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  • Your Money: Determine which financial account is the best for your money (Tri-State Neighbor)

    By Michael Baron, Great Plains Diversified Services Inc., Bismarck, N.D. Friday, May 9, 2008 8:45 AM CDT Dear Michael: It seems like everywhere we turn these days, we hear conflicting accounts on which is the better choice among annuities, mutual funds and CDs.
    2008-05-15 11:05:44
  • Heaven’s Gate: Ladakh, India (New York Times)

    I found myself, on the longest day of last year, in what was billed as “the highest motorable pass in the world,” though “motorable” seemed as open to question as “pass.”
    2008-05-15 10:00:04
  • MBIA says loss rate lower than Moody's assumptions - CNN Money

    NEW YORK (Associated Press) - MBIA Inc.'s portfolio is experiencing a lower rate of losses than is assumed by ratings agency Moody's Investors Service, the bond insurer said Wednesday. MBIA made the statement in response to a letter issued by Moody's ...
    2008-05-14 05:57:00
  • biz briefs - Daily Herald

    SALT LAKE CITY -- Per-capita gasoline consumption dropped 20 percent in Utah over the past decade. Current consumption is just over a gallon a day. In 1997 it was 1.43 gallons. Experts attribute the decrease to higher gas prices, more efficient cars ...
    2008-05-15 11:28:00
  • Fixed-Rate Deals 'Highest This Century' - Sky.com

    Figures compiled by personal finance website MoneyFacts and carried in the Daily Telegraph show that the average rate for a two-year loan has hit 6.64% - up from just 4.34% two years ago. It means that someone coming to the end of a mortgage on a ...
    2008-05-15 09:55:00
  • Business briefs: Friday, May 16, 2008 (The Oklahoman)

    NATION Fewer funds borrowed from Fed credit bailout WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve has aucti
    2008-05-15 10:06:56
  • Credit scores, not income, to govern FHA insurance rates (Daily Herald)

    Who have better credit scores on average -- home buyers with higher or lower incomes? Inside the country's fastest-growing home mortgage program, the surprising answer is: People with lower incomes have slightly higher FICO scores.
    2008-05-15 10:13:31
  • Keeping your retirement on track in a recession (MENAFN)

    Keeping your retirement on track in a recession
    2008-05-16 12:03:41
  • biz briefs (Provo Daily Herald)

    Utah curbs per-capita gas use
    2008-05-16 12:04:27
  • Through Adversity Comes Opportunity: Carl D. Monsour Launches New Mortgage Company, Monsour Capital Group, LLC. (PRWeb)

    Despite downward turn in mortgage and credit markets, there is plenty of opportunity for consumers looking to purchase a new home or refinance their existing one. With all of the negative press regarding credit crisis, mortgage offerings are misunderstood and consumers have shied away from exploring possibilities. Monsour Capital Group, LLC is offering a free mortgage analysis to local ...
    2008-05-16 12:13:44