Bubble Economics: Did we Learn our Lesson?
Have we really learned our lesson? We must open by addressing the fact that we support all methods and creative fiscal devices promulgated to ... and is currently deteriorating towards the point of hopelessness. December’s job report, released by the Bureau ... of miserable forecasts and wretched housing bust – credit crisis - bear market headlines. All [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 20:27:00
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Uncle Jay Explains the Year 2008Gaza: Leaders Lie, Civilians Die and the Lessons of History Are IgnoredBy Robert Fisk, Independent UK - AlternetQuite a lot of the dead this weekend appear to have been Hamas members, but what is it supposed to solve? We've got so used to the carnage of the Middle East that we don't care any more -- providing we [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 11:37:00
MortgageNewsClips: Catching Fraud, HSH on Fixed Rate, Super Human, Stephanie Pomboy, Reverses Go Live, Tom Brown, Mod Section 6 links, FDIC Highlights, Accounting
Discussing Loan Reviews with Andy Hall - John Clapp - MortgageOrb chats with Andy Hall, ... that it will take consumers at least five years - and probably more - to recover from the credit crisis ... Oversight Panel’s First Report: Unfortunately, Just What We Expected Elizabeth Warren seems determined [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 12:53:02
OBAMA’S ‘ORGANIZER’ BUDS PUSHED FOR BAD MORTGAGES
O’S DANGEROUS PALS By STANLEY KURTZ, NY POST Chutzpah: ACORN’s drive to lower mortgage standards paved the way for the meltdown - yet last week, ... banks into making high-risk loans to customers with poor credit. In the name of fairness ... in mortgages to low-credit customers. In other words, community organizers help to undermine [more...]
Date: 2008-10-13 03:22:59
what? no gifts?!
Merry Christmas bitches! I hope all you little sluts end up getting what you asked for, and not the urinary tract infection you’ll get instead ... , and pour it over your dick. Maybe this will help you last longer than those damn free credit report . com singing song commercials, because seriously. If you’re fuckin’ and one of those shits comes [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 16:06:59
who i look like part 1
Ok, first I need to thanks Shannon for posting those pictures to facebook. I really got a kick out of them ... (when I wear my green hat) 2) Mr Tumnus (the fawn-man in chronicles of narnia) 3) The “free-credit-report-dot-com guy” (the one that sings) Oh there are so many more… ps…i need to create a category [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 06:02:34
While Greenspan Slept
This Bloomberg special report may have slipped by unnoticed last week during all of the market mayhem ... by a booming dot-com industry, a Fed chairman, Alan Greenspan, who trusted the market to correct its own ... to comment. Outstanding credit-default swaps, derivative contracts used to hedge or speculate [more...]
Date: 2008-11-03 11:00:00
THE MIND OF A LIBERAL
Dear Readers: Governor Patterson in his "State of the State Address" stood before the legislature and said "It is has been reported that today's children will not live as long as us because of obesity. When parents find that out they will come to Albany and say why didn't you do anything about this?" Were I the governor, I would say, me? [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 22:43:00
Google Security Team Clarifies Gmail Security and Hijacked Domains Issues
There have been quire a lot of issues with Gmail account recently, and we had told you about a hacked Gmail account of our friend, ... by David Airey and also of a popular Tech blog, Make Use Of, for which I was one of the first to report ... have detailed instructions on how you can protect yourself from Internet threats. Image Credit: Hoax [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 22:09:44
The Past Is History
It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “Since she put her Norfolk rental home on the market four months ago, Robyn Hofheimer has lowered the asking price three times. Still no bites. Hofheimer and her husband own two houses in Norfolk. Now, the couple want to sell both and move to Virginia Beach, where they grew up [more...]
Date: 2008-10-10 20:55:09
FREE GiveAway - "The Quiet Millionaire" - We are doing a giveaway of Brett Wilder's fantastic book "The Quiet Millionaire." To have a go at winning it you've to leave a comment with 2 random digits. Yes, it's that simple, so check it out. $50 Off - Northwest Airlines Discount Coupon CarnivalsI'll Never Forget the Day I Read a Book hosted Book [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 04:28:03
As layoffs near, charity that doesn't begin at home: Foundation pours more cash into execs' pet causes
Gannett is about to launch one of the industry's single-biggest newspaper layoffs, so I figured it was time to update my reporting on Gannett Foundation gifts to charities favored by company executives. (Who knows? Maybe we can save some jobs if someone in charge realizes there are other ways to economize.) [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 21:41:00
Tech mergers and acquisitions crash (pfblogs.org)
Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT), Merrill Lynch (MER), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), Oracle Corp (ORCL) ... with M&A. Even after the dot-com bust, there is still a lot of excess capacity in the tech world. However, according to a report from the 451 Group, it looks like the recent instability in the financial [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 22:33:20
ECONOMISTS FEAR ONSET OF HISTORICAL FISCAL CRISIS FOR STATES
The moribund economy is drying up tax revenues more dramatically than expected, forcing 22 states, including California, ... in a report this month. Economists and other observers fear the numbers may signal the onset of a historic ... : Rising layoffs are cutting into payroll taxes. The credit crisis and housing slump are affecting [more...]
