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Ask the Readers: How Do Children Affect Financial Priorities?

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:00:36 +0000

When you’re on your own (or even with a partner), money decisions are generally straight-forward. You set personal goals and you work toward them. But what happens when you add children to the mix? How do you plan for them and for yourself at the same time? Kat is expecting her first child this month, [...] [via http://getrichslowly.org/blog/ @ December 5, 2008 @ 1:00pm]

Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:31:09 +0000

A roundup of the latest corporate earnings reports and what companies are saying about future quarters.

[via http://www.marketwatch.com/ @ December 5, 2008 @ 12:31pm]

New Porche is mmm-mmm good

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:21:10 +0000

I hope you're hungry. Porsche's extremely, sublimely updated 2009 911 Targa 4S is quite a meal. It's haute meat-and-potatoes, a fusion of rare and raw (in the right places), comfort and spice, complexity and simplicity - a high-end palate pleaser that's mmm-mmm good. [via http://money.cnn.com/ @ December 5, 2008 @ 12:21pm]

Currencies: Dollar mixed as markets brace for big Nov. job losses

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:42:00 +0000

The dollar was mixed versus major currencies Friday ahead of a potentially brutal plunge in November U.S. nonfarm payrolls.

[via http://www.marketwatch.com/ @ December 5, 2008 @ 11:42am]

Ryanair may be closing in on Aer Lingus with sweetened terms

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:19:00 +0000

The near collapse of the Irish economy and a sweetened sales pitch may finally allow Ryanair Holdings, Europe’s largest low-cost airline, to bag rival Aer Lingus Group after a two-year wait.

[via http://www.marketwatch.com/ @ December 5, 2008 @ 11:19am]

Indications: U.S. stock futures hug lows ahead of jobs data

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:38:00 +0000

U.S. stock futures on Friday clung near the prior session’s lows ahead of data that may show the worst month for jobs in at least 30 years.

[via http://www.marketwatch.com/ @ December 5, 2008 @ 10:38am]

Wall St. wary ahead of jobs

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:24:17 +0000

U.S. stock futures were flat early Friday, ahead of the release of what is expected to be a grim report on U.S. job losses in November. [via http://money.cnn.com/ @ December 5, 2008 @ 10:24am]

HSBC to buy back London headquarters for $1.2 billion

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:09:00 +0000

HSBC said Friday it will buy back its London headquarters from Spanish property group Metrovacesa for around 250 million pounds ($367 million) less than the price it received for the building around 18 months ago.

[via http://www.marketwatch.com/ @ December 5, 2008 @ 10:09am]

London Markets: Miners, oil producers pressure London ahead of U.S. jobs data

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:48:00 +0000

Miners and oil producers fell in London on Friday ahead of some key jobs data that’s expected to add to growing gloom on the state of the U.S. economy.

[via http://www.marketwatch.com/ @ December 5, 2008 @ 9:48am]

Taxpayers: Furious over homeowner bailouts

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:25:03 +0000

Ask most Americans whether they're in favor of spending taxpayer dollars to help delinquent mortgage borrowers and you're likely to get an emphatic "No!" [via http://money.cnn.com/ @ December 5, 2008 @ 9:25am]

No Merrill honeymoon for Bank of America

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:12:42 +0000

Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis has no shortage of distractions nowadays. [via http://money.cnn.com/ @ December 5, 2008 @ 9:12am]

Europe Markets: Shares in Europe fall ahead of U.S. jobs data

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:52:00 +0000

European shares fell on Friday, paced by oil producers and mineral extractors, as investors await more signs of a contracting economy with the release of key U.S. jobs data out later in the session.

[via http://www.marketwatch.com/ @ December 5, 2008 @ 8:52am]

Daschle Pushes for Health-Care Overhaul

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:12:54 +0000

Former Sen. Tom Daschle, a likely Obama cabinet nominee, is kicking off an effort to pass a health-care overhaul.

