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UK interest rates cut to lowest since 1694
LONDON -- The Bank of England on Thursday cut interest rates to the lowest level in its 315-year history, taking it into uncharted territory as it attempts to ward off a prolonged recession.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:02:04 GMT - (Washington Post)

Bank of England cuts interest rates to record low
The Bank of England cut interest rates by half a percentage point on Thursday to a record low of 1.5 percent and economists expect it to cut again in February as it battles to prevent Britain from falling into a deep slump.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:11:39 GMT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

UK interest rates hit 300-year low
The Bank of England has cut UK interest rates to their lowest-ever level, the bank announced Thursday, trimming them to 1.5 percent.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:10:27 GMT - (CNN)

UK interest rates cut to record low of 1.5 percent
The Bank of England cut official interest rates by a half a percentage point to 1.5 percent on Thursday, the lowest level in its 315-year history as it attempts to ward off a prolonged recession.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:44:24 GMT - (AP via Yahoo! News)

Dodgers reaffirm interest in Manny
Dodgers reaffirm interest in Manny
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:12:38 GMT - (Major League Baseball)

Bank of England cuts interest rate to a record 1.5%
It seeks to shore up Britain's recession-battered economy with the new rate, the lowest in the bank's 315-year history. But speculation is rife that rates may drop further next month. The Bank of England slashed interest rates to an all-time low today in an aggressive bid to shore up an economy battered by recession and the global credit crunch.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:41 GMT - (Los Angeles Times)

Britain set for record low interest rates
The Bank of England was set later Thursday to slash interest rates to a new record low as Britain faces the prospect a painful recession stemming from the global financial crisis.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:23:29 GMT - (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Canada Court Strikes Mortgage-Interest Deduction Plan
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Canada?s high court struck down a method some wealthy families use to gain tax deductibility for mortgage interest, ruling that a husband?s application of his wife?s deduction to his own income is abusive and illegal.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:17:50 GMT - (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Brazil Stocks Gain on Metal, Interest-Rate Outlook; Bolsa Falls
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian stocks rose, rebounding from the biggest drop in two weeks, on speculation metals demand may improve and the country?s central bank will cut interest rates as soon as this month.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:40:39 GMT - (Bloomberg)

Banks react to interest rate cut
Banks in Northern Ireland start to react to the latest cut in interest rates announced by the Bank of England.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:11:06 GMT - (BBC News)

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Mormon Santa's Always Stunning Psychic Predictions for 2009!
Britney Spears shall continue on her successful comeback track, directing and starring in another original motion picture, "Oops, I Got DP'd Again!" The Feds will lower interest rates yet one more time in the coming year -- to an unprecedented NEGATIVE .5% -- causing even Klaatu to reevaluate real estate investing! Reality television espies
Posted on 2009-01-08 23:16:35 GMT

blog: Mormon SantaThe problem with the mother
Link love: This post builds on the case study I contributed to the Eduserv workshop on Digital Identities at the British Library today ... is aimed at people who have an interest in the issues around digital identity in higher education
Posted on 2009-01-08 23:07:49 GMT

blog: Josie FraserCasey's Tribute, Part II
Editor's Note: This post represents a daily journal I am writing as a tribute to my 15-year-old cat, Casey ... to baseball, but focusing on human interest. If you are a pet enthusiast who understands and embraces first
Posted on 2009-01-08 23:05:41 GMT

blog: Jeff LouderbackBeckie made me cry
I'm going to repost this to the few readers that I have. Many times I've thought and fought the same feelings that I'm sure this man must have felt. You can read the original here.I will promise you all this. I will never forgive any of you who leave me this way and I too would much rather have a jolly rancher or a Van Hallen tape
Posted on 2009-01-08 23:00:34 GMT

blog: Zen GuyBurris: I didn't talk to Blagojevich about Senate seat before his arrest
Senator-designate Roland Burris has told the Illinois House impeachment committee that he had no discussions with Gov ... of staff, in the fall and told him of his interest in the Senate seat should Obama win the presidency
Posted on 2009-01-08 22:50:23 GMT

blog: On DeadlineAP Reporter's Tough Gaza Questions Disappeared
Guest blogged by Brad Jacobson of MediaBloodhound During Monday's State Department press briefing, Associated Press State Department Correspondent Matthew Lee posed the most pointed question about the conflict in Gaza and the Bush administration's position: "
Posted on 2009-01-08 22:49:44 GMT

blog: The BRAD BLOGObama Formally Announces Tim Kaine As DNC Chairman
ABC News' David Chalian and Sunlen Miller Report: President-elect Barack Obama made a quick appearance at the Democratic National Committee ... . In fact, Democratic party interest groups -- including labor, pro-choice advocates, gay rights
Posted on 2009-01-08 22:48:55 GMT

blog: Political PunchWould you buy something in 2009 at its 1694 price?
As if we needed further confirmation of the virtually unprecedented nature of the world's economic slump, the lead story in the Financial Times tonight is about the venerable Bank of England cutting its interest rate to 1.5%, a 315-year low. The thinking is that if someone offered you a change to buy
Posted on 2009-01-08 22:48:32 GMT

blog: Triangle AssociatesCorporate America faces big pension shortfalls - Steven Wevodau
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Collapsing stock prices have created shortfalls in pension plans in dozens of large U.S. companies, which may require them to pump in tens of billions of dollars of cash, hurting earnings. With corporate America facing pension plan shortfalls totaling several hundred billions of dollars,
Posted on 2009-01-08 22:44:21 GMT

blog: Accident & Health News by Steve Wevodau | Steven Wevodau - Accident & Health Insurance News Corn in the Cobb... but not at the Social..
It's a great attribute to always aspire to big things... I've always understood that Gordon was mentoring himself as a future Liberal political representative'¦. I understand he was seriously thinking of taking a run at Ghiz for the Liberal leadership back in 2007...
Posted on 2009-01-08 22:40:42 GMT

blog: Tim Banks.ca "run, if you can't hide"