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  • Borrower Beware - Washington Post

    Borrower BewareWashington Post, United States - 27 minutes agoSay you'd put $10000 of your own cash into the S&P for the year, and put in another $40000 that you'd borrowed at a 6 percent annual interest rate. ...
    2008-01-07 07:10:42
  • Dollar steady, takes breather after last week's dip - Guardian Unlimited

    Dollar steady, takes breather after last week's dipGuardian Unlimited, UK - 27 minutes agoBut two interest rate cuts are fully priced in by the futures market by June and another by year-end. Despite its rebound this week, the dollar could come ...
    2008-01-07 07:11:10
  • China 7-day repo rate set at 2.3600 pct vs 2.7150 pct - Euro2day

    China 7-day repo rate set at 2.3600 pct vs 2.7150 pctEuro2day, Greece - 18 minutes agoCFETS began the daily fixing of overnight and seven-day repurchase rates in March 2006 to provide a reference for derivatives such as interest rate forwards ...
    2008-01-07 07:19:52
  • Gastar updates on operations in east Texas - Energy Business Review

    Gastar updates on operations in east TexasEnergy Business Review - 17 minutes agoGastar has a 66.67% working interest before payout in the Wildman Trust 3 well. Gastar has also completed the Lone Oak Ranch 3 (LOR 3), a horizontal Knowles ...
    2008-01-07 07:21:10
  • Yuan keeps getting stronger - People's Daily Online

    Yuan keeps getting strongerPeople's Daily Online, China - 12 minutes agoThe report had said the tools of interest and exchange rates would be coordinated to anchor inflation expectations. The weakening dollar is also a major ...
    2008-01-07 07:25:26
  • GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares steady; oil rebounds - Guardian Unlimited

    GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares steady; oil reboundsGuardian Unlimited, UK - 9 minutes agoTraders also trimmed bets against the dollar on speculation that US inflation may prevent aggressive interest rate cuts. Spot gold was little changed at ...
    2008-01-07 07:29:10
  • Japanese government bonds end morning mixed - Forbes

    Japanese government bonds end morning mixedForbes, NY - 8 minutes agoWall Street ended an erratic session mixed amid hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again to prevent the US economy from going into ...
    2008-01-07 07:29:40
  • LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS - Croydon Guardian

    LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREASCroydon Guardian, UK - 3 minutes agoThese sites - commonly called 'social bookmark' or 'social news' sites - have large communities of web users who share and rate interesting, useful and fun ...
    2008-01-07 07:34:32
  • South Korean shares turn higher on bargain - Hemscott

    South Korean shares turn higher on bargainHemscott, UK - 2 minutes agoSEOUL (Thomson Financial) - South Korean shares turned higher in wobbly trade at midday Tuesday, with bargain-hunting interest setting in after the KOSPI ...
    2008-01-07 07:35:45
  • Business Briefs: Schultz back at helm at Starbucks (Honolulu Advertiser)

    NEW YORK — Wall Street ended an erratic session mixed Monday as investors grew more confident that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates again to ward off recession and as they also wrestled with worries about the upcoming earnings season.
    2008-01-07 07:16:00
  • Affordability crisis to continue (Adelaide Now)

    THE latest building approvals figures suggest the housing affordability crisis is here to stay, with no relief in sight for renters and first home buyers.
    2008-01-07 07:16:13
  • Indonesian shares higher in early trade on hopes of firm commodity prices (Antara News)

    Indonesian shares were higher in early trade Tuesday, led by selected miners and palm oil plantation stocks, on hopes commodity prices will remain firm this year.
    2008-01-07 07:17:47
  • Economy Like A Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Firm Says (INO News)

    (RTTNews) - The U.S. economy in 2008 will be like a cat on a hot tin roof that has already used up eight of its nine lives, say the financial analysts at PNC. One more fall from the hot roof and this economy cat is not likely to land on its feet once again.
    2008-01-07 07:18:58
  • Asian Stocks Trade Mixed (INO News)

    (RTTNews) - Stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region were trading mixed on Tuesday after Wall Street finished mixed on uncertainty about U.S. economic outlook. Additionally, metal prices declined and crude oil fell the most in five weeks.
    2008-01-07 07:19:39
  • Yen Falls on Speculation BOJ's Fukui to Signal Rates on Hold (Bloomberg.com)

    Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The yen fell against the South African rand and Australian dollar on speculation Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui will today signal plans to delay raising interest rates, the lowest among major economies.
    2008-01-07 07:21:39