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- Carlisle ISD sets 2-cent tax decrease Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:25PMPRICE - Carlisle Independent School District trustees approved a property tax rate of $1.252 per $100 valuation for the 2010-11 budget during their special meeting Monday night.
- Irrigation farmers find buyers drying up Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:24PMJEREMY MORTON and Ian Shippen are southern NSW irrigation farmers trying to use the water market to sell out and get off the drip.
- Street improvement project is funded Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:17PMThe City Commission accepted a bid for a street district and approved a deferment of a special assessment at the request of the developer Tuesday evening.
- Voters head to the polls: Unofficial poll results expected late tonight Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:09PMAs many as 35,000 voters are expected to cast their votes today, and by early tomorrow morning, unofficial results should bring the candidates in the General Election into focus.
- Labor Day travelers contend with Hurricane Earl Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:09PMHurricane Earl’s whipping winds could add a wrinkle to an already busy three-day weekend where more than 34 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home. Hurricane Earl - Labor Day - Weather - North Carolina - United States
- Independents fight bond villain in gulf of uncertainty Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:07PMThe six-month US moratorium on deepwater drilling following the Deepwater Horizon tragedy, along with tougher regulations and higher liability costs likely to follow, could put the squeeze on independent operators in the Gulf of Mexico . . .
- PREVIEW-EU to mull new sanctions for EU budget rule breakers Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:03PMPREVIEW-EU to mull new sanctions for EU budget rule breakers
- Attracting private investments Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:53AMTHE years 2008 and 2009 have been tough for the global economy. The sub-prime crisis originating from the US had a major impact on the world economy and a number of countries in Europe, and of course the US, are still going through a very difficult period. There are concerns of a double dip in the European Union (EU). The US remains mired in some serious structural issues, in particular, a ...
- Brown follows his own path in DC Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:34AMWho was praising President Barack Obama last week for his handling of the drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq?
- SlashGear Week in Review – Week 34 2010 Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:06AMWelcome to the latest edition of the SlashGear Week in Review! One of the big topics this week has been the details surfacing about the Apple iTV device that will replace the Apple TV epic fail. Kevin Rose claims that the device will have iAd-supported content and an iPad remote control. Rumors made the rounds early in the week that Apple and Verizon were still working out the details on the ...
- Residents rally against government spending Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:36AMA Packers player from the glory years of the 1960s, Joe the Plumber, protesters and about 75 Fond du Lac area residents showed up at noon Wednesday for a National Spending Revolt Tour rally at Veterans Memorial Park.
- Sheff Wed sponsor steps forward with buy-out proposals Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:29AMSpencer Fearn, the former owner of Scottish club East Stirlingshire, aims to table an offer for Sheffield Wednesday before the end of next month, reports the Yorkshire Post . Fearn, who sold his stake for just one pound in May, is a lifelong Owls supporter whose company now sponsors the South Stand at Hillsborough. Confirming his interest in the Owls the 35 year old admitted that he was playing ...
- Rogers keeps rolling despite AVP collapse Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:18AMFollowing the mid-August collapse of the AVP, America’s beach volleyball tour, Solvang’s resident Olympian Todd Rogers is really not much shorter on work.
- Plymouth improvements panel outlines plan Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:17AMPLYMOUTH — The Capital Improvements Committee has finalized its wish list for phase one of an ambitious plan for projects to benefit the town. The price tag is $19,387,500 for projects to be accomplished over the next three to five years.
- Economy slowing down; Bernanke says Fed will take action if needed Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:55AMFed “will do all that it can to ensure continuation of the economic recovery,” Bernanke says
- Fellow supervisors give Richter their support Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:31AMWAVERLY — Chemung Town Supervisor George Richter received a boost of support from some of his fellow area township supervisors Tuesday as his campaign to represent the New York State Assembly’s 137th District continues to move forward.
