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Soft Reset #6: Economics  Soft Reset Show #6 is all about teaching economic concepts. Tony and Mike discuss three kinds of handheld applications for economics: calculators, games, and simulations.read more...


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U.S. Mortgage Rates Will Tumble to Four-Decade Low (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)  March 3 (Bloomberg) -- Freddie Mac, the world's second- largest mortgage buyer, said the average U.S. fixed mortgage rate in 2008 probably will tumble more than three-quarters of a percentage


Super-sized art on the walls at home  We're all accustomed to seeing huge pieces of artwork in museums or hanging in the elegant lobbies of corporate head offices.read more...


Mortgage fees 'costly for borrowers' (Guardian Unlimited)  UK mortgage customers have paid over £1bn in higher lending charges over the past five years, according to new research by Nationwide building society.read more...

April 30th, 2005

Death by big box? (Reg Req’d)

Since the beginning of the year, at least three independently owned hardware stores in San Antonio – all longtime fixtures in their neighborhoods – have shut down or announced closure plans.

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April 30th, 2005

Is competition for house-building contracts ‘free and open?’

Since 1998, one builder has received all of the contracts to build low-income housing for two nonprofits working with the city of Macon.

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April 30th, 2005

Collapse Nightmare

The family , led by grandmother and homeowner Mary Smith , says, in papers filed in Brooklyn Supreme Court, that it was the careless construction of two houses next to its Brownsville home that caused it the …

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April 30th, 2005

Check your contractor’s credentials

Consumers have several sources available to check the reliability of a contractor.

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April 30th, 2005

Fat-cat housing dilemma (Reg Req’d)

SANTA ROSA, Calif. Just beyond the Safeway parking lot, my early morning walk takes me into an older housing development.

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April 30th, 2005

Moving into D-FW banking in a big way (Reg Req’d)

Countrywide, known for mortgages, is No. 3 despite few outlets 03:10 PM CDT on Saturday, April 30, 2005 By IEVA M. AUGSTUMS / The Dallas Morning News A financial services behemoth is poised to become the …

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April 30th, 2005

Stocks to Tune in to Fed and Jobs

Investors are likely to remain slightly nervous next week with another rate increase expected from the Federal Reserve The Federal Open Market Committee Wall Street’s top investment banks expect the FOMC will …

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April 30th, 2005

Buffett Expresses Confidence in AIG

Associated Press Buffett Expresses Confidence in AIG 04.30.2005, 02:32 PM Billionaire investor Warren Buffett expressed confidence Saturday in embattled New York insurance company American International Group …

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April 30th, 2005

IFC pledges to provide financing to local SMEs

IFC Country Manager Vipul Bhagat disclosed in an interview that the investment arm of the World Bank is currently “negotiating” with a “private group” to provide financing support to SMEs.

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April 30th, 2005

5 Ways to Unleash the Music

Two years ago this coming Thursday, the online music business stopped being a joke.

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