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  • STEALTH TAX FIDDLE PUTS £550 ON BILLS - UK Express

    STEALTH TAX FIDDLE PUTS £550 ON BILLSUK Express, UK - 4 hours agoThe cash is being squeezed out of families through the manipulation of tax thresholds on levies such as income tax and national insurance. ...
    2008-01-07 04:08:41
  • DNC: Republican Presidential Candidates Offer Another Bush Term on ... - Reuters

    DNC: Republican Presidential Candidates Offer Another Bush Term on ...Reuters - 4 hours ago... putting a hefty and politically implausible extra tax bite on purchases of new homes, rent, food, health insurance, medical care and mortgage interest. ...
    2008-01-07 04:10:36
  • It is hard to distinguish the new year Brown from the crypto ... - Guardian Unlimited

    It is hard to distinguish the new year Brown from the crypto ...Guardian Unlimited, UK - 4 hours agoOff Brown went: "Well, it's hardly surprising in a situation where you've got, for example, in America, mortgage rates effectively rising for people ...
    2008-01-07 04:11:27
  • Dismal US Jobs Reports Actually Used Statistical Fraud To Cover Up ... - Executive Intelligence Review (EIR)

    Dismal US Jobs Reports Actually Used Statistical Fraud To Cover Up ...Executive Intelligence Review (EIR), VA - 4 hours ago... insurance companies, reeling from the mortgage bubble's implosion, were clearly laying off tens of thousands of employees each month during that time. ...
    2008-01-07 04:18:17
  • Buffett launches municipal bond venture - Providence Journal

    Buffett launches municipal bond ventureProvidence Journal, RI - 4 hours agoBuffett’s venture comes as other companies that issue municipal bond insurance are struggling because of the crisis in the subprime mortgage market. ...
    2008-01-07 04:41:07
  • 2007 - A Year For The History Books! - Global Politician

    2007 - A Year For The History Books!Global Politician, NY - 2 hours ago... bond called a Mortgage Backed Security MBS and then sold them to international banks, mutual funds, insurance companies, hedge funds and pension funds. ...
    2008-01-07 06:16:20
  • Top 10 M&A bids in 2007 picked - China Daily

    Top 10 M&A bids in 2007 pickedChina Daily, China - 2 hours agoAgainst the backdrop of the US subprime mortgage crisis, the nation's financial sector played a major role in China's M&A headline makers, with five bids in ...
    2008-01-07 06:37:32
  • Dec. 31 Disclosures Leave Hangovers - Hartford Courant

    Dec. 31 Disclosures Leave HangoversHartford Courant, United States - 2 hours agoMost of that came from its Option One Mortgage Corp., a subprime lending operation that H&R Block is in the process of closing after a planned sale to ...
    2008-01-07 06:59:22
  • White House mulls economic measures as recession fears mount - Inquirer.net

    White House mulls economic measures as recession fears mountInquirer.net, Philippines - 1 hour ago"Fiscal stimulus is appropriate as insurance because it is the fastest and most reliable way of encouraging short-run economic growth," said Summers. ...
    2008-01-07 07:05:29
  • Democrats list priorities for Ore. Legislature's Feb. session - kgw.com (subscription)

    Democrats list priorities for Ore. Legislature's Feb. sessionkgw.com (subscription), OR - 1 hour agoThe majority Democrats said more regulation of subprime mortgage and foreclosure practices also will be on the agenda in the Legislature's first annual ...
    2008-01-07 07:08:31
  • How Investing in Real Estate Can Help You Retire in Style - Auburn Citizen

    How Investing in Real Estate Can Help You Retire in StyleAuburn Citizen, NY - 1 hour agoThe transaction she is most proud of is her purchase of eight houses and one duplex all on one mortgage with no money down. "The properties were part of a ...
    2008-01-07 07:21:52
  • Bush Admits Economy Faces Challenges - New York Times

    Bush Admits Economy Faces ChallengesNew York Times, United States - 1 hour ago“My view is that now is the time to be thinking about policies that would provide recession insurance,” Mr. Summers said, “and if we wait until it’s ...
    2008-01-07 07:43:28
  • What tax reliefs are PAYE workers entitled to? - Irish Independent

    What tax reliefs are PAYE workers entitled to?Irish Independent, Ireland - 8 minutes ago... areas in which people can claim back tax include medical and dental expenses, service charges, tax relief on health insurance and mortgage interest. ...
    2008-01-07 08:51:54
  • National City names president (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

    Beth Wnuk has been named Milwaukee market president for National City Bank, stepping into the job amid the toughest...
    2008-01-07 06:44:50
  • It is hard to distinguish the new year Brown from the crypto-Stalinist parody (Guardian Unlimited)

    Welcome, then, to the great Gordon relaunch, accomplished via appearances on BBC1's Andrew Marr Show and the Today programme, and a big interview in Sunday's Observer, as well as yesterday's announcement of a more prevention-focused health service.
    2008-01-07 07:13:04