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SWS Group, Inc. Reports Fiscal Second Quarter Net Income of $5.9 ... - Yahoo Finance

"The continued profitability of our bank and the improvement we're beginning to see in the equity side of the brokerage business are important trends as the performance of our fixed income businesses, although strong, has begun to moderate from the ...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:04:00 GMT

Toyota recalls Prius sold in Japan - Minneapolis Star Tribune

TOKYO - Toyota is recalling about 170,000 Prius hybrid cars in Japan for braking problems and will soon disclose its global plans for a fix as the automaker scrambles to repair damage to its reputation from a spate of safety problems. Toyota ...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:54:00 GMT

Internet giant Google airs first Super Bowl commercial - Los Angeles Times

The New Orleans Saints weren't the only ones feeling the love on Super Bowl Sunday. Google took an expensive plunge into brand advertising on Sunday with its first Super Bowl ad, one of the few ads it has chosen to run on broadcast television rather ...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:54:00 GMT

Toyota files papers to recall 223,000 Prius and other hybrids in Japan ... - Hartford Courant

TOKYO (AP) — Toyota has filed papers to recall about 223,000 hybrid cars in Japan , including the Prius, for braking problems — the latest in a string of embarrassing safety problems at the world's largest automaker. Tuesday's recall affects ...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:47:00 GMT

Home Loan Modification

Tim Geithner, still shilling for banking status quo, calls loan ... - Democratic Underground.com

As of December 30, $35.5 billion had been allocated to the program, the Special Inspector General for the TARP program, Neil Barofsky, reported to Congress last month , with $10 billion "allocated to encourage HAMP modification by protecting ...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:04:00 GMT

Register for FREE - Wall Street Journal

Besides playing a key role in the loan-modification program, Fannie ... to four million borrowers the chance to modify loans. Through December, loan servicers have signed up 903,000 borrowers for trial modifications. Just 66,000 have received a ...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:09:00 GMT

PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Feb 9 - Reuters UK

Feb 9 (Reuters) - The following were the top stories in The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey urged the Federal Reserve last July to ...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:01:00 GMT

Details bared in case - Glendale News-Press

BURBANK — Prosecutors on Monday began laying out their case against five people who they say kidnapped and tortured two loan modification agents, who were allegedly beaten, whipped with an extension cord and threatened with dismemberment. Luis ...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:00:00 GMT

Shore group offers help amid rising foreclosures - Delmarva Now

... are new defenses and remedies available to homeowners since Wall Street started securitizing their loans ... them in requesting loan modifications. With nine years experience as a top loan originator with a major mortgage company, Jacobson helps ...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:41:00 GMT

When the Roof Caves In: - CityLimits.org

The recent collapse of some of the nation's largest financial institutions is understood as the crashing of a wave set in motion by years of poor lending practices, corrupt securities schemes and lax oversight. But for thousands of New Yorkers, the ...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:27:00 GMT

Rev. Jesse Jackson Organizes March In Miami - CBS 4 South Florida

Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson shut down roads Monday as he led a march through Downtown Miami. Jackson along with dozens of people facing unemployment or foreclosure turned out to prove a point: Politicians need to do more for Main street ...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:44:00 GMT

Understanding Loan Modification - DAILY KOS

By now, most people have heard of some form of mortgage help for struggling homeowners to help them stay in their home and avoid foreclosure. One process for doing this is known as Loss Mitigation. Before I explain the details of loss mitigation let ...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:39:00 GMT

An American Defeat: The 100 Day War Against the Plutocrats - DAILY KOS

During the Great Depression, following the stock market crash of 1929, the American public sought a scapegoat for their economic plight. Some held President Hoover responsible, others targeted the three B's -- brokers, bankers, and businessmen. In ...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:09:00 GMT

Evergreen Solar Ships 31.9 Megawatts in the Fourth Quarter of 2009 - StreetInsider.com

-- Shipped 31.9 MW from our Devens facility at an average selling price of $2.32 per watt; -- Improved product gross margins to 11.9% from 7.1% for the third quarter of 2009; -- Reduced total manufacturing cost to $2.05 per watt, down 8.5% from $2.24 ...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:11:00 GMT

Mortgage

Regina housing construction starts strong in 2010 - Regina Leader-Post

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:41:00 GMT

Mortgage investors try to regroup - Missoulian

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:10:00 GMT

More pay credit card bills than mortgages - Fresno Bee

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:37:00 GMT

On refis, cash-in or cash-out? - Herald Tribune

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:28:00 GMT

Firms poach top talent from rivals - Wall Street Journal

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:09:00 GMT

New Habs GM immediately settles two big questions on team's future in ... - The Hockey News

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:28:00 GMT

Fed Aims to Soothe Markets as It Phases Out Crisis Measures (Washn) - Syracuse Post-Standard

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:43:00 GMT

Shareholders Deciding a Dividend - New York Times

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:02:00 GMT

New Habs GM immediately settles two big questions on team's future - NHL.com

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:38:00 GMT

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Civic group wants Milwaukee region to produce more college graduates - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Those numbers, tabulated by the CEOs for Cities urban policy group, are helping fuel the latest economic development initiative around Milwaukee: increasing the ranks of knowledge workers and the creative class who are believed to drive innovation ...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:18:00 GMT

EA in the red for 12th quarter in a row - YAHOO!

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:07:00 GMT

Group makes deal to buy land near Hollywood sign - Riverside Press Enterprise

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:47:00 GMT

Healthy business climate stocks nation’s medicine chest - NJBIZ

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:54:00 GMT

Conservation group makes deal to buy land near famous Hollywood sign ... - Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A nature conservation group said Monday it has reached a deal that would protect a huge swath of land above the world-famous Hollywood sign from being developed into luxury homes. Trust For Public Lands president Will Rogers said ...