Mortgage investors to regroup (Straits Times)
NATIONAL HARBOR (Maryland) - THE financial wizards who concocted the complicated mortgage-linked investments that nearly brought down the world economy are trying to come back from the dead.
 
... but this Super Bowl goes down as Manning's failure
Were he even interested in the whole dubious notion, this business of validation, Peyton Manning would have agreed that there was no better formula for putting to rest any doubt that he was the greatest quarterback the game has ever seen.
 
More migration has meant more economic stress: More people moving to NC from other states (The Shelby Star)
Christy Nameche moved with her family to Kendall County, Ill., in 2007, joining thousands of other hope-filled newcomers who made the county No. 1 in population growth in the nation that year. Nameche liked the farms around her new neighborhood, the...
 
Lewistown Places Emergency 90-Day Moratorium on Any New Medical Marijuana Businesses
Great Falls is not the only place in Montana where medical marijuana has become a hot topic for city officials and local residents.
 
Officials want sports betting back on table
If a federal ban on sports betting in New Jersey is overturned, the state should be ready to get in on the action, a state senator said Monday.
 
'Jesus or no Jesus, if my daughter started working in a strip club, I'd beat her ass' (Guardian Unlimited)
The baby of the Baldwin acting clan was a 'badly behaved dumb jock' until he found the Lord. Now, days after his eviction from Celebrity Big Brother, he tells Miranda Sawyer about his 18 tattoos and how he saw the devil in two of his housemates Stephen Baldwin, 43, has 18 tattoos. "They represent various moments in my life," he says. "Whether it be showing my love for my woman in a very macho ...
 
US economic stress hit peak in Dec.
Weakness in Western energy-producing states helped raise the average U.S. county's economic stress in December to its highest point since the recession began in December 2007, according to The Associated Press' monthly analysis of conditions in more than 3,100 U.S. counties.
 
Bullard: Fed Should Sell Mortgage Holdings Before Hiking Rates (Fox News)
Bullard: Fed Should Sell Mortgage Holdings Before Hiking Rates
 
Obama budget raises levies on firms, rich (The Washington Times)
While President Obama is proposing to cut some taxes for companies that hire workers, his proposed budget for fiscal 2011 would raise a host of other taxes on businesses and wealthy individuals. The budget proposal released Monday would extend Mr. Obama's signature "Making Work Pay" tax credit - $400 for individuals, $800 for a couple filing jointly - through 2011. But it would also impose ...
 
Recession forces Hope Ranch to close (Daily Inter Lake)
Unable to battle recession-induced funding cutbacks any longer, the Hope Ranch for troubled teenage girls has closed its doors.
 
Sullivan: Greatest case for Manning takes a hit
Let's talk about Peyton Manning now. A show of hands, please, from people who still contend that Manning is the greatest quarterback ever to play the game.
 
Mortgage Bankers Association Forced Into Short Sale: Today's Outrage (TheStreet.com)
How bad is the mortgage crisis?It's so bad that the Mortgage Bankers Association had to sell its headquarters for less than it owes.
 
No offers for Montana's 1/2-billion tons of coal
Montana's Land Board will have to reconsider its price for developing a half-billion ton reserve of state-owned coal near Ashland after receiving no offers during a lease sale that ended Monday.
 
Experience will guide the Colts
Been there. Done that. Not only did the Colts win Super Bowl XLI just three years ago in Miami, but 25 players from that championship team will again suit up today for Indianapolis.
 
Saudi Arabia’s Mortgage Law to May Double Market Size, NCB Says (Bloomberg)
Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabian property market may double in size by 2015 if a planned mortgage law is put into effect, NCB Capital said. “A timely implementation of the mortgage law would further support a sustained take-off in the real estate space,” chief economist Jarmo Kotilaine said in an e-mailed report today.
 
Obama Budget Seeks $1.9 Trillion Tax Rise on Richest, Business (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration seeks a $970 billion tax increase over the next decade on Americans earning more than $200,000 and wants to take in an additional $400 billion from businesses even as it retools a proposed crackdown on international tax-avoidance techniques.
 
Great Falls Reacts to Anthem Blue Cross Premium Increase
The rising cost of health insurance is nothing new, but one company is taking premium hikes to a whole new level.
 
Edward Aliverti, famous wrestling announcer, dies at 77 | Northwest briefs | NW Briefs
Edward Aliverti of Edmonds, a nationally renowned wrestling announcer, died Feb.
 
Obama Seeks $1.9 Trillion Tax Rise on Rich, Business (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration wants to increase taxes on Americans earning more than $200,000 by almost $970 billion over the next decade and take in an additional $400 billion from businesses even as it retooled a proposed crackdown on international tax-avoidance techniques.
 
State sues Woodridge mortgage company over deceptive marketing (Daily Herald)
Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed lawsuits against two mortgage brokers, accusing them of using unfair and deceptive marketing practices to solicit seniors for reverse mortgages.