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Countrywide Financial (CFC) released the news after the closing bell today, and everyone was wrong. Instead of 5,000, 6,000 or even 10,000 jobs being lost, CFC announced that up to 12,000 of 60,000 jobs would be eliminated in order to keep the company afloat. That's on top of the 1,400 jobs it had…
Topics: mortgage lenders, unemployment
Listening to your comments on the Apple iPhone price drop.
My comments or .02 is too bad for those customers. If those customers are willing to stand in lines the day before for the latest iPhone, Apples technology release, then to bad. If you want to be the first ones with the latest gadget, then…
Topics: personal finance advice, cell phone, personal finance, consumer advice
This woman was nearly kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight for wearing this outfit. They said is was lewd and obscene. Really?
What do you think? Here's the San Diego Tribune story that discusses the situation. www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070905/news_1m5braun.html
Sept. 7, 2007.
Topics: ilyce glink, travel
We're off and running, talking about the news of the net job loss in August. Payrolls fell by 4,000 jobs, the first time that's happened in 6 years. As a result, the stock market is off and now everyone is talking about how the Federal Reserve will have to lower interest rates.
Which is what we've…
Topics: personal finance advice, interest rates, stocks
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