Debt Relief News
- Stocks rebound on earnings, debt-limit proposal Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:42PMStrong profits and a bipartisan plan to lift the U.S. debt limit drove a stock market rebound on Tuesday
- Equities up as Coca-Cola, IBM profits beat forecast Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:36PMDow Jones:12,587.42 (+202.26)Nasdaq:2,826.52 (+61.41)S&P 500:1,326.73 (+21.29)
- Market gets a 200-point boost Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:12PMStrong profits and a bipartisan plan to lift the U.S. debt limit drove a stock rebound Tuesday.
- Hong Kong shares rise in early trade on U.S. cues Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:05PMHONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong shares climbed early Wednesday after a solid rally on Wall Street overnight and a hint of progress on U.S. debt-ceiling talks, with Chinese property developers and banks leading the advance. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.6% to 22,037.23 and the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index gained 0.8% to 12,393.77. China Resources Land Ltd. rose 1.9% and Bank of ...
- Having a Roommate Can Impact IRS Negotiations Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:16PMThe IRS offers three ways of tax settlements for your back taxes. These tax settlements range from an installment agreement whereby you must pay all your tax debt plus penalty and interest. Your tax relief represents an extended period of time to pay what you owe.
- Wednesday Look Ahead: Earnings Trump Worries About Debt, Economy Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:15PMA positive start to earnings season, including blowout results from Apple, is helping investors shake off worries and start buying the dips. On tap for Wednesday: UTX, AmEx, Intel and eBay.
- Gingrich campaign struggles to rebound Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:10AMAt a tea party town hall in South Carolina this week, Republican Newt Gingrich ran into the county coroner.
- Congo-Brazzaville Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:51AMAn overview
- Bankruptcy Attorneys of Duncan Law, P.C. Open New Office in Salt Lake City, UT Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:18AMThe bankruptcy law firm of Duncan Law, P.C. opens a new office to serve its bankruptcy and family law clients in the Salt Lake City, UT area. (PRWeb July 16, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8644663.htm
- Euro crisis could cause global markets to crash Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:14AMMarkets around the world could crash by more than a third if Europe fails to resolve its debt crisis, Deutsche Bank analysts have warned.
- Emergency Homeowner Loan Program made available to Texas Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:34AMIn a turbulent time in the housing market, some homeowners will receive some government relief.
- Benjie Oliveros | The world economic crisis and the state of the Philippine economy Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:46PMBy BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com There seems to be no relief in sight , even temporarily, to the world economic crisis that imploded in 2008. While economists declare every seemingly positive sign, such as an increase in stock prices or in consumption expenditures, as the start of economic recovery, they have been disproven time and again [...]
- Lupardo hosts seventh annual Blues and Barbecue Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:33PMWith the New York State legislative session over, Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo is spending more time with her constituents.
- No Relief Yet For Taiwan Stock Market Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:47PMThe Taiwan stock market has ended lower now in six consecutive trading days, falling nearly 340 points or 4.0 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange finished just above the 8,480-point plateau, and now analysts are predicting further damage when the market kicks off trade on Friday.
- Waging War On Wages: The Global Contest For Jobs Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:44PMWe have written for years on the subject of the worldwide glut of labor and capacity relative to aggregate global demand. You are likely sick of hearing from us on the subject. But do read on, or if you are short on time, skip to our newest graphs at the end.
- Energized by debt fight, a battered Gingrich pushes on Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:11PMByron York Chief Political Correspondent Follow Him @ByronYork NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Sometimes even Newt Gingrich is at a loss for words. For the idea-a-minute Republican presidential candidate whose campaign has been so troubled recently that some pundits have branded him "dead man walking," one of those moments occurred Tuesday night when a petite woman introduced herself ...
- Troika dishes out feel-good factor as it insists debt burden is sustainable Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:50PMCOMMENT:THE TROIKA’S third Dublin press conference since November’s EU-IMF bailout was the dullest yet despite the euro-wide crisis backdrop against which it was taking place.
