10 Things Auto Insurers Won't Tell You (10 Things)

Hefty commissions, premium hikes and tiered pricing are just some.



Source: SmartMoney.com | 28 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm

PM 'weakness' blamed for strikes

David Cameron says that trade unions have "scented weakness" in the government's response to the British Airways strike.
Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 28 Mar 2010 | 3:58 am

Obama announces 15 recess appointments, scolds GOP (AP)

US President Barack Obama walks out of the Oval Office at the White House to board the Marine One helicopter to leave for Camp David in Washington on March 26. Obama made his first recess appointments without Senate confirmation Saturday, voicing regret that 15 of his nominees were held up by Republican obstruction tactics.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AP - Fed up with waiting, President Barack Obama announced Saturday he would bypass a vacationing Senate and name 15 people to key administration jobs, wielding for the first time the blunt political tool known as the recess appointment.



Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 28 Mar 2010 | 2:48 am

Father's living trust is missing

Also: Cosigning a loan for a friend's truck has bad repercussions.

Dear Liz: My 82-year-old father, who is in a nursing home after multiple strokes, had always told me that he set up a revocable living trust for himself and my mom. I've been going through his papers and can find only unsigned copies of his trust.



Source: L.A. Times - Business | 28 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

A house with commanding presence

Even in Beverly Hills, a 9,200-square-foot Mediterranean-style home stands out.

This 9,200-square-foot Beverly Hills Mediterranean, built in 1987, is imposing even by Beverly Hills standards.



Source: L.A. Times - Business | 28 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Lenders' reps go door to door trying to help delinquent borrowers

Despite repeated offers of assistance, many homeowners eligible to have their loan terms reworked are frozen by fear and embarrassment.

To open a dialogue with delinquent borrowers whose homes might be saved from foreclosure, some lenders are going to extraordinary lengths, including hiring companies such as National Creditors Connection Inc. of Orange County to knock on the doors of customers who are still hiding from them.



Source: L.A. Times - Business | 28 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Financial advice for a widow

Covina woman must delay retirement after her husband's death slashes her income. After 39 years of marriage, Sue...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 28 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Financial advice for a widow

Covina woman must delay retirement after her husband's death slashes her income.

After 39 years of marriage, Sue Gililland was looking forward to enjoying early retirement with her husband as early as this year. But Don Gililland's unexpected death last March means she now must make significant changes to provide for herself.



Source: L.A. Times - Business | 28 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Free-spending teens return to malls

Youth-oriented retailers report strong sales for the second consecutive month, nurturing hopes of a broader upswing.

The most coveted shopper these days isn't a Beverly Hills housewife toting a Chanel handbag. It's more likely her daughter. ¶ By most accounts, teenagers are ideal consumers: Typically unhampered by debt, bills and mortgages, they spend freely and impulsively. Unlike their time-strapped parents, they hit the malls frequently and stay longer. And peer pressure at school makes it easy to justify dropping all of last week's allowance on the latest Lady Gaga album, Xbox 360 video game or premium jeans. ¶ So retail industry watchers were alarmed when teen spending plunged during the recession. "Bank of Mom and Dad -- on pretty much all income levels -- basically shut down in the back end of '08 and the beginning of '09," said Christine Chen, a retail analyst at Needham & Co.



Source: L.A. Times - Business | 28 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Savings is topic of 'the talk'

Parents facing their own tough times are teaching the value of putting away money.

Lee Rousseau is drilling his 12-year-old daughter on the importance of saving -- in a bowling alley in northwest Michigan.



Source: L.A. Times - Business | 28 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Savings is topic of 'the talk'

Parents facing their own tough times are teaching the value of putting away money. Lee Rousseau is drilling his...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 28 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

A house with commanding presence

Even in Beverly Hills, a 9,200-square-foot Mediterranean-style home stands out. This 9,200-square-foot Beverly...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 28 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Business Letters

Re: "U.S.-China friction mounts over yuan," March 24:



Source: L.A. Times - Business | 28 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Business Letters

Re: "U.S.-China friction mounts over yuan," March 24:
Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 28 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Old-fashioned investing advice still applies

John C. Bogle's mantra hasn't changed in 50 years: Diversify, take a long view and don't waver.

There aren't a lot of investment experts who will tell you what they said 10 years ago and just how much of it turned out to be right. But John C. Bogle isn't your average investment expert.