Date: 2008-10-19 17:45:46
FICO Toolkit for 50% Off
We wanted to share with our readers a great deal on learning about your FICO score and helping to get out of debt. Not sure what your FICO score is? ... or are interested in improving your FICO score for purchasing a home, buying a car, etc. Here is some of what it offers: Action Plan personalized to your credit report and goals 3 Credit Reports [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 19:02:07
If Scripps loses $15M, what is GCI's hit in Detroit?
Maybe this is why I feel like something big is going on in ominously-quiet Detroit:To start, surely you saw that E.W ... agency, The Detroit News? Remember, the Freep was already bleeding a year ago, well before the credit ... now on a rampage to cut costs anywhere, the Freep and the JOA would be expected to report job [more...]
Date: 2008-12-05 01:45:00
Lewis leading Ravens by example
ATM Boss Lies Pool Fantasy Oxygen Julio Cal Search Royals E(mail) Lyric BALTIMORE – As power trios go, it was the sports world’s answer to Nirvana, Cream or the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Huddled together in a downtown club last Sunday night, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 14:27:29
Latest News In Stock Market Investment Research - Dec 26, 2008
India’s Reliance refinery could lean on oil margins: Journal 26 Dec 2008 at 1:16am MADRID (MarketWatch) — India’s Reliance Industries Ltd ... that will likely raise pressure on refining margins globally, according to a report in The Wall Street ... demand for oil products and weaker refining margins, the report said. “We will leverage [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 08:34:48
2008: An Emotional Year in Review
2008: An Emotional Year in Review I know it’s customary to “predict” the future, but frankly, I think we need to look back and realize just how remarkable and stressful the year 2008 was. No one called it The Great Depression in 1929, and my guess is that it will take 5 years or more for historians to label 2008 as a turning point when [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 20:44:01
Media & Politics
Media & Politics 13-Jan-09 Permanent link to MTA daily media news Our Little Shop of Horrors (by Pat Racimora at No Quarter) ... Credit (The Trail, Washington Post) President-elect Barack Obama will address Senate Democrats ... as negotiations unfold, Obama is expected to drop his least popular proposal, a $3,000 tax credit for companies [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 06:35:02
It’s unanimous, Web application security has arrived
It’s unanimous. Web application security is the #1 avenue of attack according to basically every industry data security report available ( ... credit card transactions.5. They install backdoors that "beacon" periodically to their command ... , Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), and processing applications in an effort to obtain credit card [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 20:00:00
Reducing Post-Purchase Anxiety: Order Confirmation Emails & Thank You Pages
The order confirmation email. So important. The sender name, even more important. Do we spend so much time optimizing images, product copy and site usability to reduce friction ... assures the customer that you’ve got their credit card information. He/she still lives on a prayer until [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 11:30:29
The Upside of Business Credit Cards
A recent credit card article focused, in my view, disproportionately on the negative aspects of using a business credit card to help fund your small ... on a business credit card, only to have the business venture go south, leading to missed payments and a jacked ... the financing came from. That said, many small businesses can and do benefit from [more...]
Date: 2008-11-19 00:18:01
$50 Off - Northwest Airlines Discount Coupon
FREE GiveAway - "The Quiet Millionaire" - We are doing a giveaway of Brett Wilder's fantastic book "The Quiet Millionaire." To have a go at winning it you've to leave a comment with 2 random digits. Yes, it's that simple, so check it out. $50 Off - Northwest Airlines Discount Coupon CarnivalsI'll Never Forget the Day I Read a Book hosted Book [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 01:35:55
Victory in El Barrio: East Harlem Tenants Win One As British ‘Predatory Equity’ Landlord Collapses
UNMOVABLE: British landlord Dawnay, Day hoped to force rent-stabilized tenants like Filiberto Hernandez (Left) out of the 47 apartment buildings it purchased in East Harlem in 2007. However, Dawnay, Day’s plans went up in smoke after the global financial crisis struck the over-leveraged company. [more...]
