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  • Jobless rate higher in Lower Hudson (The Journal News)

    Last month's jobless rates in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties grew by levels unseen in more than 3 1/2 years.
    2008-01-20 08:37:57
  • European Economy Starts to Feel Pinch as U.S. Slowdown Spreads (Bloomberg.com)

    Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The European economy may be starting to suffer collateral damage from the U.S. subprime mortgage slump. Banks are making borrowing harder, industrial production is shrinking and investor confidence is waning just as the U.S. skirts recession.
    2008-01-20 07:47:35
  • Seller incentives attractive in buyer's market

    Boston Globe - Buyers can take out a slightly larger mortgage, based on the recorded sale price, and move into their new house with more money. However, the inducements make it harder to calculate the real selling price of homes and determine if prices are declining ...
    2008-01-20 02:44:00
  • While you were out ... - Sydney Morning Herald

    While you were out ...Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 15 hours agoThe man who once told the nation he needed to know how many candles were on a birthday cake to calculate the cost. The one-time prime ministerial aspirant ...
    2008-01-20 05:03:59
  • Rent or Buy? - Globes

    Rent or Buy?Globes, Israel - 13 hours agoFishman stresses, in addition, that dividing the price of an apartment into 12 monthly rental payments in order to calculate the return is misleading, ...
    2008-01-20 07:05:56
  • Seller incentives attractive in buyer's market - Newsday

    Seller incentives attractive in buyer's marketNewsday, NY - 6 hours agoHowever, the inducements make it harder to calculate the real selling price of homes and determine if prices are declining in a soft market, and by how much ...
    2008-01-20 01:53:43
  • Many physicians will still be hit by AMT - American Medical News (subscription)

    Many physicians will still be hit by AMTAmerican Medical News (subscription) - 1 hour agoTaxpayers calculate their tax liability under the regular and alternative minimum systems and pay the higher amount. The average extra tax imposed in 2006 ...
    2008-01-20 06:56:04
  • Tax Penalties (Bayinsider)

    BETWEEN THE AGES OF 59 1/2 AND 70 1/2 , you can do pretty much what you want with your retirement savings. But, outside of those age brackets, you'll have to watch out for a slew of taxes and penalties. Here are some mines to watch out for.
    2008-01-20 04:43:28
  • Seller incentives attractive in buyer's market (Boston Globe)

    Homeowners eager to sell in a buyer's market have found a new angle, offering to sellers incentives such as cash to help defray the cost of the closing or even to pay for a new roof or driveway.
    2008-01-20 03:38:03
  • Rudd's PS cuts to boost surplus

    Canberra Times - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has pledged further sweeping cuts to Government spending ... bank has given the Government a clear indication it will raise official interest ... The Government has conceded a further immediate rate rise will be difficult to ...
    2008-01-20 02:37:00
  • Kevin Rudd targets $15b savings

    News.com.au - ... be slashed under a tough inflation-fighting policy to be announced today by Prime ... strategy aimed at convincing the Reserve Bank there is no case for raising interest ... cent, with any outcome close to 1 per cent regarded as a green light for a rate ...
    2008-01-20 05:18:00
  • Virgin to sweeten Northern Rock deal

    News.com.au - ... of Virgin chairman Richard Branson on his trip to Asia meant it would get a "sweetheart deal'' on Northern Rock, Prime ... 1. No need to panic, says RBA 2. Interest rate pain hits credit cards 3. Paying for brokers to get rich 4. Share falls hits retirees ...
    2008-01-20 01:47:00
  • Swan promises tax cuts, inflation fight

    News.com.au - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will tell business leaders in Perth of the Government's plan to deliver a surplus of nearly $18 ... 1. No need to panic, says RBA 2. Interest rate pain hits credit cards 3. Paying for brokers to get rich 4. Share falls hits retirees ...
    2008-01-20 02:15:00
  • Motlanthe touted as SA’s new deputy president

    Talk Radio 702 - Trade union Solidarity has created a website to give South Africans the opportunity to share their stories of inconvenience or damage caused by the continuing countrywide power cuts. There've been nationwide rolling blackouts for 10 consecutive days ...
    2008-01-20 08:03:00
  • British PM Brown in India on Asian tour aimed at boosting economic ...

    San Diego Union-Tribune - NEW DELHI – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called for greater international ... class – among which English is widely spoken – is bolstering foreign interest, as ... on women's issues to discuss problems such as the high maternal death rate and ...
    2008-01-20 10:19:00