Source: L.A. Times - Business | 28 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Lenders' reps go door to door trying to help delinquent borrowers

Despite repeated offers of assistance, many homeowners eligible to have their loan terms reworked are frozen by fear and embarrassment. ...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 28 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

More underwater homeowners to get cuts in principal balance

Lenders have resisted forgiving debt as part of mortgage modification programs, but the outlook for that step is changing. ...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 28 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

More underwater homeowners to get cuts in principal balance

Lenders have resisted forgiving debt as part of mortgage modification programs, but the outlook for that step is changing.

For hundreds of thousands of homeowners who are underwater on their mortgages, it's been a tantalizing question: Is there any way that our lender might agree to lower the amount we owe -- not just the monthly payments but the principal debt itself?



Source: L.A. Times - Business | 28 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Tech firms try to outperk one another

Silicon Valley companies hope to keep innovation flowing with freebies and fun, such as go-cart racing and cash prizes. ...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 28 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Old-fashioned investing advice still applies

John C. Bogle's mantra hasn't changed in 50 years: Diversify, take a long view and don't waver. There aren't a...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 28 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

How I Made It: Melinda Lee

The host of 'Food News With Melinda Lee' dishes out food-related lore and advice.

The gig: Host of the "Food News With Melinda Lee" radio program on KNX-AM (1070), the CBS flagship station in Los Angeles, on weekends from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Since 1986, Lee has been dishing on -- and deconstructing -- virtually any topic related to food, cooking, kitchen equipment, health and safety issues, history and folklore, entertaining and the like.



Source: L.A. Times - Business | 28 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

How I Made It: Melinda Lee

The host of 'Food News With Melinda Lee' dishes out food-related lore and advice. The gig: Host of the "Food News With Melinda Lee" radio...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 28 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Father's living trust is missing

Also: Cosigning a loan for a friend's truck has bad repercussions. Dear Liz: My 82-year-old father, who is in a nursing home after multiple...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 28 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Four bank failures bring 2010 total to 41

Four banks, two in Georgia and one each in Florida and Arizona, were closed by regulators this weekend, bringing the number of bank failures for 2010 to 41.



Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 28 Mar 2010 | 12:03 am

Robots, space technology run Australia's mining miracle

The heavy clank of machinery rings out across a seemingly deserted Outback mine site as an invisible satellite signal fires Rio Tinto's production line into motion. Massive stackers and...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 27 Mar 2010 | 11:48 pm

Stevia herb sweetens global market

A sweetener derived from the South American herb stevia is taking the global marketplace by storm, promising a zero-calorie product that also has the appeal of being natural. The global...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 27 Mar 2010 | 11:36 pm

BA cabin crew threaten more strikes

British Airways (BA) cabin crew entered the second day of a four-day strike Sunday, forcing cancellations and bringing disruption for travellers amid no sign of an end to the bitter...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 27 Mar 2010 | 10:46 pm

Investors on alert as Portugal starts budget battle

Portugal's minority government is bracing for a tough battle over its planned austerity reforms after a parliamentary vote this week failed to gather support from opposition parties. The
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 27 Mar 2010 | 10:39 pm

5 Funds Navigating Global Stock Markets (Screens)

These funds look for bargains well beyond North America.



Source: SmartMoney.com | 27 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm

ECB's Weber says current rate levels appropriate

TOKYO (Reuters) - European Central Bank Governing Council member Axel Weber said current interest rate levels are appropriate, signaling that the central bank will stick to low rates for some time, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Sunday.



Source: Reuters: Business News | 27 Mar 2010 | 8:37 pm

Moth forces wine country's secret into the open (AP)

This undated photo released by the California Department of Food and Agriculture shows a European grapevine moth. One of the dirty secrets of California's wine country is now on everyone's lips. Somehow a voracious grape-eating moth has found its way nonstop from Europe to the heart of the Napa Valley. (AP photo/California Department of Food and Agriculture) NO SALESAP - One of the dirty secrets of California's wine country is now on everyone's lips. Somehow a voracious grape-eating moth has found its way nonstop from Europe to the heart of the Napa Valley, the land of three-figure cabernet. With valuable fruit at risk, the region's fast and loose play with federal agriculture quarantine laws is getting new scrutiny from investigators and researchers.



Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 27 Mar 2010 | 8:21 pm

ECB's Weber says current rate levels appropriate: report

TOKYO (Reuters) - European Central Bank Governing Council member Axel Weber said current interest rate levels are appropriate, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Sunday.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 27 Mar 2010 | 7:27 pm

Property market still feeling recession's bite

The easing of mortgagee sales is still some way off with the January figures up 31 per cent on the same month last year, says land information company Terralink.There were 196 registered mortgagee sales in January compared with...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 27 Mar 2010 | 6:31 pm

Obama: Loan changes overcome 'politics of moment' (AP)

FILE - In this March 23, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama smiles in the East Room of the White House in Washington, during the signing ceremony for the health care bill.  Doubted and deeply in need of a comeback, President Barack Obama had a political dream week: the biggest reform to health care in decades, an overhaul of college loans, and a U.S. deal with its old foe Russia to shrink the nuclear arsenals of both countries. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - Big changes in the student loan program will help make college more affordable for students and their debt load more manageable after graduation, President Barack Obama says.



Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 27 Mar 2010 | 6:04 pm

Obama: Loan changes overcome 'politics of moment'

Big changes in the student loan program will help make college more affordable for students and their debt load more manageable after graduation, President Barack Obama says. After a...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 27 Mar 2010 | 6:04 pm

Vodafone presses US partner over dividend

VODAFONE has stepped up talks with its American partner, Verizon, in an attempt to restart dividend payments from Verizon Wireless, their fast-growing US joint venture.


Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 27 Mar 2010 | 6:01 pm

Prudential lines up £20m for Asia bonuses

PRUDENTIAL has agreed to pay out more than £20m in bonuses to stop staff defections at the giant Asian business it is trying to buy.


Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 27 Mar 2010 | 6:01 pm

Russians prepare £1bn grab for UK fuel supplies

GAZPROM, Russia’s state-owned gas giant, is preparing an audacious bid to become one of the biggest fuel suppliers in Britain.


Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 27 Mar 2010 | 6:01 pm

Secret plan to cut state bank stakes

ADVISERS to the government are working on a secret plan that could allow the state to start cutting its shareholdings in British banks just weeks after the general election.


Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 27 Mar 2010 | 6:01 pm

Lord Mandelson says CBI backs ‘bully banks’

LORD MANDELSON, the business secretary, yesterday launched a scathing attack on Richard Lambert, director-general of the CBI, saying he was “completely out of touch” with small business and preferred to “speak up for bullying banks”.


Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 27 Mar 2010 | 6:01 pm

Fiscal fog starts to lift but axe still has to fall

I have a memory of budgets being rather cheerful, uplifting affairs. MPs would queue for hours to bag their seat in the Commons chamber and dress up specially for the occasion.


Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 27 Mar 2010 | 6:01 pm

Power crunch looms for Britain

BRITAIN faces the worst energy crisis in Europe, according to the boss of one of the biggest power companies.
Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 27 Mar 2010 | 6:01 pm

Tesco joins the stampede to supply DIY electricity

TESCO will start selling solar panels this week, leading a stampede of retailers aiming to cash in on a controversial new subsidy scheme.
Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 27 Mar 2010 | 6:01 pm

FSA needs convictions or it will be in the dock

Cracking down on insider trading is difficult. Traders covet anything that will give them an advantage — an exclusive piece of research, an indiscreet chat with a mate in the pub, even a gut feeling about a stock. If they didn’t think they had something that would make them money, they wouldn’t buy or sell. It’s what makes the City go round.


Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 27 Mar 2010 | 6:01 pm

Bono’s out of tune with world of investment

OH DEAR. Bono seems to be stuck in a moment he can’t get out of. The sun-shy rock legend was dubbed the worst investor in America last week after a series of spectacular blowouts at his investment company.


Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 27 Mar 2010 | 6:01 pm

10 green myths debunked

These days most forward-thinking corporations are trying to go green. Trouble is, when it comes to what's really environmentally sound, confusion reigns.
Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 27 Mar 2010 | 5:00 pm

12 ways to cut your taxes


Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 27 Mar 2010 | 5:00 pm

Florida dominates troubled FHA markets

What the hell happened to the FHA's loans in Florida?
Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 27 Mar 2010 | 4:57 pm

Brent Hoberman uses his experience to support new UK businesses

The co-founder of lastminute.com learned a lot from the explosive success of that venture. And he says we need a culture of failure.
Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 27 Mar 2010 | 4:33 pm

Phoenix to double funds via buy-outs

Phoenix Group is to radically expand its portfolio of closed life funds, doubling its assets under management from a present level of £75bn by the acquisition of funds from other insurers.
Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 27 Mar 2010 | 4:18 pm

Why pubs fear the worst in biggest pay-TV shake-up

Britain's hard-pressed pub industry has warned that a price war in the cost of watching live sport at home could force more pubs to close.
Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 27 Mar 2010 | 4:14 pm

Unemployment report to weigh on US stocks (AFP)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock exchange during afternoon trading on March 17 in New York City. A key jobs report will be at the center of market action in the coming week as Wall Street stocks posted their fourth straight weekly gain in the penultimate trading week of the month.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)AFP - A key jobs report will be at the center of market action in the coming week as Wall Street stocks posted their fourth straight weekly gain in the penultimate trading week of the month.



Source: Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News | 27 Mar 2010 | 4:13 pm

EMI eyes Sony deal to lock out Citibank

EMI has moved closer to signing a deal to lease its North American catalogue to Sony Music Entertainment, according to sources close to the situation.
Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 27 Mar 2010 | 4:10 pm

JLA founder to earn multi-million pound fortune from sale of business

The founder of JLA, Britain's largest commercial laundry equipment supplier, is set to earn a multi-million pound fortune from the sale of his business to a private equity firm.
Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 27 Mar 2010 | 4:06 pm

Tata fears recall of Nano after spate of fires

Tata, owners of Jaguar and Land Rover, fear they may have to recall thousands of their revolutionary Nanos - the world's cheapest car launched amid great fanfare last year, following a series of fires.
Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 27 Mar 2010 | 3:57 pm

China set to target Europe's car market

The chief executive of General Motors Europe has sent a grave warning to Western manufacturers by claiming that they are "totally underestimating" the technological advances made by businesses in the Far East.
Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 27 Mar 2010 | 3:54 pm

Tory round-robin chases business

It's not the most discreet of approaches. Supporters of George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, have sent out a series of round-robin letters asking business leaders to sign up as Conservative supporters. The emailed request contains two letters, beginning: "As leaders of some of Britain's most successful businesses, we are concerned that the Labour Government's management of the economy is taking us in the wrong direction."
Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 27 Mar 2010 | 3:51 pm

Ocado 'will hit profit within two years'

Ocado's stock market flotation plans have been boosted by an expert retail analyst firm's positive research note.
Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 27 Mar 2010 | 3:40 pm

Greece to launch bond issue next week: report (AFP)

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou speaks during a press conference at the European Union summit. Greece will launch a multi-billion euro bond issue next week, the Financial Times reported Saturday, after a rescue deal by European Union leaders to help the country out of its debt crisis.(AFP/File/John Thys)AFP - Greece will launch a multi-billion euro bond issue next week, the Financial Times reported Saturday, after a rescue deal by European Union leaders to help the country out of its debt crisis.



Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 27 Mar 2010 | 3:37 pm

End of Home-Buyer Programs May Delay Housing Recovery (Time.com)

Time.com - Big federal programs to help the housing market are soon to end, and a rush of foreclosures may be about to begin. The bottom line, analysts say, is a sideways movement for sales and prices, with a risk that things could get worse
Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 27 Mar 2010 | 3:30 pm

Scripps College Inaugurates Lori Bettison-Varga as Eighth President


Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 27 Mar 2010 | 3:30 pm

Prudential to boost board for Asia move

Harvey McGrath, chairman of Prudential, is preparing to appoint a number of new non-executive directors to strengthen the insurer's boardroom after its planned $35.5bn acquisition of AIA completes in the summer.
Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 27 Mar 2010 | 3:29 pm

GM recalls 5,000 US vans (AFP)

The corporate logo for the General Motors Corp. General Motors has announced a recall of 5,000 heavy-duty vans over engine fire risks, promising to halt production and sale of the vehicles until it can fix a faulty alternator.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - General Motors has announced a recall of 5,000 heavy-duty vans over engine fire risks, promising to halt production and sale of the vehicles until it can fix a faulty alternator.



Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 27 Mar 2010 | 3:25 pm

Obama health insurance requirement taken from GOP

Republicans were for President Barack Obama's requirement that Americans get health insurance before they were against it. The obligation in the new health care law is a Republican idea...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 27 Mar 2010 | 3:19 pm

Union threatens more strikes at British Airways

LONDON (Reuters) - The union representing British Airways' striking cabin crew warned on Saturday that it would stage more stoppages unless there was a breakthrough in the dispute over pay and jobs.



Source: Reuters: Business News | 27 Mar 2010 | 3:04 pm

Germany's top bosses saw pay fall in 2009: report

Germany's top bosses saw their average pay fall by 400,000 euros to 3.23 million euros (4.2 million dollars) in 2009, the daily Frankfurter Rundschau reported Saturday. Even so, the...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 27 Mar 2010 | 2:39 pm

NJ county's Sunday buying ban may be checking out (AP)

FILE - In this March 23, 2010 file photo, some of The Shops at Riverside are seen in Hackensack, N.J. During a powerful storm that flooded basements, uprooted trees and left tens of thousands without power through a late winter weekend, residents of one New Jersey county had to wait till Monday morning, or drive to a neighboring county, to buy sump pumps, generators and other cleanup tools. That's because Bergen County, one of the country's richest retail areas with its five shopping malls and 900,000 residents, still enforces 'blue laws' that prohibit Sunday shopping, except for essentials like food and gasoline. You can't buy clothes or electronics, but you can pick up a case of beer or a dozen roses, or grab lunch at a diner. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)AP - During a powerful storm that flooded basements, uprooted trees and left tens of thousands of families without power through a late winter weekend, residents of one New Jersey county had to wait till Monday morning to buy sump pumps, generators and other cleanup tools at local stores.



Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 27 Mar 2010 | 2:17 pm

NewsWatch: U.S. stock market anticipates jobs in week ahead

Coming week likely to put cap on surprisingly strong first quarter.



Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 27 Mar 2010 | 2:05 pm

Obama makes 15 recess appointments, scolds GOP

President Barack Obama is making 15 recess appointments and blaming Senate Republicans for forcing his hand. In a written statement, Obama says the positions include key members of his...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 27 Mar 2010 | 1:11 pm

Geely, Ford to sign Volvo accord on Sunday: Volvo

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, China's largest private-run car maker, will sign an agreement on Sunday with Ford Motor to buy the carmaker's Volvo car unit, a Volvo spokesman said on Saturday.



Source: Reuters: Business News | 27 Mar 2010 | 12:00 pm

Rescue continues after Korean ship sinks: AP

At least 46 South Korean marines reported missing after ship explodes and sinks.



Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 27 Mar 2010 | 11:44 am

Abu Dhabi royal missing in crash

Rescuers search for the managing director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority after his glider crashes in Morocco.
Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 27 Mar 2010 | 11:29 am

Allied investors in the rough

Shareholders in rural services company Allied Farmers stand to lose out over an estimated $24 million mortgage on the Jack Nicklaus-designed Kinloch Golf Club near Lake Taupo.The Inland Revenue Department is attempting to liquidate...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 27 Mar 2010 | 11:00 am

Zero rates not a policy floor, says ECB's Orphanides

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Central bankers can continue to ease monetary policy even when interest rates are at zero, and should do so if they sense the threat of deflation, a member of the European Central Bank's Governing Council said on Saturday.



Source: Reuters: Business News | 27 Mar 2010 | 10:50 am

UAE: head of largest sovereign wealth fund missing (AP)

AP - Rescue workers were scouring an artificial Moroccan lake Saturday in search of the head of Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund — the world's largest — who went missing after his glider crashed.
Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 27 Mar 2010 | 10:48 am

Apple has run out of iPads


Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 27 Mar 2010 | 10:28 am

Stocks to Watch: Stocks in focus for Monday

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trading Monday are Ford, Apollo Group and Cal-Maine Foods.



Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 27 Mar 2010 | 10:28 am

KiwiSaver super signing crosses line

Kiwisaver provider Huljich Wealth Management sold the superannuation scheme to two intellectually disabled students with little idea what they were signing.One was under the legal age and the other has a reading age of 8. The...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 27 Mar 2010 | 10:00 am

Power to buyers

A Northland real estate firm has set itself up as a "buyer's agent" - whereby a property buyer pays it to work for them, rather than the seller.Waipu-based goodGround Real Estate says it has done three deals in which it has worked...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 27 Mar 2010 | 10:00 am

Wife must pay fortune back

The wife of a failed finance company boss who was paid tens of thousands of dollars in cheques signed by her husband, has been ordered to pay back $650,000 to liquidators.Jeanne Shirley Williams received "camouflaged" payments...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 27 Mar 2010 | 10:00 am

Martin Hawes: Houses yield poor returns

At present, houses make lousy investments. I am referring to the very low yield houses provide someone buying a rental property. Yield - the cash that you can take from an investment compared to what you pay for it - is the arbiter...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 27 Mar 2010 | 10:00 am

Bernard Hickey: Bond vigilantes run the game

A grumbling noise has started within the bowels of the US bond market that everyone who either saves or borrows in New Zealand should know about. It is the sound of bond vigilantes stirring and telling political leaders to stop...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 27 Mar 2010 | 10:00 am

Brian Easton : Catch Australia? Only if we're ready to pay

While accelerating the rate of GDP growth - even catching up with Australia - may be an official aspiration, it is not simply a matter of trebling productivity as one businessman airily explained to me; he changed the topic when I...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 27 Mar 2010 | 9:55 am

Lufthansa calls for mediator in pay dispute - report

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Senior executives at Lufthansa are calling for a mediator in an ongoing pay dispute with pilots, German magazine Der Spiegel reported, raising hopes that a looming strike could be averted.



Source: Reuters: Business News | 27 Mar 2010 | 9:48 am

The Unusual Suspects (AIG, AAPL, APOL, ABIO, DG, LULU, MOS, POT, RSH, BBY, RAD, MOS, RIMM)

This weekend has many big names in the Unusual Suspects.  We have a few earnings stragglers, but there are many issues outside of earnings to watch.  This week’s unusual suspects are American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL), ARCA biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABIO), Dollar General (NYSE: DG), [...]

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]



Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 27 Mar 2010 | 9:40 am

President focuses on student loan reform

Obama says reforms will save taxpayers $68 billion over next 10 years.



Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 27 Mar 2010 | 9:29 am

NewsWatch: U.S. stock market anticipates jobs in week ahead

Coming week likely to put cap on surprisingly strong first quarter.



Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 27 Mar 2010 | 9:00 am

The Government May Be Selling Its Citigroup (C) Stake Too Soon

The federal government is prepared to sell its stake in Citigroup (C) at a profits of about $8 billion, according to The Washington Post. But, a sale of the stake, about 27% of the bank’s shares, might well short change the country’s taxpayers. The financial firm’s stock was at $$4.31 at the Friday close, well [...]

[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]



Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 27 Mar 2010 | 7:23 am

Health reform impact: Your benefits

Under the new health care legislation, experts say the first changes Americans with employer-based insurance will see is in their benefits.
Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 27 Mar 2010 | 6:19 am

NewsWatch: U.S. stocks end with fourth-straight weekly gain

Blue-chip stocks manage a tiny gain as investors grow less concerned about Greece's debt load, though some participants moved to take money off the table following a steady rally that had carried the market to an 18-month high this week.



Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 27 Mar 2010 | 6:05 am

Swiss regulator to draft rules on undeclared funds

GENEVA (Reuters) - Switzerland's financial regulator FINMA will shortly draw up rules setting out the conditions under which banks can manage funds of foreign clients that have not been declared for tax, it said on Saturday.



Source: Reuters: Business News | 27 Mar 2010 | 5:19 am

Top Ten: The week's Top 10 videos on MarketWatch

In case you missed them, here are the top 10 videos that appeared on MarketWatch for the week of March 22-26:



Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 27 Mar 2010 | 5:01 am

Personal Finance Daily: The week's 10 best Personal Finance stories

In case you missed them, here are the top 10 Personal Finance stories from MarketWatch for the week of March 22-26:



Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 27 Mar 2010 | 5:00 am

Allawi coalition has narrow win in Iraqi poll

A secular coalition led by Iyad Allawi narrowly won the most seats in this month’s Iraq parliamentary elections, according to results released on Friday night that set the stage for the potential rare ouster of an Arab prime minister at the polls
Source: Financial Times - US homepage | 27 Mar 2010 | 4:29 am

Greece deal helps lift euro off 10-month lows

Global Markets Overview: The euro found its footing and Asian stocks rallied on Friday after a Greece agreement, but the market found fresh worries in later trading
Source: Financial Times - US homepage | 27 Mar 2010 | 2:40 am