Category: Finances

Rough Start for Big Name in Conn. Senate Race

Rough Start for Big Name in Conn. Senate Race

After going years without a political test, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is showing some rust.

Mayor isn’t the only one frustrated by difficulties closing the budget gap

Mayor isn’t the only one frustrated by difficulties closing the budget gap

MILPITAS taxpayers looking at the results of the Mayor’s Task Force study of long-term strategies for closing the growing gap between revenues and expenses could well share Mayor Bob Livengood’s dissatisfaction with the results.

Personal Finance: Estate planning prevents family feuds

Personal Finance: Estate planning prevents family feuds

Talk with enough estate planning attorneys and you hear the distressing, sorry sagas resulting from no – or poor – estate planning.

SGA candidates speak out

SGA candidates speak out

Candidates for the Student Government Association executive board and representative positions shared their platforms at the Diana on Tuesday night. Council hopefuls touched on Greek life and the meal plan.

Europe tackles fears on Greece

Europe tackles fears on Greece

Leaders agree to make as much as $40B in below market rate loans available to ease debt crisis.

Sale of Raffles Hotel – Nothing Personal, Just Business

Sale of Raffles Hotel – Nothing Personal, Just Business

By Damon Yeo It was announced this week that the ownership of the iconic Raffles Hotel will change for the third time in seven years. The likely buyer was revealed to be Qatari Diar, the real estate arm of Qatar Investment Authority, equivalent of what Temasek Holdings / Government Investment Corp are to the Singapore government. Under the reported [...]

Abu Dhabi developer to target medium and lower earners

Abu Dhabi developer to target medium and lower earners

Real estate arm of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank says 20% of project now complete.

Card skimming could get worse: inquiry

Card skimming could get worse: inquiry

Westpac has admitted that older style EFTPOS machines make it easier for international criminal syndicates to put in place card skimming scams.

Mario Felice – the PN’s ‘anti-communist’ MP

Mario Felice – the PN’s ‘anti-communist’ MP

Mario Felice, a Nationalist MP, is portrayed in the US embassy telegrams as a friendly source who meets up with the US ambassador and officials, communicates goings-on in politics and internal PN news.

TV highlights for April 9, 2010: ÃÂGood Morning America,’ ÃÂGhost Whisperer,’ more

TV highlights for April 9, 2010: ÃÂGood Morning America,’ ÃÂGhost Whisperer,’ more

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