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Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the ECB, Lucas Papademos, Vice President of the ECB 8 April 2010

July 24th, 2011

Interest rates at: 1.00%

Trcihet’s Speech Cloud with the 150 main words of the conference

Introductory statement with Q&A

Ladies and gentlemen, the Vice-President and I are very pleased to welcome you to our press conference. We will now report on the outcome of today’s meeting of the Governing Council, which was also attended by Commissioner Rehn.

Based on its regular economic and monetary analyses, the Governing Council decided to leave the key ECB interest rates unchanged. The current rates remain appropriate. Taking into account all the information and analyses that have become available since our meeting on 4 March 2010, price developments are expected to remain moderate over the policy-relevant horizon. T Read more…

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Handling Out-of-Reach Goals

July 24th, 2011

A few weeks ago, I put out a call on Twitter and on Facebook for detailed posts that people would like to see. I got enough great responses that I’m going to fill the entire month of July – one post per day – addressing these ideas.

On Facebook, Joan wondered “What do you do when your financial goal seems out of reach?”

Goals that feel too out of reach are certainly a challenge. They can leave the goal-setter demoralized and feeling as though the goal will never really be accomplished, so why try at all.

I’ve fallen into this trap myself, often with fiction writing. I’ll have s

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What Do Rising Oil Prices Mean For The U.S. Economy?

July 23rd, 2011

The recent rise in gasoline prices have U.S.

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L.E.A.D. Team Interns Get Motivated

July 23rd, 2011

What do Bill Cosby, Rudy Giuliani, John Walsh, Colin Powell, and Krish Dhanam all have in common? Besides being very successful business leaders, each of these individuals were speakers at the Get Motivated Business Seminar held June 29, 2011 at The Palace of Auburn Hills. As intended, the event was both motivational and informational. I had the distinct pleasure of accompanying the Quicken Loans Leadership Education and Development (L.E.A.D) Team to the event. The seminar was surely entertaining and nothing short of dramatic. With the vibrant pyrotechnics, introductory musical selections, giveaways, and crazy dance contest, I was not sure if I was at a business seminar or the circus. Read more…

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Obama prepared for “tough choices” on debt

July 22nd, 2011

U.S.

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Hardscaping: Bringing Functionality and Longevity to Your Landscape

July 22nd, 2011

You’ve thought about your home’s landscaping, but have you thought about its hardscaping?  What’s that you ask?  It just might be the best way to take your property from bland to beautiful with a little creativity and design help.

What is Hardscaping?

While softscaping includes lawn, floral and plant design on your property, hardscaping refers to any non-garden design elements around the exterior of your home. Paved walkways, fences, patios, water fountains and rocks are just a few items that are included under the umbrella of hardscaping.  These Read more…

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