tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:10:09 +0000InsuranceHYIPMadoffRecent NewsEconomicsCredit CardsLoanTipsBasicsArticlesPersonal FinanceNewsUSAFinancial ReportFinancial SoftwareStocksDebt,Load,Insurance and General Financial Issueshttp://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (ebeze)Blogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-8187685196676930675Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:36:00 +00002009-12-11T19:36:25.994-08:00Personal FinanceMadoffBy Erik Larson Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Most of the people who say they lost money with Bernard Madoff have had their claims denied because they invested with the con man indirectly or withdrew more money than they put in. Trustee Irving Picard has turned down about 9,900 of the 11,500 people whose claims he has analyzed, with another 4,500 cases still to be looked into. The 1,600 people whose http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/12/most-madoff-victims-denied-sipc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-5743313349886498417Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:40:00 +00002009-12-09T02:40:28.071-08:00Articles   Investment Debt Money Loan Insurance Economic By John Baldoni I've heard executives say that they have never http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/12/finding-hope-in-troubled-times.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-1752487909391519563Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:47:00 +00002009-12-07T09:47:20.060-08:00Recent NewsDec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The yen strengthened and the dollar rose to its highest level in a month against the euro as investors weighed whether the world economy is recovering fast enough to warrant higher central bank interest rates. Gold headed for the steepest two-day retreat since October 2008. The yen advanced against all 16 most-traded currencies tracked by Bloomberg at 12:13 p.m. in New http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/12/yen-dollar-rise-on-rate-outlook-gold.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-1519101903049516529Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:28:00 +00002009-12-01T16:28:37.494-08:00Newstocks were higher on Tuesday as jitters over the debt crisis in Dubai eased and reports showed signs of stability in three cornerstones of the economy: housing, manufacturing and construction. Uncertainty pervaded the markets in recent days, as investors tried to assess whether the inability of a Dubai investment fund to keep up with $59 billion in debt payments would rattle banks and other http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/12/dubai-concerns-eased-wall-st-moves-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-48097483741830706Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:24:00 +00002009-12-01T16:24:20.673-08:00News Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Dubai’s credit risk fell the most in nine months after state-controlled Dubai World began talks on restructuring less than half its total liabilities and said the rest of its obligations are on “a stable financial footing.” The cost to protect against a default by Dubai dropped 113 basis points to 457 yesterday, the biggest one-day decline since Feb. 23, http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/12/dubai-credit-risk-falls-most-in-9.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-4179746008698781592Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:23:00 +00002009-12-01T16:23:38.317-08:00News Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks rallied from Shanghai to New York and the dollar slid as Dubai World began talks to restructure less than half its debt and Chinese manufacturing grew at the fastest pace in five years. Treasury 10-year notes dropped for the first time in six days. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index added 1.2 percent to 1,108.86 at 4:09 p.m. in New York. Europe’s Dow http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/12/stocks-commodities-rise-on-dubai-china.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-6033872861108071759Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:01:00 +00002009-11-19T08:01:12.823-08:00Newshttp://www.bloomberg.com Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled an $849 billion health-care plan that would create new government competition for private insurers, cover almost all Americans and raise a payroll tax on the highest earners. Reid’s proposal, the most sweeping overhaul of the U.S. health system in four decades, cleared a major hurdle when the http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/11/reid-849-billion-measure-widens-health.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-8552886248882291883Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:59:00 +00002009-11-19T07:59:59.962-08:00Newshttp://www.bloomberg.com/ President Barack Obama said he is committed to pushing through a free trade agreement with South Korea that has been stalled by the U.S. auto lobby and unions, who argue it doesn’t do enough to open up Korean markets. Obama’s joint press conference in Seoul today with South Korean counterpart Lee Myung Bak was a last chance on his four- nation Asia trip to show he http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/11/obama-aims-to-allay-auto-lobby-concern.