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DENVER , Negotiations between Qwest Communications and its largest union appeared headed down to the wire Thursday as union officials said the two sides have been unable to agree on issues such as health care, ...
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Invest or pay off the mortgage? (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance) Measure your after-tax return against the after-tax cost of your mortgage, says Dr. Don.read more...
Finance Ireland falls on mortgage product withdrawal (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance) Shares in Finance Ireland have slid after the niche lending firm said it is temporarily withdrawing its lifetime mortgage products from the Irish market with immediate effect.read more...
BofA job cuts hit wholesale mortgage business (The Charlotte Observer) Bank of America Corp. on Thursday provided new details on 3,000 planned job cuts, saying it will eliminate 700 of the positions in the wholesale mortgage business. The Charlotte bank
UK January Mortgage Approvals Rise - BBA (Nasdaq) (RTTNews) - UK mortgage approvals increased to 44,288 in January from 42,343 in December, the British Bankers' Association said Monday. Remortgaging totaled 79,016, up from 67,535 the previous month.read more...
Farm land rises, but do profits? (Reg Req'd) That's certainly true. But economists will tell you that, over the long term, the price of goods and services must also be based in reason.read more...
Builders, mortgage banks spooked by U.S. growth fears (Market Watch) LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of U.K. homebuilders and mortgage banks fared poorly in London trading on Friday as investors picked up on growth fears from the U.S.