Rate Trend Index -- Mortgages  Each week, Bankrate.com surveys experts to gauge which way the interest rates are headed on mortgages -- a vital tool if you're about to buy a home.read more...


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Bear Stearns 3Q Profit Falls 62 Percent  Bear Stearns Cos. said Thursday its profit plunged 62 percent in the third quarter as turbulence in the debt market and wrong-way bets on mortgages crunched the investment bank's credit


Jackets deliver what Blue Devils expected  ... of Choice's and Johnson's numbers came in the first half, when Tech built a 28-0 cushion. "You've got to give them credit," said Roof, who played for Tech


Bank of England policymakers voted 6-3 for April 10 rate cut  In a three-way split, the Bank of England's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee voted 6-3 on April 10 to cut the bank's key lending rate by a quarter point to 5%,


Housing-market bust has retailers in retreat  From top: The Bombay Co., J.C. Penney, Zales Jewelers Bloomberg News Home furnishing retailers so far have been hit hardest by the declining housing market.The Bombay Co.read more...

May 13th, 2008

17% of municipalities lack consultation counters for indebted residents

Nearly 20 percent of municipal governments have not set up consultation counters for residents with multiple debts due to a shortage of funds and personnel, according to a Financial Services Agency survey.

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May 13th, 2008

Vermonters urged to seek mortgage help

An escalating number of Vermonters are facing foreclosure of their homes, and state officials appealed to them Tuesday not to wait before seeking help.

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May 13th, 2008

Discounters show shoppers are in market for bargains

Solid first-quarter profits from discounters Wal-Mart and TJX show that more Americans are hunting for bargains as they struggle to cover their monthly credit card payments, put food on the table and gas in the …

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May 13th, 2008

Soros: Global investing’s godfather

Broke and friendless in postwar London, having just spent his last penny on food, 22-year-old George Soros made the first of a lifetime of prescient economic calls.

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May 13th, 2008

West upends Edwardsville; O’Fallon earns win over East

The race for the Southwestern Conference baseball crown sharpened Tuesday, revealing one team on the outs and two in contention for the top prize.

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May 13th, 2008

Patterson man accused of stealing $418,000 from almond association

A Patterson man who managed an almond processing plant has been accused of theft in a second lawsuit arising out of a suspected conspiracy, with the Westside Hulling Association alleging that Randall Burtis …

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May 13th, 2008

Washington’s job market shrinks by 1,800 jobs in April

The Washington economy remained very much of a “good news/bad news” story in April: Despite clear signs of a weakening jobs situation, the state is still running ahead of the nation as a whole.

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May 13th, 2008

Rafting fans can expect quite a rush this year

Abundant snow and a slow spring thaw means white-water enthusiasts should be in for a good time this summer.

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May 13th, 2008

Retail Numbers Show Growth, Undermine Recession Claims

The retail sales report released Tuesday by the Commerce Department showed a modest weakening for the month of April with a 0.2% decline, matching expectations.

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May 13th, 2008

Fall in house prices ‘not as bad as you may think’

HOUSE prices in Worcestershire are not falling as quickly as in other parts of the country, according to a new report.

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May 13th, 2008

British minister accidentally discloses government briefing on fears of housing prices crash

LONDON : Britain’s housing minister on Tuesday accidentally let photographers see a confidential document that claims the country’s housing market could fall by 10 per cent this year.

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May 13th, 2008

Phil Sheridan: Team knows how far it has come and how far it still has to go

The Flyers asked the question 20,000 times on the 20,000 orange T-shirts they gave their fans last night.

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May 13th, 2008

Ellen Gray: ABC has only 2 new shows in fall lineup

If you liked what you saw on ABC last fall, get ready to like it all over again.

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May 13th, 2008

Starlet fever

A Hollywood actress. A recording studio. A collection of Tom Waits songs. Can this be anything but a recipe for utter disaster? Turns out it can.

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May 13th, 2008

Guts and Scrabble Glory

The word on the street – and, by the way, it’s worth 12 points, depending on where you place it on the board – is that two kids from San Benancio Middle School are bright.

