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New federal student loan terms expand aid options for college students - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Changes in the federal student aid program that took effect Tuesday will lessen interest rates for some students while increasing the amount they can borrow. Among the biggest changes, the interest rate on new, subsidized Stafford loans to ...
2008-07-01 02:25:00 -
Nexient Confirms Completion of Recapitalization, Share Consolidation and CEO Transition (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Nexient Learning Inc. , Canada's largest corporate training company, confirmed today that it completed its previously announced recapitalization on June 30, 2008, and that its common shares will trade on a consolidated basis on the opening of trading on the NEX exchange on July 3, 2008 under the trading symbol "NXL.H".
2008-07-02 05:30:00 -
Great Western Minerals Group Completes Acquisition of Less Common Metals Ltd. (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Great Western Minerals Group Ltd.(PINK SHEETS: GWMGF) announces that, with respect to the acquisition that was previously announced on June 9, 2008 and a follow up press release of June 19, 2008, the Company has acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Less Common Metals Ltd. of Birkenhead, United Kingdom.
2008-07-02 05:30:00 -
IntercontinentalExchange Reports 15% Growth in Futures Volume and 69% Increase in OTC Commissions for Second Quarter ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
IntercontinentalExchange , a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges and over-the-counter markets, today reported solid growth in volume and commissions for the month of June.
2008-07-02 05:30:00 -
India's Economy Hits the Wall (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Growth is slipping, stocks are down 40%, and foreign stock market investors are fleeing. Businessmen blame the ruling coalition for failing to make reforms
2008-07-02 05:30:25 -
Dollar down against euro on eve of ECB rate call (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The dollar fell against the euro on Wednesday, which was the eve of publication of key US job data and an expected move by the European Central Bank to raise interest rates, dealers said.
2008-07-02 05:32:25 -
Harvard Proves Gaming's Best Friend With Casino-Funded Research (Bloomberg.com)
July 2 (Bloomberg) -- Howard Shaffer is a researcher at Harvard University , whose $34.9 billion endowment makes it the world's richest school. His work on gambling addiction is funded instead by dimes and nickels fed into slot machines.
2008-07-02 05:34:18 -
Car Sales at 10-Year Low (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Sales of new vehicles plunged in June, as high gas prices and a weak economy kept consumers away from showrooms.
2008-07-02 05:36:27 -
Paulson, in Europe, Finds Misery Loves Company (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
With both sides of the Atlantic suffering from sagging growth, soaring inflation and shaky banks, the Treasury secretary tries to reassure Europe that the U.S. will right its economy.
2008-07-02 05:36:31 -
Former prosecutor sentenced in mortgage theft - Philadelphia Inquirer
A former Bucks County prosecutor who had pleaded guilty to stealing mortgage payments, writing bad checks, and forging a judge's signature was sentenced to prison by a Delaware County Court judge yesterday. Joseph James Scafidi, 53, of Warminster ...
2008-07-02 03:54:00 -
Home equity withdrawals hit new low - Financial Times
Housing equity withdrawal was the weakest since 2001 in the first quarter of this year, according to data that suggests falling house prices and tough credit conditions have deterred people from borrowing against the value of their home. The Bank of ...
2008-07-02 04:08:00 -
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2008-07-01 09:13:00 -
Complete debate transcript - Las Vegas Sun
WILLIAMS: Before we get under way, we need to thank all of our hosts for this evening, in part so our candidates don’t feel the need to. The Nevada Democratic Party. That includes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of ...
2008-07-01 03:01:00 -
RBS issues home loans bond - Financial Times
The Royal Bank of Scotland has issued a £16.7bn mortgage-backed bond as part of its funding strategy to free up its balance sheet. The bank can use the paper, which is backed by its own home loans, as collateral in exchange for government bonds or ...
2008-07-01 11:29:00 -
Joe Klein is Alive, Alive! - Slate
The fact that a great many Jewish neoconservatives--people like Joe Lieberman and the crowd over at Commentary--plumped for this war, and now for an even more foolish assault on Iran, raised the question of divided loyalties: using U.S. military ...
2008-07-01 04:31:00