- Stop stealing my Social Security Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:14AMTuesday, David Asman of Fox Business Network talked about the diversion of our 401Ks and IRAs by the government. I heard rumors of this before but did not think it would actually happen.
- Cameron: If you’re not mad as hell yet, commuters, you will be Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:18AMThe Metropolitan Transit Authority, parent of Metro-North Railroad, is at it again. Under the guise of balancing their budget, they’re proposing rules changes that would penalize riders, hike fares and discourage ridership.
- Slump continues Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:04AMWASHINGTON — The economy turns out to be weaker than we thought, and the outlook for the rest of the year is now looking dimmer.
- Travelers preparing to hit road Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:00AMThe number of Wisconsin residents expected to travel over the upcoming Labor Day weekend is up 10 percent.
- Pension pockets empty Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:59AMIllinois plan selling assets to meet obligations
- Michael Krsiean: Government needs to get out of the way Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:52AMDear Editor: Corporations are sending our jobs overseas because it is profitable for them to do so. We must make it unprofitable. Before it started taxing the sweat off our backs, the federal government obtained most of its tax dollars from tariffs and excise taxes. Now they tax our labor or assess fees at an ever increasing rate while snooping into the most private parts of our lives. ENOUGH!
- Three Areas You Should Avoid Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:51AMPensions, the public sector and the euro are no-go areas.
- Tiny Bonds Wreaking Huge Local Havoc (Muni Bond Watch) Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:44AMMuni investors should stick to bigger bonds, experts say.
- How to Tap Retirement Funds Responsibly Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:44AMMore investors are dipping into their nest eggs. How to do it right.
- RioCan CEO Discusses Q2 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:42AMOperator (Operator Instructions) First question is from Michael Smith from Macquarie Capital. Please go ahead. Michael Smith – Macquarie Capital Thank you and good ...
- Jacobs, Segal advance to runoff for Orange County mayor Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:15AMTeresa Jacobs will face Bill Segal in the race for Orange County mayor in November.
- SMELLIE SNIFFS THE BREEZE: Forget retirement, just save Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:32AMNow, the government has an economic story to tell. By reframing as a national savings issue the sterile debates about superannuation, privatisation, private foreign debt levels and the sale of farmland to foreigners, the potential is there to de-fang several political bugbears at once.
- INVESTMENT IDEAS Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:25AMHow quickly emotions can swing from euphoria to despair. Year-to-date through April 23 (the stock market’s recent peak), the S&P 500 was up 9.2 percent, the S&P MidCap 400 had gained 16.9 percent and the S&P SmallCap 600 was up 18.6 percent (1*). But as if to remind us that some things are just too good to be true, the markets began to unravel as April came to a close.
- Erdogan Spending Spree Mulled to Avoid Coalition as Europe Pares Deficits Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:19AMWhen just about every government in Europe is putting the brakes on deficit-spending, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is contemplating just the opposite to avoid winding up in a coalition government with his opposition.
- State defers schools, welfare program payments Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:13AMState leaders on Monday used a recently passed law to delay payment of nearly $3 billion in funds to K-12 public education and a welfare program, a decision that officials acknowledged will exacerbate difficulties for school districts and counties that... Welfare - Law - Education - School district - Kâ12
- 100-Year Bonds — Sign of Trouble? Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:08PMWith bonds in the U.S., U.K. and Germany all soaring, the return of this unicorn is yet another sign of how frothy the market is becoming.
- Uh, mom, dad, can I move back in? Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:07PMThe economic downturn is especially hard hitting when it comes to 20-somethings. And, as a result, more and more of them are coming back home after college—some forty percent, in fact.
- Local officials review taxpayer initiatives in forum Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:03PMLocal officials are taking a close look at November’s ballot initiatives, and they don’t like what they see. Reports from statewide finance experts say that if Proposition 101 and Amendments 60 and 61 gain voter approval, the outlook is bleak.
- Bond bubble fear returns as investors flee stocks Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:59AMTreasury bonds maturing in 20 years or more have returned 21 percent so far this year. By contrast, stocks in the Dow Jones industrial average have lost 2 percent.
