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POPS 50% Tax Rate Causes Banker's to Flee the City

by Maurna Desmond 4-28-2009

Higher tax rate in London and New York are bound to force financiers to order someone to pack up their things. But where will they go? Pal Beach, anyone?

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POPS Citadel CEO wants to Uncle Sam to cover your Downpayment

by Maurna Desmond 4-28-2009

Doling out 20% downpayment loans is a great idea, except the FHA already lets anybody get a 3% down loan with relatively low fees.

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POPS Tarp Overseer Stressed Over Tests

by Maurna Desmond 4-28-2009

If any equity analyst could run their own stress tests per Friday's white paper, then who'd care about the New York Fed's?

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POPS Obama to Lunch with Credit Card Execs

by Maurna Desmond 4-22-2009

Credit card debt is a huge burden to the average American. Since rates can jump at anytime to any level, cash-strapped consumers are at the mercy of cc companies. Here's an idea: why not refinance credit card debt instead of mortgages? That's the real interest rate crunch and principle writedowns wouldn't be necessary since it's the interest accruing and not the amount owed that's the trouble.

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POPS Foreclosing Our Way to Affordable

by Maurna Desmond 4-21-2009

People can now prudently buy in most major markets according to a recent IHS report.

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POPS Investors want to revamp Failed $300B FHA Program

by Maurna Desmond 4-21-2009

The Government's most expansive mortgage effort so far has resulted in one loan. The mechanics of the Hope for Homeowner's program has promise. It just needs some kinks worked out.

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POPS Fake Recovery?

by Maurna Desmond 4-21-2009

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POPS Is Meredith Whitney Overhyped?

by Maurna Desmond 4-9-2009

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POPS Farmer Explains Mark to Market

by Maurna Desmond 4-6-2009

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POPS Blago the Musical!

by Maurna Desmond 4-3-2009

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POPS GM and the restructuring business

by Maurna Desmond 3-31-2009

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POPS Okay, Who fired the webdesigner?

by Maurna Desmond 3-31-2009

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POPS Lou Dobbs 2.0

by Maurna Desmond 3-30-2009

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POPS Greenspan's Last Fan

by Maurna Desmond 3-30-2009

Blaming the last Fed chairman is a pasttime that is headed out of fashion.

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POPS Old Dad, Dumb Kids. Old Mom, No Problem

by Maurna Desmond 3-30-2009

The study doesn't look at the age of the mothers having the silver hairs' kids. Maybe the second wife effect is the genetic variable hurting junior's IQ

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POPS Crooked Script

by Maurna Desmond 3-27-2009

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POPS Sounding Off on the Geithner Plan

by Maurna Desmond 3-27-2009

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POPS Best and Worst stocks (for the last 3 weeks)

by Maurna Desmond 3-27-2009

If you just jumped into the market, these guys could make or break you

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POPS Cuomo Goes After AIG Swap Counterparties

by Maurna Desmond 3-27-2009

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