Loan shark sent to jail - St. Helena Star
Saturday update A St. Helena woman who pleaded guilty to loan-sharking was sentenced to 90 days in jail Thursday, among other penalties. Napa County Superior Court Judge Diane Price also sentenced Alma Tobon, 34, to pay nearly $70,000 in restitution
World stocks fall as dollar slides; gold at record - Pioneer Press
worries about the market’s recent run-up as well as speculation Chinese banks may have to raise more money in case losses from bad loans start to climb. The lackluster debut in Hong Kong of major lender China It’s not hard. This should be a
GLOBAL MARKETS-Dlr hits 14-yr low vs yen, gold at new high - ninemsn
HONG KONG, Nov 26 (Reuters) - The dollar slumped to a 14-year low against the yen on Thursday, helping gold scale another record high, while Asian stocks faltered as investors digested a mixed batch of economic data. Financial bookmakers expected
People we want to thank in the Fox Valley - Arlington Heights Daily Herald
It’s a question that gets passed around the dinner table on Thanksgiving Day, along with the turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce. For some, health is at the top of the list. Others may be thankful for family, for their job, or keeping their
Greater protection for borrowers - Virgin Media Music
Mortgage lenders them to raise money to fund new lending. But concerns have been expressed that borrowers whose mortgages are included in the deals do not have the same protection as those whose loans are still on their original lender’s books.
With credit scarce, merchants struggle to stock shelves - Yahoo Finance
With sales slow and credit tight, small merchants are scrambling to stock their shelves for the year’s biggest shopping season. Retailers traditionally borrow money to buy holiday inventory. But credit for small businesses has dried up this year
End of year changes create some confusion, opportunity - Monticello Times
The rules for investing and buying large-ticket items are changing, and local financial advisers and tax consultants are working hard to get their clients “in the know.” And the biggest changes come for those who are planning to put a little
Let the Buyer of Credit Risk Beware - Seekingalpha.com
Do check out John Carney’s Sorry America: You’re Probably Doomed To Financial Illiteracy . He links to an older post by Matthew Yglesias pointing out that one problem with financial illiteracy is illiteracy – if people have terrible reading
Giving thanks for Stimulus money, stock gains, surge in home sales - News-Press
Times are still tough, but businesses, investors and economic development officials do have some things to be thankful for as the 2009 holiday season begins. There have been major hurdles to contend with: falling housing prices, bank failures, the
Loan shark sent to jail - St. Helena Star
Saturday update A St. Helena woman who pleaded guilty to loan-sharking was sentenced to 90 days in jail Thursday, among other penalties. Napa County Superior Court Judge Diane Price also sentenced Alma Tobon, 34, to pay nearly $70,000 in restitution
World stocks fall as dollar slides; gold at record - Pioneer Press
worries about the market’s recent run-up as well as speculation Chinese banks may have to raise more money in case losses from bad loans start to climb. The lackluster debut in Hong Kong of major lender China It’s not hard. This should be a
GLOBAL MARKETS-Dlr hits 14-yr low vs yen, gold at new high - ninemsn
HONG KONG, Nov 26 (Reuters) - The dollar slumped to a 14-year low against the yen on Thursday, helping gold scale another record high, while Asian stocks faltered as investors digested a mixed batch of economic data. Financial bookmakers expected
People we want to thank in the Fox Valley - Arlington Heights Daily Herald
It’s a question that gets passed around the dinner table on Thanksgiving Day, along with the turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce. For some, health is at the top of the list. Others may be thankful for family, for their job, or keeping their
Greater protection for borrowers - Virgin Media Music
Mortgage lenders them to raise money to fund new lending. But concerns have been expressed that borrowers whose mortgages are included in the deals do not have the same protection as those whose loans are still on their original lender’s books.
With credit scarce, merchants struggle to stock shelves - Yahoo Finance
With sales slow and credit tight, small merchants are scrambling to stock their shelves for the year’s biggest shopping season. Retailers traditionally borrow money to buy holiday inventory. But credit for small businesses has dried up this year
End of year changes create some confusion, opportunity - Monticello Times
The rules for investing and buying large-ticket items are changing, and local financial advisers and tax consultants are working hard to get their clients “in the know.” And the biggest changes come for those who are planning to put a little
Let the Buyer of Credit Risk Beware - Seekingalpha.com
Do check out John Carney’s Sorry America: You’re Probably Doomed To Financial Illiteracy . He links to an older post by Matthew Yglesias pointing out that one problem with financial illiteracy is illiteracy – if people have terrible reading
Giving thanks for Stimulus money, stock gains, surge in home sales - News-Press
Times are still tough, but businesses, investors and economic development officials do have some things to be thankful for as the 2009 holiday season begins. There have been major hurdles to contend with: falling housing prices, bank failures, the