- Traders Trim QE3 Bets Supporting U.S. Dollar Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:03PMThe greenback closed out North American trade on firmer footing with the Dow Jones FXCM Dollar Index ( Ticker: USDollar ) advancing a modest 0.13% on the session.
- Fischer running for Senate Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:48AMState Sen. Deb Fischer of Valentine was in Grand Island on Tuesday to announce her candidacy for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate.
- Sylacauga gets a positive 2010 audit Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 12:05AMSYLACAUGA — The city received an overall positive report on its 2010 audit performed by a private firm. The City Council received copies of the report from Aaron Waller, a CPA with Machen, McChesney and Chastain, LLP, following its regular meeting Wednesday.
- Corporate cash con Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:49PMWatching the evolution of economic discussion in Washington over the past couple of years has been a ...
- State education budget hits neediest school districts the hardest Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:48PMThe deep education cuts in the final state budget mean tough measures for school districts across the state but are devastating to poor school districts, many education leaders say. Though the budget passed June 30 cut $900 million for 2011-2012 instead of the $1 billion proposed by Gov. Tom Corbett, it represents a dramatic drop and hits financially pressed districts hardest because they were ...
- Weekly Treasury Update Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:10PMDollar There have been mixed US economic data over the past week with some relief over stronger than expected employment releases, although the payroll data will be pivotal for any durable rebound in confidence.
- Press Releases: Independence Day for South Sudan Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 9:07PMIndependence Day for South Sudan Op-Ed Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State The Washington Post July 9, 2011 This weekend, in Juba, South Sudan, Africa’s 54th nation was born. Millions of people are celebrating a new national identity and new national promise. Like on our own July Independence Day 235 years ago, there is reason to hope for a better future — if the people and leaders of both ...
- Greece’s Choices in Debt Crisis Are All Daunting - Economic View Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 2:55PMSolving the Greek debt crisis will require extremely tough decisions and compromises — both for Greece and the European Union.
- A few central Pa. school districts avoid tax increases Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:11PMWhen area superintendents explain why their school districts raised taxes this year, cuts in state and federal funding, the economy and rising retirement contribution rates top the list.
- IRS provides mid-year tax tips Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:53AMThe Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers that summer is a good time to consider mid-year withholding adjustments and money-saving summer tips. Tax planning now may provide a lower tax bill later.
- South Sudan: Sudan in 2011 Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:47AMRenegade generals: In October 2010, south Sudan President Salva Kiir offered to pardon a number of local militia leaders who had been fighting against what they alleged was a corrupt and illegitimate southern government.
- Go big on the debt ceiling Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 8:05AMCommentary: Maya MacGuineas is the director of the fiscal policy program at the New America Foundation.
- Store selling expired goods Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:45AMAN EAST London Spar is being investigated after it was found to be selling expired goods . The Saturday Dispatch, over the past two weeks, found expired goods dating back to 2005 at Ashmel Spar in Berea.
- Laying down the law Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:44AMALTHOUGH the separation of powers is important, courts should not be more powerful than government, President Jacob Zuma said yesterday .
- Mourning initiate’s death Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:44AMA TRANSKEI mother is devastated after one of her teenage sons died of a botched circumcision and another was admitted to Canzibe Hospital in Ngqeleni due to complications from the traditional rite.
- Lebanese deficit to May 2011 hits $1.2 bln Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:16AMBEIRUT: The total fiscal balance registered a deficit of LL1,833 billion ($1.2 billion) in January-May 2011, compared to a lower deficit of LL1,303 billion in 2010, due to a LL507 billion rise in expenditures and a LL23 billion decrease in revenues, according to a report issued by the Finance Ministry.
- Obama Has Tools to Turn Words Into Action in Middle East: View Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 12:00AMIn a May 19 speech at the State Department, President Barack Obama promised that the U.S. would use all its “diplomatic, economic and strategic tools” to promote reform across the Middle East and support transitions to democracy.
