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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Ventura County Star Stories: Money</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/business/markets/</link><atom:link href="http://venturacountystar.com/news/business/markets/" type="application/rss+xml" rel="self"></atom:link><description>Ventura County Star Stories: Money</description><language>en-us</language><category>business/markets</category><item><title>Strong spring exports help economy
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/29/strong-spring-exports-help-economy/</link><description><![CDATA[  The economy pulled out of a dangerous rough patch in the spring, thanks largely to strong exports, but the rebound isn't expected to last. Economic slowdowns overseas could make exports tail off just as Americans are hunkering down after the bracing impact of rebate checks wanes, plunging the country into another rut later this year.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/29/strong-spring-exports-help-economy/</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>Big-ticket durable goods post surprisingly strong July gains
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/28/big-ticket-durable-goods-post-surprisingly-july/</link><description><![CDATA[ U.S. factories saw a surprisingly hefty increase in orders for big-ticket products in July, reflecting continued strength in export sales and a boost to business investment from the government's tax stimulus package.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/28/big-ticket-durable-goods-post-surprisingly-july/</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>Consumer outlook up as gas prices fall
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/27/confidence-booster-consumer-outlook-up-as-gas-be/</link><description><![CDATA[Americans felt better about the economy in August, as a barometer of sentiment posted the biggest boost in two years amid falling gas prices. Two reports suggested that a bottom could be nearing for the housing market, but economists caution it's too early to proclaim that the worst is over.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/27/confidence-booster-consumer-outlook-up-as-gas-be/</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>Next direction for interest rates is probably up, Fed says
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/27/next-direction-for-interest-rates-is-probably-up/</link><description><![CDATA[ Even as they grappled with inflation worries, most Federal Reserve officials at their August meeting didn't believe that the Fed's key interest rate was too low given harder-to-get credit conditions straining consumers and businesses alike  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/27/next-direction-for-interest-rates-is-probably-up/</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>Former actor becomes a local attorney
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/24/be1fcBob24/</link><description><![CDATA[One of the most difficult things about starting a new career later in life is managing your ego. That was the experience of former TV soap opera actor Robert Krimmer. "To start over," he said, "the most important thing to have is a beginner's mind — to be able to say you don't know anything." It took the 54-year-old six years to reshape his life after reality shows began their assault on scripted television and work dried up. He now is a lawyer with Arnold, Bleuel, LaRochelle Mathews & Zirbel in Oxnard.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/24/be1fcBob24/</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>Energy-efficient appliances gain favor
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/24/energy-efficient-appliances-gain-favor/</link><description><![CDATA[Fast-rising utility bills have helped homeowners embrace something many previously acted only lukewarm about: energy efficiency. When it comes to home appliances, consumers have learned they can do the right thing environmentally and save money at the same time.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/24/energy-efficient-appliances-gain-favor/</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>Fantasy football leagues take work time, but build morale
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/24/be3fcfantasy24/</link><description><![CDATA[Are you ready for some football? Defensive fantasy football leaguers are ready, but they first have to get around the offensive line manned by employers.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/24/be3fcfantasy24/</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>Week in review: August 24, 2008
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/24/week-review-august-24-2008/</link><description><![CDATA[   ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/24/week-review-august-24-2008/</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>Lehman Brothers far from collapse, but faces a tricky path
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/24/lehman-brothers-far-from-collapse-but-faces-a/</link><description><![CDATA[If the gauge of Wall Street's confidence in Lehman Brothers is its stock price, then the shares' gyrations this past week indicate investors are petrified of a collapse and encouraged about a possible buyout.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/24/lehman-brothers-far-from-collapse-but-faces-a/</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>Less demand, stronger dollar factors in lower local gas prices
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/24/less-demand-stronger-dollar-factors-lower-local-ga/</link><description><![CDATA[Ventura County's average unleaded gasoline prices dropped to $3.99 a gallon Wednesday, marking the end of a 14-week ride at more than $4.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/24/less-demand-stronger-dollar-factors-lower-local-ga/</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>BofA's takeover structure leaves Countrywide on the hot seat
