
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Dear Mr. Berko: Our investment club has three questions. First, how is it that Standard & Poor’s can give Fannie Mae an A rating and four weeks later it declares bankruptcy? Second, what is the next big concern in the stock market? Could it be a possible rise in the cost of oil, a huge federal deficit, or higher taxes? What do you anticipate? Third, all of us are older than 74, and all of us ...
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Auto makers look to Mexico (The Globe and Mail)
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:16:01 GMT
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And, what happens to CPP, OAS payments if consumer price index actually declines
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Flaherty considers additional tax reductions (CTV Winnipeg)
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:05:20 GMT
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Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Ottawa and Canada's banks will create a working group to loosen tight consumer credit, which has been the "number one concern" voiced during pre-budget consultations.
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Hazarding Guesses: What '09 May Bring (Financial Planning.com)
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:17:42 GMT
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The year that just ended was one of the most remarkable on record for the financial services industry. Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, are no more.
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Meltdown 101: Asset-backed securities comeback? (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
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Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:02:32 GMT
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NEW YORK - Even if you pay every bill on time, the money you dole out each month to credit card, mortgage and car loan companies is probably a bit player in the financial crisis.
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Consumer advocates see bright future in 2009 (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
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Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:12:59 GMT
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"We've seen that if you protect consumers, you're not just protecting American families, you're protecting the economy," says Travis Plunkett, legislative director for the Consumer Federation of America.
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Looking back at 2008 (Kinston Free Press)
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Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:14:39 GMT
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A year filled with news always has stories more important, more gripping and more memorable than others. This is the annual effort by The Free Press to isolate those key stories and to rank them in a Top 10 list. Working from a list of about 35 nominated
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2008's financial mess rooted in housing slump (Everett Herald)
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Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:14:40 GMT
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NEW YORK -- From the near collapse of Bear Stearns in March to the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in September, the past year saw the unthinkable take place in the financial services industry.
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O.C. cutbacks and layoffs hit poor and abused (Orange County Register)
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Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:23:38 GMT
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Thousands of disadvantaged affected.
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Financial firms beaten down in 2008 (Asbury Park Press)
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Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:11:49 GMT
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From the near collapse of Bear Stearns in March to the bankruptcy of Lehman Bros. in September, the past year saw the unthinkable take place in the financial services industry.
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