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NEWS & FEATURES (Style Weekly)
Bunco Joe? Delegate Joe Morrissey is suing a former friend who embezzled money Morrissey once claimed he didn’t have. by Amy Biegelsen and Chris Dovi Delegate Joseph D. Morrissey has been telling a veritable checkout line of creditors lately that he has little more than the shirt on his back.
2008-04-01 02:16:25 -
2 hrs 18 mins ago - r96 (The San Francisco Examiner)
Examiner Reader said: the banks hopes are up because they have their own bank to "take" from in the likely event they bellyup.that bank is called the "the bank of the american taxpayer".
2008-04-01 02:19:35 -
Fannie Mae takes another step to ease capital need (Washington Post)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fannie Mae, the largest provider of funding for U.S. residential mortgages, has extended forbearances for troubled homeowners in a move the company expects to ease stress on its capital.
2008-04-01 02:19:57 -
Bernanke Meets With House Republicans (NBC 5 Chicago)
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke met privately with House Republicans Tuesday, and participants said he steered clear of saying the country is in a recession.
2008-04-01 02:53:47 -
Economy Slows Charitable Giving, Fundraising in 2007 (PNN)
While almost two-thirds of charities raised more money in 2007 than they did in 2006, the size of those gain dropped dramatically, according to figures released by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
2008-04-01 06:07:23 -
German Jobless Falls to 15 1/2-Year Low; Italy Slows (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
April 1 (Bloomberg) -- German unemployment fell to the lowest since 1992 in March and manufacturing accelerated as Europe's largest economy helped the region cope with a global credit squeeze and weaker growth in Italy and Spain.
2008-04-01 06:40:37 -
Recession forecast in UK (The Herald)
BBC. LONDON. There is a one in three chance of the UK going into a recession over the next two years, according to investment bank Lehman Brothers.
2008-04-01 08:17:34 -
Sponsored Listing (Growth Company Investor)
Mortgage lending slumped to its lowest level in a year in February, falling by seven per cent to an estimated £24 billion, six per cent lower than this time last year, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).
2008-04-01 08:39:37 -
City bankers not spending, agency says (Daily Telegraph)
The City bonus season that has helped drive prices for London's prime real estate ever higher over the past decade simply has not happened this year, according to one of the capital's biggest upmarket estate agencies.
2008-04-01 09:33:48 -
Will Fed Cut Help Economy? (Newsweek)
Making sense of the Federal Reserve's latest interest-rate cut.
2008-04-01 10:24:47 -
Treasuries Decline Most in a Week as UBS, Lehman Boost Capital (Bloomberg.com)
April 1 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries fell the most in more than a week as UBS AG and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said they will raise capital, spurring a global stock market advance and curbing demand for the safety of U.S. government securities.
2008-04-01 11:28:10 -
Fox Chase Bancorp Announces Executive Promotions (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
HATBORO, Pa., April 1, 2008 -- Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. , the holding company for Fox Chase Bank , announced today that key personnel have been promoted to focus on profitable growth opportunities, improve customer service and better serve the communities in which the Company operates.
2008-04-01 06:00:00 -
Tax Firm Gilman Ciocia, Inc. Offers Tips for Last-Minute Filers (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
With tax season just about to end, Gilman Ciocia, Inc., a leading provider of federal, state and local tax planning and preparation services, is providing tips to last-minute filers and to taxpayers who may be requiring an extension.
2008-04-01 06:22:00 -
Brown Says U.K. Taking Steps to Limit Credit Crunch (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
April 1 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the U.K. government will help first-time homebuyers and take steps to combat a surge in credit costs, the latest effort to regain voters' confidence in his handling of the economy.
2008-04-01 06:28:35 -
USDA Announces April CCC Lending Rates (AgWeb.com)
Monthly rate announcement
2008-04-01 06:44:20