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Celebrity Drive: Patrice O'Neal, Actor and Comedian Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:12AMFunny Man Digs His Durango, But Misses His Challenger
Gold and Silver Report - "Mood[y] Rings" Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:28PMGold prices opened at the $1,587.00 mark in New York this morning, gunning for a ninth consecutive session of gains on the back of the global debt maelstrom that appears
Mood[y] Rings Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:19PMGold prices opened at the $1,587.00 mark in New York this morning, gunning for a ninth consecutive session of gains on the back of the global debt maelstrom that appears to be sweeping up everything and everyone on its destructive path.
Mid-Day Update: Stocks Sink Over European Debt Worries; Commodities Mixed Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:57AMHere's where markets stand at mid-day: -NYSE down 162.01 (-1.93%) to 8,248.18 -DJIA down 145.46 (-1.15%) to 12,511.74 -S&P 500 down 21.31 (-1.59%) to 1,322.49 -Nasdaq down
Transaction Prices Surpass May's Record High While Incentive Spending Stayed Flat in June According to TrueCar.com Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 8:00AMTrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing, trends and forecasts, estimated today that the average transaction price for light vehicles in the United States was $30,009 in June 2011, up $845 from June 2010 and up $244 from May 2011.
Sad days for proud Dodgers Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 11:05PMThere should be no joy in Mudville, Tinsel Town or any other place where baseball matters. You don't ...
What Gap Insurance Does, and Does Not, Cover Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 9:29AMMany car owners believe gap insurance is a catch-all policy that makes their car payments anytime they're unable to. That is not the case.
Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'Storage Hunters' on Tru Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 10:18PMClick here to download TV listings for the week of June 19 - 25 in PDF format TV listings for the week of June 19 - 25 in PDF format (from latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv) Weekly TV Listings and more can be found...
Former Hillsborough commissioner Kevin White indicted on federal charges Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 6:48AMBy Sue Carlton, Jodie Tillman and Tia Mitchell, Times Staff Writers Wednesday, June 15, 2011 TAMPA — Former Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin White was arrested Wednesday morning on federal charges alleging he took bribes in exchange for his influence in getting tow truck permits as chairman of the Public Transportation Commission. White was indicted on 10 charges including bribery ...
Sell Citi Before The Earnings Bubble Pops Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 10:29AMLet me be clear that Citi is not break??ing any for??mal laws or rules. It is sim??ply play??ing the
Letters: Diligent homeowner no prize for profit-seekers Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 6:02PMLetters: Diligent homeowner no prize for profit-seekers
Sheriff's Report Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 6:02PMApril 25: A baby moose without a mother was reported in a Silver Springs back yard.A caller complained of a man soliciting money with a gas can.
Indian Market Extends Winning Streak Thursday, April 21, 2011 @ 6:31AMThe Indian market extended its 2-day winning streak on Thursday, but concerns that higher oil prices will spur inflation limited the upside. Brent crude prices were last trading up about a percent near $125 a barrel, as a weaker U.S. dollar and data showing an unexpected sharp decline in crude inventories last week spurred buying interest.
How American Consumers View Debt Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 12:08AMA new study published this month suggests that while younger Americans are more smitten with credit cards and debt than older Americans, the older generation helps enable their children by encouraging use of credit as a "safety mechanism." The findings were based on case studies conducted with 27 white, middle-class Americans in 2006. The researchers, Michelle Barnhart of Oregon State University ...
Ex-Ute Luther Elliss learned lesson while losing wealth Tuesday, April 19, 2011 @ 9:39PMYou get a new job and the pay seems great. Naturally, you add some things you've been wanting: big screen TV, premium cable,...
Smart Money Saturday, April 9, 2011 @ 11:07PMDEAR BRUCE: My wife and I have lived in the country for many years. Our property consists of one acre that we live on and two acres are in the woods.
Angel Mining PLC - Trading and Financial Update Monday, April 4, 2011 @ 2:02AMAngel Mining PLC - Trading and Financial Update
The Observer Forum Wednesday, March 30, 2011 @ 5:26PMIn response to "No clear signal on cellphone ban impact" (March 30):
Reasons to keep a gas guzzler despite unstable fuel prices Friday, March 18, 2011 @ 8:11PMSoaring gasoline prices led Susan A. Sylvest to consider giving up her 2007 GMC Yukon - fondly named "Betsy" - for a smaller vehicle.
