Roy Exum: On My Beatles Birthday

Roy Exum: On My Beatles Birthday
After being sure he was covered by insurance, he tried the car for a couple of days and tried to borrow the money that stood between him and complete happiness from every relative. He had … On the family bulletin board there appeared an advertisement …
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The Best Episode of The Cosby Show Aired 27 Years Ago Today, and I Dare
Hard to believe, but it was 27 years ago today that The Cosby Show episode "Theo's Holiday" (season 2, episode 21) aired and the show firmly cemented itself as the greatest family comedy of the '80s. … In the classic ep, Theo Huxtable finds himself …
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National Mortgage Settlement: Are Short Sales the Right Relief for So Many

National Mortgage Settlement: Are Small Sales the Right Relief for So Many
Completed second-lien modifications and extinguishments amounted to $ 11.594 billion through Dec. 31. Banks get settlement credit for eliminating second mortgages, which is money they would likely lose anyway in the event of a foreclosure. “It's damn …
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE | March 2, 2013
Why can't I get a forgivable loan? With the millions upon millions of dollars that our government gives away each year in forgivable loans, most Nova Scotians could have their debts severely reduced, if not erased. This is our money that it is giving …
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HMV adminstration: Collapse could leave 4000 staff out in cold

HMV adminstration: Collapse could leave 4000 staff out in cold
HMV's banks – state-backed Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds – said they were unwilling to go on lending it money. It is still possible that a … tweeted: 'HMV bankrupt. We may as well just give up on any medium that involves hard copy and get on with it.
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Martinez State of the State address
It's an opportunity defined not by decisions made in Washington, but by the hard work and ingenuity of New. Mexicans. That means diversifying our economy and growing the private sector. New Mexico has a lot to offer, but what we lack is a level playing …
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Loan sharks in troubled waters
In 2006, hard-pressed for cash, a trader in Chalai borrowed Rs. 6 lakh from a local 'blade', bazaar terminology for loan sharks who lend money at very high rates of interest and often use violence to recover it. The deal nearly ruined him. Over the …
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