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-3298437274805603298Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:44:00 +00002009-06-09T06:44:33.203-07:00ArticlesElectronic commerce or e-commerce means buying products or services via the Internet. One way to do that is by using a credit card and the manner in which this process is shown in the diagram below. Consumers visiting the online shop to purchase your merchandise. The transaction data via a secure connection, or SSL, the web host server. The encrypted credit card data are handled by the http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/06/e-commerce-basic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-6367960156390239179Sun, 31 May 2009 14:36:00 +00002009-05-31T07:36:45.889-07:00HYIPInvestment Forge is a registered and certified name for "Investment Forge Gmbh" and we are an investing control management team. Being registered in offshore jurisdiction on Cyprus, we manage to provide stable interest-earning potential to all of our participants. Earn money with Investment Forge is a simple and modern way to earn money online. Our numerous team consists of professional http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/investment-forge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-8607505400875323017Sun, 24 May 2009 15:15:00 +00002009-05-24T08:15:16.799-07:00USANewsLoanArticlesGeneral Motors, which is surviving on $15.4 billion in U.S. government loans, announced today that it has received an additional $4 billion from the government. In a regulatory filing, GM said it borrowed the additional money today after amending its loan agreement with the U.S. Treasury last Wednesday. The new loan brings the total amount lent to GM to $19.4 billion. The automaker said in http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/us-loans-gm-4-billion-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-3426285183669655900Sun, 24 May 2009 15:14:00 +00002009-05-24T08:14:11.517-07:00USALoanArticlesThe Senate passed a payday lending bill today, a controversial measure proponents call a compromise, and consumer advocates call disappointing. The Senate vote for passage, 41-4, broke a four-month long General Assembly impasse. Sen. Joel Lourie,D-Richland, a co-sponsor of the compromise amendment that broke impasse, said he expects the House of Representatives to accept the Senate version of http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/payday-loan-regs-pass-ending-4-month.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-1292170871691056599Sun, 24 May 2009 15:10:00 +00002009-05-24T08:10:15.012-07:00USALoanArticlesHomeowners nationwide with good credit but artificially low mortgage payments could be forced to pay more to the bank sometime within the next three years, according to Credit Suisse. If low interest rates remain, some of these borrowers will be spared payment shock. But those with extremely low payments via deferral of interest/principal owed, will not. While preparing a story about http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/loan-reset-threat-looms-till-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-7788617123430084231Sun, 24 May 2009 15:07:00 +00002009-05-24T08:07:17.920-07:00InsuranceUSALoanArticlesFor the past five months, roughly one out of every four home buyers in Orange County used a federally run loan insurance program that was practically nonexistent here two years ago. Now home buyers are taking advantage of loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration. One reason: they can make a down payment as low as 3.5% and that can be gifted from a relative. Another reason: the limit http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/1-in-4-oc-home-buyers-use-federal-loan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-4483415967440611902Sun, 24 May 2009 15:04:00 +00002009-05-24T08:04:07.200-07:00Articles Chamber’s ‘Financing Options for Your Business’ program June 9 By Jessica Legge Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — The Marion County Chamber of Commerce is helping small businesses learn about financing assistance that could help them succeed. A chamber event, titled “Financing Options for Your Business,” will take place at 6 p.m. June 9 at the I-79 Technology Park Research Center in http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/stimulating-success.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-8756092752393853368Sat, 23 May 2009 04:07:00 +00002009-05-22T21:07:38.022-07:00LoanAs a Garden City loan officer, Anita Bareja approved applications like the one from a purported sales manager earning $15,000 a month, prosecutors said Friday. In reality the borrower was a welder earning $11 an hour -- and a partner in Bareja's scheme to steal money from banks through fraudulent mortgage applications, according to a release from Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice's office.http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/li-loan-officer-charged-in-mortgage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-8570725856441701334Sat, 23 May 2009 04:06:00 +00002009-05-22T21:06:25.688-07:00LoanSEATAC, Wash. – In a decision that could jeopardize more than 200 planned jobs, state officials on Thursday rejected the Spokane airport’s request for a $6.8 million loan. It’s too much to ask for, some members of the state Community Economic Revitalization Board said, when many rural communities are struggling more. “I just can’t get there,” said board member George Raiter, voting no. But byhttp://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/story-comments-01-may-22-2009-in-city.