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Game Publisher Midway Sells for Cheap (Red Herring)
National Amusements dumps Midway for a paltry $100,000.
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Pag-IBIG assures OFWs in Taiwan of cheap housing in RP (GMA News)
MANILA, Philippines - A Pag-ibig Fund official has promised overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Taiwan that they can now fulfill their dream of owning decent and affordable homes in the Philippines, an online report said on Monday.
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House built in 1850s blocks traffic in Springfield, Ill. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
An Antebellum house that was financed by a personal loan from Abraham Lincoln blocks a street in downtown Springfield, where it has sat for two weeks, as the owners and the city debate who should pay for a new foundation.
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Mortgage freeze hard on self-employed (Rocky Mountain News)
The government’s recent moves to backstop the mortgage market have made it easier for many people with decent credit scores to get a loan. But for many self-employed people — even those with pristine credit — the mortgage freeze has yet to thaw.
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Economy claims Mio plant; 70 jobs lost (The Bay City Times)
MIO - By most standards, Northern Tool near Mio is just another small Michigan manufacturer lucky enough to have survived the decades-long drive for cheap, overseas labor. But when the precision tool shop closes next month, the loss will feel anything but routine for folks in rural Oscoda County. Northern Tool, with 70 employees, is the county's second largest employer, local officials say. ...
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Markets Rebound in Wake of Monday Sell-Off (Washington Post)
Investors ventured back into the market today, staging a rebound following yesterday's major sell-off.
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UC Berkeley prof. speaks on microfinance (Vermont Cynic)
"We do it cheap/hide our money in a heap ... I got family, a friend in need," M.I.A. raps on her 2007 album "Kala." "Cheap Moroccan got no credit ... y'all got less credit than me." M.I.A. may well be referencing the difficulty individuals in impoverished countries have obtaining credit.
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Student-loan consolidation choices shrink (Centre Daily Times)
Kari Schoeneweis will face more than $60,000 in student loan debt when she graduates from Carlow University in spring.
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This Recession’s One Shining Light (The Motley Fool)
The bad economic news is likely to keep coming for a while yet. On the bright side, it gives you plenty of time to pick up stock market bargains.
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Newest Unpleasant Ad Numbers: Mortgage Ads Down 62% (AllThingsD Online via Yahoo! Finance)
Your grim advertising stats for the day: Financial advertisers pull back in 2008, and another ad agency predicts a spending decline for 2009. In other news, the sun rises in the East, and sets in the West.
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