Group renews effort to restore school
Ken Baumgardt rolled his office chair out of his house Sunday and waited for a break as Christiana Mall traffic whizzed by on North Old Baltimore Pike.
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Standard Chartered Faces Margin Pressure in India, Singapore; Shares Fall Dec. 7 -- Standard Chartered Plc, the British bank that makes about two-thirds of its profit in Asia, said lending margins are being squeezed in India and Singapore, cutting into
Oil and Mortgage Worries Limit Gains in Stocks (New York Times) The stock market managed only slight gains last week as worries over oil prices and subprime mortgage lending weighed on investors.read more...
Financial planning for the senior years Financial planning for retirement is a hot topic these days as the baby boomers get ready to retire.read more...
Mortgage rates rise after 2-week decline (Everett Herald) WASHINGTON -- After falling for two weeks, rates on 30-year mortgages edged up slightly this week. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Thursday that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.46 percent
Making a money-smart spending plan Forget the "B" word; it reeks of self-deprivation. What you want is a "spending plan" and it can help you get what you want.read more...
Plans Would Boost Funds For Mortgages The Bush administration, in an effort to stabilize the housing market, is preparing two initiatives aimed at creating more funding for mortgages by relaxing constraints on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac