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The six secrets to mobile computing success - CNET News
There are six things that developers need to keep in mind when developing for mobile computers, six things that don't necessarily come into play when thinking about PCs. Zumobi's Ben Bederson answers questions following his session on developing ...
2008-04-25 03:02:00 -
Keep the faith on variable rates even if banks stall on prime - Globe and Mail
The big banks and their customers have had their differences over the years. Service fees on chequing and savings accounts have been an annoyance, and so have sky-high credit card interest rates and surcharges slapped on bank machine transactions ...
2008-04-23 10:06:00 -
Banks need hedge funds - Financial Times
The US debt markets have shown signs of a renaissance in recent weeks. Both investment-grade and riskier high-yield corporate credit have rallied forcefully this month. The supply of new issues has also picked up, as companies have tempted investors ...
2008-04-25 02:19:00 -
Interest payments ease at arts institutions - Los Angeles Times
The sub-prime mortgage crisis continues to inflict collateral damage on several major Southern California cultural institutions -- but the financial bleeding has slowed since late March, when they were forced to pay more than twice as much interest ...
2008-04-25 02:47:00 -
Bank of Canada injects C$990 mln into market - Reuters
TORONTO, April 24 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada injected C$990 million ($975 million) into markets on Thursday to lower the overnight interest rate toward the central bank's target and improve liquidity. The injection came through two separate ...
2008-04-24 11:42:00 -
Carphone Warehouse rises on speculation - Daily Telegraph
Carphone Warehouse, which sells mobile phones and broadband access, was in focus as bid speculation resurfaced on the back of a positive broker note. The broker also argued that Carphone's recent move to separate its mobile phone retail and broadband ...
2008-04-25 03:59:00 -
Vultures Circle at Michael Jackson's Neverland - FOX News
Forget the stories of Michael Jackson making a new album. Not only is he not working, he's also not paying attention to the rapidly approaching Neverland auction. The auction is set for May 14, and I am told the vultures are circling with cashier's ...
2008-04-25 10:37:00 -
Banks pull the plug on buy-to-let landlords - Times Online
The era of the amateur landlord has all but ended, with banks effectively refusing to lend to new entrants to the buy-to-let market. Thousands of existing landlords also face huge increases in the cost of remortgaging, experts said yesterday. The ...
2008-04-25 04:06:00 -
LendingTree sues over data breach - Los Angeles Times
Five Southern California home lenders improperly tapped into the personal financial information of some customers seeking loans through LendingTree Inc., according to a lawsuit filed this week by the Internet mortgage broker. The suit, filed Monday ...
2008-04-23 11:54:00 -
Buildproof finds way to assist homeowners - AZCentral.com
Homeowners who fear writing big checks to unproven contractors, and contractors burned after doing work for deadbeat homeowners, have a new alternative. Scottsdale-based Buildproof launched its Internet-based service in the metro Phoenix market this ...
2008-04-25 04:28:00 -
How the mortgage industry nurtured deceit. - Slate
Here's the narrative we've heard about the mortgage meltdown: miscalculation and unfounded optimism, clueless investors, cash-strapped home buyers clobbered by rate resets. But there's one piece of the mortgage-meltdown tale that virtually every ...
2008-04-24 08:22:00 -
Look closely at mortgage broker fees - Baltimore Sun
L ooking to get a mortgage or refinance an existing one? If you have the credit score to make it work, you shouldn't have trouble finding people who really, really want your business. The trick is deciding who should get it. Christopher Cruise, a ...
2008-04-25 04:53:00 -
Construction and Property - Daily Telegraph
Persimmon, Britain's largest housebuilder, was the biggest faller in the FTSE 100 this morning, after announcing that the crisis in the mortgage market has hit sales, forced the group to slash prices and postpone new building. Merrill Lynch has cut ...
2008-04-24 11:14:00 -
Foreclosures up and down - San Diego Union-Tribune
Lenders took back the homes of struggling San Diego County homeowners in record numbers during the first quarter, a trend that real estate analysts suspect is likely to continue through much of the year. While the number of foreclosures last month ...
2008-04-23 11:01:00 -
Mortgage applications fall for second week - Providence Business News
WASHINGTON – The number of mortgage loan applications nationwide fell for the second week in a row as interest rates again rose on 30-year loans, the Mortgage Bankers Association said today in its weekly report. For the week ended April 18, the ...
2008-04-23 02:35:00