Date: 2008-11-15 19:59:27
Stocks could rise after job losses
Today’s dismal jobs report may hold a silver lining for patient stock investors ... ;P 500, caught in the midst of the dot-com bust, fell 22% after the economy had lost 1.7 million jobs ... J. Peterson, director of markets, credit and risk strategies at S&P. “We’re seeing [more...]
Date: 2008-12-05 19:27:05
Research Resources
Research Resources (ResearchResources.info) ... is available by clicking here. Subscribe to his free monthly Awareness Watch™ Newsletter. Learn more by clicking here. Free online streaming tutorial videos on searching the Internet by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 09:00:00
GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - October 1, 2008
GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips for October 1, 2008 includes news and commentaries on the following topics: Republican Party candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and events Republican Party platform issues including promoting a strong national defense, respect for the rule of law, individual responsibilitiy, traditional values, etc [more...]
Date: 2008-10-01 13:56:09
The Top Nine Things About the 90’s, Part One
The Top Nine Things About the 90’s, Part One Yep, this has nothing to do with technology, get over it. I’m in another nostalgic mood, and for some reason was thinking about the finer times in life. That;s right, the 90’s. I scrounged up a list of my favorite things about this decade of glory, some of which you may or may not have partaken in [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 20:55:55
MortgageNewsClips: CA Foreclosure Predicts, FDIC- Show Me the Money, John Burns, Kohn Speech, Finger Length and Testerone, Contra Trend, Jody Shenn, Toro Chart Series, Bottom is Near, 3.5 is Possible, Positive Traction, 3 more, IRA Has 4
clear explanation and good charts - Mr. Mortgage: Dec CA Foreclosure Report - Defaults up 100% - December CA Mortgage Defaults Up 100 ... yahoo-news 1. Study Cites Early Testosterone Exposure - In addition to subprime mortgages, credit [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 00:56:39
DrumBeat: October 24, 2008
Heating Oil Distributors Fear Tough Winter Amid Credit Freeze NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The tight credit market is forcing weak links in the heating oil supply chain, from wholesale ... to carry them into winter, despite the global credit crisis that has made it difficult for even solid [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 12:30:39
Gates of Vienna News Feed 10/17/2008
Once again it’s a night for immigration stories.First of all, read about Lampedusa and the Greek islands, places that are being overwhelmed with unprecedented numbers of illegal immigrants. They arrive in little ramshackle boats, often starving and dehydrated [more...]
Date: 2008-10-18 03:44:00
The constant stream of Ultraseek redirects to malware
I’ve been tracking a steadily increasing amount of redirects, often from legitimate .gov, .edu or major corporations ... that the Coca Cola Credit Union is currently redirecting to malware. An example string is as follows: http://search.creditunion.coca-cola.com/creditunion/cs.html?url=//marker2009 com%2Fin.php%3F%26n [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 15:07:56
Did Barack Obama Just Break the Law? Fundraising Lottery Could be Illegal.
Unauthorized lotteries are illegal in most jurisdictions, and it is illegal to promote them through the U.S. Mail. by Bill Levinson The Obama campaign has already been warned by law enforcement officials against running “Backstage with Barack” and “Dinner with Barack” lotteries in Minnesota and possibly Colorado [more...]
Date: 2008-11-01 17:46:08
This crisis will prove that Americans are not sheep (unless we are)
Here is an excerpt of a report by Joan McCullough of East Shore Partners, 24 November 2008:Questions: There are over 3 hundred million of us ... , noting that “unintended” is a substitute for “who gives a fig”?Not the least of which is a credit [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 00:01:07
BREAKING: Obama Runs Another Online Lottery After Being Warned by Law Enforcement
by Bill Levinson Law enforcement warned the Obama campaign against running lotteries, but Obama is doing it again anyway. We encourage our readers to report this Web page to their states’ gambling law enforcement ... : from mta-inap8.bluestatedigital.com ( 69.25.74.166 ) by vms172051.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 23:08:55
ACORN, Obama, and the BANKING MELTDOWN
The origins of the Banking Mess can be found in the Community Reinvestment Act ... intimidate banks into making high-risk loans to customers with poor credit. In the name ... of millions of dollars in mortgages to low-credit customers. In other words, community organizers help [more...]
