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Dollar stays up against dong (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge – The US dollar has continued to strengthen against the dong due to an increase in import demand. Yesterday, Vietcombank’s listed USD/VND exchange rate was VND16,150/16,163 with the interbank rate at VND16,003.
2008-05-16 06:14:43 -
On Investing: Municipal Bonds: A timely opportunity (Shenandoah Valley News Today)
As a bank-based Financial Advisor, I am often asked about alternatives to today's comparatively lower rates on certificates of deposit (CD's). With 6 month CD rates currently about 2.5%, where can you find returns that at least keep up with a 3.9%* rate of inflation?
2008-05-16 08:09:18 -
General Advertising Information (Florida Baptist Witness)
Florida Baptist Witness is the official newspaper for Southern Baptists in the Sunshine State. For over 124 years, the Witness has been publishing Good News about God's work in Florida, the U.S. and across the world.
2008-05-16 10:13:33 -
Five Ways To Fund Your Retirement (Investopedia via Yahoo! Finance)
Generating income without going to work tends to be a murky concept. Find out how it works.
2008-05-16 10:15:14 -
Callable CDs May Not Serve Savers (WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance)
With savers pressed to find decent returns, there's a lot of interest in callable CDs. Trouble is, savers run the risk that the issuing bank will yank the CD from them should rates decline.
2008-05-16 06:35:45 -
Cemetery index ready (The Norman Transcript)
Transcript StaffReasearch from months of mapping, tracking and locating, is now compiled in one place for i...
2008-05-16 09:27:32 -
Family-held mortgage gives couple wiggle room - Globe and Mail
In Toronto, a couple we'll call Henry, 46, and Susan, 45, have a secure financial life. Their gross income, about $135,000 depending on their annual bonuses, easily covers their expenses – including the costs of raising their four-year-old daughter ...
2008-05-13 05:54:00 -
Fitch Rates Empire District Electric Co.'s $90MM 6.375% FMBs 'BBB ... - Forbes
Fitch assigns a rating of 'BBB+' to Empire District Electric Co.'s (EDE) issuance of $90 million 6.375% first mortgage bonds, due May 2018. The new bonds rank equally with other secured debt of EDE. Proceeds from the sale will be used to repay short ...
2008-05-16 11:02:00 -
Is Britain's love affair with the property market finally over? - Times Online
With its three bedrooms, indoor pool, log cabin and conservatory, Jane and Andy Pow’s detached new-build house near Doncaster would seem luxurious to most people. The Pows are not the kind of people you’d expect to be in financial difficulty. He ...
2008-05-17 12:55:00 -
Fitch Places Sub-Class A6-EL of Newport Waves CDO Series 7 on Watch ... - Forbes
--Portfolio credit risk deteriorating, with a current average portfolio quality of 'BBB+/BBB' from 'A-/BBB+' in May 2007 and 9.0% of the portfolio rated below investment grade. --Portfolio migration risk with 3.3% of the portfolio on Rating Watch ...
2008-05-16 01:25:00 -
E*TRADE FINANCIAL Sells Shares of India's IL&FS Investsmart to HSBC (Centre Daily Times)
E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation (NASDAQ:ETFC), through its indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary E*TRADE Mauritius Limited, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement with HSBC, through its Group subsidiaries, to sell 100 percent of its equity shares in IL&FS Investsmart Limited ("Investsmart"), an India-based financial services organization, for Rs. 200 per share. The sale will yield ...
2008-05-17 06:28:32 -
Beattie's home in the US hills (The Courier Mail)
FORMER Queensland premier and now trade commissioner to Los Angeles Peter Beattie has bought himself a bargain home - thanks to the US property crash.
2008-05-17 07:00:00 -
Risk-based mortgage rates leveling the playing field (Chicago Tribune)
DALLAS—Who has better credit scores on average home buyers with higher or lower incomes?
2008-05-17 08:23:30 -
Total Clicks : (ZDNet India)
Bush and Clinton cameo at wireless show COMMUNICATION Former U.S. Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton on Thursday told wireless executives at an industry event here how important their work is in shaping democracies and economies around the world.
2008-05-17 11:37:29 -
The Fed at the Crossroads (GoldSeek.com)
Is the economy poised for a recovery, as the stock market seems to expect? Or are we in for another few more quarters of recession and/or slow growth?
2008-05-17 12:02:40