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Equity One reports jump in profit during 4Q (AP)

Posted on March 4th, 2010
AP - Shopping center owner Equity One Inc. said Thursday it posted a 71 percent increase in fourth-quarter funds from operations, reporting higher revenue and an income tax benefit.

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MetLife near $15 billion deal for AIG unit (Reuters)

Posted on March 4th, 2010

A statue stands atop Grand Central Station in front of the MetLife building in New York, October 8, 2008. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - A tax question holding up American International Group Inc's sale of its foreign life insurance unit to MetLife Inc is expected to be resolved favorably, clearing the way for a roughly $15 billion deal, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.


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Mortgage rates fall below 5 percent (AP)

Posted on March 4th, 2010
AP - Mortgages rates have dipped below 5 percent again, four weeks before a government program that is helping keep rates low is scheduled to run out.

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America: The Next Growth Economy (The Motley Fool)

Posted on March 4th, 2010
The Motley Fool - Warren Buffett described Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK-A - News; NYSE:BRK-B - News) acquisition of Burlington National Railroad as a long-term bet on the American economy. In his book The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050, author Joel Kotkin presents data that supports Buffett's thesis, arguing that despite its current economic woes, the U.S. will remain an economic powerhouse over the next four decades.

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AIG units settle mortgage discrimination case (Reuters)

Posted on March 4th, 2010
Reuters - Two AIG units settled federal charges that they discriminated against black home buyers on fees for mortgages and will pay $7.1 million for restitution and education efforts, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.

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Trustee sues ex-Thornburg Mortgage execs for theft (Reuters)

Posted on March 4th, 2010
Reuters - Four top executives of Thornburg Mortgage improperly paid themselves handsome bonuses just before the mortgage lender filed for bankruptcy last year, and stole money and ideas from Thornburg to secretly launch a new firm, the bankruptcy trustee in charge of liquidating the lender alleged in a lawsuit.

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Debt Consolidation: Different Alternatives for Becoming Debt-Free Posted By : Melissa Kellett

Posted on March 4th, 2010
Learn when you should use each different alterative. Keep reading for more information.

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