Lexus Claims 'World's Best Car'The luxury carmaker claims to have

Lexus Claims 'World's Best Car'
The luxury carmaker claims to have the world?s best car in an all-new flagship.
Editors of MSN Autos

Results for Loans (Gomerasol.com)
Home Equity and Mortgage Loans - E-LOAN Online lender offers home equity loans , cash out refinancing, mortgages, and auto loans at low rates. Fill out a simple application. Approval in minutes. Search rates now.

Consumer Loan And Savings Rates (San Jose Mercury News)
A sampling of financial institutions was asked to quote the most recent lowest annual percentage rates they would charge a new loan customer with an annual income from $30,000 to $35,000 and good credit standing. Qualifications for borrowing and finance charges vary among institutions. Rates may differ from branch to branch. Some institutions provide lower rates to existing customers.

Customers sue Hebron Auto (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Former customers of Hebron Auto Sales Wednesday filed suit against the dealership, claiming the company defrauded them.

Preview: 2007 Toyota Camry
With sleeker styling, a more powerful engine and a new hybrid version, America's best-selling car sets a new benchmark.
Ann Job

Camry to Get Hybrid Version Soon
The best-selling passenger car in the U.S. will soon get a hybrid version.
Editors of MSN Autos

Somboon expects 25% growth (Bangkok Post)
Somboon Advance Technology Plc (SAT), a listed auto parts producer, expects 25% growth in sales to 4.7 billion baht this year due to continuous growth in the economy and the vehicle industry.

'Cool county' is a draw, Konop says (The Toledo Blade)

'Cool county' is a draw, Konop says (The Toledo Blade)
In an effort to foster a "creative economy," Ben Konop, a Democratic candidate for Lucas County commissioner, says the local government should consider extending low-interest loans to art galleries.

Solid growth spells doom for bond market vultures (Contra Costa Times)
Pity the poor vultures. Many have gone months without a decent meal, though they expect to feed better soon. U.S. bond defaults are near historical lows -- another way of saying companies are staying on top of their debts -- thanks to a combination of low interest rates, ample cash and strong profits. So investors who bet on troubled companies have found it tough to ply their trade.

Put the brakes on auto subsidies (The Community Press)
Dear Editor: 2006 did not start on a good note for Ontario autoworkers. On January 23, Ford announced massive lay-offs throughout North America, including up to 2,300 job cuts in Canada.

Suit alleges 'car-kiting' scheme (The Cincinnati Post)
Hebron Auto Sales has been sued by a Boone County couple who allege a "car-kiting" scheme - in which cars were sold without valid titles - helped bring down the troubled company.

Daily Edition: Feb. 3, 2006 (The Car Connection)
Chicago debuts include Ralliart, new Detroit incentives.

Cheaper borrowing as EUR and RON interest drops (Nine O'Clock)

Cheaper borrowing as EUR and RON interest drops (Nine O'Clock)
BUCHAREST - The commercial banks have started decreasing interest rates on loans in both EUR and RON, the lowest threshold of the interest rates associated with mortgage loans being 7.75 per cent per year in RON and 6.75 per cent per year in EUR.

Cheaper borrowing as EUR and RON interest drops (Nine O'Clock)

Cheaper borrowing as EUR and RON interest drops (Nine O'Clock)
BUCHAREST - The commercial banks have started decreasing interest rates on loans in both EUR and RON, the lowest threshold of the interest rates associated with mortgage loans being 7.75 per cent per year in RON and 6.75 per cent per year in EUR.

Customers sue Hebron Auto (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Former customers of Hebron Auto Sales Wednesday filed suit against the dealership, claiming the company defrauded them.

Focus Hope co-founder to tackle cash flow (Detroit News)
Focus Hope co-founder Eleanor Josaitis, who helped form the social service agency in the wake of the 1960s Detroit riots, is leaving her post as chief executive officer to focus on raising money to sustain the organization.

High-End Luxury Vehicles Without Rival
Luxury automobiles priced above $100,000.
Editors of MSN Autos

Results for Loans (Gomerasol.com)
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Reilly Saying Little About Lt. Gov. Gaffe (The Boston Channel)
The woman who wanted to become the next lieutenant governor of Massachusetts has quit the race.

Put the brakes on auto subsidies (The Community Press)
Dear Editor: 2006 did not start on a good note for Ontario autoworkers. On January 23, Ford announced massive lay-offs throughout North America, including up to 2,300 job cuts in Canada.

Lincoln's New Luxury CUV
Lincoln unveils a feature-rich crossover-utility vehicle with advanced safety features.
Editors of MSN Autos

Lexus Claims 'World's Best Car'
The luxury carmaker claims to have the world?s best car in an all-new flagship.
Editors of MSN Autos

Finance: Rate yourself using debt-to-income ratio (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
(Linda Stern is a freelance writer. Any opinions in the column are solely those of Ms. Stern. You can e-mail her at lindastern(at)aol.com.)