Feature: In-car computing, smartphones, and the future of cars Friday, March 18, 2011 @ 6:23PMOver the course of our series on the Future of Cars , a clear picture has emerged of where traffic flow is headed in the next few years. If today's traffic is like a bloom of bacteria that responds collectively to changes in the environment, then tomorrow's networked traffic, where all the cars are linked to the road, to the cloud, and to one another by a wireless nervous system, will be more ...
Nine O'Clock Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 1:10AMCentral bank is not optimistic about the return of inflation rate within the target.
Trying to unravel the short-sale maze can be frustrating Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 1:17AMRedding real estate broker Doug Juenke admittedly was doing it wrong.
The reformer: Sue Allon, an executive on a mission of change Sunday, March 6, 2011 @ 2:17AMIt's Valentine's morning and Sue Allon is preaching a message of reform, if not redemption, for an industry behind a whole lot of heartache in America.
Demand Fair Credit Reporting Act rights Tuesday, March 1, 2011 @ 3:23PMTake action if your lender isn't supplying required payment information to the credit bureaus.
Paul van Eeden: Finding Value Amidst Volatility Tuesday, March 1, 2011 @ 1:04AMThe Cranberry Capital Inc. president Paul still favors the natural resources sector above all others because they are "absolutely central to our standard of living, our quality of life and the technological progress we've made."
New Wheels: Lease Or Buy? Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 10:16AMBuying a car can be overwhelming. In fact, the pleasure of getting a new car can be quickly clouded during the financing decision-making process and price negotiations. Besides price haggling, many car shoppers are plagued with the decision to lease or buy. Which financing decision is right and why? This article will focus on rationalizing that choice.
Loan to Pueblo Motorsports Park on the line Sunday, February 27, 2011 @ 1:12AMVote Monday on $900,000 for 'gem' of a facility. CHIEFTAIN PHOTO/FILE A pair of bracket race cars pull up to the starting line at Pueblo Motorsports Park.
Some homeowners, who can afford the mortgage, still default as a strategy Saturday, February 26, 2011 @ 6:59PMSome homeowners, who can afford the mortgage, still default as a strategy
The curse of negative home equity Saturday, February 19, 2011 @ 10:09PMHundreds of thousands of South Floridians are underwater on their mortgages, which could have profound impact on the region’s economic recovery, or lack of.
Coronado turns the tables on taxes Saturday, February 19, 2011 @ 12:45AMRedevelopment is a sensitive subject these days, and perhaps nowhere more in San Diego County than within this sparkling island of a city.
Analysis: Recent California newspaper editorials Wednesday, February 16, 2011 @ 4:01PMFeb. 15
Speed Kills Tuesday, February 8, 2011 @ 12:44PMSan Diego — The birthday card Sonia Wilson gave her son last summer contained an unusually prophetic message. One of the passages read, "Time passes, and your innocent little boy starts to test his limits.
Transfer Window Live Blog: £35 Million Andy Carroll Deal Back On, Charlie Adam Reportedly En Route to Liverpool ... Monday, January 31, 2011 @ 8:54AM12:36 p.m. ET: Houllier saying that Ireland-Newcastle deal is still on despite failed physical. 12:30 p.m. ET: Charlie Adam is apparently now on his way to Liverpool, perhaps for a medical. Sky Sports says Blackpool has accepted Liverpool's bid. 12:23 p.m. ET: Newcastle has now reportedly agreed to the £35 million Carroll sale with "a heavy heart." 12:17 p.m. ET: Ben Smith of the Times is ...
Need Cash? Wanna Pay Off Debt? Here are Three Money Moves NOT to Make Friday, January 28, 2011 @ 10:22AMSome offers seem too good to be true. And generally speaking, they are just that. Here are three examples. Buy a New Car and Pocket $5,000 in Cash The Red Tape Chronicles' Bob Sullivan digs into what are known as negative equity loans—specifically, situations in which a consumer can borrow, say, $30,000 to buy a [...]
