Archive for May, 2009

GM to head into bankruptcy (source: CNN)

General Motors, the nation’s largest automaker and for decades an icon of American manufacturing, stood on the brink of a bankruptcy filing and a de facto government takeover on Monday. (source: CNN) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

3 highly rated stocks on sale

Cheap stocks are often that way for a reason. But when they’re cheap and rated best-of-class by our CAPS players, there’s a potentialĀ investment opportunity.

5 big financial changes for retirees

Incomes are likely to flatten as health expenses go up — and some of the rules on Roth IRAs are changing. Here’s what to look out for.

The next crisis has already begun

We’ve survived a financial meltdown, and we’re working through a recession. But another phase — when all the money printing melts down the dollar — is just getting started.

4 fixes for the student loan trap

Many of those smiling new grads are about to get a hard lesson: Private lenders have handcuffed them to more debt than they can reasonably repay.

The Richest Man in Babylon (Paperback) newly tagged ”business” (source: Amazon)

The Richest Man in Babylon (Paperback)By George S. Clason Buy new: $2.99 Customer Rating: First tagged ”business” by G. Wilson Customer tags: finance(5), success(3), wealth(3), investing(2), inspirational(2), self-help(2), saving… (source: Amazon) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

US and China eye economic co-ordination (source: Financial Times)

Tim Geithner, US Treasury secretary, begins two days of top-level economic talks in Beijing amid a tightening focus on the need for the US and China to co-ordinate their exit strategies from the financial crisis (source: Financial Times) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

US warns on new Pyongyang missile plan (source: Financial Times)

North Korea has started moving a long-range missile towards a launch pad in possible preparation for another missile test, according to US officials. (source: Financial Times) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Emerging-Nation Health Lifts Resource Stocks (source: Wall Street Journal)

Emerging markets are coming out of the global financial crisis in better shape than developed countries, a turn of events that’s spilling over into other markets. (source: Wall Street Journal) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

Fed Mortgage Efforts Prove Costly (source: Wall Street Journal)

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s program to keep mortgage rates low by buying securities and Treasury bonds so far has been costly and seems to be having a fleeting impact. (source: Wall Street Journal) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

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