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Baltimore SunAre you confused when your broker says your stock is headed for "bagel land?" Not sure whether to worry that your bank loaded up on "CDOs-squared?" Do you fall into a trance after reading the first paragraph of a mutual fund prospectus? It's not just...Tags: Personal Finance, Mutual Funds, Sales, Georgetown, Mortgages
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Builder incentives: Just marketing, or the real deal?
Special to The TimesMost new-home buyers find it hard to resist the lure of builder incentives -- paid closing costs, an allowance for free upgrades at the design center or interest-rate buy-downs. But are they really worth it? ¶ From the builder's perspective, such...Tags: Sales, Mortgages, Homes, Financial and Business Services, Real Estate Agents
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Heading For Foreclosure? Talk To Your Lender
Even if you can't stand Donald Trump's hair, politics or tastes, you need to listen to his advice if you are even remotely facing the possibility of foreclosure. Trump and several real estate experts were on "Larry King Live" last month talking about the...Tags: Advice, Mortgages, Foreclosures, Petroleum Industry, Financial and Business Services
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It's been a mixed six months for the bond market
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBond investors, like stock investors, regained some confidence in April and May -- only to start losing it again in June. The result was a bifurcated quarter for bond mutual funds that made for a mixed performance among fund categories. Portfolios of...Tags: Central Bank, Bears Stearns Cos., Consumer Confidence, Federal Reserve, ING Group
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Will the stock market get worse?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterStock markets worldwide in the second quarter tried to shake off the deep gloom that gripped them in the first three months of the year. They succeeded -- for a while. But as the quarter drew to a close a major issue that had spooked investors in...Tags: Urban Outfitters Incorporated, Stocks, Consumers, Energy, Guess, Inc.
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'Bagel land': It's no treat
Are you confused when your broker says your stock is headed for "bagel land?" Not sure whether to worry that your bank loaded up on "CDOs-squared?" Do you fall into a trance after reading the first paragraph of a mutual fund prospectus? It's not just...Tags: Mutual Funds, Personal Finance, Sales, Tribune Company, Investments
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Spain and Ireland hurt as central bank hikes rates
Of Bloomberg NewsJose Mauricio Rodriguez Montalvo rents a room from his sister to help her afford her basement flat in Madrid as mortgage costs soar. ''She's crying over the Euribor,'' the 12-month money-market rate used to set Spanish mortgages, Montalvo, 28, said in an...Tags: Central Bank, Mortgages, Federal Reserve, Inflation and Deflation, Housing Industry
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30-year loan rate declines after 5 weeks of increases
Associated PressRates on 30-year mortgages, which had been rising for five straight weeks, posted a decline this week as signals from the Federal Reserve eased worries about imminent rate increases. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported yesterday that 30-year...Tags: Central Bank, Freddie Mac, Mortgages, Federal Reserve
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62,000 jobs lost in June
McClatchy-TribuneThe economy is likely to keep stumbling at least through the rest of the year, analysts agreed yesterday, after a disappointing government report showed that payroll jobs fell by 62,000 in June, the sixth straight month of job losses. "More job losses...Tags: Stocks, Federal Reserve, Energy, Inflation and Deflation, Business
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European bank raises rates
From wire reportsThe European Central Bank, spooked by soaring prices for food and fuel, raised interest rates yesterday, joining several other central banks in battling a global eruption of inflation. By lifting the benchmark rate to 4.25 percent from 4 percent, the...Tags: Central Bank, Petroleum Industry, Federal Reserve, Government, Economic Policy
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