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Barney Frank Declares “Abolish” Freddie And Fannie

August 17, 2010
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Rep. Barney Frank (D. , Mass.) , the man that has been quoted saying “I want to roll the dice a little bit more in this situation towards subsidized housing,” and that the housing crisis situation is the fault of the free market, has now come out with another statement regarding housing, Freddie Mac and [...]

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Geithner Charges Federal Role In Housing Should Be Smaller

August 17, 2010

Today the conference on the Future of Housing Finance was helped. The summit brought together U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, industrial groups, community organizers and the like. ” Fixing this system is one of the most consequential and complicated economic policy problems we face as a country,” Geithner told the [...]

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Federal Reserve takes step to counter a weakening U.S. economy

August 11, 2010
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photo credit: wikimedia Ben Bernanke, chairman of the United States Federal Reserve has agreed to reinvest proceeds from the nearly $1.3 trillion in mortgage debt, acquired during 2008, in an effort to keep borrowing costs down. This seems to be a major policy shift for the central bank compared to policies past. During one of [...]

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Farmers Insurance Unveils “Right Fit” Coverage To Spanish TV

August 11, 2010
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photo credit: newscom Farmers Insurance will launch its latest national Hispanic TV advertising campaign this coming Monday, August 16, produced by its Hispanic Agency of Record, Accentmarketing. The new ads are the next installment of the insurer’s “Right Fit” campaign, launched in 2009. They feature a “force field” which represents the customizable Farmers coverages customers [...]

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S&P Equity Research Focus Stock Of The Week Gives EMC The Nod

August 9, 2010
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photo credit: S&P: EMC Corporation (EMC: $20) has been picked by Standard & Poor’s Equity Research as its Focus Stock of the Week. EMC carries S&P’s highest investment recommendation of 5-STARS, or Strong Buy. “We believe EMC will be a main beneficiary of two major trends we see occurring in the enterprise IT landscape,” said [...]

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Reorganization Deems Success For Trump Entertainment Resorts

August 4, 2010
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photo credit: bradleygee: Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that the Company, together with certain of its subsidiaries, has successfully emerged from a Chapter 11 reorganization process. Upon emergence today, Trump Entertainment Resorts has significant new financial strength and resources, and a shared vision for stability and growth under a new ownership structure. [...]

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