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It's fair to say that it's a risky venture create a movie about an exotically colored, 10-foot-tall tribe called the Na'vi and spend more money making it than any other film in the history of Hollywood.
Auditor General Jack Wagner said about one-fifth of Pennsylvania's school districts have recently been involved with interest rate "swaps," a practice he said the Legislature should ban.
A $7 billion mining deal between Guinea's repressive military regime and a little-known Chinese company underscores China's full-throttle rush into Africa and its willingness to deal with brutal and corrupt governments.
Tennessee has set up new rules for cities and counties that want to engage in interest rate swaps and other exotic financial transactions.
Complex bond deals that city and county officials across Tennessee thought would lower their interest payments have come back to bite some governments with skyrocketing fees and little time to pay off the debt.
We're not smart cookies when it comes to eating cookie dough, and too often engage in all kinds of other risky behavior.
Bail bond agents are increasingly helping cash-strapped defendants get out of jail with ultra-cheap financing deals, a practice that worries law enforcement officials and insurers, and could endanger public safety.
Recurrent violence in oil-rich parts of Nigeria may provide a sobering lesson for oil companies hoping to work in Iraq — a place that is much more dangerous despite the fact that attacks are at their lowest level in more than four years.
Few big-time bankers get as excited by cycling as Piet van Schijndel. Then again, he has millions of dollars in sponsorship riding on races such as the Tour de France.
A government proposal to freeze interest rates on millions of loans made to risky borrowers reflects political and financial realities of the housing market crisis, analysts say.
This past summer, President Bush favored government restraint as troubles grew in the nation's housing market.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and federal banking regulators are working out the details of a plan to extend lower, introductory interest rates on home loans before they reset at higher levels.
With home foreclosures skyrocketing, the House on Thursday voted to crack down on mortgage lenders by forcing them to get licenses, making them responsible for discovering whether borrowers can really repay and fining them for steering people toward risky subprime loans.
Citigroup Inc. and other big banks are working on a plan to support the market for mortgage-backed securities and other investments by jointly creating a fund that would buy as much as $100 billion of the debt, according to published reports.
Congress' top Democrats demanded quick action on the subprime mortgage crisis, saying President Bush has been slow to address a situation that could cost millions of people their homes.
Efforts in Congress to let mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac refinance more at-risk loans could have a key flaw: many of those loans were made with such loose standards that borrowers are likely to default anyway, analysts said.
A key House lawmaker on Wednesday threatened to strip the Federal Reserve of its authority to write rules against abuses in the market for high-risk mortgages if the central bank did not act quickly to do so.
Federal bank regulators called on lenders Tuesday to work with distressed borrowers unable to meet payments on high-risk mortgages to help them keep their homes.
Congress will press federal regulators on whether they were lax as high-risk mortgages proliferated during the housing boom and even contributed to the spike in delinquent payments and foreclosures.
High-risk pregnancies are on the rise in the United States and may be more common now than at any other time since modern obstetric care became available.
Federal regulators need to do a better job of explaining to people the workings and potential risks of interest-only and other nontraditional mortgages, congressional investigators said Wednesday.
Zebra at petting zoo bites off girl's fingerA Catawba County girl is recovering after a bizarre incident at a local petting zoo, and now her mother worries other kids could be hurt, too.
Court to rule on solo sailor schoolgirlChild protection officers have taken legal action in an effort to have a 13-year-old girl who plans to sail solo round the world made a ward of court.
'Smoking' Smarties: Why youngsters try risky thingsExcerpt: Summit Middle School last week made national headlines for an incident of students "smoking" the candy Smarties — a strange, non-flammable exercise that could be a sign these kids are bridging themselves toward adulthood.
Motorcyclist dies from injuries after crash - No helmetUPDATE: The man riding the motorcycle involved in the accident, Dean Munn, died at the hospital as a result of his injuries. PUNTA GORDA: I-75 has reopened after a four-vehicle crash the northbound lanes on the Peace River bridge.
Unlucky or Unwise, Some Owners Are Left Out of Plan - NYTimes.comThis is an example of how good people are being left out from Gov't support because this bailout is patently unfair. We need a Mortgage solution that is a "Square Deal". All Amercican are affected why should only the "risky class" get a sweet deal?
17 High-Risk Security Threats (And How to Fix Them) Heres some solutions for some of the security threats out there.
Video Report: When Food Goes BadAdmit it -- you can't quite remember the last time you cleaned out your refrigerator or pantry. What you didn't know is that old food is more of a health hazard than you realize.
Teens face porn charges in 'sexting' This is just one story of many about a new trend teens are getting mixed up in. Reports are coming in from across the country of "sexting" among high school students.
Caylee's remains now at funeral homeORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Caylee Anthony's remains have been turned over to a south Orlando funeral home. The remains are now at the Robert Bryant Funeral & Cremation Chapel .
Health Care Examiner: National Diabetes Month: Generation XL and a dirty neckGeneration XL. That's the new term some are giving to children in the U.S. under 12. Why? Because they are the largest, most obese, sedentary generation we have ever produced.
Smoking - tips on how to quitBelow are some tips to help you quit smoking. First and foremost, set a quit date and quit COMPLETELY on that day. To prepare for that day:
Special diet? Go ahead, enjoy a holiday mealExcerpt: Soon, everywhere you turn, someone will hold up a platter and offer you something they swear is the most delicious treat ever. But what if you have dietary limitations like diabetes, celiac disease, kidney disease or food allergies?
Teen pregnancy linked to sex on TVSANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. teens who watch a lot of TV shows that contain sexual content are twice as likely to be involved in a pregnancy as peers who don't, researchers said.
To eat or not to eat...PARIS (AFP) -- Luxury resorts from Thailand to Germany to California are offering a range of detox fasting programmes aimed at weight loss and well-being, but the "health" factor remains open to question.
I know that in spite of my instant suspicion that Ashley Todd was making-up her bizarre story of a mutilation and robbery by crazed, Obama-Loving, Muggers/Political organizers (oooooh that Black Congressional Caucus) I could not bring myself to questioning the veracity of a possi …
The Meltdown's ACORNObama spent many years cultivating ties with, working with - and even funding - the very folks who pushed for the risky lending that underlies the current mess. That is, "community organizer" groups like ACORN.
Palin talks about big and risky issues,Palin lays out her straight talk with Joe Biden in VP debates!
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