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/24/be1bofabrief24/</link><description><![CDATA[Countrywide's acquisition by Bank of America Corp. was supposed to help keep the troubled mortgage lender from collapse, but the deal's structure may have only delayed the inevitable — Countrywide still could face bankruptcy or a federal takeover potentially involving taxpayer dollars.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/24/be1bofabrief24/</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>Taxpayer advocate issues report on areas of concern for IRS
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/24/taxpayer-advocate-issues-report-on-areas-of-for/</link><description><![CDATA[Nina Olson, the official appointed to speak out on behalf of U.S. taxpayers, has a few major gripes about the Internal Revenue Service. Among them, she believes the agency needs to better protect victims of tax-related identity theft and should get more information out to homeowners about a new law eliminating taxes on debt canceled as a result of foreclosure.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/24/taxpayer-advocate-issues-report-on-areas-of-for/</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>More U.S. employees are getting global assignments
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/24/more-us-employees-are-getting-global-assignments/</link><description><![CDATA[Wow, Malcolm Dahn thought, this is really odd. Dahn, 41, a partner in the accounting firm KPMG LLP, happened to peer inside a conference room around noon at one of his company's offices and what he saw blew his mind. "There were literally 15 to 20 people in an audit room, taking a nap," he said, still marveling. "They would take a nap in plain view — all these people, people in their cubicles."  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/24/more-us-employees-are-getting-global-assignments/</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>Law addresses genetic tests for employment, insurance
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/24/law-addresses-genetic-tests-for-employment/</link><description><![CDATA[If you have the breast cancer gene, is an employer justified in not promoting you to a key job out of fear that you'll get sick? If you have diabetes, controlled by medication, should an employer be able to find that out and not hire you in assumption your health insurance costs will be high? If sickle cell anemia runs in your family, is it fair to deny your participation in the group health insurance plan at work?  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/24/law-addresses-genetic-tests-for-employment/</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>Business Briefs: Aug. 23
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/23/no-headline---na14fcrail23/</link><description><![CDATA[ A senior Northrop Grumman Corp. executive on Friday criticized rival Boeing Co.'s request to the Pentagon for additional time to assemble its offer for a disputed $35 billion aerial refueling tanker contract.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/23/no-headline---na14fcrail23/</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>30-year fixed-rate mortgage dips slightly to 6.47 percent
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/22/30-year-fixed-rate-mortgage-dips-slightly-to-647/</link><description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON — Rates on 30-year mortgages fell slightly this week to the lowest level since mid-July.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/22/30-year-fixed-rate-mortgage-dips-slightly-to-647/</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>IndyMac customers can have capped interest rate, under plan
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/21/home-borrowers-eligible-for-loans/</link><description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON — Thousands of troubled home borrowers with loans from IndyMac Federal Bank will be able to switch to fixed-rate mortgages under a new plan from federal regulators, who seized the bank last month after it became the largest regulated thrift to fail.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/21/home-borrowers-eligible-for-loans/</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>Wholesale prices jump sharply
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/20/wholesale-prices-jump-sharply/</link><description><![CDATA[Wholesale inflation soared in July, leaving prices rising at the fastest pace in nearly three decades. While recent declines in oil and other commodity prices raise hopes inflation may have peaked, some economists worry about the widespread nature of the July price surge and caution it will take more time for that pressure to ease on Wall Street and Main Street.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/20/wholesale-prices-jump-sharply/</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>FDA warns GE over lax quality control
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/20/fda-warns-ge-over-lax-quality-control/</link><description><![CDATA[Federal regulators have warned General Electric Co. over lax quality control standards at a plant that makes computer software for medical imaging.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/20/fda-warns-ge-over-lax-quality-control/</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item><item><title>Retailers' revenues fall as customers cut back
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/20/financial-stress-on-shoppers-retailers-revenues/</link><description><![CDATA[From affluent shoppers at Saks to bargain-hunters at Target, from Home Depot to office supplier Staples, consumers are pulling back and that's hurting retailers and raising more concerns about how they'll do the rest of the year.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/20/financial-stress-on-shoppers-retailers-revenues/</guid><category>business/business_all</category></item></channel></rss>