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  • How to bend it like Beckham Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 1:45AMA SCENERY Park resident has taken a step towards realising a dream he had hoped would see Bafana Bafana to victory at the 2010 soccer World Cup.
  • The kind of share to buy when markets refuse to take off Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 1:39AMWhy some shares do better than others when the market is down.
  • The End of QE II -- Wax on, wax off Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 1:31AMSaturday July 2, 2011 "Wax on, right hand. Wax off, left hand. Wax on, wax off. Breathe in through nose, out the mouth. Wax on, wax off. Don’t forget to breathe, very important" -- Mr. Miyagi, "The Karate Kid" Miles of newsprint and thousands of terabytes of Internet space has been devoted to what happens tomorrow, the day after the end of the Federal Reserve Banks quantitative easing
  • Food has an international feel Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 1:29AMYOU cannot attend the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown without popping by the variety of foodstalls set up at the Village Green.
  • Mystery boat runs aground off Nahoon Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 1:14AMFOUR Nahoon boys have been spending their school holidays embarking on an “adventure” of their own by digging up a boat that has been stuck in the mud for weeks.
  • Program to raise home values loses money Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 12:02AMA federal rehabilitation program meant to stabilize area home prices has cities losing thousands of dollars per project in an effort to make vacant homes “the best on the block.”The city of Hamilton received $2.3 million and Middletown received $2.1 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2009.
  • Reality Check: It’s a homebuyer’s market Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:38PMWhy are so few people buying houses? One of the key reasons is falling prices.Although lower prices encourage true bargain hunters to look for deals, they can also scare off homebuyers. And, between the two, anxiety is winning.This spring, home prices in major cities were back to the same levels reported in the summer of 2003. Although prices in several locations are beginning to rise again ...
  • Smithfield’s Hunger for Bacon Makes Sara Lee a Target: Real M&A Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 7:38PMSmithfield Foods Inc., owner of the world’s biggest hog slaughterhouse, is looking for deals in smoked ham, bacon and frozen meatballs. That may put Sara Lee Corp. and People’s Food Holdings Ltd. on its shopping list.
  • CASH COW IN CLOSE-UP — GLOBAL PORTS INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTUS REVEALED Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 1:29AMWhen money is at risk, open stock markets generally insist on openness, although there are murky exceptions, especially in Canada. It also turns out that business secrets are much harder to keep in the Russian market than elsewhere.
  • Retirement Planning Requires Financial Assumptions Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 12:06AMRISMedia, June 18, 2011—(MCT)—When you retire at 65, you’ll need 75 percent of your pre-retirement income to live comfortably in old age. And your money will have to last until you die at 92—or 94 if you’re a woman.
  • Stocks write ode on a Grecian yearn Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 9:05PMPeople in Greece went back to rioting last week, and the stock market didn’t care for it a bit. There was a selloff Wednesday, although by the end of the week, nerves on Wall Street calmed.The market is moving into the second stage that characterizes trading upon a crisis or a negative surprise. The first stage is a fast bailing out of stocks, sometimes in a panic. But the second stage is when ...
  • The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, M&T Bank, Comerica and Northern Trust Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 8:30AMZacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets.
  • LSE needs to sweeten to have a good shot at TMX vote win Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 8:25AMRival bids are too close in value, regulatory risk
  • Too Much Money Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 8:25AM“One can never have too much money,” goes the Hollywood saying. But that old saw does not apply to Washington. One of the primary stimulus measures implemented by the Federal Reserve over the last three years has been the injection of cash into the economy by giving money to the banks.
  • Gas prices to stay high through summer Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 8:13AMGas prices remain high, but they shouldn’t get worse through summer vacation month according to a recent announcement from the Energy Information Administration.
  • Bernanke Helps Boost REIT Dividend Expectations Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 7:55AMThe Bedford Report Provides Investment Research on American Capital Agency & Annaly
  • Sino-Forest Shares Trade Higher Ahead of Earnings Report Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 7:26AMSino-Forest shares trade higher ahead of earnings results.