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May 13th, 2008

10p tax: Labour’s economic reputation at risk

David Cameron told a lunch audience on Tuesday that he did not underestimate Gordon Brown despite the political obituaries that are being prepared for him.

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May 13th, 2008

No Child: a theater review

Nilaja Sun paid her dues at the head of the class before she wrote “No Child” As a “teaching artist” in the New York City school system, the actress/playwright parachuted into almost 50 high schools where …

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May 13th, 2008

Bank shares have risen because debt has risen; Gail Kelly’s model relies on this continuing.

S HE is touting it as a revenue-driven acquisition but the guts of Gail Kelly’s tilt at St George must be reducing competition and cutting costs.

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May 13th, 2008

Obama visit not open to public

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama’s visit to Cape Girardeau will be a chance for him to hear the daily concerns of wage earners struggling with high food prices, high fuel prices and overseas competition, U.S. Sen.

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May 13th, 2008

Tennessee

Judge to determine convicted killer’s mental competency A Nashville judge heard arguments on the mental competency of a death row inmate convicted in a series of slayings at fast food restaurants.

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May 13th, 2008

Airbus announces new delays on deliveries of superjumbo A380

PARIS : Airbus on Tuesday announced new delays on deliveries of the superjumbo A380, already almost two years late, saying the company is behind schedule in switching to automated production.

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May 13th, 2008

In The News Today

Monty Guild’s Commentary Gold prices are down today and we believe that the wise buy the dips.

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May 13th, 2008

We can’t speak truth unless it’s in grace

For over two years an SBC minister who is a consummate politician and lightning rod for the fighting in the Southern Baptist Convention has done some amazing blogging.

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May 13th, 2008

An apt market description: ?undeserved calm’

Head fake or the real deal? As stock markets surge this spring, everyone wants to know the same thing: Is the rally signalling an upturn in economic growth and corporate profits, or is it just a bad joke that …

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May 13th, 2008

Minister looks studly, girlfriend pays price

And, of course, had Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier’s purportedly now ex-girlfriend not filled out her dcolletage so fetchingly, we wouldn’t keep seeing that image of her entering Rideau Hall over and …

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May 13th, 2008

UK house prices to fall 5% ‘08, many see bigger drop

British house prices are likely to fall 5 percent this year, a Reuters poll of economists showed, and many believe they could tumble twice that as soaring consumer inflation restricts the scope for interest …

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May 13th, 2008

- Dismal’ situation at overcrowded kennels

Gill McGregor, the city council’s senior animal health officer, who fears dogs in overcrowded kennels may be put down OVERFLOWING dog kennels in the city have left council officials pleading for pet-lovers to …

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May 13th, 2008

Cherie Blair’s memoirs: why our hearts sank at George W’s election win

A Brit from the Left, a Texan from the Right – but somehow we all got on I first met George Bush at Camp David … shortly after he took over as President.

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May 13th, 2008

The U.S. war on journalists

Amy Goodman, Syndicated columnist Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Sami al-Haj is a free man today, after having been imprisoned by the U.S. military for more than six years.

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May 13th, 2008

Markets: As Good With Elections As They Are With The Economy

“What you’re doing is collecting bits and pieces of information and aggregating it so we can watch it and understand what people know.

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May 13th, 2008

Expletive Deleted: Bad Gas and Rat Bikes

This is clearly changing the way that we live and travel. It’s also forcing people to drag out some serious rat bikes that have not seen the light of day in 20-30 years.

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May 13th, 2008

Man on a Bike: Exploring downtown New Bern

I’ve got better things to do. It takes too long. It hurts my butt. I don’t know how I’m going to carry all the stuff I’ll be buying at the farmer’s market.

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May 13th, 2008

Bernanke gives out with the bad news

US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke claims the US credit crisis is ongoing.

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May 13th, 2008

MBIA Disappoints; Stock Rises

How does a bond insurer get its stock to rise these days? Easy: Just report a terrible quarter.

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May 13th, 2008

The Future Outlook on Downtown St Louis

It is probably easy to think the good times are over downtown: Nearly a month ago I brought the city the news of the closure of prominent developer, John Steffen’s Pyramid Companies.

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