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  • Council member wants to rethink fire station deal - Texas City Sun

    GALVESTON — Firefighters housed at Station 5 thought getting their new home was a done deal. But one council member’s fight with County Judge Jim Yarbrough might leave them in their cramped quarters for longer than they thought. After sparring ...
    2008-07-10 08:02:00
  • BoE holds interest rates steady - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

    Who needs expensive wine? We pick six sips for less than $6 Police raid huge CD, DVD pirating operation Fort Worth, 3 other Texas cities in top 10 of growth list N. Texas housing market shaky, but in better shape than most Overpopulation drives ...
    2008-07-10 02:26:00
  • Annuities aren't for everyone - Baltimore Sun

    A shaky stock market and low rates on certificates of deposit have sent investors flocking to fixed annuities with deferred payouts. But they aren't a smart choice for many savers, particularly younger ones or those who may need ready access to funds ...
    2008-07-10 11:30:00
  • U.S. mortgage rates barely move: Freddie Mac - Marketwatch

    CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Mortgage rates changed little this week as the housing sector received mixed economic reports, Freddie Mac's chief economist said on Thursday. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.37% for the week ending July 10, up ...
    2008-07-10 09:50:00
  • ADRs in Focus: Gafisa up after Goldman upgrade - CNN Money

    NEW YORK (Associated Press) - U.S.-traded shares of Gafisa SA rose on Thursday after Goldman Sachs analysts upgraded ADRs of the Brazilian homebuilder, saying the company's margins are improving and its sales are "robust." Leonardo Zambolin and Jason ...
    2008-07-10 12:20:00
  • Opening Bell: The Return of Regulation (Columbia Journalism Review)

    Big Ben wants more authority over the Street; more trouble for Credit Suisse; a run on IndyMac?; etc.
    2008-07-09 06:12:06
  • Grandich Letter Special Alert: Shock, denial, frustration, anger?? (GoldSeek.com)

    What you are about to read is the single most important commentary I’ve written since I first began publishing The Grandich Letter in 1984. Every American should read it, and those who do will likely wish they hadn’t. What I’m about to speak of is the hardest thing I ever had to do in my life.
    2008-07-09 08:04:31
  • USAGOLD's Annual Survey of Investments -- 2008 (GoldSeek.com)

    Gold up 43% -- outshines Wall Street, Main St. Gold continues to shine as one of the best performing asset classes through the first half of 2008, according to the USAGOLD Annual Survey of Investments.
    2008-07-09 01:34:29
  • Bottom-Dollar Investing (Forbes)

    Whether you're a dollar bull or bear, you have plenty of ways to invest and save accordingly.
    2008-07-09 02:07:17
  • Ira Epstein & Company Weekly Metal Report (GoldSeek.com)

    Finally….Crude and the energy products breakdown! Did you see the cast of characters speaking on TV yesterday attempting to bolster up the US Dollar? All that was missing was Ronald Regan.
    2008-07-09 02:49:29
  • Lewisburg council invests in CDs (The Register-Herald)

    LEWISBURG — The Lewisburg City council met in a special session Tuesday following a regular finance meeting regarding several budget revisions and the investment of $226,000 into two CD accounts, officials said.
    2008-07-09 07:44:02
  • FONT SIZE (Las Vegas CityLife)

    Meticulous. Pragmatic. Organized. They're not typical rock 'n' roll traits, but packaged together, they're earning The Bleachers national attention
    2008-07-09 10:34:30
  • Bank seeks to keep Camden’s business (The Hillsdale Daily News)

    Southern Michigan Bank, with $335 million in assets, sent its CEO to Camden’s Village Council meeting Tuesday urging it to reconsider transferring about $1 million in accounts to Flagstar Bank.
    2008-07-10 06:02:40
  • ‘Pocahontas’ to greet young fans (The Danville Commercial-News)

    Irene Bedard is an actress with dozens of movies to her credit, a singer who has recorded four CDs and a mentor to young people. But she’ll probably always be known for her role in the animated Disney film, “Pocahontas.”
    2008-07-10 07:42:49
  • Paris shares end sharply lower on financial-sector worries UPDATE - Forbes

    PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Share prices ended sharply lower, led by Carrefour, and in line with other European bourses, as the market continued to worry about the health of the financial sector, notably U.S. mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae ...
    2008-07-10 10:25:00