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R.I. still able to offer low-interest student loans (The Providence Journal)
Massachusetts is the latest state unable to provide low-interest private and federal loans to its college students — a problem Rhode Island was able to avoid this year.
2008-07-29 09:37:54 -
30.07.2008 - DJ DGAP-Adhoc: EADS: H1 2008 results European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company / Half Year Results (4investors)
Release of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
2008-07-29 11:00:24 -
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-07-30 06:10 Malaysian shares end morning higher, led by Maybank - UPDATE (Interactive Investor)
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) - Malaysian shares were higher at midday on Wednesday, spurred by news that Malayan Banking (Maybank) may scrap an Indonesian deal, and by a rebound in U.S. stocks after crude oil prices fell.
2008-07-29 10:15:06 -
Habitat homeowner reaches goal (Akron Beacon Journal)
It's a first. And a happy one at that. I'm talking about the first mortgage paid in full by a Habitat for Humanity of Summit County homeowner in the organization's 21-year history.
2008-07-29 10:46:15 -
House still struggles to pass energy fix (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise)
WASHINGTON — The House continued to struggle last week to pass legislation aimed at reducing $4 per gallon gasoline. Lawmakers rejected a bill that would have sold about 70 million barrels of easily refinable light crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the nation’s emergency stockpile.
2008-07-29 11:00:23 -
S.Korea Aug big firm sentiment at 3-1/2 yr low - FXStreet.com
SEOUL, July 29 (Reuters) - The business outlook among major South Korean companies hit its weakest in more than three and half years on U.S. credit woes and higher prices for oil and raw materials, a private survey showed on Tuesday. The Federation ...
2008-07-28 07:22:00 -
You needn't remortgage when fixed rates run out - Guardian Unlimited
Homeowners coming to the end of cheap two-year fixed-rate deals are increasingly choosing to stay on their lender's standard variable rate (SVR) while they play 'wait and see'. Mortgage advisers and other financial experts have always suggested that ...
2008-07-26 05:59:00 -
Mortgage woes: worst may be coming (The Age)
The IMF says the crisis that began in the US mortgage market is spreading deeper into other countries.
2008-07-29 04:24:01 -
Life in Bonita: When fence riders reach point break (Naples Daily News)
Everyone knows there have been a whole bunch of fence-riders out there. Buyers are watching the market, waiting to get in at the “right time.”
2008-07-29 05:02:30 -
Yen Trades Near 1-Month Low as Japan Investors Seek High Yield (Bloomberg.com)
July 30 (Bloomberg) -- The yen traded near a one-month low against the dollar on speculation Japanese investors will spend their summer bonuses on overseas assets offering higher yields.
2008-07-29 05:14:12 -
N.Z. Dollar Falls to 10-Month Low on Outlook for More Rate Cuts (Bloomberg.com)
July 30 (Bloomberg) -- New Zealand's dollar fell to a 10- month low on concern U.S. subprime-mortgage losses will spread to the South Pacific nation, increasing the chance the central bank will cut interest rates further this year.
2008-07-29 05:49:22 -
30-07-2008: US stocks rally on banking rebound, oil slide (The Edge Daily)
NEW YORK: Bank shares rebounded sharply after Merrill Lynch's surprise US$5.7 billion (RM18.64 billion) write-down to lift US stocks on Tuesday in a rally sparked by falling oil prices and rising consumer confidence.
2008-07-29 07:01:41 -
High rates bite residential building approvals - The Australian
HOME building approvals remained in the doldrums in June as higher interest rates and the credit crunch weighed on the sector. The total number of Australian houses and apartments approved for construction fell a seasonally adjusted 0.7 per cent in ...
2008-07-29 07:43:00 -
Mortgage woes: the worst may be yet to come - The Age
THE International Monetary Fund has warned the world to look out. It says the financial crisis that began in the US mortgage market is spreading deeper into other countries and other forms of debt - and countries that rely on foreign borrowing are ...
2008-07-29 07:21:00 -
Woolwich slashes rates on buy-to-let mortgages - Banking Business Review
Both products will be available at the same rates through intermediaries and direct from the bank. The new products are offered on a maximum loan-to-value of 75%. Andy Gray, head of mortgages for Woolwich, said: "The rate change is good news for the ...
2008-07-29 04:37:00