Thursday, January 10, 2008

IRS: You may have to wait for your tax refund



More than 3 million people will have to wait until February to get their tax refunds because of Congress' late fix to the alternative minimum tax, the IRS said Thursday.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

This Year, Vote For Change!



Folks it's in your hands. This year, make the difference. Vote for change!

Even Conservative Media Chorus Sings Obama's Praises



Barack Obama, now the media's odds-on favorite to win the White House, is drawing effusive praise from the chattering classes.

CNN reports Clinton wins New Hampshire



Early exit polling showed Obama led Clinton 44 percent to 24 percent among men, college-educated voters and voters who describe themselves as both liberals and moderates.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Ford CEO says U.S. economy a concern (Reuters)



Reuters - Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive
Alan Mulally said on Tuesday that the U.S. economy is "clearly
a concern" and the automaker will cut production as needed if
market demand for vehicles weakened.

Three Fed banks sought deeper Dec discount rate cut (Reuters)



President Bush speaks after a meeting with the President's Working Group on Financial Markets in the White House, January 4, 2008. Seated beside Bush from left are Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke and Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers Ed Lazear. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - Three regional Federal Reserve banks
sought a half-percentage-point cut in the discount rate ahead
of December's Fed policy meeting, minutes of the Fed Board's
discount rate meetings showed on Tuesday.




10 Tips: New Year’s resolutions from readers



Are you wishing you could do a better job financially in 2008? If so, many msnbc.com readers took the time to send all sorts of practical, money-saving ideas.