Troubled home loans didn’t require insurance (St. Joseph News-Press)
WASHINGTON — If the problem threatening to take down the economy is bad mortgages, then why isn’t mortgage insurance taking care of it?
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Senate District 35 candidates focus on education (Sun-Sentinel)
Both in Senate race say it is key to state's future With sky-high property taxes, out-of-sight insurance rates and the economy in the tank, the candidates for Senate District 35 both believe the most important issue is public education.
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Rising cost of heating fuel rekindles firewood's allure (Santa Fe New Mexican)
Photo: Lori Kramer looks at a wood stove at The Firebird in Santa Fe on Friday. As home-heating costs rise, wood stoves are getting a renewed look by money-conscious consumers throughout Northern New Mexico.
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Headed for a repeat? (The Hindu)
I worry that we are setting ourselves up for a repeat of the problems that we are facing today. For one, the new institutions that have gorged themselves with cheap assets have become, yes, too big to fail! So when they are in trouble, we will again have the tax payer rushing to rescue them.
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Three Rules Will Help Protect You From Meltdown: John F. Wasik (Bloomberg)
Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The ongoing market mayhem reminds me of the character Theodore ``Hickey'' Hickman in Eugene O'Neill 's 1939 classic play ``The Iceman Cometh.''
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Is the era of easy credit over for the long haul? (AP via Yahoo! News)
An inflatable gorilla beckoned from the roof of Don Brown Chevrolet in St. Louis, servers doled out free bowls of pasta and a salesman urged potential customers to "come on up under the canopy and put your hands on" a new set of wheels.
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UPDATE: Asian Stocks Make Large Gains; Japan Jumps 12.1% (INO News)
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Asian stock markets were sharply higher Tuesday after a rally on Wall Street, with hopes that government moves to shore up banks around the globe were finally gaining traction.
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Have We Seen The End Of Easy Credit? (NBC 6 Miami)
Experts say that even when the current credit crunch eases, the nation may have maxed out its reliance on borrowed cash.
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Making Money the Warren Buffet Way (HispanicBusiness.com)
If this were the 1930s, we might go to the movies and see a gaudy, escapist musical to feel better again. Instead, let's pretend we're Warren Buffett.
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Leaders travel across country on eve of election (CTV Winnipeg)
With polls suggesting Canada is headed towards another minority government, party leaders criss-crossed the country Monday, hoping to sway as many undecided voters as possible.
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