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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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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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Banks say money is there to lend (Forest City Summit)
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:48:40 GMT
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Story created Jan 06, 2009 - 11:22:53 CST. If you've done your housing homework, paid your bills on time and maintained a decent credit score the money is on the table to finance a home.
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Briefly in Tompkins (The Ithaca Journal)
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:38:04 GMT
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Ithaca High School students Jacob Evelyn (senior) and Mary Eloundou (sophomore) were awarded first prize and third prize in an essay competition to celebrate the French Presidency of the European Union, which ran from July-December 2008. Janet Bowman, French language teacher at Ithaca High School, learned of the competition through the Cornell Institute for European Studies' outreach program. ...
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Pre-paid plans an option for adults (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
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Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:00:00 GMT
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Working adults should consider prepaid tuition and savings plans when charting a return to college. A sidebar to continuing-ed story
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Hanoi tightens control on slaughtering of poultry and cattle (Vietnam Net)
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Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:39:25 GMT
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The Hanoi City Veterinary Department has taken comprehensive measures to inspect the slaughtering and transport of poultry and cattle in order to ensure food hygiene and safety during the upcoming lunar New Year Festival (Tet).
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Recession Biting Artists in the (Canv)Ass (Chicagoist)
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Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:00:20 GMT
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In these recessionary times, galleries are closing down, auction houses are getting millions less than normal in sales for even big-name masterpieces, and starving artists are starving even more. Recently we asked a few dozen artists and gallerists how they were surviving Great Depression II: The Internet Edition. Here's what they told us: Kirby Kerr, Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & ...
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New Year's brings new laws (Half Moon Bay Review)
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Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:33:24 GMT
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A prohibition on text messaging while driving is one of several state laws going into effect in the new year, and Half Moon Bay police officers have mixed feelings on the subject.
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Bar board reauthorizes 13 legislative positions (Jacksonville Daily Record)
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Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:51:45 GMT
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The Florida Bar’s Board of Governors has reauthorized 13 legislative positions for the legislative sessions in the next two years. Legislation Committee Chair Greg Coleman presented the positions at the board’s December meeting in Orlando.
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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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