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Pink Slipped? Go Green (Forbes)
For many laid-off employees, the only option is to be retrained in a new field. Here are seven that are hiring.
2008-08-10 03:12:51 -
'Green collar' careers on rise, study says (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
Companies are stepping up their environmental initiatives, and that could mean one thing – a boom in “green collar” jobs.
2008-08-10 03:13:26 -
Financials could hold key to securing shaky market (San Diego Union-Tribune)
NEW YORK – Investors' attempts to get Wall Street on a more secure track have been something of an exercise in futility despite big advances like Friday's triple-digit gain in the Dow industrials. But some analysts believe the battered financial sector might actually be able to help the market finally make that break – by following Merrill Lynch's example and clearing their books of risky ...
2008-08-10 03:15:33 -
Infrastructure goes global (The Morning Call)
Trillions being spent on development worldwide Imagine the woods and pastures you used to drive through, or play in, as a child.
2008-08-10 03:45:45 -
Ford Credit notes make a good return, but at high risk (Garden City Observer)
Dear Rick: Your weekly newsletter was an eye-opener because you answered a question about the GM Demand Notes and the risks involved. Ford Motor Credit has a similar program called Ford Interest Advantage (FIA). Is the FIA more secure than the GM Demand Notes? It pays a lower rate, so this makes me think it is a little more secure.
2008-08-10 03:59:18 -
BUSINESS PEOPLE (South Bend Tribune)
SOUTH BEND -- The Rev. John I. Jenkins, University of Notre Dame's president, is among 57 presidents of colleges, universities and higher education associations selected to serve on the inaugural Chronicle of Higher Education/New York Times Higher Education Cabinet.
2008-08-10 04:14:31 -
New Book: A Chinese Economist’s Journey (PR.com)
Author’s legendary life for helping China’s top policy-making is an excellent reference guide in understanding modern China and the future of economic reform. [PR.com - August 10, 2008]
2008-08-10 06:19:52 -
Taking the pulse of prices (Cape Cod Times)
LOS ANGELES — Kim Gomory treks more than 850 miles each month, stopping by more than 120 grocers, gas stations, restaurants, stores, health clubs and other businesses.
2008-08-09 11:02:05 -
Rate1st Adds Mortgage and Loan Related News Service (PRWeb)
Rate1st.com users are now able to view news articles in real time, related to a wide array of topics including home mortgages, commercial loans, and more. (PRWeb Aug 10, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1194534.htm
2008-08-10 12:22:01 -
Economists try to find right price for an American home (International Herald Tribune)
Housing continues to pull down the U.S. economy, but some say the pain is ending. Are they right?
2008-08-10 01:28:45 -
The power of the Sun (Montrose Daily Press)
MONTROSE — These hot summer days, sun does more than provide natural light at Steve Gray’s residence on Spring Creek Road, it powers his home. In July, Gray did what he’d been thinking about doing for years, he had a solar system installed on his south-facing garage roof.
2008-08-10 03:38:59 -
Economy may be "new," but it's hardly improved - Seattle Times
We don't hear much about the New Economy now. The term seems so 1990s — a much-hyped victim of the 2001 tech bust, best left in the pre-9/11 memory drawer along with the Y2K bug, DVDs of the television show "Millennium" and Monica Lewinsky. Yet ...
2008-08-10 12:02:00 -
Fannie Mae posts big loss - Detroit Free Press
To slow its financial decline, the mortgage finance giant slashed its dividend to 5 cents a share from 35 cents a share and said it will eliminate loans for borrowers with solid credit scores, but little proof of income or small or no down payments.
2008-08-09 04:45:00 -
U.S. seizes IndyMac Bank - Baltimore Sun
LOS ANGELES - IndyMac Bank's assets were seized by federal regulators yesterday after the mortgage lender succumbed to the pressures of tighter credit, tumbling home prices and rising foreclosures. The bank is the largest regulated thrift to fail and ...
2008-08-09 11:26:00 -
Tough economic times makes paying tuition difficult - Miami Herald
Extra-long twin sheets? Check. Awkward phone conversation with your soon-to-be roommate? Check. Case of ramen noodles? Check. Money to pay for college? That might be more difficult this school year. Start with a sputtering economy, college loan ...
2008-08-09 11:54:00