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  • Appetite for risk returns - Financial Times

    Investor appetite for risk has returned in the past two months on growing hopes that the markets have weathered the worst of the credit crisis. But analysts are warning against complacency as a combination of slowing growth, inflationary pressures ...
    2008-05-25 12:10:00
  • Lawmakers want loan limits made permanent (Daily Breeze)

    Turns out the temporary increase in the conforming loan limit to $729,750 in high-cost markets might not be so temporary after all.
    2008-05-25 02:03:14
  • First Metro bares P180-M income in Q1 (Philippine Star via Yahoo! Philippines News)

    The First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) has reported a P180-million net income for the first quarter of this year despite a fiercely volatile market.
    2008-05-25 09:35:44
  • Homeowners living on economic cliff (The Herald-Mail)

    As development crops up throughout Washington County, its easy to forget what the land looked like before, and its natural to wonder what it will be like in the future. In a three-part series, The Herald-Mail looks at one growing area as a window on our changing landscape.
    2008-05-25 12:00:02
  • CIBC lowers mortgage rates up to 85 basis points - CNW Group

    TORONTO, May 23 /CNW/ - CIBC (CM: TSX; NYSE) today announced the following changes in mortgage rates: Six-month convertible 6.85 per cent, unchanged Six-month open 8.90 per cent, unchanged One-year open 8.99 per cent, down .21 per cent One-year ...
    2008-05-23 10:54:00
  • United Fare Hikes, Mesa Trouble, Hawaii Mortgage Rates - KGMB9

    The chief executive of FareCompare says he would be extremely surprised if other major airlines do not match fare hikes posted last night by United Airlines. United is hiking most domestic roundtrip fares by 10 to 60 dollars. The 60 dollars increases ...
    2008-05-23 10:39:00
  • Great Mortgage Rates in Magazine - Colleyville Courier

    Get 4 refinance mortgage offers from Magazine brokers. Get daily mortgage and real estate news by subscribing to our RSS/XML news feed. Easy subscription with bloglines. As a commercial mortgage lender, we recognized the need for this knowledge ...
    2008-05-25 04:32:00
  • Vancouver Real Estate Agent Says Now Is A Great Time To Buy (PRWeb)

    With the sub prime meltdown behind us, there are great buying opportunities out there for smart buyers. (PRWeb May 25, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb871464.htm
    2008-05-25 08:50:22
  • Three non-executive directors, each with more than 20 years on the board, were all re-elected at John Menzies yesterday. (The Herald)

    The London Stock Exchange (LSE) posted a 56% rise in annual operating profits but its shares promptly fell almost 5% as investors fretted it would not be able to sustain its growth amid intense competition.
    2008-05-25 12:17:42
  • Television - Business (Scoop.co.nz)

    In most parts of the world growth forecasts continue to be eased back. In its latest outlook Dun and Bradstreet sees a substantial deceleration in global growth this year.
    2008-05-25 12:38:40
  • Valljeo Bankruptcy Will Keep Creditors At Bay (KCRA 3 Sacramento)

    For years, this cash-strapped city on the edge of San Francisco Bay shrugged off warnings that it was paying and promising its employees more than it could afford.
    2008-05-25 12:47:42
  • Coming soon to Middle Britain: The Doldrums - Guardian Unlimited

    The sun is shining in Ely, just north of Cambridge. It is market day, traditionally the busiest shopping day of the week, but the quaint little boutique shops down Forehill are quiet. One shop lies completely silent and empty; the name of its ...
    2008-05-24 11:38:00
  • Lenders 'failing borrowers' - Edinburgh News

    The regulator found around two thirds of the mortgage lenders it sampled did not have satisfactory processes in place when giving advice to borrowers - putting customers at risk of getting poor or unsuitable advice.
    2008-05-23 05:56:00
  • There's help for those late on bills - Detroit Free Press

    By the time Bridgette West feeds her family and pays the bills, there's barely any money left to pay property taxes. Her only source of income is a $630 monthly disability check. The 44-year-old Mt. Clemens woman is more than three years behind on ...
    2008-05-25 12:21:00
  • Healthy economy keeping Tri-City foreclosures at bay (Tri-City Herald)

    A healthy economy, steady housing market and the absence of pervasive subprime lending are keeping the Tri-City area from experiencing the overwhelming wave of foreclosures hitting other areas of the country.
    2008-05-25 02:13:56