Category Archives: Economics

Dear TripAdvisor: Borrow sunscreen to save your skin

Q: If you’re at the beach by yourself and realize you forgot to bring sunscreen, is it OK to ask a stranger if you can borrow it?

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Dear TripAdvisor: Borrow sunscreen to save your skin

Life jackets to borrow

The California Department of Boating and Waterways has partnered with local fire stations and the Sa

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Life jackets to borrow

Strategic Hotels refinances debt with $85M loan

Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc., a real estate investment trust, said Friday that it has obtained an $85 million loan secured by its InterContinental Hotel in Miami as it speeds the refinancing its hotel mortgages.

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Tanger outlets secures loan for possible purchases

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. said Monday that it has received a $150 million loan from Wells Fargo & Co. The senior unsecured bridge loan matures in three months but may be extended through next June.

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Banks gearing up to fill looming gap in jumbo loans

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the FHA are facing an upcoming cutback in mortgage limits, but banks say they’re planning to expand their jumbo loan business in high-cost housing markets. How big a deal is the upcoming cutback in mortgage limits for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration? Will buyers and sellers who depend on jumbo-sized loans find themselves in a financing …

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Guarantor Loans Company Releases New Info-Graphic

Guarantor Loans Company, a well established loan provider in the UK have recently released a new info-graphic showing debt vs expenditure across UK regions. This is one of the latest releases from the company who are promoting their user based content across the UK.Norwich, Norfolk 8 July 2011 How does your personal debt stand up against your monthly expenditure? Guarantor Loans …

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Money market funds stand out for their meager returns

The debt crisis in Greece has stoked worries about money funds’ safety, but the lack of a decent return is the biggest problem for most investors. Money market mutual funds long have been the utility players of the investment world — reliable but boring, and usually garnering attention only when they drop the ball.

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Anti-Tax Diehard Sways GOP Budget Talks

Grover Norquist has some in GOP worried that even if Obama makes budget concessions, it’s not enough

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Anti-Tax Diehard Sways GOP Budget Talks

Federal Income Tax: Who Doesn't Pay

Conservatives are fond of railing against those who are able to legally avoid paying federal income taxes .

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Pelosi: Tax cuts created deficit, not jobs

WASHINGTON, June 27 — Tax cuts Republicans say are needed to put Americans back to work did not create jobs during the Bush administration, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said.

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Pelosi: Tax cuts created deficit, not jobs