Local Headlines
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Mike Moore: The race to convert life's lows into highs
Friday Jul 18 | via The Journal Times
At a time when $3.99 gas is a bargain, job prospects are softer than Midwest Airlines cookies and the people paying the mortgages have to bail out the lenders, pessimism is always knocking at the door.
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Jun 20, 2008 | via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal
MGIC Investment Corp. and two other mortgage insurers will be allowed to continue to do business with Freddie Mac without restrictions, even though the insurers have had their bond ratings cut.
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Jun 19, 2008 | via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal
The developers of a condominium building in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward are facing over $3 million in overdue bills from their general contractor but hope to soon receive additional financing to pay off ...
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U.S. Stocks Fall, Led by Banks on Citigroup Writedown Concern; BB&T Slumps
Jun 19, 2008 | via Bloomberg
U.S. stocks fell, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to a two-month low, after Citigroup Inc.
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Morgan Stanley profits drop more than 50pc
Jun 18, 2008 | via Telegraph.co.uk
Morgan Stanley, the second-biggest US securities firm, said profit dropped by more than 50pc on declines in trading, asset management and investment banking.
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Regional Headlines
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Janesville recognized for affordable housing
7 hrs ago | via The Janesville Gazette - Janesville, Wisconsin
The city was ranked 16th in affordable housing. With a median home price of $124,700, Janesville was the only Wisconsin community to make the housing list.
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Planned bill targets Wisconsin Supreme Court decision on lawsuits by homebuyers
Monday Jul 21 | via Wisconsin State Journal
State lawmakers say they plan to introduce legislation next year that would reverse a state Supreme Court decision blocking home buyers from suing sellers for punitive damages when they lie about the condition ...
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Thursday Jul 10 | via The Daily Press
Senior citizens on fixed incomes aren't going to be surprised by the results of a report released this week that shows it is increasingly difficult to make ends meet.
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Buyers lose recourse in frauds
Sunday Jul 6 | via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal
Home buyers who believe a seller has lied to them cannot sue for fraud to recover damages, a divided Wisconsin Supreme Court said Tuesday.
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Kohl proposal aimed at foreclosure rescue scams
Sunday Jun 29 | via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal
Wisconsinites at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure could receive additional protections under a measure authored by Sen.
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National Headlines
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1 min ago | via Business Standard
Oil prices have dipped a good 15 per cent in the last few days, and suddenly the forecasts on oil prices talk of a dip, not a further rise in prices.
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Housing, jobs send stocks skidding
2 min ago | via SI.com
Renewed fears about the battered housing market and rising unemployment sent stocks into a tailspin Thursday.
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On the Market: Chad Rogers's Beverly Hills Listing
2 min ago | via CurbedLA
Last week, everyone met Chad Rogers , one of the real estate agents behind the forthcoming "Million Dollar Listings," Bravo's new television show about three "hot" Los Angeles real estate agents.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers: Credit and mortgage crisis cause companies to delay public offerings
2 min ago | via International Herald Tribune
NEW YORK : PricewaterhouseCoopers on Thursday reported that the number of initial public offerings for the first half of the year has fallen to a four-year low because of turbulent market conditions.
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Credit Suisse profit plunges 62%, less than analysts said
4 min ago | via The Taipei Times
Credit Suisse has been able to cut risky positions a bit faster than probably the average in the sector.
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