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  • Inquirer’s Democratic endorsement for president: Obama - Philadelphia Inquirer

    Inquirer’s Democratic endorsement for president: ObamaPhiladelphia Inquirer, PA - 7 hours agoOn the economy, he proposes tax credits for working families and a mortgage credit to help lower-income homeowners. He proposes a national health insurance ...
    2008-01-26 09:21:57
  • How much money to save the bond insurers? - BloggingStocks

    How much money to save the bond insurers?BloggingStocks - 7 hours agoNew York State Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo has been twisting the arms of major banks to get them to put up $15 billion or so to bail out Ambac ...
    2008-01-26 09:25:04
  • Send2Press Entertainment and Technology Weekly News Summary: Jan ... - Send2Press (press release)

    Send2Press Entertainment and Technology Weekly News Summary: Jan ...Send2Press (press release), CA - 7 hours ago21 -- Not a day goes by without the media reporting on the national mortgage meltdown and tightening guidelines for home loans. But one local mortgage ...
    2008-01-26 09:43:35
  • Heart signs - Dalles Chronicle

    Heart signsDalles Chronicle, WA - 6 hours agoHer husband’s retirement income barely pays the couple’s mortgage and necessities. At 60, Wojtecki is too young to retire, and last year’s income puts her ...
    2008-01-26 10:24:35
  • Investors hope Fed will deliver more rate relief - AFP

    Investors hope Fed will deliver more rate reliefAFP - 5 hours agoThe Fed embarked on a rate-cutting mission in September as large banks began divulging hefty losses from ailing mortgage investments, triggering a credit ...
    2008-01-26 11:00:41
  • What made the stockmarket crash - Hindustan Times

    What made the stockmarket crashHindustan Times, India - 5 hours agoHere’s what I’ve gleaned: The first thing to remember is that there are a lot of social workers in the US who are also mortgage salesmen. ...
    2008-01-26 11:10:04
  • Bush upbeat on US economy, urges stimulus - Economic Times

    Bush upbeat on US economy, urges stimulusEconomic Times, India - 5 hours agoSenate Democrats have said they hope to add a temporary extension of unemployment insurance benefits beyond the 26 weeks normally offered by states and ...
    2008-01-26 11:41:17
  • US bond insurers may need $200b to remain viable - Economic Times

    US bond insurers may need $200b to remain viableEconomic Times, India - 3 hours agoNew York State Insurance superintendent Eric Dinallo pressed major Wall Street banks this week to contribute billions of dollars to support the bond ...
    2008-01-26 01:53:33
  • So what does the share crisis mean for you? - Sunday Herald

    So what does the share crisis mean for you?Sunday Herald, UK - 2 hours agoInterest rates will continue to rise as banks start to hoard capital as insurance against further upheavals. Luxury handbags could end up gathering dust in ...
    2008-01-26 02:26:51
  • Monoline Insurers – How Do They Work and What’s At Stake? - RGE Monitor

    Monoline Insurers – How Do They Work and What’s At Stake?RGE Monitor, NY - 1 hour agoSohail Rasul of XL Capital Asssurance reports that financial guaranty insurance is generally acknowledged to have begun in 1971 with the insurance of a ...
    2008-01-26 03:49:05
  • Diana Wright: A Question of Money - Times Online

    Diana Wright: A Question of MoneyTimes Online, UK - 50 minutes agoWhen the renewal for my buildings insurance arrived the premium had been increased markedly, and on querying this, I was informed this was because of my ...
    2008-01-26 04:05:30
  • This reckless greed of the few harms the future of the many - Guardian Unlimited

    This reckless greed of the few harms the future of the manyGuardian Unlimited, UK - 41 minutes agoThe US economy is weakening while in Britain new mortgage lending is at a 10-year low. The staples of a settled life - jobs, pensions and house prices - are ...
    2008-01-26 04:15:22
  • Economic slump effects voter leanings in Tuesday's primary - Houston Chronicle

    Economic slump effects voter leanings in Tuesday's primaryHouston Chronicle, United States - 34 minutes agoPiece by piece, as the economy has faltered and the subprime mortgage crisis has taken hold, Ivan Toledo's grasp on his job, his house — his entire ...
    2008-01-26 04:22:05
  • Bush Pushes Congress on Stimulus Deal (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.)

    President Bush urged Congress on Friday to quickly pass an economic stimulus package void of extraneous spending, saying only quick action will kickstart the sputtering economy.
    2008-01-26 01:14:14
  • Gov. Blunt’s announcement grabs spotlight in Missouri’s capital (The Joplin Globe)

    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The legislative session essentially is just getting started, but the fall election already is weighing heavy on the minds of both Republicans and Democrats.
    2008-01-26 01:33:57