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A video ballad of bubble and foreclosure (Los Angeles Times)

On YouTube, former Ventura County appraiser finds humor in the housing bubble collapse. It starts off happy and bouncy smiley faces, granite countertops, instant equity, a cashout refi, a vacation in Hawaii, and a brandnew Hummer. But you know how the song ends: in foreclosure. Read more

Color of Money Book Club (Washington Post)

Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosted an online discussion with Stuart Vyse, author of Going Broke: Why Americans Cant Hold On to Their Money (Oxford University Press), on Thursday, March 20 at Noon ET. Read more

North West Company Fund Announces Higher Fourth Quarter Earnings and Distribution Increase (Marketwire via Yahoo Finance)

North West Company Fund today reported 2007 fourth quarter earnings of $18.9 million for the period ended January 31, 2008, an increase of 15.7 over last year. The Fund also announces an increase in the regular quarterly distribution of 18.5 to $0.32 per unit to unitholders of record on March 31, 2008, distributable by April 15, 2008. Read more

North West Company Fund Announces Higher Fourth Quarter Earnings and Distribution Increase (CCNMatthews via Yahoo Finance)

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA North West Company Fund today reported 2007 fourth quarter earnings of $18.9 million for the period ended January 31, 2008, an increase of 15.7 over last year. Read more

Fed expected to cut interest rates Tuesday, but by how much (Waxahachie Daily Light)

WASHINGTON (AP) Desperate to aid an economy in crisis, the Federal Reserve is ready to deliver yet another big interest rate cut. How big Onehalf of a percentage point, some economists say. Read more