[via http://online.wsj.com/public/us @ December 5, 2008 @ 5:12am]

Jon Friedman's Media Web: Chris Matthews, please run for U.S. Senate

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:01:00 +0000

This is an open letter to Chris Matthews, the often outspoken and always unpredictable MSNBC anchor: I sure hope you follow through with the tease that you are weighing a run for the U.S. Senate in two years.

[via http://www.marketwatch.com/ @ December 5, 2008 @ 5:01am]

Outside the Box: The liquidity trap

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:01:00 +0000

This year one of the best performing asset classes is cash, writes Jim Anderson.

[via http://www.marketwatch.com/ @ December 5, 2008 @ 5:01am]

High inventory is killing home builders; industry asks for help

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:01:00 +0000

Helping Main Street as well as Wall Street has been an objective of President-elect Barack Obama throughout both the campaign and into the transition period. Some argue that home-buying incentives built into a new economic stimulus package -- if done right -- could help not only the housing industry and the overall economy, but also would-be home buyers who are facing a crisis in confidence as well as credit.

[via http://www.marketwatch.com/ @ December 5, 2008 @ 5:01am]

Peter Brimelow: There's something about Slothower

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:56:00 +0000

A surfeit of Slothowers? Hardly. No fewer than three letters associated with editor Dennis Slothower are among the very few moneymakers in this horrible year.

[via http://www.marketwatch.com/ @ December 5, 2008 @ 4:56am]

Asia Markets: Hong Kong stocks higher; BHP, MUFG suffer falls

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:51:00 +0000

Asian stocks traded mixed to lower Friday, with commodity stocks retreating in the wake of overnight falls in crude-oil prices, while investors chased up Hong Kong-listed stocks such as China Mobile, which are leveraged to the China growth story.

[via http://www.marketwatch.com/ @ December 5, 2008 @ 3:51am]

The Rise of Southern Football

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:41:43 +0000

The South is dominating college football like never before. How a population boom and a growing economy have helped turn a regional obsession into a national juggernaut.

[via http://online.wsj.com/public/us @ December 5, 2008 @ 3:41am]

Detroit Bailout Hits a Bumpy Road

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:03:59 +0000

Big Three auto CEOs faced much the same doubts from lawmakers in the first day of their last-ditch return to Congress for a bailout, now put at $34 billion.

[via http://online.wsj.com/public/us @ December 5, 2008 @ 2:03am]

Cities Torn Over Redevelopment

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:29:14 +0000

The federal program to redevelop neighborhoods blighted amid the housing crisis is barely up and running. But already, many localities are frustrated by the small sums involved.

[via http://online.wsj.com/public/us @ December 5, 2008 @ 1:29am]

Harvard Readies $600 Million Bond Issue

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:23:01 +0000

Harvard is preparing to launch a $600 million bond issue to redeem a portion of outstanding debt obligations and terminate specific interest rate swap agreements.

[via http://online.wsj.com/public/us @ December 5, 2008 @ 1:23am]

Thomas Kostigen's Ethics Monitor: We can give and spend, and help everybody, if we dig deep

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:09:00 +0000

We’ve all heard the phrase, “give the gift of giving.” But in this economy, should we really give to charities instead of product manufacturers? I bet it’s a question on a lot of people’s minds.

[via http://www.marketwatch.com/ @ December 5, 2008 @ 1:09am]

Realty Q&A: Long fixed-rate term on ARM gives homeowner time to plan

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:07:00 +0000

I have a mortgage that is 12 months into the loan. The mortgage is an interest only jumbo, 6.5% fixed for 10 years, then it is adjustable for the next 20 years. I have been paying on time and my credit score is 820. Do you think I can get the bank to agree to give me a new loan fixed for 30 years with interest and principal?

[via http://www.marketwatch.com/ @ December 5, 2008 @ 1:07am]

Bratz Ruling Hands Mattel Big Choices

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:58:44 +0000

A federal judge ordered MGA Entertainment to hand over control of its Bratz dolls to Mattel, Barbie's maker.

[via http://online.wsj.com/public/us @ December 5, 2008 @ 12:58am]