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SPECIAL REPORT: Boost your credit score
SPECIAL REPORT: Boost your credit score If you’re looking to buy a new car or home chances are you’ll need a bank. But before you get that loan you’ll need good credit. So what can you do if your credit score isn’t good enough to get you approved? Read more on TV 7&4 Traverse City
Fed chief hints at more action to boost economy
Fed chief hints at more action to boost economy BLADE NEWS SERVICES BOSTON – Citing the threat of prolonged high unemployment and an economy potentially falling into a dangerous deflationary spiral, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Friday outlined a case for the central bank to take action to bolster economic growth. But the Fed chief [...]
Fiber loop receives grant boost
Fiber loop receives grant boost Carver County learned last week it will receive nearly $6 million in federal stimulus funds to expand its fiber optic ring project to provide high-speed Internet connectivity to 86 community partners throughout the county. Read more on The Norwood Young America Times
Obama unveils Ford loan guarantees to boost US exports
Obama unveils Ford loan guarantees to boost US exports CHICAGO, Aug 5 (Reuters) President Barack Obama on Thursday defended his decision to bail out U.S. auto makers as he unveiled a new loan guarantee for Ford Motor Co that will help to meet a White House goal of doubling U.S. exports. ”Don’t bet against the [...]
House approves bills to boost manufacturing
House approves bills to boost manufacturing Lawmakers moved closer on Wednesday to creating a commission to find ways to cut the huge trade deficit with China and other countries, while also pushing a strategy to promote U.S. manufacturing. Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! News
Hopes dim for quick legislative action to boost California’s food stamp participation rate
Hopes dim for quick legislative action to boost California’s food stamp participation rate Proposals include cutting the required frequency of recipients’ income reporting and allowing any drug felon to receive the benefit without mandating treatment. With concern growing in Sacramento about the millions of Californians struggling to get sufficient nutrition, advocates for the poor had [...]
Democrats Eye Young, Minorities For Midterm Boost
Democrats Eye Young, Minorities For Midterm Boost Getting the 15 million first-time voters who supported Barack Obama in 2008 to return to the polls in November is a major focus of the party’s $50 million midterm mobilization. But relying on people who haven’t voted reliably in the past could be a risky strategy. Read more [...]
Iraq central bank cuts rates to boost lending
Iraq central bank cuts rates to boost lending BAGHDAD: Iraq’s central bank slashed its base rate by 100 basis points to six per cent as of April 1 in reaction to subdued inflation and to boost bank lending, senior advisers at the bank said. Read more on Gulf Daily News
EC to boost European Company – EUbusiness Week 483
EC to boost European Company – EUbusiness Week 483 Publisher’s Note ================ Five years after the European Company Statute (SE) entered into force, the European Commission has launched a public consultation with a view to making it work better. Read more on Eu Business
Banks boost takes FTSE forward
Banks boost takes FTSE forward LONDON FTSE 100 CLOSE 5,650.13 +7.51 Read more on The Scotsman: Business