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Market fundamentalism took us close to disaster in 2008 - Times Online
What went wrong? In the last Economic View every year, I look back at what I predicted here in early January, to try to shed some light on the events of the previous 12 months. This is nearly always a humbling experience that brings to mind J.K ...
Posted: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:57:00 GMT

Banking's Silver Lining - Bank Annuity Commissions Up 14% in First ... - Insurance News Net
Radnor, PA, December 30, 2008 - Bank annuity commissions and fees rose 13.9% to $814.0 million in the first nine months of 2008 from $714.9 million in the first three quarters of 2007, according to the Michael White-Symetra Bank Fee Income Report ...
Posted: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:12:00 GMT

Grow Your Christmas Money: A Look at High-Yield Savings Accounts - Wall Street Journal
It seems to be a buyer’s market these days for consumers shopping for high-yield savings accounts. Internet banks are practically throwing themselves at consumers anxiously hoping they’ll get your next deposit. Traditional bricks-and-mortar banks ...
Posted: Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:51:00 GMT

First thoughts: A bumpier 2009? - MSNBC Firstread
*** A bumpier 2009? You could chalk up the Richardson flap to a simple vetting mistake about the New Mexico governor’s ties to an alleged pay-to-play scheme, or a lack of communication between the Obama and Richardson folks. Yet any big controversy ...
Posted: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:51:00 GMT

UK Approves Police Hacking Home Computers - Wired
The UK's Home Office is supporting a proposal that would allow British police or MI5 agents to hack home, office and other private computers without a warrant to intercept e-mail traffic and monitor a user's other computer activities. The proposal ...
Posted: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:56:00 GMT

Britney, Obama Twitter Feeds Hijacked Following Phishing Attack - Wired
Official Twitter feeds belonging to Barack Obama's campaign, Fox News and Britney Spears were hijacked to send out fake messages on Monday, two days after a password-stealing phishing attack targeted the microblogging service. "A number of high ...
Posted: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:56:00 GMT

December 2008 - Posts - MSNBC Firstread
One wouldn't pretend to know how this Burris / Blago Senate affair is going to get sorted out, but one factor may be the signature -- or lack thereof -- of the Illinois secretary of state certifying the appointment. While reports maintain that the ...
Posted: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:43:00 GMT