Posted by editor Published Thursday, November 22, 2007 Business The maiden Central Bank Junior Tennis Champonship scheduled to hold at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club from Tuesday May 8 to Sunday May 13 look set to break records in junior tournament entries as 50 entry forms made available last week for Lagos alone were snapped up within a few hours.
Posted by superuser Published Monday, January 08, 2007 Europe AP - The prime minister of oil-rich Kazakhstan resigned Monday in the wake of criticism of his performance by the heavy-handed president of the Central Asian country.
Posted by superuser Published Monday, January 08, 2007 Europe  AFP - David Ervine, leader of Northern Ireland's Progressive Unionist Party and a veteran of the province's long peace process, died after a heart attack. He was 53.
Posted by superuser Published Monday, January 08, 2007 Economy BusinessWeek Online - Mortgage application activity faltered last week as rates edged up and holiday duties rose to the tops of priority lists, according to a report issued Wednesday by the Mortgage Bankers Assn. For the critical retail week ending Dec. 22, the MBA's Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan appreciation volume, decreased 14.2% to 555.8 on a seasonally-adjusted basis from 647.6 the week ending Dec. 15. On an unadjusted basis, the index was up 16.6% year-over-year.
Posted by superuser Published Monday, January 08, 2007 Economy AP - Wall Street presumably isn't a place where those hoping to mend their ways in the new year might turn for inspiration. But some investors looking to better align their social or religious convictions with their investments have found sizable returns.
Posted by superuser Published Monday, January 08, 2007 Economy  Reuters - U.S. mortgage applications rose last
week, led by increased demand for home purchase loans even as
interest rates climbed for a fourth consecutive week, an
industry trade group said on Wednesday.
Posted by superuser Published Monday, January 08, 2007 Economy  AP - Lawrence Jones knew he was taking a chance on interest rates when he agreed to an adjustable-rate mortgage in 2002.
Posted by superuser Published Monday, January 08, 2007 Economy AP - Rates on 30-year mortgages were unchanged in the first week of the new year after posting three consecutive increases to close out 2006.
Posted by superuser Published Monday, January 08, 2007 Economy AP - Home-mortgage financier Freddie Mac said Friday it expects to report losses for the third and fourth quarters of 2006, citing interest rates declines.
Posted by superuser Published Monday, January 08, 2007 Economy  AP - Someday, this era may simply be known as The Google Years. California, whose budget revenue slides up and down like a yo-yo with changes in capital gains and stock options, is once again counting on outsized income tax filings from a handful of tech executives to help balance its budget.
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