Date: 2008-09-29 11:01:37
Personal Investment bank doesnt
Please consult your branch or relationship manager for the latest rates, fees and closing requirements ... report. Business Credit Since your business is new, the bank will look closely at how youve repaid ... of your credit report. This will show assets, liabilities, and owners equity. Business Credit [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 13:35:05
vacancies appearing in different English News Papers of Arabian / Persian Gulf,Arab Times
Join 4Shared Now!Your Ad Here Great and Updated Jobs by http://www.gulfjobsbank.com/ Job Openings in Arab Times (English Daily of Kuwait) as on: JANUARY 01 , 2009 - THURSDAYAgility provides leading edge supply chain and logistics solutions to private and public sector entities worldwide [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 01:22:00
Working at Home Blog Carnival-119th Edition
Welcome to the January 9, 2009 edition of working at home blog carnival. This weeks Carnival has, as always, some really good articles. So, Sit Back and Enjoy. And Here We Go… advice Leo D presents List Building?.5 Lessons from the Accidental Marketer posted at Strategic Internet Marketing Blog [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 11:36:01
HP CEO Hurd: This downturn is different for IT than 2001
This is a guest post from Larry Dignan of TechRepublic’s sister site ZDNet ... tech demand is heading. Here’s a look at the top five takeaways from HP’s earnings report (transcript ... noted some key differences between this economic downturn and the dot-com bust. Analysts were [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 13:49:28
Private Equity Firms Expected to Show 20-30% Losses for 2008
OK, you gotta help me. Private equity is basically levered equity ... can PE companies (on average) possibly report returns that are better than equity averages ... in valuing their holdings. That alone should have a return-depressing effect. To its credit, the Financial [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 05:01:00
Steve Jobs' 10 Secrets to Building a Huge Empire
Written on 10/09/2008 by Manish Pandey. Manish is a tech-enthusiast and blogs about social media and technology at manishpandey.com ... .Photo Credit: wikipedia Steve Jobs Steve Paul Jobs was born on February 24th, 1955. He is known to be the Chairman, co-founder as well as the CEO of the Apple Inc. He was also the former CEO [more...]
Date: 2008-10-09 11:57:23
French Premier Francois Fillon: We’re on “the edge of the abyss” By Mike Whitney
Dandelion Salad Note: I added the video that Mike Whitney cited ... and removing their money from the banks and money markets which is intensifying the freeze in the credit ... since the Great Depression. It’s madness. If something is not done to increase the flow of credit [more...]
Date: 2008-10-06 23:51:16
Resurgence of Risk - A Primer on the Develop(ed) Credit Crunch
This is a post run just over a year ago, by emeritus TOD contributor Stoneleigh ... the fold, a reprint of Stoneleigh's excellent primer on the credit crisis. Right ... of the dot com aftermath--we have acted as if risk were a thing of the past. Sliced, diced and spread [more...]
Date: 2008-10-10 14:10:25
Live-Blogging Citadel’s Conference Call. Sort of.
If you’ve ever doubted the power of ginormous hedge fund Citadel, consider this: after the firm announced it would hold a conference call for noteholders today, 1,056 people dialed in — so many that the phone lines crashed and the call was delayed as Citadel added extra lines [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 11:02:00
Concentrating the Wealth, Pt. 1
Last week I ventured into the "spreading the wealth" discussion with a post attempting to unpack one aspect of why even some people who might be helped by the kind of economic policies Obama is proposing are against them anyway. It was a rather long post, [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 19:33:36
ALL-STAR Live Game Blog
It’s the game everybody has had circled on their calendar for months!!! ... , and it seems like an all-star bevey!) send me emails at VEESVOICE(at)GMAIL(dot)COM. I’ll be responding ... earth shattering to report from the league meetings today [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 02:45:39
Toby’s Tip: Not-So-Free Credit Reports
toby_tip They’ve got a catchy song that wants you to believe that Free Credit Report (dot) com is free ... at AnnualCreditReport.com, however do not expect to have a “credit score”. Basically, the objective of this report ... are marketing genius, the problem is that unless you pay attention — that free credit report [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 06:06:02
Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/23/2008
Of interest tonight: the Spanish government is moving strongly to make sure that Russia doesn’t by a large chunk of the Repsol oil company. Prince Alwaleed intends to buy a 5% share of Citigroup. Kuwait lost $1.4 billion dollars in its investments in derivatives [more...]
Date: 2008-11-24 04:05:00
