Archive for October, 2008

Housing and Gasoline News November 01, 2008

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Housing News
Banks continue to pay dividends with bailout money
U.S. expected to unveil plan for homeowners
Most homeowners need a reality check
Keepin’ It Real (Estate): Banks Value Your Mortgage, Not Your Home
What happens to borrowers who default again after the help
These are desperate times with desperate people
Gasoline News
U.S. oil firms say cheaper crude may delay projects
Gas falls [...]

This Halloween may look skimpy

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

It has been said that our future generations will bear the burden of todays decisions, decisions such as over borrowing and not saving enough have contributed to the national debt that one day must be paid.
But that one day may come sooner than most think, tomorrow after all is Halloween, a great day for children [...]

What won’t the Chinese copy?

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

So the Chinese are world renowned for their ability to knock off legitimate brands with their off brand model of junk. Whether it be a shoe, a set of golf clubs, or a designer purse, if the product had been assembled in China I am pretty sure that the Chinese have come up with a [...]

Gasoline October 31, 2008

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Global stocks rise on optimism as oil slides
Exxon, Shell profits soar, but oil dip hits shares
Financial crisis hits global oil investment
Oil closes below $66 on slowdown fears
Exxon’s Profit Jumped to a Record in Quarter
Suddenly, Exxon Is Challenged

Housing October 31, 2008

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Happy Halloween! May you play safe.
Rattled by Housing Slide, Consumers See Worse to Come
Sacramento housing is a long way from turning around
Banks aren’t listening to the government
Most homeowners say their home lost value
Hope for Homeowners program was a failure from the start
Bernanke makes it official. We are Japan.

Gasoline October 30, 2008

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

As price of gas goes down, driving picks itself up again
Lower driving speeds save gas
Oil and commodities rally as dollar falls sharply
Gas at 1 1/2 year low

Housing October 30, 2008

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Cost of crash: $2,800,000,000,000
Government tells banks to start using that money on homes
Home prices still falling amid gloomy forecast
What the real crisis is like
Evil Wall Street Exports Boomed With `Fools’ Born to Buy Debt
Another plunge in home prices
Stockton plan: flip homes in disrepair

Gasoline October 29, 2008

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Low oil prices take wind out of renewables
Russian eyes China loans for pipeline
OPEC is set on propping up oil prices
Lower oil prices doesn’t mean stopping new technology
Oil prices fall below $63
Driving less and consuming less gas, prices hit 3 year lows
Conserving energy