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Our View: a chastened Obama focuses on the economy, but there’s doubt …

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:20:12 +0000

AP photo Obama speaks to Congress and the nation in his first State of the Union address Wednesday evening, the unmistakable subtext in Obama’s State of the Union address was that he wishes he’d done some things a little differently over the past year.

New home sales fell 7.6 percent in December

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:00:03 +0000

New home sales posted an unexpected drop in December, capping the industry’s worst year on record and fueling concern that the housing market turnaround could falter.

Budget sanity

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:40:03 +0000

But it would be a mistake to give too much credit for this latest gesture, which exempts most of the budget, including entitlement programs such as Medicare. The savings will be considerably less than the expense of the next “jobs” or “stimulus” bill,

In anti-tax Oregon, voters consider tapping the rich

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:20:03 +0000

Reporting from Portland, Ore. - Oregon officials know all about anti-tax fervor.

The W in Hutchinson, Kansas Adds Comedy

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:00:04 +0000

I wanted to let you know about a business that I think is doing some incredible marketing here in my local city. One of the things I have learned over the years is to model good marketing regardless of the industry.
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Spring Bargains

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:00:03 +0000

The new websites designed to help you find cool vacation destinations at a bargain price.

Managing Your 401k

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:40:03 +0000

Thinking about your 401 this year may mean preparing for a market downturn, perhaps inflation.

Goldman under investigation for its securities dealings

admin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:20:04 +0000

The investigation is part of a broader examination by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations into the roots of the economic crisis and whether financial institutions behaved improperly, said the individuals, who insisted upon anonymity because the matter is sensitive.

Mountaintop mining: Coal baron debates a Kennedy

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:00:02 +0000

The real audience for the debate between coal baron Don Blankenship and conservationist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

FHA Raises Mortgage Costs, Tightens Credit-Score Rules: Video

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:40:02 +0000

Jan. 20 — The Federal Housing Administration is raising insurance rates and tightening credit-score rules to combat a rise in delinquencies, making a government-guaranteed mortgage more expensive for U.S. homebuyers.

Democrats negotiating over deficit panel

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:20:03 +0000

Democratic infighting over demands by moderates to turn over some of Congress’ decision-making power on taxes and spending programs to a special deficit commission is complicating prospects for a must-pass borrowing bill headed for the Senate floor.

Finance Experts Say Start Repairing Damage From Job Loss ASAP

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:00:04 +0000

Losing a job can put a family’s finances in turmoil, so it’s important repair any damage once you land new employment.

A potentially wild week is in store for stocks

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:40:03 +0000

Stocks got carried away about the recovery. That at least is one interpretation of two curious market moves so far this earnings season.

George Will: Groupthink can’t be relied upon in crisis

admin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:20:03 +0000

You know the foreboding you feel while watching the steamier Greek tragedies, when dynasties are falling and sons are marrying their mothers and everyone is behaving badly and you are thinking: Really, things cannot continue like this.

Is a U.S. default inevitable?

admin — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:00:03 +0000

We were blindsided. We never saw it coming. So said Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein of the financial crisis of 2008.