Finance Officials Try to Calm Markets (AP via Yahoo! News)
Amid fresh jitters from Wall Street, finance officials from the world's industrial powers said Saturday surging oil prices could crimp the economy and they pledged to limit the fallout.
Buying a home and consolidating debt
Dear Dr. Don, I will be applying for a mortgage loan in about three months or so. I will be a first-time buyer. I'm single. I have excellent credit established over the past 20 years. I have paid off two car loans in the past.
Texas Warns Businesses to Guard Consumer Data
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is warning Texas businesses that manage databases with sensitive personal information to ensure the security of the data.
2 more branches planned by First Niagara
First Niagara Bank has designs to open full-service branches in the Town of Amherst and the Town of Penfield in Monroe County.
Rule would tighten controls on variable annuities
Three weeks after Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan suspended Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. because of variable annuities contracts, the Department of Insurance announced a proposal Thursday to toughen its rules regulating the sale of variable annuities.
The Insurance Scandal Shakes Main Street (New York Times)
LIKE many doctors in private practice, Andrew A. Slemp Jr. figured that he could earn enough from the small surgical group he started in Roanoke, Va., to enjoy a comfortable retirement.
Convertible bonds set for success
A top fund manager has recommended investors seriously consider putting money into convertible bonds.