November 28, 2006
Drowning in debt; what about retirement?
Drowning in debt; what about retirement?
Question: My wife and I are self-employed. In addition to a mortgage of just under $400,000, we have a home equity line of credit on which we've borrowed $41,000, credit-card debt of $25,000, plus two car loans.
Source: money.cnn.com
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold to Acquire Phelps Dodge, Creating the World's Largest Publicly Traded Copper Company
NEW ORLEANS & PHOENIX—-Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and Phelps Dodge Corporation : Geographically diverse portfolio of long-lived copper, gold and molybdenum reserves with attractive growth profile Pro forma company enterprise value of $37.5 billion Meaningful financial accretion for FCX Shareholders
Source: biz.yahoo.com
Debt-Reduction Tricks
Foolish advice to cut back on what you owe.
Source: feeds.fool.com
Billionaire Icahn buys 1% stake in Hilton Hotels
Billionaire Carl Icahn, known for his active investment style, has acquired a 1% stake in Hilton Hotels Corp., according to a filing made public Tuesday.
Source: www.latimes.com
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TORONTO — The federal government's fall economic statement was more about elections than good economics, says Ontario's finance minister. "Really what they're talking about here is setting the table for an election platform that is all about tax cuts," Greg Sorbara said.
Source: lfpress.ca
Conservatives promise to pay down debt, use savings for tax cuts
John Ward November 23, 2006 - 7:17 p.m. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty prepares to present the Government of Canada's annual Economic and Fiscal Update on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Thursday.
Source: www.canadianbusiness.com









