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Turning garbage mountains into goldmines

2008-05-05T18:58:00.000-07:00

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Thinking of throwing out your old cellphone? Think again. Maybe you should mine it first for gold, silver, copper and a host of other metals embedded in the electronics - many of which are enjoying near-record prices.

Bush, House jockey over foreclosure fix

2008-05-05T16:12:00.001-07:00

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The Bush administration Wednesday outlined a plan to help homeowners at risk of foreclosure in an attempt to get out ahead of a more sweeping proposal by House Democrats.

Discussion of both plans, at a House Financial Services Committee hearing, highlighted the complex fault lines in the debate over how far the government should go to ease the mortgage crisis. It's a tough question since there's plenty of blame to go around: Lenders, brokers, investors, ratings agencies, federal regulators and some homeowners all played a part.

Foreclosure fix faces murky future

2008-05-05T16:03:00.001-07:00

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Senate passes foreclosure bill

2008-05-05T16:01:00.000-07:00

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The measure passed by an impressive 84-12 vote, but even supporters of it acknowledge it's tilted too much in favor of businesses like homebuilders and does little to help borrowers at risk of losing their homes.

The plan combines large tax breaks for homebuilders and a $7,000 tax credit for people who buy foreclosed properties, as well as $4 billion in grants for communities to buy and fix up abandoned homes.

The big risk in the foreclosure fix

2008-05-05T15:57:00.000-07:00

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Majority not buying homes, poll shows

2008-05-05T15:56:00.001-07:00

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Hope Now's numbers add up to little

2008-05-05T06:30:00.000-07:00

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Mortgage application volume up 2.5%

2008-05-05T05:34:00.000-07:00

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Freddie Mac to buy $15B in mortgages

2008-05-05T05:32:00.001-07:00

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Foreclosures jump 57% in March

2008-05-05T05:30:00.000-07:00

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RealtyTrac, an online marketer of foreclosure properties, said Tuesday that 234,685 homes were hit with foreclosure filings last month, which include default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions. Of those, 51,393 homes were lost to foreclosure - a 10% increase over the number of homes lost in February.
"What this report shows us is that the housing market correction is ongoing and we shouldn't expect the subprime problem to vanish anytime soon," said Jared Bernstein, a senior economist with the Economic Policy Institute

Momentum builds for foreclosure relief

2008-05-05T05:27:00.000-07:00

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Best place to buy a home these days

2008-05-05T05:08:00.000-07:00

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Waiting for a subprime perp walk

2008-05-05T04:17:00.000-07:00

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Throwing money at borrowers
The banks dreamed up ever more creative ways to give anybody a loan. They pushed mortgages with optional payments and "liar loans" that required little proof of income. All this inflated home prices, which nudged even sane people into bigger, variable-rate loans just to land a house.

Those mortgages were then bundled into investment securities, jumbled up with other kinds of debt and chopped into pieces again to be bought up by institutional investors hungry for yield. And like flippers of Miami condos, many borrowed to get in on the action.

When a HELOC freezes over

2008-05-05T00:10:00.000-07:00

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As of September, delinquencies on HELOCs were up 47% year over year, according to Economy.com; the numbers are expected to be worse in 2008. In response, Countrywide has already suspended an estimated 122,000 lines, many in high-foreclosure-rate states, and USAA has frozen or reduced some 15,000 accounts.Bank of America (BAC, Fortune 500), Chase (JPM, Fortune 500) and Citibank (C, Fortune 500), among others, are following suit.

Not all HELOCs will be frozen or downgraded, but you can be sure lenders will scrutinize every account - including yours.

Risks are rising that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may need

2008-05-05T00:06:00.001-07:00

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Among the nightmares lurking around the corner for the already battered housing and credit markets would be a meltdown at mortgage financing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Although few are predicting an imminent need for a bailout just yet, credit rating agency Standard & Poor's recently placed an estimated price tag on this worst case scenario -- $420 billion to $1.1 trillion of taxpayer's money.

No help for 70% of subprime borrowers

2008-05-04T23:17:00.000-07:00

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Seven out of 10 seriously delinquent subprime mortgage borrowers are still not getting the help they need to keep their homes, according to a report released Tuesday by state officials working to stem the foreclosure crisis.

"We're still way behind," said Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, who helped form the State Foreclosure Prevention Working Group, a coalition formed last year by 11 state attorneys general and bank regulators.

Many problems with mortgage bailouts

2008-05-04T22:05:00.000-07:00

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Congress appears eager to help more than a million homeowners facing foreclosure, but a proposal aimed at fixing the battered housing market could instead end up as the latest blow to a recovery.

An ambitious plan proposed by Rep. Barney Frank and Sen. Chris Dodd calls for up to $300 billion in loan guarantees from the Federal Housing Administration to refinance loans that homeowners can't afford as long as the original lender reduces the principal on the loan to 85% of the home's current market value.

Industrial Commodities Update

2008-05-04T20:50:00.000-07:00

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Gold Thoughts 2008

2008-05-04T19:55:00.000-07:00

Ringing in 2008 - with a BANG

2008-05-04T19:38:00.001-07:00

How Will China Affect The Gold Market?

2008-05-04T19:36:00.001-07:00

Heights it Deserves!

