BailoutSleuth (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Provident Financial Holdings Inc. filed a document with the Securities and Exchange Commission recently stating that it withdrew its application for government aid through the Troubled Asset Relief Program. The Riverside, Calif-based company, which operates Provident Savings Bank, had sought $29.5 million through...
Fast Company (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
It may sound a little creepy, but Intel thinks that virtual doctor visits are the future of healthcare for the elderly. The Intel Health Guide, launched in the U.S. last year, is a simple white box with a screen that includes a video camera for doctor-patient communications, on screen reminders for scheduled sessions, and connectivity for a variety of vital sign monitoring machines (glucose meters,...
David Drake (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Pbamanomics - the economic policies of Dear Leader His Excellency Barack Hussein Pbama Junior - Marxists policies created and intended to purposefully ruin the U.S. Economy - are preventing the rebound of the U.S. Economy . al -Reuters : . ..with banks reluctant to lend and consumers afraid of borrowing, chances of a strong and quick economic recovery are slim, bankers and investors said at the Reuters...
Classical Iconoclast (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
This is "A Berlin Symphony", a film made in 1927. A symphony, but a silent movie ? Partly they didn't have the technology then but this film actually works better with silence, for many reasons. First, you concentrate on the images and the way they flow together to create a "symphony" in the original sense of the word, a weaving together of images. And what images - trains moving...
ClickPress (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Hitachi Capital Invoice Finance announces appointment of Andy Phillips as Head of Sales, to lead the further expansion of the invoice finance business.
GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
By 10qk. Provident Financial Holdings Inc. ( PROV ) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-09-30. Read more » »
See that Tattie run! (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
I like my current Sony Ericsson K800i, and it does everything I need it to - y'know, making phone calls, sending texts and the like - but recently people have started to mock it. I'm hurt. I only bought the bloody thing 18 months ago, although admittedly the model's about 3 years old now which makes it positively geriatric in mobile phone terms. I worry though. All those apps, all that mobile internetedness....
Reuters (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Express Co said credit card spending increased in October from September in another sign that the worst of the financial crisis may have passed for the largest U.S. credit-card company, sending its shares up 1.5 percent to a 14-month high.
Interesting Spot on the Maps (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
View Interesting Maps in a larger map Marienplatz (en: Mary's Square, i.e. St. Mary, Our Lady's Square) is a central square in the city center of Munich, Germany since 1158. In the Middle Ages markets and tournaments were held in this city square. Marienplatz was named after the Mariensäule, a Marian column erected in its centre in 1638 to celebrate the end of Swedish occupation. Today the Marienplatz...
Kemptown Ben's Green Blog (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
This weekend years of work by the well-established Friends of Tarner Park group came to fruition when a new, graffiti free, ball court was officially opened. One of the first controversies I cam across after I was elected to the council in 2007 was the vexed question of whether to enforce a ban on graffiti in Tarner Park. The park had become internationally-renowned for its graffiti: the park looked...
Coyote Crossing (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Above, the best shot I could get of the critter who tried to gatecrash the Mojave National Preserve’s 15th Birthday Party today at the Kelso Depot. The middle of the tracks was as close as he was willing to get to the couple hundred people at the Depot, despite the existence of hot dogs and cake. The Raven was rapt. I’m a little surprised he didn’t come home with us. The party also...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Express Co , the largest U.S. credit card company by purchases, said on Friday it was eligible to issue $12.1 billion more of securities under the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility plan, or TALF.
The Daily Gazette stories (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
The private group trying to establish a multi-use horse park in Saratoga County has received federal non-profit status, a development that organizers believe will help them with fundraising.
The City Birder (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Saturday was another perfect example of "the worst weather bringing the best birds". While most "normal" people probably spent the day indoors, myself and other birders toiled in periodic rain showers with the hope of finding some interesting birds. For some of us, the effort paid off with big dividends. In Prospect Park, despite gray, wet weather, several of us found what can only...
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
A cautious approach to lending by Provident Financial, one of the few subprime lenders still active in the market, should help the company deliver profitable growth...
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integrityfx | 11/06/2009
Back in October 2008, then US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson met with CEOs of the 9 largest US banks. During that meeting, it was reported that Paulson required the CEOs to take TARP money whether they wanted the money or not. In May, Judicial Watch released talking points taken from official documents from those meetings. The talking points used by Paulson in that meeting include the comment that
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