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  • TAYLOR'S JEWELRY COMPANY CLOSES - New York Post

    ELIZABETH TAYLOR and Kathy Ireland walked away from House of Taylor Jewelry, their ailing jewelry company, last week, forcing the debt-ridden outfit to close up shop. The two, who owned a combined 49.5 percent of the West Hollywood, Calif.-based ...
    2008-06-28 11:47:00
  • Texas real estate slump a boon for buyers from Mexico - Boston Globe

    MONTERREY, Mexico - More than a century and a half after Mexico lost Texas to the United States, Virgilio Garza wants a piece of it back. A "Texas for Sale" sign and cowgirls in boots and white hats greeted Garza at the Convex center in Monterrey ...
    2008-06-28 09:38:00
  • Sabathia on way? Not likely - Baltimore Sun

    News item: Trade rumors continue to swirl around Cleveland Indians pitcher C.C. Sabathia , though general manager Mark Shapiro insists that he wants to re-sign the club's veteran ace. My take: It's OK for Orioles fans to dream, but Sabathia probably ...
    2008-06-28 10:43:00
  • A short lesson in REOs, other sales - Chicago Tribune

    You've read plenty about foreclosure sales: who's selling them, who's buying them and who's marketing them. Such deals come in three basic flavors and, given their complexity, it's time to look at how they work: The REO sale: Homes that have been ...
    2008-06-28 11:47:00
  • Foreclosure crisis to be a big task for next leader - Detroit Free Press

    As millions of Americans struggle to pay mortgages and remain in their homes, economists and mortgage experts say the foreclosure crisis likely will be dumped squarely in the lap of the next president. Nearly 2 million loans were in foreclosure ...
    2008-06-29 12:16:00
  • On the campaign trail: 2 different economic outlooks (The News Journal)

    With Americans facing gasoline prices of $4 a gallon, record home foreclosures and fears about unemployment, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama are increasing their focus on economic policy in their campaigns for the presidency.
    2008-06-29 12:54:40
  • Desire to make a difference (Hickory Daily Record)

    CONOVER -- Chaz Beasley is busy helping his mother renovate a 1915 house they purchased a few years back as a fixer-upper. He won't be there long. He heads to Washington, D.C., to start his job with Fannie Mae in August. Beasley graduated from Harvard University about three weeks ago, earning a degree in economics. He was one of 20 students chosen from the Class of 2004 to receive Ron Brown ...
    2008-06-29 01:11:47
  • How To Handle a Cash Crunch (The Bradford Era)

    (ARA) - In the world of living paycheck to paycheck, unforeseen expenses create a very stressful situation. Whether the car breaks down, the water heater blows a leak or your dog needs emergency surgery from eating the hallway rug, finding a way to get out of the red gets harder every day.
    2008-06-29 01:17:56
  • TYPES OF SECURITY (Mondaq)

    English and Cayman Islands law recognise four basic forms of security interest: mortgages (legal and equitable), charges, liens and pledges. In the context of structured finance, the most important of these are mortgages and charges. Liens and pledges are now rarely used.
    2008-06-29 01:30:26
  • Would You Hire Your Husband? (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)

    Although women in general still struggle for pay parity, more women are running their own companies — and some are employing their husbands.
    2008-06-29 01:36:59
  • Home loans confuse, distress buyers (Corpus Christi Caller-Times)


    2008-06-29 01:49:56
  • Oil Shock: Analyst Predicts $7 Gas, “Mass Exodus” of U.S. Cars - Wall Street Journal

    Oil at $135? That was just the opening skirmish in the “peak oil” wars. The latest smart money? $200 oil in 2010, with gasoline at $7 a gallon. And that is going to turn Americans into car-shunning Europeans once and for all—poor Americans, at ...
    2008-06-25 05:53:00
  • Reader Roundup: Coleman ad, Jeune Lune, health care articles spur ... - Minnpost.com

    A recent post on Sen. Norm Coleman's new campaign ad featuring domestic bliss struck a chord with many MinnPost readers, along with such topics as the demise of Theatre de la Jeune Lune, real estate fraud, what to do about people with no health ...
    2008-06-27 06:37:00
  • How to survive for a day without folding - Times Online

    As I can splurge £20 most mornings before even arriving at work, living free for a day seemed implausible. What would I eat and drink? How would I amuse myself? In our credit-crunched times, having to cut spending is a reality. Living costs are ...
    2008-06-25 05:53:00
  • Beach rentals, economy both ebb - Vindicator

    2007 was a record-breaking year, but that hasn’t been repeated this year. Washington Post WASHINGTON — The pool, hot tub and ocean view are the same this summer at Bandit’s Lair, but the seven-bedroom luxury home in North Carolina’s Outer ...
    2008-06-28 09:31:00