2008-05-04T19:33:00.000-07:00

African Mining industry - Yet to Reach the

2008-05-04T19:30:00.001-07:00

Credit Contraction, Economic Bust, and Deflation

2008-05-04T19:21:00.000-07:00

Fried in the Financial Sun

2008-05-04T19:10:00.000-07:00

Gold, Oil, Potash and Food: Top Investments This

2008-05-04T19:09:00.001-07:00

Growth & Inflation Debate

2008-05-04T19:05:00.001-07:00

Fundamentals, Technicals And Common Sense

2008-05-04T19:03:00.001-07:00

2008-05-04T00:53:00.002-07:00

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Gold recovers on fresh demand

2008-05-04T00:53:00.001-07:00

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Mines Management to Present at New York and Las Vegas Investment Conferences

2008-05-04T00:13:00.000-07:00

CFTC Commitments: NYMEX Platinum/Palladium Futures-May 2

2008-05-04T00:12:00.001-07:00

Fortune River Grants Options

2008-05-04T00:05:00.000-07:00

Oromin Explorations Ltd.: Official Decree Authorizes Santa Rosa Oil Project

2008-05-04T00:01:00.001-07:00

Asian jewellers chase premiums higher as bullion prices tumble

2008-05-04T00:00:00.001-07:00

Philex hikes gold, copper shipments

2008-05-03T23:50:00.000-07:00

Will Gold Continue To Glitter For Investors

2008-05-03T23:47:00.001-07:00

Duluth Metals Acquires Surface Rights on Additional Lands

2008-05-03T23:46:00.001-07:00

MSHA Training, Prepares For Underground Work And Surface Exploration At Its Atlanta Property In Idaho

2008-05-03T23:44:00.001-07:00

Africa gold results seen up on record prices

2008-05-03T23:27:00.000-07:00

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CORRECTED - US gold ends higher; outlook bright after sell-off

2008-05-03T19:10:00.001-07:00

Key Metals Settlement Prices at a Glance, Gold, Silver, Copper End Higher

2008-05-03T19:08:00.001-07:00

Yale Resources Intersects Target Breccia on all Holes Confirming Significant Potential

2008-05-03T19:06:00.001-07:00

Golden Arch Resources Closes Private Placement

2008-05-03T18:06:00.001-07:00

Gold Rebounds After Recent Slide

2008-05-03T16:35:00.000-07:00

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Gold Flotation Mill to Be Installed on Russian Kid Gold Property

2008-05-03T16:33:00.000-07:00

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Capital Gold Group, Inc. - Sponsors C5 Youth Foundation Formerly 'Camp Coca-Cola'

2008-05-03T16:29:00.001-07:00

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Peter Hambro: The rise of a dedicated gold bull

2008-05-03T16:23:00.000-07:00

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2008-05-03T07:27:00.000-07:00

Lower silver price sees Indian demand pick up but traders looking for further falls

2008-05-03T05:51:00.001-07:00

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Standard Bank: Precious Metals Monthly Report (Apr-08)

2008-05-03T05:50:00.001-07:00

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Gold recovers on fresh demand

2008-05-03T05:48:00.000-07:00

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Gold recovers from low as dollar retreats

2008-05-02T22:01:00.001-07:00

Fundamentals, Technicals And Common Sense

2008-05-02T19:31:00.001-07:00

CORRECTED - US gold ends higher; outlook bright after sell-off

2008-05-02T16:01:00.000-07:00

Barrick issues first-quarter report, Tuesday

2008-05-02T12:48:00.001-07:00

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Lower silver price sees some Indian demand pick up

2008-05-02T12:46:00.000-07:00

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Editor's Note: There Is No Silver Bullet

2008-05-02T05:45:00.000-07:00

Laptops May Get More Battery Life From Silver-zinc

2008-05-02T03:52:00.000-07:00

HSBC fraud allegation ... Gold slips ... GKN growth

2008-05-02T02:49:00.000-07:00

Orezone Essakane Satellite Gold Deposit

2008-05-02T02:03:00.000-07:00

Commodities Tumble Most in Six Weeks as Dollar's Gains Curb Demand

2008-05-02T01:41:00.000-07:00

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2007 Financial Statements and Management Discussion and Analysis

2008-05-02T01:37:00.001-07:00

Gold dips to 3-mth low; copper prices capped

2008-05-02T00:16:00.000-07:00

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Eldorado Gold Corporation: Q1 2008 Financial and Operating Results

2008-05-01T23:59:00.000-07:00

Castle Minerals intersects gold at Akoko North

2008-05-01T23:13:00.001-07:00

UPDATE 1-Gold jumps 1 pct after Fed cuts rates, off 3-month low

2008-05-01T22:38:00.000-07:00

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Gold rises after US dollar fizzles

2008-05-01T22:36:00.000-07:00

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Gold rises after rate cut

2008-05-01T22:35:00.001-07:00

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2-Gold jumps nearly 2 pct after Fed, off 3-month low

2008-05-01T22:00:00.001-07:00

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2008-05-01T11:39:00.001-07:00

Yale Resources Reports on Drill Program at Cerro Colorado, Urique North Mexico

2008-05-01T11:37:00.001-07:00

Metals - Gold slumps to three month low close to $850/oz as dollar strengthens

2008-05-01T11:34:00.000-07:00