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Democrats move first to address housing crisis (Philly.com)
WASHINGTON - As Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. proposed overhauling the regulatory framework for the financial system, Democrats in Congress said yesterday it was far more urgent to try to stabilize the housing market.
2008-04-01 02:28:06 -
RBA keeps rates steady (Merredin Wheatbelt Mercury)
The Reserve Bank has left interest rates at a 12-year high of 7.25%, but the door remains open for further rate rises depending on inflation figures due out later this month.
2008-04-01 02:31:36 -
East Asia faces 'testing times in 2008' (New Kerala)
Singapore, April 1 : Rising food and fuel prices are presenting East Asia with "testing times in 2008," the World Bank warned Tuesday.
2008-04-01 02:41:54 -
Personal Credit Checks Don't Hurt Your Credit Score (The Bradford Era)
(ARA) - There are a lot of numbers that are important in life, but none quite as influential as your credit score. Having a high credit rating can give you better interest rates on credit cards, car loans and even your mortgage.
2008-04-01 02:54:10 -
Doubts Greet Treasury Plan Regulation (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Lawmakers and lobbyists from industries opposed to a plan to overhaul the regulatory apparatus predicted that most of it would be dead on arrival.
2008-04-01 12:39:29 -
Banks tighten their IT-spending belts (ZDNet UK)
The economic slowdown is leading banking and insurance organisations to redraft their investment plans, with IT spending expected to fall
2008-04-01 12:40:18 -
Regulators the real problem (Denver Post)
If anyone knows how Wall Street's game is played, it's a guy who used to be chairman of Goldman Sachs.
2008-04-01 12:40:26 -
Stocks climb to close sickly 3-month cycle / Indexes behave worst since 2002 third quarter (San Francisco Chronicle)
Wall Street managed a moderate gain in the final session of a dismal first quarter Monday, but stock prices and the major indexes still ended the first three months of 2007 with huge losses, the casualties of the still continuing credit crisis. The Standard &...
2008-04-01 12:41:32 -
Treasuries Fall as Measure of Corporate Borrowing Costs Drops (Bloomberg.com)
April 1 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries fell after a measure of corporate borrowing costs declined to the lowest in a month, curtailing demand for the relative safety of government debt.
2008-04-01 12:42:56 -
Yesterday in parliament (Guardian Unlimited)
Passengers using Heathrow's new Terminal 5 have suffered an 'unacceptably poor travel experience', aviation minister Jim Fitzpatrick conceded
2008-04-01 12:46:42 -
Investment Quarterly: Investors growing impatient (Dallas Morning News)
Many shell-shocked investors may be hesitant to look at their most recent mutual fund and brokerage account statements, and they probably tuned out CNBC weeks ago.
2008-04-01 12:47:18 -
Financial overhaul (Baltimore Sun)
Paulson blueprint for regulatory change draws objections Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. unveiled yesterday the most sweeping proposal to revamp the nation's financial regulatory system since the Great Depression. How much of it is enacted, however, will depend greatly on the political will of the next administration and the next Congress.
2008-04-01 12:47:35 -
What the overhaul would do (The News & Observer)
The Bush administration's plan to overhaul financial regulation would allow:
2008-04-01 12:49:11 -
Financial regulation overhaul criticized (The News Journal)
While officials at Delaware companies try to understand the potential impact of a 218-page proposal to overhaul the federal regulatory system announced Monday, a few were already sounding the alarm.
2008-04-01 12:55:49