Stocks dive on belief global recession is at hand
October 24, 2008
Wall Street joined world stock markets in a selloff Friday, with the Dow Jones industrials dropping 400 points and all the major indexes falling more than 3 percent.
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PNC Financial buying National City for $5.58B
October 24, 2008
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. said Friday it is acquiring National City Corp.
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Best Rated Credit Card Debt Management Programs
October 24, 2008
Consumers affected by the current world wide economic situation are searching for specialized advise in order to get the benefits of credit card debt management programs.
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September existing home sales up 5.5 percent
October 24, 2008
Sales of existing homes rose by the largest amount in more than five years in September, a real estate trade group said Friday.
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Georgia Pensions Plummet
October 24, 2008
The value of Georgia’s two major pension programs has fallen more than $11 billion as stocks have plummeted over the past three and a half months.
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Credit card debt certain to build stress
October 24, 2008
ISSUE: Holiday stress OUR VIEW: Mounting credit card debts will make holidays even more stressful for many As sure as Halloween nears, retailers will move quickly to get people into the holiday mode.
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Pensions ’set for boost’
October 24, 2008
Around half a million people who have not paid enough National Insurance will be entitled to a full state pension if they top it up with one-off payments, it was reported.
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Critics: Candidates ignore Social Security crisis
October 23, 2008
Experts call it the “forgotten issue,” or even the “ignored issue” — Social Security.
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Area foreclosure rates decrease
October 23, 2008
Douglas Putnam refinanced his Woodinville home of 30 years in 2004, taking out equity to pay off credit card debt.
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Chertoff to pursue changes in hiring rules
October 23, 2008
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Thursday he’ll try again to overcome a judge’s objections to a proposal to force employers to get rid of workers whose Social Security numbers don’t match their names.
The proposal has been stymied for months by a U.S. district judge in California who blocked the rule after several groups sued. Chertoff said his agency has addressed the judge’s concerns with some additions to the proposal, including providing an analysis of the economic costs of the rule.
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- September existing home sales up 5.5 percent
- Georgia Pensions Plummet
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- Pensions ’set for boost’
- Critics: Candidates ignore Social Security crisis
- Area foreclosure rates decrease
- Chertoff to pursue changes in hiring rules
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