RATES RISING (The Plain Dealer) Borrowing will cost more after

RATES RISING (The Plain Dealer)
Borrowing will cost more after the Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate Tuesday. Several local banks, including KeyCorp, National City and U.S. Bank, immediately raised their prime rate - the benchmark on which many loans and credit lines are based - to 7.5 percent.

Results for Loans (Gomerasol.com)
Home Equity and Mortgage Loans - E-LOAN Online lender offers home equity loans , cash out refinancing, mortgages, and auto loans at low rates. Fill out a simple application. Approval in minutes. Search rates now.

Drive Financial shifts lending up a gear (BizJournals)
After a decade building its business making auto loans to people who typically can't get them elsewhere, Drive Financial Services L.P. is aiming also to lend to people who have other sources to go to.

Honda Financial Services Receives Highest Ranking in Non-Luxury Loan Satisfaction (The Auto Channel)
TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 1, 2006 -- Honda Financial Services received the highest ranking in the non-luxury loan segment in the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 Consumer Financing Satisfaction Study(SM).

Cheaper borrowing as EUR and RON interest drops (Nine O'Clock)
BUCHAREST - The commercial banks have started decreasing interest rates on loans in both EUR and RON, the lowest threshold of the interest rates associated with mortgage loans being 7.75 per cent per year in RON and 6.75 per cent per year in EUR.

Realignments in the Auto World (BusinessWeek)
It was a stunning coup.

Seoul shares to gain on exporters, service data (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
SEOUL, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Seoul shares may gain on Thursday as a rally in Wall Street and a drop in oil prices could allow exporters such as Hyundai Motor Co. to bounce back from steep losses in the prior session.

Put the brakes on auto subsidies (The Community Press)
Dear Editor: 2006 did not start on a good note for Ontario autoworkers. On January 23, Ford announced massive lay-offs throughout North America, including up to 2,300 job cuts in Canada.

Finance: Rate yourself using debt-to-income ratio (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
(Linda Stern is a freelance writer. Any opinions in the column are solely those of Ms. Stern. You can e-mail her at lindastern(at)aol.com.)

RATES RISING (The Plain Dealer) Borrowing will cost more after

RATES RISING (The Plain Dealer)
Borrowing will cost more after the Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate Tuesday. Several local banks, including KeyCorp, National City and U.S. Bank, immediately raised their prime rate - the benchmark on which many loans and credit lines are based - to 7.5 percent.

MORE BUSINESS BRIEFS: Miami's Ocean Bank reports higher profits (Miami Herald)
Profits at Ocean Bank, which has long ridden the wave of South Florida's real estate boom, surged 16 percent in 2005, the bank reported.

Preview: 2007 Toyota CamryWith sleeker styling, a more powerful engine

Preview: 2007 Toyota Camry
With sleeker styling, a more powerful engine and a new hybrid version, America's best-selling car sets a new benchmark.
Ann Job

Results for Personal Finance (Gomerasol.com)
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Equity Strategists: UBS Says India's Sensex Will Reach 10,500 (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- India's key stock index will probably climb for a fifth straight year in 2006 as listed companies' earnings improve and overseas investors pump more money in to the nation's shares, UBS AG said.

High-End Luxury Vehicles Without Rival
Luxury automobiles priced above $100,000.
Editors of MSN Autos

Hebron Auto owes $4 million (Cincinnati Enquirer)
The FBI is investigating a used-car dealer that closed last week leaving millions in unpaid loans and many upset customers.

National Australia Bank Says Turnaround `On Track' (Update4) (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- National Australia Bank Ltd., the nation's largest lender by assets, reiterated that loans and deposits are increasing, and said a three-year program to improve its performance is ``on track.''

Fed Raises Target Rate to 4.5% to Cap Greenspan Era (Update5) (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve policy makers, meeting for the final time under Chairman Alan Greenspan, raised the main U.S. interest rate to 4.5 percent and suggested the run of increases is still not finished.

Drive Financial shifts lending up a gear (BizJournals) After a

Drive Financial shifts lending up a gear (BizJournals)
After a decade building its business making auto loans to people who typically can't get them elsewhere, Drive Financial Services L.P. is aiming also to lend to people who have other sources to go to.

Realignments in the Auto World (BusinessWeek)
It was a stunning coup.

Citigroup pondering bid for GMAC (International Herald Tribune) Citigroup has

Citigroup pondering bid for GMAC (International Herald Tribune)
Citigroup has joined Cerberus Capital Management in a group that may bid $11 billion to $15 billion for General Motors' finance unit, according to people familiar with the negotiations.