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-1381172820369211419Sat, 23 May 2009 04:05:00 +00002009-05-22T21:05:35.339-07:00LoanThe Peruvian government is seeking a US$300mn loan from the World Bank to partly finance transport infrastructure development projects, according to a bank document posted on its website. The funding - to be covered by the World Bank Group's International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) - would support road and highway projects (80%), and the general transportation sector (20%).http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/government-seeks-us300mn-world-bank.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-3678000473228439928Sat, 23 May 2009 04:04:00 +00002009-05-22T21:04:45.584-07:00LoanMANILA, Philippines—Port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has raised $150 million from a three-year loan with a syndicate of seven banks for the refinancing of some debt due by end-2010. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange yesterday, ICSTI said it had signed a three-year loan facility with The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFK Ltd., Calyon, HSBC Ltd., http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/banks-approve-150-m-loan-to-ictsi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-2282002133209535468Sat, 23 May 2009 04:03:00 +00002009-05-22T21:03:39.273-07:00LoanNEW YORK, May 22 - Pilgrim's Pride Corp <PGPDQ.PK>, the bankrupt U.S. chicken processor, said on Friday that it fully repaid its $450 million debtor-in-possession financing facility and completed the sale of its Farmerville, Louisiana, processing facility for $72.3 million. The company said it sold the Farmerville complex, which includes a processing facility, a cook plant, two hatcheries, a http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/pilgrim-pride-repays-dip-loan-sells.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-6893535984394514933Fri, 08 May 2009 13:44:00 +00002009-05-08T06:44:04.625-07:00NewsPrograms offer financial tips to individuals on how to manage their money and budget for the future BOSTON, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of April's Financial Literacy month, the Citizens Bank Foundation announced it has provided more than $170,000 in grants to local organizations supporting financial literacy programs during the first quarter of 2009. Nonprofit recipients and programshttp://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/citizens-bank-foundation-donates-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-8410477500477353340Fri, 08 May 2009 13:40:00 +00002009-05-08T06:40:58.519-07:00Financial ReportFor the quarter, the Company’s loss from operations was $6,924,000, which was essentially unchanged compared to the loss from operations of $6,897,000 in the first quarter of 2008. The loss from operations in the first quarter of 2009 includes approximately $544,000 of expenses related to the Company’s acquisition of the operating assets and liabilities of Stem Cell Sciences Plc (“SCS”) which http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/stemcells-announces-2009-first-quarter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-326450786441459162Sun, 03 May 2009 00:45:00 +00002009-05-02T17:45:09.951-07:00NewsThe head of the World Organisation for Animal Health called on Friday for greater surveillance of pigs and animals other than birds in intensified efforts to limit the impact of future pandemic flu outbreaks. Bernard Vallat, director-general, told the Financial Times it was “entirely wrong” to focus on slaughtering pigs as a result of the outbreak in Mexico but that there was a long-term need tohttp://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/experts-call-for-broad-flu-watch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-2299276934388829969Sun, 03 May 2009 00:41:00 +00002009-05-02T17:41:01.640-07:00ArticlesNothing works like a recession to spur enthusiasm for financial literacy. In a tough economy, Americans appear more willing to save, pare debts, learn about finances and make other responsible money moves. With that in mind, here's a look at several common myths on money issues - not an exhaustive list, but a sampling of the misconceptions out there. Myth: Free credit reports are free. That http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/let-smash-some-financial-myths.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312053585159395133.post-3705910202186254596Sun, 03 May 2009 00:31:00 +00002009-05-02T17:31:51.012-07:00NewsWASHINGTON - THE financial sector will make up a smaller part of the US economy in the future as new regulations clamp down on 'massive risk-taking,' President Barack Obama said in an interview published on Saturday. President Obama, whose young administration has spearheaded a raft of reforms in the banking sector as part of efforts to tackle the financial crisis, said the industry's role in http://goodfinancialtimes.blogspot.com/2009/05/us-financial-sector-to-shrink.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ebeze)0