Right Now blog: Tea Party Express takes a victory lap, makes endorsements
David Weigel: Thanks for participating, everyone! I just got back from the first D.C. protest of the day, so let’s get started.
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Washington, D.C.: What, in your opinion, is the difference between the tea party and moveon.org, PFAW, certain union-funded groups, etc.
To me, those groups are the lefty version of the tea party movement.
David Weigel: I think that’s a fair comparison to make. One difference between tea parties and, say, Health Care for America Now, is that all of the tea party money is given voluntarily — either by grassroots activists or by corporations.
Posted on : 11-04-2010 | By : Allison Thompson | In : Financial News
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Do you get paranoid about your finances, try too hard and end up hurting your chances for a comfortable life?
Sara was sick, or at least so we thought. During one morning, she was having trouble breathing and sneezing, and getting very frustrated. The caring dad yelled at whoever came his way, pushed everyone aside and rushed her to a walk-in clinic. When they got there, Sara was quietly asleep, without a hint of trouble. But that’s not the end of it. Everyone else there was sick. Kids were running around sneezing, coughing, and spreading their viruses around the room. T
Attorney General Jerry Brown, a candidate for California governor in 2010, has posted an article on his website about how he shut down two fraudulent foreclosure-assistance companies and provided $1 million in restitution for the victims used by the companies.
Last July, Brown filed suit against U.S. Foreclosure Relief Corp. and H.E.
With so many types of business financing available today, it is advisable to check carefully which type is best for your specific purpose.
The most traditional type of financing is debt financing. This is a straightforward loan that is repaid with interest over a certain pre-determined period of time. Generally, it is not an unsecured loan and will require some form of collateral against default. Debt financing can be either short or long term.
Your business may qualify for a line of credit. This loan is generally attached to your chequing account and can help when your cash flow fluctuates greatly.
Posted on : 05-04-2010 | By : Andrew Miller | In : Financial News
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(I-Newswire) April 6, 2010 – The recent encouraging economic news will mean a better long-term picture for job hunters, but without cash on hand, many might not be able to take advantage of the improving economy.
- The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that new unemployment benefit claims dropped again for the fourth of the last five weeks.
- Gross domestic product grew 5.6% in the last three months of 2009.
- Economists expect that the April 2 employment report will show 190,000 new jobs were created in March, the most in three years.
- One million small businesses are expected to add new positions to take advantage of the Obama administration’s newly announced $5,000 tax credit and Social security reimbursement.
- Union Bank’s 10th Annual Small Business Survey shows 25% of California’s small business owners say they will add new jobs and make other growth investments in 2010. (This
The Wall Street Journal has posted an article about a recent investigation into a subsidiary company of Lender Processing Services. The company is responsible for providing banks with the documentation necessary when preceeding with foreclosures. Federal prosecutors began looking into the company, Docx, after the dismissal of several foreclosure cases…
in which judges across the U.S. have found that the materials banks had submitted to support their claims were wrong. Faulty bank paperwork has been an issue in foreclosure proceedings since the housing crisis took hold a few years ago. It is often difficult to pin down who the real owner of a mortgage is, thanks to the complexity of the mortgage market.
Do you get paranoid about your finances, try too hard and end up hurting your chances for a comfortable life?