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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

How Lower U.S. Rates Affect Asian Markets

From Seeking Alpha - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:44 am ET

Dr Enzio von Pfeil submits: Notes from Dr. Enzio von Pfeil's recent performance on CNBC Cash Flow:Complete Story � ... (more)

How We Would Fight Steroids If We Really Meant It (4 clicks)

From Freakonomics Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:42 am ET

Aaron Zelinsky, a student at Yale Law School, recently proposed an interesting three-prong anti-steroid strategy for Major League Baseball: 1) An independent laboratory stores urine and blood samples for all players, and tests these blood samples ... (more)

In This Market It Is Price, Price, Price (2 clicks)

From The Housing Bubble - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:39 am ET

The Baltimore Sun reports from Maryland. “Richard Lunsford feels as if he’s watching the economy fall apart, and along with it, his plans for retirement. Housing sales are weak - a pointedly painful fact for ... (more)

Short interest in financial companies soars (CFC, BAC, WB)

From Blogging Stocks - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:39 am ET

Filed under: Industry, Bank of America (BAC), Countrywide Financial (CFC), Wachovia Corp (WB), Washington Mutual (WM)Perhaps it is no surprise that short sellers were attracted to financial shares, but the level of commitment to seeing ... (more)

Sears To Split Into 5 Crappy Companies [Retail] (2 clicks)

From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:37 am ET

Sears might be be poised to sell off some of the sadder, dirtier, and lonelier of its department stores. In addition, it will reorganize itself into five distinct companies based around different sectors of the ... (more)

IRS Agent Answers More Tax Questions (4 clicks)

From My Dollar Plan - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:36 am ET

The tax clock is ticking! Congress straightened out the AMT and the VITA sites are open. Hopefully you are getting your paperwork organized and you’ve read about the free online efiling available to many people. Of course it wouldn’t be tax time without questions! Here’s more answers to reader questions from our local IRS agent. If you didn’t get a chance, be sure to read the [...] ... (more)

Love of Money

From Bible Money Matters - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:34 am ET

Today's Bible Verse on money comes from 1 Timothy:"People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For ... (more)

From the P&C Side: A Monstrous Idea...

From InsureBlog - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:33 am ET

If you've been to a movie or surfed the web recently, you've no doubt seen the trailer for the new horror flick Cloverfield. Like Godzilla before it, the goal of the monster is to destroy ... (more)

Do You Know A Software Developer? (8 clicks)

From No Limits Ladies - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:32 am ET

I know this isn't More Money Monday but when opps come up... Seth Godin is looking for a software developer for Squidoo. Know someone? Then ask them to apply. There is a $3,000 reward if ... (more)

Hate Your Job? Maybe It's Time to Consider a New One! (10 clicks)

From My Financial Odyssey - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:32 am ET

Over the past few months I have been hinting on this blog that I am not overly happy with my position at work. Since the new partner has taken over my group ... (more)

Large European hedge funds agree to disclosure guidelines (1 click)

From Wall Street Folly - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:32 am ET

A group of Europe's largest hedge-fund managers issued voluntary best-practice standards that could prompt greater disclosure from the funds, ahead of a similar effort in the U.S. Amid increasing political scrutiny of the hedge-fund industry, ... (more)

How to Avoid Foreclosure (5 clicks)

From Prime Time Money - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:30 am ET

Foreclosures are getting BIG here in Texas. According to the Dallas Morning News, “the number of homes facing foreclosure in the Dallas-Fort Worth area has jumped by more than 30 percent.” My specific county will have over 600 foreclosure postings this month. The norm for the past 2 years has been 350 per month. I did some quick research [...] ... (more)

The FREAK-est Links

From Freakonomics Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:29 am ET

Is PTSD the only result for Iraq veterans? Just how dangerous is personal data on the Internet? (Earlier) How do people describe themselves with one word? An experiment. Is Jan. 21 truly the “most depressing day of the ... (more)

Crain’s Economic Forecast Breakfast 1-31-08 (1 click)

From Matrix - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:29 am ET

Editor Greg David invited me to participate in Crain’s New York Economic Forecast Breakfast on January 31, 2008. Crain’s New York Magazine is a great resource on the regional economy. I participated in this ... (more)

Retirement Objectives in your 50's (3 clicks)

From Credit Withdrawal - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:28 am ET

You've made it into your 50's, survived all of your turbulent 20's and 30's and calmed down a bit in your 40's. Now's the time to start thinking post-job activities. The Financial Picture ... (more)

2008 Financial Goals (14 clicks)

From 2million - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:28 am ET

My wife and I had a quick conversation to establish our 2008 Financial Goals. 1) Primary House Down payment Goal ($80,000) We have $36,500 currently earmarked for the house downpayment so we still have a ... (more)

My Goals (2 clicks)

From Create Increasing Passive Income With Dividend Paying Stocks - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:28 am ET

My personal goal is to have $8,000 in annual dividend income in 6 years. I would achieve that by investing an equal portion of my regular paycheck every month and reinvesting the dividend income. ... (more)

Kirby Corporation: Share price defines bullish 'flag' pattern

From Blogging Stocks - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:28 am ET

Filed under: Good news, Exxon Mobil (XOM), Dow Chemical (DOW), Technical Analysis, Stocks to BuyKirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) is the largest inland tank barge operator in the United States, transporting petrochemicals and agricultural chemicals via ... (more)

The 5 Year Stock Market Rule (9 clicks)

From Blueprint for Financial Prosperity - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:27 am ET

Don’t invest in the stock market unless you’re going in for 5 years. That’s the principle I operate under when it comes to investing in the stock market. Unless the funds I’m committing are free for the next five years, I’m not putting it into the stock market. It’s not a rule grounded in deep [...] ... (more)

Time to refinance? (3 clicks)

From Bible Money Matters - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:27 am ET

An article in the Washington Post this past weekend talks about how the number of people refinancing their mortgages right now are high since the interest rates are at their lowest for quite some time.Lower ... (more)

Education is Tops (1 click)

From Getting Green - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:26 am ET

In 1996, General Mills started a program called Box Tops for Education. Initially launched in California, the Box Tops for Education Program is now a national program which has helped over 90,000 schools earn millions ... (more)

SunTrust: $555 Million in Write-Downs (2 clicks)

From Calculated Risk - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:22 am ET

The regional banks are getting hit too.From the WSJ: Write-Downs Hit SunTrust EarningsSunTrust Banks Inc.'s fourth-quarter net income fell 98% as the company recorded a higher-than-expected $555 million in write-downs and reported soaring credit costs....The ... (more)

Abbott Labs swings to profit; WellPoint meets estimates

From Blogging Stocks - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:21 am ET

Filed under: Earnings reports, Abbott Laboratories (ABT)Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) announced that it swung to a profit in the fourth quarter from year-earlier results that were reduced by charges for acquisition costs. Abbott's drugs Humira, ... (more)

Addictive Trading (2 clicks)

From Alpha Trends - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:20 am ET

Are you an addicted gambler who attempts to puchase the market or a stock because it appears cheap after being "down too much"? Or do you trade only when you have a perceived edge. ... (more)

This Is The Business We Have Chosen (4 clicks)

From Random Roger's Big Picture - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 23, 2008 at 9:18 am ET

Finding a picture of Hyman Roth with a shirt or not getting shot was tough to do.Markets occasionally have nasty periods and depending on your mind set or mental preparation can obviously cause anguish.Personally I ... (more)