Archive for August 2nd, 2008

Easier Social Security Estimates
Wall Street Journal - 44 minutes ago
By GLENN RUFFENACH A new calculator on Social Security's Web site gives users a much-improved picture of what their benefits could look like in retirement.
Baby Boomers may be aided by tool as they begin to file for Social Chicago Tribune
Want a big raise? Retire Austin American-Statesman
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com - TMCnet - Starkville Daily News - Wall Street Journal
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The Winchester Star
Protect Yourself From Bank Failures
Wall Street Journal - 44 minutes ago
By SHELLY BANJO Can you bank on the safety of the money you've got stashed in banks? Some consumers are worrying as banks report billion-dollar losses from bad loans and in the wake of the seizure of IndyMac Bank, the third-largest bank failure in US
CONSUMER WATCH: Bank failure need not catch you by surprise Richmond Times Dispatch
Deposit Insurance Limits May Worsen Bank Troubles Hartford Courant
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The Money Times
Small Florida bank is 8th US failure this year
Reuters - 38 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank regulators closed a small Florida-based bank on Friday, the eighth US bank to fail this year under pressure from a weak economy and a credit crisis precipitated by falling home prices.
Regulators shut down First Priority Bank Bizjournals.com
SunTrust Acquires Insured Customer Deposits of First Priority Bank FOXBusiness
Taipei Times - New York Times - CNNMoney.com
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Packet Online
The Banks and Private Equity
New York Times - 1 hour ago
Many banks are ailing, lamed by hundreds of billions of dollars in bad loans and poor investments and hamstrung by the prospect of continued multibillion- dollar losses.
US banks have record primary borrowings from Fed MarketWatch
Stressed banks borrow record amount from Fed Reuters
Bloomberg - BloggingStocks - Forbes - Newsweek
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AFP
President of Argentina on Defensive Before Media
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By VINOD SREEHARSHA BUENOS AIRES - After months of political turmoil and a plummeting approval rating, Argentina’s leader, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, gave the first news conference of her eight-month presidency on Saturday.
Argentina's Fernandez Defends Policies in First News Conference Bloomberg
Argentine president defends aides, vows to stay course Reuters
BBC News - AFP - The Associated Press - elEconomista.es
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BBC News
Argentina's Fernandez Defends Policies in First News Conference
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Bill Faries and Drew Benson Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) — Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, holding the country's first presidential news conference since at least 2003, defended the farm and inflation policies that have eroded most of her
President of Argentina on Defensive Before Media New York Times
Argentine president defends aides, vows to stay course Reuters
BBC News - The Associated Press - elEconomista.es - CNN International
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Earthtimes (press release)
How the Fed Signals Policy Changes Beforehand
Forex Hound - 33 minutes ago
In our last lesson we looked at how The Fed is expected to react at different points in the business cycle, and what the expected market movement will be as a result.
Bernanke and the Fed Won't Raise Rates Any Time Soon BusinessWeek
US TREASURY OUTLOOK-Fed meeting, supply, inflation data guardian.co.uk
New York Times - Washington Post - Reuters - Newsweek
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SEC inquiry could hit Value Line earnings
MarketWatch - 2 hours ago
By Jonathan Burton, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — A federal investigation into financial irregularities at one of the most prestigious publishers of investment newsletters is nearing completion, and any settlement could have a substantial
The SEC Is Investigating Fee Practices at Value Line New York Times