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The Case for Optimism Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 3:01PM It’s possible that this downturn could end quicker than anyone thinks.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Implements Guardium to Safeguard Customer Data and Automate PCI-DSS ... Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 1:32PM Guardium , the database security company, today announced that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) has implemented Guardium’s real-time database security and monitoring solution to help safeguard sensitive cardholder data in its heterogeneous, multi-tier database and application environment.
Stroock Names New Partners and Special Counsel Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 1:30PM Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, named three new Partners and six new Special Counsel, effective January 1, 2009.
NRF Annual Convention 2009 Profiles; January 11-14, 2009 Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 1:04PM NEW YORK----The NRF Annual Convention 2009 takes place January 11, 2009 - January 14, 2009 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York.
Fortunes change: Economic slump means identity crisis for Las Vegas Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 12:46PMLAS VEGAS - This is not just a place people are born and live. Las Vegas is an enterprise.
Structured Growth Capital and identiMetrics Partner to Provide School Districts Funding to Improve Operations and Save ... Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 12:31PMStructured Growth Capital, Inc. (“SGC”), a leading provider of corporate financing, and identiMetrics, Inc., the leading provider of biometric finger scanning ID for schools, announced today that they are joining forces to provide school districts the necessary funding to install identiMetrics’ biometric finger scanning systems, as well as provide additional capital for other programs. SGC ...
Structured Growth Capital and identiMetrics Partner to Provide School Districts Funding to Improve Operations and Save ... Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 12:00PM PHILADEPHIA & FLOURTOWN, Pa.----Structured Growth Capital, Inc. , a leading provider of corporate financing, and identiMetrics, Inc., the leading provider of biometric finger scanning ID for schools, announced today that they are joining forces to provide school districts the necessary funding to install identiMetrics’ biometric finger scanning systems, as well as provide additional capital for ...
In Connecticut, Used Cars Are Waxing In Popularity Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 11:11AMEd Herrmann, the actor, has never spent much time worrying about the price of a car. His automotive baubles over the years have included such collectibles as a 1932 Packard roadster and a 1959 Aston Martin, which, once restored, set him back about six figures apiece. His wife drives an $80,000 Audi A8.
Fed Focuses on Consumer, Corporate Loan Rate Spreads (Update1) Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 6:03PMJan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve officials are focused on driving down the spreads between U.S. Treasury yields and consumer and corporate loans, after cutting the main interest rate to almost zero failed to revive lending.
Banks’ ‘catatonic fear’ means consumers don’t get TARP relief Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:36PMAs the new owner of $172.5 billion of preferred shares and warrants in 208 U.S. financial institutions, the Treasury Department hasn’t succeeded in thawing frozen credit markets, leaving taxpayers propping up an industry that won’t lend to them.
Auto makers look to Mexico Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:16PMAnd, what happens to CPP, OAS payments if consumer price index actually declines
Flushing Savings Bank Offers Business Owners New Financing Option Through Proceed(sm) Business Loan Program Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:00PM LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Jan. 6, 2009 -- Flushing Financial Corporation the parent holding company for Flushing Savings Bank, FSB , announced that it will now offer business owners and merchants up to $100,000 in short-term funding through the Proceed Business Loan program.
Banks’ ‘Catatonic Fear’ Means Consumers Don’t Get TARP Relief Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:16AMJan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- As the new owner of $172.5 billion of preferred shares and warrants in 208 U.S. financial institutions, the Treasury Department hasn’t succeeded in thawing frozen credit markets, leaving taxpayers propping up an industry that won’t lend to them.
As Vacant Office Space Grows, So Does Lenders Crisis Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:12AMRising vacancy rates across the country could make it hard for building owners to pay their mortgages.
D.M. police hope U.S. action helps anti-vice efforts Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 10:07AMDes Moines police hope a nationwide crackdown on online prostitution advertisements will further reduce the number of local cases, which have dropped by nearly 80 percent over the past six years.
Shop around to get 5pc on your savings Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 1:42PMWealth workout: Despite fears of 0pc interest rates on savings you can still get 4.5pc on instant access accounts or 5pc on a oneyear bond.
Las Vegas dealt losing hand by economic downturn Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 9:51AMLAS VEGAS — This is not just a place people are born and live. Las Vegas is an enterprise. It is a deal people enter, a set of givens agreed upon: More is better. Biggest is best. To live in Las Vegas is to stake your future on this enterprise — for better or worse.
Building Bridges, Not Walls Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 8:31AMBENTONVILLE— When Susie Hoeller moved from Montreal to Colby College in Maine, she was disappointed to find there was no women’s ice hockey team.
Top 10 Allen stories for 2008 Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 7:22AMThe top 10 headlines for 2008.
Obstacle or Opportunity? Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 6:07PMHow will you approach the financial meltdown?
Emerging Markets Report: Russian central bank allows ruble to fall once again Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 5:59PMRussia’s central bank allowed the ruble to weaken once again against its dual currency basket, widening its trading band for the 12th time since early November, according to media reports.
Obstacle or Opportunity? Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 4:38PM Success stories are regular features of our Motley Fool Rule Your Retirement newsletter service, where we share profiles of people who have become financially independent.
WEEKEND EDITION: Ten Investment Ideas That Will Make You Money In 2009 Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 4:23PMSAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- Investors can be forgiven for losing faith in the financial markets. Only a year ago there was reason to believe there was light at the end of the tunnel. In truth, it was an oncoming train.
