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Loan Options for the Credit-Score Challenged (Jul-23, 06:43 EDT )-- A terrible credit score may not preclude you from a car loan, small-business loan or mortgage.
1st credit union business loan made in state (Jul-23, 06:16 EDT )-- The U.S. Small Business Administration and U.S. Senator Tom Carper joined local elected officials and representatives of Newark-based American Spirit Federal Credit Union to mark the opening of Queen Bee Beauty Supply in Smyrna.
How to get a small business loan (Jul-23, 05:00 EDT )-- Before applying for a small business loan, you need to prepare some paperwork. Here's what you must do.
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Friday Reading: The End of Hybrid Pricing Premiums? (Jul-23, 09:48 EDT )-- What the pricing of the upcoming Lincoln hybrid may mean, why you may want to lose weight and other consumer-focused items from Friday's Times.
What We're Reading: Flipboard (Jul-23, 09:36 EDT )-- Flipboard, the Old Spice Guy's ability to sell, Twitter's first data center and an unlucky thief undone by tech are on the reading list.
Senate Backs Small-Business Lending Fund (Jul-23, 09:32 EDT )-- The bill would provide up to $30 billion to banks with less than $10 billion in assets at interest rates meant to encourage small-business loans.
Economic Insecurity: The Long View (Jul-23, 09:18 EDT )-- A Rockefeller Foundation study gauges the depth of the recession's impact on many households.
Passions on Display at E.P.A. Meeting (Jul-23, 09:15 EDT )-- Recriminations were the order of the day at an E.P.A.-sponsored public meeting in Pennsylvania on a form of gas drilling known as hydraulic fracturing.
Honeywell Net Income Up on Jump in Sales (Jul-23, 09:10 EDT )-- MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) -- Honeywell International Inc. said Friday its second-quarter net income increased 4 percent on a jump in sales of its transportation systems and specialty materials.
Stocks Off to a Sluggish Start (Jul-23, 09:09 EDT )-- Big moves were being held somewhat in check as investors worldwide awaited results from European bank stress tests.
Verizon Posts a Loss After Paying for Layoffs (Jul-23, 09:04 EDT )-- Revenue in the second quarter fell, but the company added more contract subscribers and its operating profit was better than expected.
Gulf Ships Evacuate Ahead Of Tropical Storm Bonnie (Jul-23, 08:51 EDT )-- BP and U.S. officials say the storm could delay work to plug the broken well for good by an additional 12 days. Engineers were confident enough in the strength of the well cap that they decided to leave it shut even as most of the ships on the surface...
Ericsson Blames Component Shortage for Sales Dip (Jul-23, 08:45 EDT )-- Asian suppliers of the key telecom network parts have yet to ratchet up production after cutting back two years ago as the slowdown began.
Apple Delays Its White iPhone 4 (Jul-23, 08:42 EDT )-- The company did not say when it would be available but that it was proving more difficult to manufacture than it had expected.
McDonald’s Profit Jumps on Rising Sales (Jul-23, 08:38 EDT )-- McDonald’s says its net income climbed 12 percent in the second quarter as customers gobbled up its cheap food and new frappes.
Ford Reports Quarterly Profit of $2.6 Billion (Jul-23, 08:37 EDT )-- Ford said it earned $2.6 billion in the quarter, its fifth consecutive quarterly profit, and said it expects to have more cash than debt by the end of 2011.
Patient Money: For Chronic Care, Your Employer May Be Able to Help (Jul-23, 08:36 EDT )-- Just about every major company offers some sort of chronic care program, but the quality of offerings can vary widely.
As Germany's Economy Rebounds, Anxiety Prevails (Jul-23, 07:44 EDT )-- Export orders are up and the jobless rate is down. But the good economic news for Germany, plus Berlin's recent government austerity measures, could mean problems for other countries in the single-currency eurozone.
Wavering Euro Makes Store Owners Do The Math (Jul-23, 07:35 EDT )-- Prices of specialty food like European cheeses, olive oils and pastas are extremely dependent on the strength of the euro compared to the dollar. One small businessman says he never imagined that running a neighborhood food store would require him to...
Four Letters Ease Housing Fears For Some: Rent (Jul-23, 07:30 EDT )-- The rental market hasn't seen an uptick in business even though home sales continue to decline. The rental vacancy rate is at 10.6 percent, near an all-time high. But changing attitudes may boost the rental market going forward.
Firing On All Cylinders, Ford Posts Another Profit (Jul-23, 06:45 EDT )-- The automaker surprised Wall Street with a $2.6 billion profit in the second quarter as it continued to grab sales from rivals in a slowly recovering American market. U.S. sales rose 28 percent in the first six months of this year -- almost double the...
Amid Mixed Economic News, Strong Corporate Earnings (Jul-23, 03:00 EDT )-- Microsoft's profits surged this week, so did Apple's and AT&T's. Despite stubbornly high unemployment, consumers are buying PCs, along with iPhones and iPads. Companies are buying, too.
Expert Discusses Housing Market (Jul-23, 03:00 EDT )-- Guy Cecala, publisher of the industry newsletter Mortgage Finance Insider, discusses the housing market and why low interest rates are having so little effect in boosting sales.
U.K. Economy Grows At Fastest Pace In Four Years (Jul-23, 03:00 EDT )-- The British economy grew almost twice as much as economists were forecasting for the second quarter. That's welcome news for a country dealing with painful budgets cuts aimed at reducing a record budget deficit. The numbers are the fastest expansion in...
Massey Eyes Methane As Cause Of Mine Blast (Jul-23, 03:00 EDT )-- An information vacuum in the investigation of the deadly mine disaster in West Virginia in April has mine owner Massey Energy suggesting possible causes of the explosion. The latest involves a massive infusion of methane gas before the blast.
Depp Pitches Next Installment Of 'Pirates' Franchise (Jul-23, 03:00 EDT )-- Captain Jack Sparrow made a surprise appearance Thursday at Comic-Con International. Johnny Depp, the long-haired star of Pirates of the Caribbean spoke to fans via video. He was promoting the fourth installment of the franchise, which is due out next...
Fight Over First Head Of Consumer Bureau Heats Up (Jul-23, 02:02 EDT )-- President Obama will appoint the new director and among the people he is considering it Elizabeth Warren, who heads the House Oversight Committee on the Troubled Assets Relief Program. Warren is also an advocate for the new bureau and a vocal critic of...
Proposed Federal Rules Target For-Profit Colleges (Jul-23, 01:14 EDT )-- The Education Department will propose much-anticipated regulations Friday that would cut off federal aid to for-profit college programs if too many of their students default on loans or don't earn enough after graduation to repay them.
Holocaust Survivors Blast French Rail's U.S. Pursuits (Jul-22, 23:11 EDT )-- A subsidiary of the French national railway, SNCF, took over operation of a commuter train in Virginia this month and has its sights on a contract in California. The railway transported some 75,000 Jews to death camps during World War II, and survivors...
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