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...Wilson noted that the city’s residential tax rate of $7.56 per $1,000 of value is the lowest in the Boston area...
Corporate fear stems in part from sliding consumer confidence, which this week hit its lowest point ever recorded. "Consumers have been impacted by a serious downturn in every form of wealth and income that supports consumer spending, and battered by high levels of volatility in their stock accounts," says Stuart Gabriel, professor of finance at UCLA's Anderson School of Management. The diminished value of stocks, falling home prices and fears about potential unemployment combine to create a negative "wealth effect," making consumers feel poorer. As a result, they spend less. Robert Hansen, professor of business administration at Dartmouth...
...here's what I suggest. Before you pay even the lowest price for Microsoft Office, give Zoho or Google Docs a try. They aren't confusing, and they won't make you feel stupid. To make absolutely sure, I became my own guinea pig. I typed this story in Zoho Writer, even though I had never even tried it until this week. So far, so good. Here's hoping my editor feels the same...
...Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 1% on Wednesday, continuing an aggressive effort to fend off a deep recession. The rate now stands at the lowest level since 2004 - and central bankers signaled that they may resort to more cuts in the months ahead...
...face of the global financial crisis. The economy is highly dependent on exports, especially of electronics, to the U.S. and elsewhere. Taiwan's export orders grew only 2.8% in September from a year earlier, the slowest pace since 2002. The consumer confidence index in October dropped to the lowest level since monthly surveys were first conducted...