'Green Room' review: You'll clench in your seat watching this intense punk-rock thriller

Edit Syracuse 07 May 2016
The idea of the DIY lifestyle is coursing through the subtext of "Green Room." That's music-biz lingo for "do it yourself," a punk-rock aesthetic rooted in self-sufficiency – artists write, record and release their own music, and often tour on a shoestring. The film's protagonists are a four-piece band called the Ain't Rights – Pat (Anton Yelchin), Reece (Joe Cole), Sam (Alia Shawkat) and Tiger (Callum Turner) ... FILM REVIEW ... MPAA rating ... ....

'Phantom of the Theater': A cinematic conundrum worth exploring

Edit The Examiner 07 May 2016
Once you’re past the "Captain America" frenzy and looking for the next viewing, give this interesting Chinese thriller a go. That said, be aware that this interesting Chinese thriller will take you everywhere except where it seems to mean to. Peculiar statement? To be sure - but fitting in this case. "Phantom of the Theater" presents a flaw that in regular circumstances would warrant two stars and warning away ... Story ... Genre ... Starring ... MPAA....

Rate cut puts savers in a pickle, but good for borrowers

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 07 May 2016
Changes in the official cash rate always create winners and losers ... She switched her mortgage lender only about two years ago in order to receive a lower interest rate ... If she finds lower rates she may even go back to her lender and ask for a discount as it "is a hassle to change all of my direct debits and so on, so it really has to be worth it to switch lenders"....

The Consumer Price Index in the Philippines (2006=100) : 2015 Annual Report (PSA - Philippine Statistics Authority)

Edit Public Technologies 07 May 2016
It resulted from the negative annual average rates recorded in the indices of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels and transport ... During the year, the lowest inflation was in September and October at 0.4 percent while the highest rate was in February at 2.5 percent (Table 2.1) All regions posted lower annual rates in 2015 ... By Commodity Group Lower year-on-year growth rates seen in the prices of food items....

Is a remortgage or second charge mortgage right for home improvements?

Edit The Guardian 07 May 2016
“For example, borrowers with a super-low lifetime base rate tracker may potentially lose this rate if they remortgage, so they may prefer a second charge to run alongside it.” The same might apply to people with interest-only deals ... It gives the example of “John and Claire”, who have a £200,000 five-year fixed-rate mortgage with three years left to run which has an early redemption penalty of 5% of the loan’s value – ie, £10,000....

North Korea Can't Stamp Out Its Unofficial Economy

Edit Bloomberg 07 May 2016
At the Yanggakdo hotel, one of a handful of places foreigners stay in Pyongyang, a tin of peaches is listed at 130 North Korean won -- $1.30 at the official rate of about 100 to the dollar ... And while the official exchange rate is propagated as a symbol of state control, the country had to let go of its grip on the won for its own people to avoid hyperinflation and make modest improvements to livelihoods ... cents at the market rate....

Argentina Rating Lifted to B- by S&PGR; After Ending Bond Default

Edit Bloomberg 07 May 2016
Argentina’s credit rating was raised to B- from selective default by S&P Global Ratings, which cited the country’s payment on Thursday of $2.7 billion of past-due interest on bonds in default since July 2014 ... The rating boost also ......

Bond Traders Reject June as `Live' Meeting as U.S. Job Gains Ebb

Edit Bloomberg 07 May 2016
Bond-market traders and strategists are starting to tune out the authorities they once looked to for guidance on the path of interest rates as economic data fall short of forecasts. Futures traders have all but ruled out the possibility that the Federal Reserve will raise rates at its next policy meeting in June, even after several officials this week said they were still considering that option....

Slight gains salvage week

Edit Times Union 07 May 2016
government's disappointing jobs report added to speculation that the Federal Reserve might keep interest rates low for another year ... In a way, the bad news of the jobs report is good news for stock market investors, who have benefited from more than seven years of extremely low interest rates. Low interest rates make stocks look cheaper when compared to bonds....

UMW Board of Visitors Announces Tuition Fees for 2016-17 (University of Mary Washington)

Edit Public Technologies 07 May 2016
The University of Mary Washington's Board of Visitors has approved new rates for the 2016-2017 academic year ... 'The University is dedicated to attracting a high-performing and diverse student body, and first-rate professors,' said Holly Cuellar, rector for the Board of Visitors. 'This tuition rate will allow UMW to continue its commitment to excellence as a premiere liberal arts and sciences institution.'....

US employment gains hit 7-month low

Edit Arabnews 07 May 2016
The US economy added the fewest number of jobs in seven months in April and Americans dropped out of the labor force in droves, signs of weakness that cast doubts on whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates before the end of the year ... While the unemployment rate held at 5.0 percent that was because people dropped out of the labor force. “For those who had thought a June rate hike was in play, this was a nail in the coffin....

Experts predict economic disaster from Trump recovery idea

Edit The Oklahoman 07 May 2016
Experts see it as a reckless idea that would send interest rates soaring, derail economic growth and undermine confidence in the world's most trusted financial asset ... Trump later clarified that comment to say he would offer to buy the bonds back at a discount from investors in hopes of refinancing them at lower rates ... The market largely sets interest rates on the debt, based in part on Federal Reserve policy....
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