Auto loan rates to go up Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 7:11PMThe auto industry is bracing for a slowdown in demand with banks saying that they may be forced to increase loan rates because of Reserve Bank's policy rate hikes.
Why RBI raised rates; how this impacts you! Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 12:23AMThe Reserve Bank of India in its quarterly monetary policy review has hiked rates.
Bankruptcy as a means of halting foreclosure, for a moment Tuesday, January 18, 2011 @ 10:58AMBankruptcy as a means of halting foreclosure, for a moment
Pimco Favoring Convertibles as Loomis Takes `Equity Risk': Credit Markets Monday, January 3, 2011 @ 8:10PMPacific Investment Management Co. and Loomis Sayles & Co. are betting that convertible debt will rally further this year as stocks rise and Treasury bonds fall.
10 deadly sins that lead thee to debt Monday, January 3, 2011 @ 5:00AMHeavy debt can drag down other parts of your life. Avoid these sins as you take on debt.
Top 10 sins that lead to debt Monday, January 3, 2011 @ 2:37AMFor many years, I have been helping readers get out of and avoid debt. I recently saw an unusual TV special about holiday excess. It featured a lively host going by the name of "Reverend Billy" from the "Church of Life After Shopping." Billy calls our fascination with shopping the "Shopocalypse." This has inspired me as I write this year's top 10 sins that lead to debt.
The ECG circus and Dr. Gyan as Mr. Bean. Saturday, January 1, 2011 @ 5:28AMKwasi Boateng 35 was a man of very few words indeed and often not inclined to communicate beyond a few syllables, the kind of individual Ghanaians often refer to as “a nice guy.”
Pauper's Field Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 10:54AMAll I needed to hear was "The Creek Don't Rise" and I was sold. Twenty years old - how'd you like to have this dude's upside? Somethings you just can't figure. I've worked with 50 year olds who can't give me stuff like this. Time will tell if this "star" continues to burn bright. Good enough for Emmylou is a fine endorsement! LeBlanc's debut album Paupers Field was mixed by Trina Shoemaker and ...
The American Dream Deferred: What Befell our Strategic Defaulters? Monday, December 27, 2010 @ 12:06PMWe've devoted a lot of attention to the foreclosure crisis that is threatening the homes of so many Americans, and to various ways they've sought help: non-profit third parties ; the government's loan modification program , HAMP. But you may remember that some of those we covered had decided to simply stop paying and, if necessary, walk away from their property, aka 'strategic default.' The ...
Poet considers bridges crossed Sunday, December 26, 2010 @ 11:35PMSanta Rosa poet Tom Mariani recalls the day in 1980 he and his family faced a close catastrophe after a Humboldt County earthquake. 'The good news is that it is 30 years later and we all survived,' he said,
TD Bank to buy Chrysler Financial Tuesday, December 21, 2010 @ 7:04PMWashington— A Canadian bank will purchase Michigan-based auto lender Chrysler Financial in a $6.3 billion deal — a move that gives the auto lender a second lease on life.
Modesto bankruptcy court filings rising at almost twice U.S. rate Sunday, November 28, 2010 @ 2:58AMAbout everything that could go wrong did go wrong for Ed Yoho. During the last three years, his wife died of cancer, he lost the job he had held for two decades and he was ripped off by a debt consolidation scam.
Michigan families learn to tough it out on lower incomes Sunday, November 28, 2010 @ 2:25AMThe Free Press talked with four families who are showing resiliency as they live on less. They are making difficult decisions for themselves and their children.
Canadians must stand up for veterans, advocate says Saturday, November 6, 2010 @ 12:29PMCanadians must "defend the rights" of disabled soldiers, says a former military intelligence officer on a day when veterans across the country were protesting to demand changes to the way that they are compensated.
Hell on four wheels in 'betrayed' Papunya Friday, November 5, 2010 @ 10:07AMMotor vehicles were the unofficial gold standard and everyone wanted a share, writes Russell Skelton.
What is the best way to buy a car? Friday, November 5, 2010 @ 6:41AMDear Driving for Dollars, I'm planning to purchase a new car soon. I'll be retiring in about eight months. There are several ways I could finance the car purchase: I can pay cash either from my savings or from CDs that will be maturing.