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Sales of Previously Owned U.S. Homes Rise From a Six-Month Low – Mortgage Update

July 19th, 2011

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Treasury and mortgage bonds opened lower, but have since recovered most of yesterday’s gains before a report forecasted to show sales of previously owned U.S. homes increased in June from a six-month low.

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The coming brick wall in venture capital

July 18th, 2011

Mark Suster is a former serial entrepreneur and a partner at Los Angeles-based venture capital firm GRP Partners. This article originally appeared on Suster’s blog “Both Sides of the Table”. The views expressed are his own.

This is the final part of a three-part series on the major changes in the structure of the software and the venture capital industries. Read Part One and Part Two.

Or the Cliff Note’s version:

But …

Downsizing Venture Capital

The venture capital business itself is going through an even more fundamental change than just the entry of a new category at the earliest stage. The indus

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Essential Parenting Books

July 18th, 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, Edita asks an entertaining question: “which parenting books you found most valuable?”

I’ve read a lot of parenting books over the last several years. I’m quite deeply committed to being the best parent I can be and I want to do everything that I can to raise creative, self-reliant children who blossom into creative, self-reliant adults who feel unafraid to tackle anything that the world throws at them.

Of all of the books I’ve read on parenting, six of them really stand out for me in terms of making me think specifically about approaches and angles on parenting. These books wer

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Three Insurance Policies to Skip

July 17th, 2011

Long time readers of Bargaineering probably recall that I dont have collision or comprehensive insurance on my car. Its a decision that paid off with my first car and one that Ive stuck with on my current car. While it helps that I dont drive very often (I work from home), its a financial risk that Ive decided to take on and certainly not an insurance policy I recommend you skip.

There are, however, plenty of insurance policies out there that I am comfortable suggesting that you skip. Here are just three of them:

You might not think that extended warranties are insurance policies but they are they protect your products. Are they worth it?

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“2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America” Audiobook Now Available from Audible.com

July 17th, 2011

2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America is available as a digital audiobook from Audible.com. The title, provided by Tantor Audio and authored by Albert Brooks, has also become an American Consumer News favorite..

The digital audiobook 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America, narrated by Dick Hill, has received an average rating of 0 stars on Audible.com. The title has a running length of 14 hours and 23 min. The audiobook was first released in May 2011 and a sample is available for download.

Audible.coms description of the audiobook is Is this whats in store?

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Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the ECB, Vítor Constâncio, Vice President of the ECB 3 February 2011

July 16th, 2011

Interest rates at: 1.00%

Trcihet’s Speech Cloud with the 50 main words of the conference

Introductory statement with Q&A (official source)

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.

Based on its regular economic and monetary analyses, the Governing Council confirmed that the current key ECB interest rates still remain appropriate. It therefore decided to leave them unchanged. T

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