Hebron Auto owes $4 million (Cincinnati Enquirer)
The FBI is investigating a used-car dealer that closed last week leaving millions in unpaid loans and many upset customers.

Receiver named for auto dealer (The Cincinnati Post)
A Northern Kentucky judge has named the man who helped liquidate the troubled Kentucky Central Life Insurance Co. in the 1990s to perform a similar task on Hebron Auto Sales.

Analysts worry spending now may hurt later (Contra Costa Times)
Like a person packing on pounds, the United States keeps adding to its flabby budget deficits, endangering the nation's economic health and the pocketbooks of ordinary Americans.

Preview: 2007 Toyota Camry
With sleeker styling, a more powerful engine and a new hybrid version, America's best-selling car sets a new benchmark.
Ann Job

Layoff prodded him in the right direction (Detroit News)
Some people pursue change while others -- especially in the auto business -- have change thrust upon them.

Camry to Get Hybrid Version Soon
The best-selling passenger car in the U.S. will soon get a hybrid version.
Editors of MSN Autos

Drive Financial shifts lending up a gear (BizJournals)
After a decade building its business making auto loans to people who typically can't get them elsewhere, Drive Financial Services L.P. is aiming also to lend to people who have other sources to go to.

National Australia Bank Says Turnaround `On Track' (Update4) (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- National Australia Bank Ltd., the nation's largest lender by assets, reiterated that loans and deposits are increasing, and said a three-year program to improve its performance is ``on track.''

Volvo to Offer New Small Car
The Swedish automaker unveils a small car intended for young professionals in urban areas.
Editors of MSN Autos

Emerging debt to consolidate on Fed move (Reuters via Yahoo!

Emerging debt to consolidate on Fed move (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Emerging sovereign bonds could see a modest consolidation this week after having rallied to record levels so far this year in anticipation of nearing the end of monetary policy tightening in the United States.

Volvo to Offer New Small Car
The Swedish automaker unveils a small car intended for young professionals in urban areas.
Editors of MSN Autos

National Australia Bank Says Turnaround `On Track' (Update4) (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- National Australia Bank Ltd., the nation's largest lender by assets, reiterated that loans and deposits are increasing, and said a three-year program to improve its performance is ``on track.''

Fitch May Downgrade GM Debt Without Progress in GMAC Stake Sale (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Fitch Ratings may downgrade General Motors Corp.'s finance division unless GM makes progress in an attempt to sell a majority of the unit by the end of this quarter.

Vote for Your Favorite!Vote now for the best concept car

Vote for Your Favorite!
Vote now for the best concept car of the NAIAS 2006 in Detroit.
Editors of MSN Autos

Emerging debt to consolidate on Fed move (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Emerging sovereign bonds could see a modest consolidation this week after having rallied to record levels so far this year in anticipation of nearing the end of monetary policy tightening in the United States.

Auto payment center to close (Akron Beacon Journal)
About 160 employees who work at the former Bank One auto collection center in downtown Akron will lose their jobs within the next few months as the center is consolidated with others owned by new parent JPMorgan Chase.

Hebron Auto owes $4 million (Cincinnati Enquirer)
The FBI is investigating a used-car dealer that closed last week leaving millions in unpaid loans and many upset customers.

The 2004 Top 100 (Training Magazine)
By Tammy Galvin Click here to view the Top 100 ranking. "If you can't measure it, you can't manage it." If this oft-used phrase is true, then this year's Training Top 100 companies have the management of workforce development programs down to a science.

Huelsmann to take over dealership (The Cincinnati Post)
A Boone County judge has named the man who helped liquidate the troubled Kentucky Central Life Insurance Co. in the 1990s to perform a similar task on Hebron Auto Sales.

AAA to offer auto, home insurance in Hawaii (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

AAA to offer auto, home insurance in Hawaii (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
AAA Hawaii's affiliated insurer won state approval yesterday to begin offering automobile and homeowners insurance to its 120,000 members in the islands.

NBD announces changes to Aafaq NBD Gulf Balanced Fund Subscription (AME Info)
In order to standardise subscriptions for in-house managed Funds, National Bank of Dubai announced today that the Subscription Terms for the Aafaq NBD Gulf Balanced Fund have been amended.

Auto payment center to close (Akron Beacon Journal)
About 160 employees who work at the former Bank One auto collection center in downtown Akron will lose their jobs within the next few months as the center is consolidated with others owned by new parent JPMorgan Chase.

Hebron Auto owes $4 million (Cincinnati Enquirer)
The FBI is investigating a used-car dealer that closed last week leaving millions in unpaid loans and many upset customers.