For years, President Obama has been clear about his preferred tax policy: Tax the rich more and protect households that make less than $250,000 from higher taxes.
It’s not clear what he’ll say about taxes on Wednesday when he lays out his ideas for how to tackle the country’s long-term debt. If history holds, he’ll stick [...]
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TAX THE RICH! OK, BUT THEN WHAT?
April 12th, 2011 by Financial Writer
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more...Oakmark’s David Herro Says Unloved Japanese Stocks a ‘Steal’
February 3rd, 2011 by Financial Writer
Japan’s stock market is more than 70 percent off its 1989 record high and last month the country’s debt was downgraded for the first time in nine years. Time to buy Japanese equities, says David Herro.
“At these prices Japanese stocks are a steal,” said Herro, 50, manager of the $6.9 [...]
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BBVA Seeks Bigger Market Share
February 2nd, 2011 by Financial Writer
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria outlined plans to grab a big chunk of the Spanish banking market over the next three years as the nation’s ailing savings banks restructure.
The announcement came as Spain’s second-largest bank by assets reported a jump in fourth-quarter profit backed by robust growth in Latin America, which offset weakness in [...]
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‘Doomed’ FHA short refi starts
February 1st, 2011 by Financial Writer
The Federal Housing Administration, or FHA, has opened its doors for the “short refinance” program that’s supposed to help homeowners who owe more than their home is worth. But skeptics — including my colleague Holden Lewis, who is on vacation this week — have already taken a dim view of the short refi program as [...]
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Boom Truck Financing
January 31st, 2011 by Financial Writer
Trucks are specialty vehicles, the incomparable services for a number of special operations. Can be used in tree trimming services, loading and unloading heavy products and also for transportation. They are specially designed to offer performance, portability and versatility. In short, they are high performance vehicles. By their very nature, carry higher price tags. [...]
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Tata Communications Posts Net Loss
January 31st, 2011 by Financial Writer
Tata Communications posted a consolidated third-quarter net loss of 1.97 billion rupees ($ 42.9 million) as a marginal rise in revenue failed to cushion it from the impact of rising costs.
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Home Loan Loan Fixed Vs Variable Home
January 28th, 2011 by Financial Writer
After the purchase, agreed to house you want, you need to find a mortgage to finance the purchase. This is the hardest part. There are several types of home loans available on the market benefits from various banks and lenders offer different interest rates e.
So the first thing you need to determine [...]
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Barclays Mulls Bonds for Bonuses
January 24th, 2011 by Financial Writer
Barclays is considering paying about 1,000 senior bankers part of their bonuses in bonds that could convert to equity in times of stress, a person familiar with the matter said Monday.
The move could help deflect criticism of the bank’s bonus payouts, which are expected to total around £2.5 billion this year, since bankers [...]
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Kotlikoff: How to Fix the Mortgage Mess
January 17th, 2011 by Financial Writer
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. What cute-sounding names. They suggest adorable siblings, not twin financial disasters that may cost $1 trillion when we get the final bill.
According to Edward Pinto, Fannie Mae’s former chief credit officer, in 2008 the two government-supported mortgage finance companies, along with the Federal Housing Administration [...]
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OECD calls on Japan’s giant Government pension fund to integrate ESG
January 15th, 2011 by Financial Writer
RI News Alert: › OECD calls on Japan’s giant Government pension fund to integrate ESG”>OECD calls on Japan’s giant Government pension fund to integrate ESG
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› OECD calls on Japan’s giant Government pension fund to integrate ESG
› India’s new Responsible Investment Research Association gets OK
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