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EBay to lend buyers a hand (CNN Money) EBay took a big plunge into the consumer credit market Monday with the acquisition of Bill Me Later, the No. 2 online payment service. us.rd.yahoo.com
NEW YORK - Washington's financial bailout plan is now law. So the credit spigot will start flowing again, banks will ... (Casa Grande Dispatch) NEW YORK - Washington's financial bailout plan is now law. So the credit spigot will start flowing again, banks will resume lending, and an economic recovery can begin, right? us.rd.yahoo.com
Is the Market Wired with Weapons of Mass Destruction? (Morningstar.com via Yahoo! Finance) Swaps are like nuclear technology--raw power wrapped in risk. us.rd.yahoo.com
Forecasters See Wobbly U.S. Economy Ahead (CBS News) A growing number of economists believe the United States is on the brink of - or already in - its first recession since 2001 and that it will be longer lasting. us.rd.yahoo.com
The Credit Default Swap Market (Mondaq) A credit default swap is a contract between two parties, whereby the credit protection buyer makes periodic payments to the credit protection seller in exchange for the right to a payoff if there is a default or other defined "credit event" on the part of a "reference entity". us.rd.yahoo.com
events calendar (Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Register) Director Gus Van Sant’s “Paranoid Park” (three and a half stars) has been called “Crime and Punishment” meets “Dogtown and the Z-Boys,” which is sort of true. us.rd.yahoo.com
My view: New ADA rules overturn common sense (Miami Herald) Acting with a clarity of purpose that is missing from its reaction to the country's dire credit paralysis, Congress enacted and President Bush signed the 2008 amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act. But do they add value in the employment relationships they restrict? These amendments now cover employees and applicants with everything from sleeping and eating disorders to infertility ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Forecasters see wobbly economy ahead (USA Today) A growing number of economists believe the country is on the brink of or already in its first recession since 2001 and that it will be longer lasting. us.rd.yahoo.com
Oil shale tax credit makes way into financial industry rescue bill (The Daily Sentinel) A federal financial bailout signed into law Friday includes a tax credit for oil shale development, environmental groups say. us.rd.yahoo.com
Paulson crafts his new role (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News) Wall Street now runs through Washington. us.rd.yahoo.com
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