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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 2003

Page

12

Mortgage points explained and stock volume question answered

Mortgage points are fees paid to lower a loan interest rate with origination and discount points. The break even for paying points depends on time in the home. Stock volume means number of shares traded today. For SWABZ 5.9 million shares have changed hands so far. Tomorrow in AT HOME www.thesouthern.com

Gene P Fool Mortgage Quicken Westville Indi

Office taboo by Carol Kleiman Chicago Tribune

Senior VP Peter LeBlanc notes pay secrecy stems from employer and employee collusion. A Knowledge of Pay survey of 6,286 found 41 percent know how base pay is set and 31 percent say bosses hide pay. He advises asking managers how pay is determined and what to do to earn raises. He jokes his own salary is a mystery.

Peter V. LeBlanc Sibson Consulting New York LeBlanc Cary N.C

Fed Holds Key Rate Steady At 41-Year Low

The Federal Reserve left the federal funds rate at 1.25 percent after a two day meeting chaired by Alan Greenspan. The unanimous decision aims to spur spending and investment, with oil prices and geopolitical risks cited as restraints. Wall Street showed a muted reaction as the Dow fell and Nasdaq rose.

Washington Federal Reserve Fed Alan Greenspan Federal Open Market Committee Iraq Wall Street

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