Financial blog
January 28, 2008
The author James Baldwin once summed up quite nicely my feeling about refund-anticipation loans, which are marketed heavily at this time of year by tax-preparation companies.
Baldwin said: “Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”
When you’re living on the edge financially, you cannot afford the convenience […]
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January 25, 2008
Moog Inc. reported Friday first-quarter earnings and sales rose sharply with revenues up in all of the aerospace manufacturer’s segments.
East Aurora-based Moog said net earnings were $27.7 million compared to $24.06 million a year ago, an increase of 15.1 percent. Earnings per share were up 14 percent to 64 cents from 56 cents […]
January 9, 2008
Pacific Northwest
Shares in Sound Financial, the newly organized holding company for Seattle’s Sound Community Bank, will start being quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board today, a day after the company completed a $12.97 million initial stock offering.
The nearly 1.3 million shares sold represent a 44 percent ownership stake in Sound Financial. One percent, or 29,480 […]