AltWeeklies Wire
Steal a Pig? No, Steal Bignew
The Securities and Exchange Commission is supposed to police capital markets, but it actually protects corporate bigwigs and Wall Street moguls who fleece the lambs and pluck the geese.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
08-17-2007 |
Economy
Getting Punished for Earning Morenew
Tax and benefit policies make climbing out of poverty difficult.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
08-13-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Bubble Trouble
The mortgage crisis is bringing America's faith-based economy closer to judgment day.
The Inlander |
Ted S. McGregor Jr. |
08-10-2007 |
Economy
Inside Florida's Mortgage Foreclosure Crisisnew
A recent survey listed 33160 -- which includes all of Sunny Isles and Golden Beach, and small parts of Aventura and North Miami Beach -- as the area with the most foreclosures in Florida, second only to Atlanta in the southeastern United States.
Miami New Times |
Frank Houston |
08-06-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Hundred Bucks a Barrel? How 'Bout $200?new
Nine of the last 10 serious downturns in the world economy followed a spike in the price of oil -- and we are heading for another spike.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
08-06-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Dead on the Vine: California's Produce Industrynew
As imports of foreign produce increase, farmers are losing their place at the table.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
William J. Kelly |
08-03-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
The Apple Pie Mutual Fundnew
As Louisiana moves towards becoming the first state to push its retirement savings into a self-styled "terror-free index," money managers warn the financial losses could outweigh the moral message.
Tags: Economic Issues
Option One and NovaStar Create Empty Nestsnew
How these Kansas City companies helped kill the American Dream with subprime lending.
Tags: Economic Issues
Share and Share Alikenew
Wayne Stroman's got a timeshare deal for you -- and a thousand other suckers.
Houston Press |
Chris Vogel |
07-10-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Investment Advisor Fleeced Clients, Bought Toysnew
Portland investors trusted Wes Rhodes with millions -- the feds say he used that money instead to buy muscle cars and sports memorabilia.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
06-27-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
New Law Cracks Down on Used CD Salesnew
Mandatory fingerprinting, holding periods and detailed filing systems are now required by Florida law for all stores dealing in secondhand products, including CD stores, leading some to cry foul.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
06-07-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Artists Foundation Takes On the New Health Insurance Lawsnew
The task force that oversees Massachusetts' new health insurance mandate gives the self-employed the shaft.
Dig Boston |
Lissa Harris |
06-06-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
The Real Winners of 2010 Olympics: Developersnew
A former developer himself, Premier Gordon Campbell holds the purse strings to an Olympic-size sweepstakes payout in Vancouver.
The Georgia Straight |
Donald Gutstein |
06-01-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Subprime Lenders Staying Away From Vermontnew
The state's traditions of community banking and Yankee frugality appear to have helped insulate the state from the subprime lending crisis rocking housing markets in many parts of the country.
Seven Days |
Kevin J. Kelley |
05-25-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
In the Sub-Prime of Lifenew
Homeowners complain that Litton Loan is quicker to foreclose than it needs to be.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
05-21-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
