Breakfast Buffet, Friday, April 24 – Newsweek Blog

Sinking Like a Rock: The auto industrys woes continue. Chrysler will likely file for bankruptcy next week . Meanwhile, Ford lost $1.4 billion last quarter , on top of a $14.6 billion loss in 2008, but says it still wont need a government bailout www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fi-stress-tests19-2009apr19,0,7486235,

Bank bailout plans stress tests already causing stress – Los Angeles Times

Reporting from Los Angeles and Washington — Government tests on the financial health of the nations major banks are causing significant stress on Wall Street and in Washington, where bankers and officials fear that the release of highly anticipated bank stress tests will not be well received.

Feds Dudley: Consumers pay price on bailout furor – Reuters/abrNASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) – Political furor over lavish bonuses paid to executives at institutions bailed out with U.S. taxpayer funds is making investors wary of emergency programs and will hamper consumers ability to borrow at reasonable rates.

Home prices down but leveling off in New Jersey, expert says – MyCentralJersey.com

NEW JERSEY — After spiraling down in 2008, home prices are expected to decline about 10 percent further before starting to stabilize later this year, according to a New Jersey real estate expert. Home prices dropped by about 7.4 percent in New Jersey.

Students more likely to live off government cash – Guardian Unlimited

Students are relying less on money from parents and termtime work and more on government grants and loans, research published today reveals. The package of student support introduced alongside £3,000 tuition fees in 2006 has meant that full-time Source: www.guardian.co.uk

What Is Acceptable Credit Score For Home Loans? – HULIQ.com

Many times due some delays in paying our bills or the credit card payments, we have a bad credit score. Some have has this problem to the extent that they had to file bankruptcy to save themselves. Now these people have a tough time applying for Government grants.

Government Grants for electric cars – BBC UK News/b/ibrMotorists could get up to £5,000 in incentives if they buy an electric car, from 2011. It is part of a series of measures to encourage people to be greener and to help the struggling British motor industry. Source: news.bbc.co.uk/ibr

The bailout soup line is getting longer and longer. Heck, it is around the block. It seems since the automakers got their chuck of bailout cash that more and more groups are…

Madonna falls from horse in NY, gets bruised (AP)

In this Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009 file photo, Madonna arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party , in West Hollywood, Calif. Madonna has taken a tumble while horseback riding in New York’s Hamptons and has suffered ‘minor injuries’ and bruises. A spokeswoman says the pop star fell Saturday afternoon when the horse was startled by paparazzi who ‘jumped out of the bushes’ to photograph her. AP – Madonna has taken a tumble while horseback riding in New York’s Hamptons and has suffered minor injuries and bruises.