High hybrid demand revs up cost (Reg Req’d)
Hybrid cars and trucks are still selling faster and for considerably more money than their conventional siblings, according to the Power Information Network, part of J.D. Power and Associates.
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Mortgage affordability hits 16-year low (Guardian Unlimited) First-time buyers are feeling the squeeze of higher interest rates with mortgage affordability at its worst level for 16 years, figures out today showed.read more...
Workers' comp bill may fizzle in court (Reg Req'd) A two-year struggle by Gov. Frank Murkowski to change Alaska's workers' compensation laws passed the Legislature this year, but it could be a short-lived victory for the governor, as many
Mortgage company says allegations are unfair and wrong (Lincoln Journal Star) OMAHA ? An Omaha-based mortgage company plans to fight state allegations of misconduct and will try to keep its state mortgage banking license. Bob Goldberg, president of Advantage Mortgage Service
Artificial Recovery; Real Job Losses Will the Unemployed Become Cannon Fodder for Bush's Wars? American economists are yet to face up to the fact that offshoring high productivity, high value-added jobs that pay well and replacing them with waitresses and bartenders is a knife
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Premier Bank is adding on to Internet mortgage unit (BizJournals) Premier Bank of Lenexa is expanding its Internet mortgage unit.read more...