  • Investing Reinvented: A SmartMoney Master Plan Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 7:23AMExperts say that investors who want to thrive in this economy will need to explore more "alternative" assets, be bold about buying abroad, and be willing to (gasp!) time the markets.
  • Be Careful Buying Bonds Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 6:54AMA 28-year bull market for bonds has dulled memories. But the risks of owning bonds today are huge. They once suffered through a 50-year-long bear market.
  • Start-ups search for hard-drive replacements Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 8:11PMThe only question is which approach will work best--using molten silicon, designer molecules, or maybe protein globules?
  • Pandora boosts IPO price; Ally delays debut Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 7:03PMInternet music site Pandora raised the price range of its initial public offering (IPO) Friday by at least a third, not long after Ally Financial was forced to delay its initial public stock offering.
  • Shares that would have made you rich Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 6:27PMIF YOU could have seen the future, these are the shares that would have been your sure-fire picks.
  • Can a food truck change a neighborhood? Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 6:22PMMost of the time, ordering a burrito is just trying to get lunch.
  • Downpayment on a nest (egg) Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 8:25AMMy husband and I bought another home. The first in a series of acquisitions we plan to make as part of our retirement fund.
  • Index Funds Should Be Offered in 401(k) Plans Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 3:31PMIndex mutual funds are not required to be offered in 401(k) plans, but they should be, because of their many advantages over actively managed funds.
  • Glencore IPO Shows Unregulated Traders Beat Goldman Sachs Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 4:52AMFor Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley, two of Wall Street’s biggest commodities-trading firms, the year’s largest initial public offering represents a nightmare come true: the rise of unregulated rivals.
  • Lloyds takes £4.3b hit on PPI, Ireland Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 3:59AM  LONDON, May 5 — British bank Lloyds said it would take a £3.2 billion (RM15.7 billion) provision to cover it for losses from the mis-selling of protection insurance, and suffered another £1.1 billion hit in Ireland. The part-nationalised bank said it made the provision against payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints after UK banks last ...
  • Lloyds hit by PPI and Ireland losses Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 3:37AMBank makes provision against insurance sales complaints. 5 May 2011 4:45 PM
  • Lloyds takes 4.3 bln stg hit on PPI, Ireland Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 2:49AMLONDON: British bank Lloyds said on Thursday, May 5 it will take a 3.2 billion pound ($5.3 billion) provision...
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  • Are Rising Oil and Food Prices a Scam? Tuesday, April 19, 2011 @ 3:31AMEd i tor’s Note: International crises – from the earthquake/tsunami in Japan to the war in Libya – may be subjects for sympathy and concern among most people, but for financial speculators, they are opportunities to make money.
  • Personal Finance: 5 mid-career money myths that can trip you up Tuesday, April 19, 2011 @ 2:41AMTeacher Monica Norman hands out papers on May 10, 2010, in one of her classes at West Fairmont Middle School in Fairmont, W.V. Workers hitting their peak earning years are often pulled in several directions when it comes to spending.
  • Katz says rely on transparency to avoid scams Tuesday, April 19, 2011 @ 2:26AMTake this investing tip from the head of the financial watchdog agency keeping an eye on the city, Sam Katz, who was nearly scammed out of several hundred thousand dollars of his own money:
  • Kengeter’s Thwarted UBS Plan Spurs Gruebel Cuts to Buoy Returns Tuesday, April 19, 2011 @ 2:10AMCarsten Kengeter, charged with rebuilding UBS AG (UBSN) ’s investment bank two years ago, is being thwarted by regulators and the departures of top managers. Analysts say that may be for the better.
  • Pell Grant Cuts Hurt For-Profit Colleges After 8-Fold Rise Friday, April 15, 2011 @ 7:21PMFor-profit colleges, led by Apollo Group Inc .’s University of Phoenix, will be disproportionately hurt by cuts in the $30 billion Pell Grant program for low- income students.
