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  • HSBC's U.S. Mortgage Business May Incur More Losses (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

    May 27 (Bloomberg) -- HSBC Holdings Plc , Europe's biggest bank by market value, may post more losses at its home-loan business in the U.S., Chief Executive Officer Michael Geoghegan told shareholders in Hong Kong today.
    2008-05-27 08:43:56
  • Columbus ranking for home affordability improves (BizJournals)

    Boosted by an increase in household income and a decline in home prices, the Columbus area in the first quarter improved its standing as one of the 50 most-affordable housing markets in the nation, according to a quarterly index.
    2008-05-27 08:47:50
  • An Easy Way To Buy Your First Home? (The Motley Fool)

    Getting on the property ladder these days is no mean feat. But is there a helping hand?
    2008-05-27 08:52:55
  • Gender Gap in Retirement Savings (BusinessWeek)

    In this roundup of B-school research: why women are better savers, it's good to talk up your rivals, and how a logo can spark ideas
    2008-05-27 08:58:03
  • TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Macroeconomics highlights to 10:10 BST - CNBC

    2008-05-27 10:06:40 Indonesia fuel price hike positive for govt budget but crude price risks remain JAKARTA (Thomson Financial) - The government's recent hike in domstic fuel prices is expected to ease pressure on the state budget and boost sentiment ...
    2008-05-27 02:21:00
  • Happy days are over as storm clouds hit UK households - Times Online

    Millions of Britons are feeling the pinch in higher mortgage rates, energy and food costs, and the big question being asked from City dealing rooms to sitting rooms is whether the party is truly over. The peak of the consumer boom passed in the late ...
    2008-05-26 10:24:00
  • Sierra Leone: So Much Confusion in the Mines (AllAfrica.com)

    It was prudent that the All Peoples Congress (APC) government has decided to restore mining rights to Koidu Holdings Limited to extract diamonds in Kono district.
    2008-05-27 03:30:11
  • Stress in the City (Investors Chronicle)

    More of the UK's senior managers are being made redundant than at any time in the past seven years. The Chartered Management Institute says that 3 per cent of the UK’s executives are losing their jobs, more than double last year's figure.
    2008-05-27 04:32:23
  • Dollar Claws Back After Hitting One-Month Low Vs Euro (The Forex Market)

    NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The dollar fell to a one-month low against the euro in overnight trading, but has shed all of its losses Tuesday morning in New York after investors took profits on the pricey euro.
    2008-05-27 05:57:51
  • Q and A — May / June 2008 (Columbia Journalism Review)

    With the economy apparently already in recession, gas prices near record levels, food prices rising, and inflation generally gaining momentum, economic issues are moving to the center of the presidential campaign.
    2008-05-27 06:10:29
  • Backing of Ankeny sign law brings changes - Des Moines Register

    Not long ago, Andy Kasper would drive by the intersection of Delaware Avenue and First Street in Ankeny and see a plethora of temporary real estate signs advertising open homes. In his opinion, such clusters of signs were an eyesore - "were" being ...
    2008-05-27 01:59:00
  • Fairway New England Mortgage Named Number One in 2007 NEEDHAM -- The ... - dBusinessNews.com

    The Hanover Insurance Group Names Jerome Guiney Regional Vice President, Commercial Lines WORCESTER -- The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. , a leading ... Walking into the Future: A Marathon of Community Choices Old Colony Elderly Services to Hold ...
    2008-05-26 06:14:00
  • Borrowers opt for flexible home loans - News.com.au

    MORE Australians are opting for the flexibility of variable home loan rates, with the number of fixed rate loans falling to a two-year low. New data from broker Mortgage Choice shows that only 21 per cent of home loans approved in April were fixed ...
    2008-05-26 03:51:00
  • Allied Home Mortgage opens new branches - Banking Business Review

    Lance Daugherty will be the branch manager for the new office in High Point. He has over 10 years' experience in the mortgage banking industry and was formerly a branch manager with 1st Metropolitan Mortgage. Aldo Leon will be the branch manager for ...
    2008-05-27 02:56:00
  • Sky Exposes The Dodgy Mortgage 'Deals' - Sky.com

    Since the credit crunch began last summer, mortgages have become harder to obtain but we found some brokers prepared to bend the rules to seal a deal. Mortgage fraud is a criminal offence. It can land brokers in prison but if it goes undetected then ...
    2008-05-27 04:58:00