Southern Africa: More Flooding On the Way (AllAfrica.com)
Johannesburg — More rains are forecast for Southern Africa into next week, threatening countries already grappling with the impact of recent flooding.
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Prediction Season: Prudential Managers See Fixed-Income Opportunities (Financial Planning.com)
Portfolio managers for Prudential Investment Management said today that they see greater current opportunities in fixed-income investments than in equities. Bonds' pricing tends to reflect negative economic factors to a greater extent.
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Chris Payne: It will take a lot more than another cut in interest rates to get Britons borrowing and spending again (Guardian Unlimited)
Chris Payne: It will take a lot more than another cut in interest rates to get Britons borrowing and spending again
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Fannie and Freddie give borrowers more time (CNN Money)
Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have extended a moratorium on foreclosure suspensions for another three weeks, directing the mortgage servicers they work with to postpone any foreclosure or eviction proceedings through January 31.
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Milk income loss contract program signup now underway (Waller County News Citizen)
Darrin Watkins, Executive Director of USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Waller County announced that signup for the Milk Income Loss Contract Program has begun and will continue through the program’s expiration date, Sept. 30, 2012. The program’s final rule will soon be published in the Federal Register.
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