Taiwanese prosecutors question ex-leader's wife Taiwan's former first lady questioned in graft inquiry Taiwan tycoon Morris Chang says economy crisis has just begun Pakistan says $7.6 billion IMF loan agreed Taiwan former first lady Wu Shu-chen interrogated at home G20 summit to agree to reform roadmap, stimulus efforts: source Taiwan President urges predecessor to drop hunger strike Holders...
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Submitted by admin on Sat, 2008-11-15 18:30.
Shanghai - Roger Federer said he remains convinced he was flirting with a tennis miracle in a fighting defeat against Andy Murray at the Masters Cup, which ended his season. Failing to reach the semi-finals for the first time in seven appearances at the year-end tournament meant the Swiss player had to swallow a bitter defeat as he saved seven match points before losing to Murray for the third...
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SHANGHAI (AFP) — Britain's Andy Murray hailed the pulsating Masters Cup win over defending champion Roger Federer as one of his best this season.
The 21-year-old Scot downed the injured ex-number one 4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 7-5 to reach the year-end tournament's semi-finals on his debut and remain in line for a 1.34 million dollar payday.
Murray, who was on court for more than thre...
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Lobbyists representing check-cashing businesses, payday lenders and auto title loan shops are meeting with Memphis and Shelby County lawmakers to voice their concerns over a proposed zoning ordinance designed to curb their growth.
Representatives of businesses such as title loan shop TitleMax have approached council members over the past few weeks in response to new zoning guidelines that...
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CINCINNATI -- The payday loan industry - stung at the Ohio ballot box with a strict new law - is looking for other ways to do business, prompting consumer advocates to worry that lenders are finding a way around the election results.
Lenders are focusing more on services like pawn brokering and gold buying, and some are applying for licenses under other Ohio loan laws. Consumer advocates ...
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Submitted by admin on Thu, 2008-11-13 18:30.
After five years of fighting for state regulations on predatory lending, Superior leaders might have found a solution to help break the downward spiral of payday loans.
By January, Superior Choice Credit Union will be offering Good Money loans, a product similar to a payday loan at half the price.
“It’s a great private-sector answer to predatory lending,” said Superior Mayor D...
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EDMONTON, Nov. 11 /CNW/ - The Cash Store Financial Services Inc. ("CashStore Financial") (TSX:CSF) announced today the price range for its previouslyannounced substantial issuer bid (the "Offer") pursuant to which it will offerto purchase for cancellation up to $9 million of its outstanding common shares("Common Shares") from shareholders. Cash Store Financial will determine asingle price per C...
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Arizona could join 15 other states that have passed legislation that effectively bans payday lenders.
Those states, according to the North Carolina-based Center for Responsible Lending, are: Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont and West Virginia.
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Tanzania featherweight Rogers Mtagwa came away with a dramatic tenth round stoppage over Tomas ''El Norteno'' Villa in main card event last Friday night at the Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Arizona. A sluggish start saw both men looking amateurish as they landed wide, hard shots, with Mtagwa nearly punching himself out and Villa ending the round very strong.
The second round saw more of ...
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