- Iron Eagle on hot seat Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:24AMThe North Platte Telegraph It was the same song, 16th verse. Give it another year, give it another two years, argue Iron Eagle supporters.
- Auerback: News Flash– China Reduces US Treasury Holdings, World Does Not Come To an End Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 3:08PMBy Marshall Auerback, a portfolio strategist and fund manager who writes at New Deal 2.0 In a post titled “China Cuts US Treasury Holdings By Record Amount,” Mike Norman makes the excellent observation that while China is moving its money out of Treasuries, interest rates are hitting record lows. In other words, the sky [...]
- McCain, Brewer draw big crowd Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 3:07PMSen. John McCain and Gov. Jan Brewer blew through Payson Saturday afternoon like a monsoon, rallying supporters with calls to seal the border and repeal “Obamacare” before they quickly exited after speeches that lasted just over half an hour.
- Bad Economy Forces Thomas Memorial Hospital to Cut Employee Hours Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 3:00PMIn addition, there will be no merit increases for fiscal year 2011 at the hospital.
- Parsippany, N.J., resident charged with posing as daughter to get credit cards Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 2:59PMA paralegal who went to prison in 2004 for stealing $35,900 from a Montville attorney was indicted today on charges of posing as her daughter to obtain credit cards.
- Possible concession Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 2:51PMWhen Pulaski County Sewer District Board members convene at noon today, there will be new reason for optimism that a resolution may be on the horizon between the board and the city of Waynesville.
- Trading Fall And Spring Market Disasters Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 2:44PMOur technical and fundamental forecasting suggests we get a double whammy in the equities markets throughout the world during fall of 2009 and later-spring-early-summer of 2010. While the fall event could be a nasty one, the June-July, 2010 smash has potential to be infinitely worse.
- Turmoil in dance world has some scrambling for classes Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 12:03AMThe boisterous crowd of parents and friends that filled The Players Theater one evening in May was
- Your Source for Daily FOREX Market News and Analysis Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 11:57PMCrude oil will look to U.S. economic data, including key housing figures, to determine price direction in the coming week. Gold may move on the same data, only in the opposite direction.
- Rajaratnam, Conrad Black, Kulterer, Lehman, Facebook, UBS in Court News Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 11:54PMGalleon Group LLC founder Raj Rajaratnam will get a court hearing on his claim that the government filed a misleading application to wiretap him and that the evidence produced by the taps should be excluded.
- Vincent Tan, Mahathir, and the NEP: Privatisation of Sports Toto Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 11:46PMAugust 16, 2010 Vincent Tan, NEP and the Privatisation of Sports Toto by Ahmad Mustapha Hassan* I read with great interest Dato Zaid Ibrahim’s article today on the NEP and the Chinese . As he makes a reference to me I need to provide some details and my relationship with Vincent Tan and how people [...]
- From The Clocktower - When will we finally say, “enough?” Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 11:45PMOur leadership was at it again this week, this time driving through $26 billion in legislation they say will save more than 300,000 jobs for teachers, law enforcement officers and other public safety officials, and providing extended Medicare and Medicaid funding several states, including Texas.
- Treasury Fixing Mortgage-Finance System Juggles Limitless Bailout, Economy Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 11:43PMThe U.S. Treasury Department, hosting a summit tomorrow on how to repair the mortgage-finance system, may get a blunt message from stakeholders in an industry tied to 15 percent of the country’s economy: Don’t screw it up.
- Gillard Keeps Newspoll Lead Ahead of Australia Vote Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 11:25PMAustralian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s Labor Party held a narrow lead over the opposition in a Newspoll opinion survey published today as candidates make their final push for the Aug. 21 election.
- WISH YOU WERE HERE Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 2:18AMEXCLUSIVE: SARDINIA PLAYGROUND OF THE SUPER-RICH NAOMI CAMPBELL