- Asian markets stall after Greece gets debt warning Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 11:59PMshare: digg facebook twitter BANGKOK (AP) — A credit agency warning that Greece could face default if it follows an international plan designed to help the country cope with its massive debts caused Asian markets to stall Tuesday. Oil prices hovered below $95 a barrel in Asia as traders mulled improving signs about the U.S. economy. Though the Greek debt crisis has the capacity to flare up, the ...
- Strauss-Kahn, Bank of America, Touradji, Sabre in Court News Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 11:29PMInternational Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was freed from home confinement while awaiting trial on sexual assault charges after Manhattan prosecutors found evidence undermining his accuser’s credibility.
- JGB 10 year sale draws solid demand Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 11:28PMTOKYO : An auction of 10-year Japanese government bonds on Tuesday attracted bids 3.24 times the amount accepted, indicating solid demand. The Ministry of Finance reopened the 1.2 percent coupon No. 315 10-year JGBs for the first time for the 2.2 trillion yen ($27.2 billion) offering.
- The last thing corporations need is more cash Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 11:10PMWatching the evolution of economic discussion in Washington over the past couple of years has been a disheartening experience. Month by month, the discourse in the United States has gotten more primitive; with stunning speed, the lessons of the 2008 financial crisis have been forgotten, and the very ideas that got us into the crisis — regulation is always bad, what’s good for the bankers is good ...
- Economists see stronger second half for 2011 Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 11:00PMFarewell and good riddance to the first half of 2011 — six months that are ending as sour for the economy as they began.
- BSE Sensex to tread water; Idea Cellular in focus Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 10:32PMMUMBAI (Reuters) - The BSE Sensex are seen starting flat on Tuesday amid subdued Asian peers, but strong foreign fund inflows are likely to prevent any big fall.
- Euro markets up, but will Greece default? Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 10:24PMThe main news overnight was credit agency Standard & Poor’s saying that current debt relief for Greece, including the proposal for a rollover, would "likely" amount to a default. Read more on the blog...
- Treasuries Triple Global Returns as Dealers Predict Decline Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 9:29PMAfter failing to predict this year’s Treasury rally, Wall Street’s biggest bond traders are sticking to forecasts that government bonds will fall as the economy recovers and concerns over a European debt crisis recede.
- Global Voices: Daily Digest—July 2-3, 2011 Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 10:10PMBangladesh: Bloggers Arrested While Protesting Against Energy Deal Many netizens in Bangladesh are raging with anger as for the first time in the country bloggers and online activists among other protesters were arrested while striking in protest of a recent Production Sharing Contract (PSC) between the Bangladesh government and United States energy giant ConocoPhillips for deep sea gas ...
- Messages of hope, support from around the world go on display at City Hall Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 9:35PMLike a giant communal hug, crayon drawings, messages of inspiration and donations have poured into Joplin from people throughout the world.
- Asia Markets: Asia stocks get lift from exporters, financials Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 8:51PMAsian markets jump as solid U.S. manufacturing data and a further easing of concerns over Greece push investors to prolong a relief rally, with the region’s exporters and financial shares driving the broad-based advance.
- Drastic plastic Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 6:25PMIndians struggle with credit card debt - but help is at hand
- Worrying credit pattern Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 1:36PMThe current season seems to have thrown up a harvest of ironies that would be entertaining were they not fraught with grave implications.
- Group hears update on Hispanic women farmers, ranchers claim Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 9:36AMRanchers, farmers and other concerned citizens packed Room 200 of Coastal Bend College Friday afternoon to hear details from several agencies about the Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers Settlement Claims.
- Homeowners Get Break On Mortgage—Without Asking Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 9:25AMAs millions of Americans struggle in foreclosure with little hope of relief, big banks are going to borrowers who are not even in default and cutting their debt or easing the mortgage terms, sometimes with no questions asked.
- Emerging money week in review – 7/1/11 Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 8:42AMGlobal markets surged this week as a new tone of relief from the euro zone and Asia as well gave commodity markets and "risk" currencies a lift. The apparent eleventh-hour rescue of
