Asian Stocks Drop on U.S. Jobs, Inflation Concerns; Astra Drops

Asian Stocks Drop on U.S. Jobs, Inflation Concerns; Astra Drops
Asian stocks dropped, sending the MSCI Asia Pacific Excluding Japan Index to its lowest intraday level in almost two weeks, on speculation central banks in China, India and Indonesia will raise rates to curb inflation.
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Social Lender Prosper.com Drops Auction Model

Social Lender Prosper.com Drops Auction Model
Prosper.com says it will no longer allow lender bidding to set interest rates on new loans.
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US STOCKS-Wall St drops as mortgage worries hit banks

US STOCKS-Wall St drops as mortgage worries hit banks
* Concerns resurface over mortgage bonds * Apple, IBM slide after disappointing results * Commodities slide as China plans to hike interest rates * Indexes down: Dow 1.5 pct; S&P 1.6 pct; Nasdaq 1.8 pct * For up-to-the-minute market news see [STXNEWS/US ] By Edward Krudy NEW [...]

Hatch has one less worry: Insurance carrier drops its federal lawsuit against him

Hatch has one less worry: Insurance carrier drops its federal lawsuit against him
VERO BEACH — While Ira Hatch’s racketeering and grand theft trial is far from over, he has one less legal matter to worry about this week after his former malpractice insurance carrier agreed to drop a federal lawsuit filed against the disbarred lawyer [...]

Home Loan Demand Drops Despite Dip in Rates

Home Loan Demand Drops Despite Dip in Rates
U.S. mortgage applications dipped last week, reflecting reduced demand for home purchase loans even as rates on 30-year loans fell to their lowest since December, data from an industry group showed o…
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