Stocks fall as year counts down Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 4:09PMStocks fell Monday, in one of the final trading days of a dismal year on Wall Street, amid geopolitical uncertainty and downbeat corporate news.
Insight: Hard lessons on confidence Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 4:05PM This year has dished out a number of painful lessons for investors. Here is a sample of what we have learnt:
Gas prices drift to a 58-month low; oil may continue price drop Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 3:25PMRetail gasoline prices tumbled Friday to the lowest level in nearly five years. And while crude futures rose, analysts believed it was a temporary pause in an extended, downward arc as the recession spreads.
Whatever happened to . . . the fight over money found in wall of West Side home? Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 1:25PMThe Plain Dealer catches up with stories of 2008 in a year-end series of "Whatever happened to . . . ?" pieces running through Jan. 5. The weekly edition of the feature, which appears on Mondays and updates stories from...
NPA management biggest challenge for banks in 2009 Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 9:53AMAfter the global financial turmoil in 2008, Indian banks begin the new year with a lurking fear that their NPA would go up with their portfolios coming under severe stress.
GMAC gains bank status, and access to U.S. aid Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 3:14PMThe U.S. Federal Reserve Board will allow the financing arm of General Motors to transform itself into a bank holding company.
Rise in crimehas Mexicanslooking overshoulders? Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 11:24AMToronto Globe and Mail MEXICO CITY — Lourdes Morales and two friends had just come out of a movie at 9 on a brisk fall evening when a beat-up grey Ford pulled up alongside them.
Fitch: U.S. Credit Card ABS Issuance Trusts Updated Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 5:04PM NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings today published its U.S. Credit Card ABS Issuance Trust Updates for the following issuers:
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-22 16:24 STOCKS NEWS US-Focus Media, SINA down after asset purchase offer Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 4:48PMStocks on the move Real-Time Equity news U.S. stock market report
WRAPUP 1-Global M&A falls in 2008, ends 5 years of growth Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 4:01PM* Worldwide M&A drops 44 pct in Q4, down 31 pct in 2008
Mint.com Introduces Free iPhone Application Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 2:00PM Mint.com , the leading online personal finance service, released a free application for Apple iPhone users on Friday.
Research and Markets: Small Business Owners in the United States 2008 Report Looks at Trends among Small Businesses Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 12:21PM DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Small Business Owners in the United States 2008" report to their offering.
Meltdown has its roots in White House Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 12:05PMNew York Times News Service “We can put light where there’s darkness, and hope where there’s despondency in this country. And part of it is working together as a nation to encourage folks to own their own home.”
Audit passes judgment Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 11:31AMFormer Iberia Parish Sheriff Sid Hebert exercised poor judgment in some financial decisions that left Sheriff Louis Ackal’s administration in somewhat of a hole, but few, if any, of the findings in a recently concluded forensic audit could result in legal penalties against the former sheriff, said C. Burton Kolder, the Lafayette auditor whose firm conducted the audit.
Warren Buffett’s Two Simple Investing Rules Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 11:24AMBe prepared for further stock market losses. Be prepared for more shocks. It’s not a signal to give up on the stock market, rather to go back to basics.
Natixis To Cut 840 Jobs, Reduce Proprietary Trading Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 8:03AMNatixis To Cut 840 Jobs, Reduce Proprietary Trading
Stocks slip amid lingering economic fears Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 7:29PMBy MADLEN READ and SARA LEPRO NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks gave ground Thursday as investors weighed corporate earnings reports that signaled further economic deterioration against hopes for a big stimulus package.
Regulators adopt new credit card rules Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 7:16PMFederal regulators on Thursday adopted sweeping new rules for the credit card industry that will shield consumers from increases in interest rates on existing account balances among other changes.
Consumers get help with new credit card rules Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 7:15PMWASHINGTON—Consumers will be shielded from increases in interest rates on existing account balances on their credit cards under new rules being adopted by federal regulators.
U.S. House Building Evacuated Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 7:14PMPolice require people to leave the Longworth House Office Building after smoke or steam is seen coming from an office.
Regulators adopt new credit card rules Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 6:56PMFederal regulators on Thursday adopted sweeping new rules for the credit card industry.
Police Reports Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 6:55PMAt look at police activity for the past week.
New rules help shield consumers from credit card interest rate hikes Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 6:54PMWASHINGTON — Federal regulators today adopted sweeping new rules for the credit card industry that will shield consumers from increases in interest rates on existing account balances among other changes.
A Tale of a Fallen Capitalist and a Tragic Blow to Global Finance Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 6:07PMFool Nick Kapur honors a fallen hero of banking.
Stocks vacillate amid lingering economic fears Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 6:01PM(AP:NEW YORK) Wall Street proceeded cautiously Thursday, with stocks moving in a narrow range as investors weighed corporate earnings reports that signaled further economic deterioration, but drew some comfort from a better-than-expected reading on new jobless claims.
The Innovation Economy Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 5:22PMThe banks, the carmakers, the real estate market—what will we do? Stop panicking, and consider this eight-step plan to fix the U.S. economy for the long term, says Bill George
Harris Helpful Hints: During the Holiday Season, Make Sure Your Charitable Gifts Count Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 5:44PM Charitable gift giving in the United States traditionally reaches its peak each year in the weeks between Thanksgiving and the New Year.