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U.S. Consumer Confidence Index Falls to 26-Year Low (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
April 11 (Bloomberg) -- Confidence among U.S. consumers sank to a 26-year low in April as the labor market continued to deteriorate and gasoline prices rose.
2008-04-11 08:03:22 -
Speech by the chancellor of the exchequer, Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP at the Brookings Institute, Washington. (HM Treasury)
1. Let me start by thanking Strobe Talbott and the Brookings Institute for organising and hosting today's seminar. 2. This weekend, Finance Ministers from the world's major economies have the opportunity to make a difference.
2008-04-11 08:05:18 -
Pound sinks to record low vs euro on economic gloom (Interactive Investor)
Fri 11 Apr, 2008 14:43
2008-04-11 08:06:59 -
Global Forum Calls for New Financial Controls (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
A global team of financial regulators and ministers is calling for for more oversight by the world’s banks and investment institutions caught up in a global credit crisis.
2008-04-11 06:40:05 -
The Face of a Prophet (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
George Soros has always been a controversial figure. But he is becoming more so with a new, dire forecast for the world economy.
2008-04-11 06:40:31 -
Land transfers 04/11 (The Daily Advance)
Lori Jeanne Evans granted property at Lot 23, Quail Pointe Subdivision, Moyock Township, to Christopher Lee and Lisa Marie Barth. A land transfer tax of $2,450 was paid.
2008-04-11 06:45:56 -
Mortgage fraud case widens 9:35 AM (WCNC Charlotte)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Federal prosecutors are considering racketeering charges against a Charlotte real estate attorney, already a key defendant in a mortgage fraud case involving more than $15 million in loans.
2008-04-11 06:47:35 -
Wachovia's new standards could make it harder to get a mortgage (The Herald-Sun)
Wachovia Corp. is revising the underwriting policies in its mortgage loan business, a step that could make it harder to take out a home loan at the nation's fourth-largest bank.
2008-04-11 06:47:51 -
Indian housing continues gains despite grim national setting (Indian Country Today)
WASHINGTON - Comparisons between the Indian housing market and the national home mortgage loan industry can't be pushed too far - and that turns out to be a good thing.
2008-04-11 06:49:00 -
Obama pushes bill to rein in lavish CEO pay (The Globe and Mail)
INDIANAPOLIS — Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama will push Friday for passage of a bill to put the huge pay packages of some U.S. corporate executives under greater scrutiny.
2008-04-11 06:55:39 -
Law reports (Law Society Gazette)
The claimant (C) claimed damages in respect of monies lost while gambling through the respondent bookmaker (W). Over several years C had gambled increasing amounts of money with greater frequency, with considerable financial success.
2008-04-11 01:16:51 -
Salinas: Homeowners learn ways to avoid foreclosure (The Monterey County Herald)
There are nearly 1,200 homeowners in Salinas on the brink of foreclosure, according to the State and Consumer Services Agency. Some of them were likely among the hundreds who sought help with their loans Thursday at a workshop at Sherwood Hall in Salinas.
2008-04-11 01:44:03 -
Wizard bumps up rates to 9.29% (The West Australian)
Non-bank lender Wizard Home Loans has hiked its standard mortgage rate by 12 basis points to 9.29 per cent per annum.
2008-04-11 02:27:29 -
The Chilling Consequences Of The Credit Crunch (The Motley Fool)
More on the credit crunch.
2008-04-11 02:41:16 -
Help in saving homes offered (Los Banos Enterprise)
Los Baños will host two more foreclosure workshops to assist home owners on the brink of losing their investment. And if the one held last month is any indication, the demand will not be small.
2008-04-11 02:42:58