  • Buffett cautions social-networking investors Sunday, March 27, 2011 @ 9:27PMBerkshire Hathaway CEO predicts that most offerings in the red-hot sector will be overpriced but that there will be "huge winners." Originally posted at News - Digital Media
  • Four Stocks to Buy, Hold in Treacherous Times: John Dorfman Sunday, March 27, 2011 @ 6:21PMThere’s truth in the old Wall Street saying, “The market climbs a wall of worry.” The only thing that changes is the graffiti on the wall.
  • Why Big Money Investors Love lululemon athletica Friday, February 25, 2011 @ 1:13PMWhen owners are in charge, shareholders win.
  • Is Coach the Perfect Stock? Friday, February 25, 2011 @ 1:11PMFinding companies that have all the right stuff can produce winners.
  • Weekend Events: Is it Spring, Yet? Friday, February 25, 2011 @ 1:11PMStart the weekend after work today with a trip to the Arts Center of Mississippi Arts Center (201 E. Pascagoula St.) and take in "Lena Horne: Her Influences, Her Life & Her Legacy" before it comes down next week.
  • Market Volatility Requires A Sell Strategy Friday, February 25, 2011 @ 12:58PMA plan for selling can also keep you from making reactionary market timing decisions.
  • How Your 401(k) or IRA Can Help You Save on Taxes Friday, February 25, 2011 @ 12:44PMThis post provided by Money-Rates.com. At the start of the year, MoneyRates.com suggested 12 monthly resolutions to help you build savings rates. With most tax forms beginning to arrive in February, this is a good time for the second monthly resolution of 2011: to take advantage of tax-deferred savings opportunities. Putting money in a [...]
  • Cognex Passes This Key Test Friday, February 25, 2011 @ 12:42PMLook here for a clue.
  • Bailed-out GM posts $4.7 billion profit Friday, February 25, 2011 @ 12:39PMThe U.S. government could recover more of its $49.5 billion bailout this year.
  • Pittsford lingerie designer competes against big names Friday, February 25, 2011 @ 12:36PMEmbrasse-moi owner Kristine Iannazzi is banking on a made-in-Rochester line of lingerie and swimwear.
  • Altair Nanotechnologies Reports 2010 Financial Results Thursday, February 24, 2011 @ 6:23AMRENO, NV--(Marketwire - February 24, 2011) - Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (Altairnano) ( NASDAQ : ALTI ), a provider of advanced lithium-ion battery technologies and systems, today reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2010.
  • How to invest smartly before Budget Thursday, February 24, 2011 @ 6:03AMIn an hour-long chat on rediff.com, financial planning expert Sailesh Multani offered some valuable investment tips.
  • Altair Nanotechnologies Reports 2010 Financial Results Thursday, February 24, 2011 @ 6:00AMRENO, NV--(Marketwire - 02/24/11) - Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (Altairnano) (NASDAQ: ALTI - News ), a provider of advanced lithium-ion battery technologies and systems, today reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2010. "The Company took a number of giant strides forward and successfully completed several important milestones during 2010 toward greater market acceptance and ...
  • Richest U.S. Investors Come Back to Big-Cap Stocks in the Hunt for Yield Thursday, February 24, 2011 @ 5:52AMMichel Moreno, the 42-year-old chief executive officer of the Moreno Group, an oil-services company, has been investing the cash he set aside during the financial crisis in the most well-known U.S. companies.
  • Oil Rises for Sixth Day, Yen Strengthens on Libya as Asia Stocks Decline Thursday, February 24, 2011 @ 5:44AMOil climbed to the highest level in 30 months in London as Libya’s uprising reduced shipments from Africa’s third-biggest producer. The yen and Swiss franc strengthened, stocks declined and U.S. index futures dropped.