Top stocks to buy now, who can get a mortgage today? & blackmail, sex and big business - Today in Money 8/13


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It's Time to Stock-Shop
The latest round of panic selling presents steeled investors with a unique buying opportunity, but not just any stock. Buy the market's top recent losers. There are plenty of names to choose from. They include AT&T, Bank of America, ExxonMobil, General Electric, JPMorgan Chase among others.
After the Drop, It's Time to Stock-Shop Also: The Best Buying Opportunity in 12 Years?


Who Can't Get a Mortgage Now?

The stock market is going crazy. Hedge funds are going under. But for the average American looking for a home loan, the crisis in the subprime mortgage market may actually be good news. The one catch is this: You've got to be a buyer with good credit, a low debt to income ratio, a healthy down payment, verifiable income, and looking to finance less than $417,000 (the cutoff for so-called jumbo loans).
Subprime crisis: Who can't get a mortgage now - CNNmoney
Also: Large Mortgages Growing Much More Costly
Also: Can't Afford Your Mortgage Now? There Are Options for You


Credit Crunch Crisis 101

What started with subprime mortgages, involving loans for borrowers with less-than-perfect credit records, has morphed into something much larger. Here's a primer to what's happening and how these credit worries may affect you.
Easy money started crisis; uncertainty fuels it - USATODAY.com
Also: How the Credit Crisis Could Affect You


Blackmail, Sex and Big Business

John Browne ran BP, the world's second-largest oil firm. He also led a double life. So did his company. Go inside the biggest boardroom crisis in the history of one of the world's most buttoned-down companies.
John Browne Public Outing - Portfolio.com


Best Facial Cleansers

You don't have to spend a small fortune to get your face clean without making it dry. For the simple task of washing your face, your dizzying options include foaming and fizzing liquids, creams, lotions, mousses, pads, cloths, pillows, and those old standbys, bars. Consumer Reports help take some of the mystery out of what to purchase: Almost all the cleansers we evaluated did the job just fine.
ConsumerReports.org - Facial cleansers: Ratings, How to choose


Super Yachts for the Ultra-Rich

For those that plan to drop anchor at all the hot spots from St. Tropez to Sardinia, chartered yachts are the transportation of choice.
The newest luxury toy for ultra rich: chartered super yachts - CNNmoney In Pictures: Top Charter Yachts

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