It’s official: I have lived in Seattle for more than a month, and wow, what an ineffable month it has been ??” one of discovery, excitement, elation, apprehension, awe and excess dosages of espresso-enhanced java! My life has never been less insipid. And as I become more taken with Seattle and grapple with learning the [...]
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Reuters - Federal Reserve officials believed downside risks to U.S. economic growth had diminished between their May and June meetings, suggesting little likelihood that the current housing market downturn would spark a near-term cut in benchmark U.S. interest rates.
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Argentine leader's woes left to his wife
Buenos Aires, Argentina Nestor Kirchner's decision not to seek a second term as president of Argentina and instead step aside in favor of his wife's candidacy has been described both as an act of generosity and canny political calculation. But his wife, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, faces several traps, mostly of her husband's making, during the campaign ahead, and even more, if, as expected, she wins the October election.
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Has this ever happend to you? You are watching your favorite sports team or TV show, or banging out new brillaint posts on your blog, and the phone rings. Hoping that its your loved one, you eagerly answer. Hello? This...
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Reuters - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday that subprime mortgage losses could hit $100 billion and threaten consumer spending, but he sought to reassure lawmakers that the central bank was working quickly to strengthen lending regulations.
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RISMEDIA, July 20, 2007--To kick off RISMedia??™s 2nd Annual CEO Exchange on July 23 and 24 at the renown Sanctuary Golf Course and Clubhouse in Sedalia, Colorado, Ralph R. Roberts along with Kaplan Publishing and RISMedia will be presenting each attendee with a free copy of "Protect Yourself from ...
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Second- and third-tier destinations are playing an increasingly important role for condo-hotel developers.
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FT.com - Wall Street rallied on Thursday as positive sentiment in the technology sector helped investors shrug off fresh worries about the hard-hit US subprime mortgage market.
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AFP - Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday he expects "significant financial losses" from failed subprime real estate loans but only a limited effect on the overall economy.
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I stumbled upon this interesting tidbit recently while doing some research for another post. It looks like you can now filter a search for real estate listings by brand using Google.This looks likes the initial implementation of the deals signed last year to feed listings into Google base (more on StartupSquad).Right now the results are [...]
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