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Ashley Clark (Money Marketing Online)
Ashley Clark is a man on a mission. The co-founder of www.need-anadviser.com says he wants to see low-cost, fee-based and instantly accessible advice available to everyone in the world and he says technology is the key to achieving this goal. ...
2008-04-10 04:18:26 -
Licensee labels smoking area lawsuit "bonkers" (Publican)
A licensee who is being sued for £50,000 over his smoking area has branded the action “bonkers”. Shane Radmore, of the Silverton Inn in Silverton, Devon, opened up his yard to smokers last summer after seeking advice from Mid Devon District Council.
2008-04-10 04:21:41 -
Bank reduces rates (Mortgage Introducer)
Majority of economists began to favour an April reduction after reports emerged of a slump in the service sector, painting a much gloomier economic picture.
2008-04-10 04:21:54 -
BoE's rate cut should 'ease conditions' on credit markets - CBI (The Forex Market)
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The decision by the Bank of England to cut interest rates by a quarter point to 5.00 percent should help to ease tight credit conditions, a leading business lobby said.
2008-04-10 04:34:11 -
BoE rate cut could help begin restoring stability to UK mortgage markets - CML (The Forex Market)
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said the Bank of England's quarter-point cut in interest rates to 5.00 percent could help to begin restoring stability to mortgage markets, if partnered with increased provisions of liquidity.
2008-04-10 04:49:39 -
Indo-US business unaffected by rupee rise, sub-prime crisis (New Kerala)
By Arun Kumar, Washington, April 10 : The India-US business climate has been only marginally affected by the sub prime mortgage crisis in America or the unprecedented appreciation of rupee against the dollar, according to a business advocacy group.
2008-04-10 05:07:07 -
UK mortgage lenders move to pass on BoE rate cut to borrowers (The Forex Market)
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Some of the UK's biggest mortgage lenders have been quick to pass through today's quarter point rate reduction from the Bank of England to borrowers, at least with regard to their standard variable and tracker rates.
2008-04-10 05:35:34 -
Sufiah's mum starts family website (Straits Times)
COVENTRY - FIGHTING to clear 'misconceptions' about her family, the Malaysian mother of the math prodigy-turned-prostitute, Sufiah Yusof, has set up a family blog, claiming that she was responsible for her children's education.
2008-04-09 10:36:43 -
Four Hoosiers charged in mortgage fraud scheme (WTHR Indianapolis)
Investigators say they uncovered mortgage fraud schemes that netted more than $37 million in loans.
2008-04-09 11:17:11 -
A Fresh Start Takes Aim At Credit Repair Fraud (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
By some estimates, over 30 million Americans have "poor" or "extremely poor" credit ratings - and by all predictions, this number is likely to continue to grow.
2008-04-10 12:01:00 -
Arson-for-profit kingpin gets four years (The Star Press)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Kenneth Allen blamed "greed and arrogance" for his serial arson-for-profit spree that resulted Wednesday in a four-year prison term and an order to pay more than $1 million in restitution to eight insurance companies.
2008-04-10 12:19:53 -
Former federal fraud investigator gets 2-year prison term for fraud (Arizona Daily Star)
A former federal agent was sentenced Wednesday to more than two years in prison for stealing more than $1.1 million from bank accounts of fraud suspects.
2008-04-10 12:38:52 -
Test Your Presidential Passion (Pittsburgh City Paper)
Starting a new relationship can be exciting, but confusing as well. Is she or he the right one for you? You agree on things like paying for college and the war in Iraq -- but what about No Child Left Behind? If you still can't give your heart to the Democrats battling it out for the party's... By Charlie Deitch.
2008-04-10 02:36:34 -
O'Malley To Testify On Federal Foreclosure Bill (CBS 13 Baltimore)
Governor Martin O'Malley is on Capitol Hill Thursday talking about a federal plan to address foreclosures.
2008-04-10 03:37:32 -
NATION & WORLD: United to cut capacity (Detroit Free Press)
UAL Corp.'s United Airlines, the world's second-largest carrier, will pare U.S. capacity again in response to surging jet-fuel prices. The cuts are being prepared and will be detailed when UAL announces first-quarter results this month, Vice President Kathryn Mikells and CEO Glenn Tilton told employees Wednesday.
2008-04-10 12:45:25