The Finance Blog

Fixing Personal Finance Software

gestbiz — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:03 +0000

â€œThe majority of consumers who buy computers claim that personal finance management is one of the top three reasons they are purchasing a PC. Theyâ€™ve been claiming this for more than a decade. But only somewhere around 2% of consumers …

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Finance For Two

gestbiz — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:03 +0000

If you plan to move in with your sweetie after graduation there are five things you need to know: This probably isnâ€™t the love of your life. The relationship almost certainly wonâ€™t last forever. Therefore keep things simple. …

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Hoa Van Tran responds to campaign finance concerns

gestbiz — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:03 +0000

Responding to the many people out there who have, um, raised concerns and filed complaints about his campaign finance reports, Reynoso said he is taking it very seriously and that he has retained a professional treasurer. …

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Condemned to Repeat Finance Past

gestbiz — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:03 +0000

Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it. Santayana. I once said:. I’d guess you can get 80% of the improvement that predict markets offer by using a much simpler solution: collect track records. …

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Carnival of Personal Finance #152

gestbiz — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:03 +0000

Each week, the carnival features the best personal finance blogging on the Web. In this weekâ€™s carnival youâ€™ll find money-saving tips, ideas for your investments, commentaries on taxes and the economy, and even a couple of financial …

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India vs China: cheap labor, business chain, finance, capitalist, outsourcing, hightech (cmi santiago)

gestbiz — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:53 +0000

Why can India and China become top business and finance players in a globalized finance, trade, hightech, investment, and politics? Get latest info and analysis from leading experts on the ground.

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Australian March Housing Finance -6.1% Vs -1.0% Consensus (The Forex Market)

gestbiz — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:53 +0000

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)–The number of housing-finance approvals in Australia fell a seasonally adjusted 6.1% in March from February, the Australia Bureau of Statistics said Monday.

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N.S. to review tax system: finance minister (CTV.ca)

gestbiz — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:53 +0000

Planning is underway for a ‘major review’ of Nova Scotia’s tax system, Finance Minister Michael Baker has confirmed.

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UPDATE: Citi May Sell Japan Consumer-finance Unit: Nikkei (Nasdaq)

gestbiz — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:53 +0000

TEL AVIV (Dow Jones) - Citigroup is considering paring down or selling its Japanese consumer-finance company, CFJ KK, the Nikkei daily reported in its online edition.

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U.K. Urges EU Finance Ministers to Tackle Rising Food Prices (Bloomberg.com)

gestbiz — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:53 +0000

May 11 (Bloomberg) — U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling will call on European Union finance ministers to combat rising food prices by removing import levies and scrapping rules that keep food prices in the 27-nation bloc artificially high.

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