Source: WBZ's New England Business

“…This is Anthony silver in the double BBC newsroom LoJack corporation of Westport. Has received the green light from the FCC to use its network for an assortment of new products the FCC -- lo Jack's request to use its nationwide frequency. For new applications. Including tracking missing people. I spoke with LoJack CEO Ron waters. …”

“…this product expansion. What are you looking forward to developing on the Fallujah. . …”

“…ones that the hardest hit. Neighborhoods abolished. Difference -- me and Lawrence. Brockton. . Those kinds. Older cities that. Have been hardest it. What strict it is also -- and one thing yeah. Leaders -- in foreclosure activity. So it I think that we're probably going to continue to see those -- as the most prevalent. In the foreclosure activity. More affluent communities. Some of them are are doing fairly well in terms of their numbers sales and median prices. . So I don't think those well we'll see -- foreclosure. . Material because they think they have the opportunity. To perhaps find a buyer that he can pay as much as the outstanding …”

“…mounting. The Warren group issued its report in July sales revealing that foreclosure deeds jumped 34% in July compared to the same time last year. I spoke with Tim Warren of the war group about …”

“…there were already AAA. In our case they were students. They were. Collateralized by a student loans from government guarantees that certainly. Days looked and felt like liquid and very secure investments but that contracted -- …”

“…were purchased by the turnpike authority and the Massachusetts housing partnership. The executive director of the partnership Clark Ziegler tells me there was great concern. …”

“…Single family home sales slipped 6% in July. But there are some bright spots sales climbed some companies including -- Franklin -- double in -- sheer. Meanwhile a widely watched housing index released today. -- home prices dropping by the sharpest rate ever in the second quarter. But not here in Massachusetts. Standard and poor's case Shiller US national home price index. . Tumbled a record 15%. During the quarter from the same period a year ago but Boston was one of the bright spots. . I spoke with the author of the report. Wellesley College economics professor Karl case. …”

“…dropping. But they're not dropping -- they work so there's been deceleration in the rough places. Can actually pick up in the of this city the twenty cities. …”

“…We're not. Projecting a huge decrease were projecting a slight decrease in the number of Americans traveling during the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend. . We're looking at a decrease of about point 9%. So nearly. 34 point four million Americans will travel at least fifty miles …”

“…I think you're right on the money I mean certainly gas prices are still almost a dollar hired and they were at this time last year. Last year we were looking at an average …”

“…to convert this into and thicker side into the sort of the historical societies so. He didn't really mean we would have opened a business that we thought it was in violation of trademark. . And actually -- some you know some concessions already but that didn't seem to be enough so. So you're. …”

“…discussion about why locating. This museum. You know in Salem on the north shore far from Fall River obviously and what the attraction of -- wants. …”

“…to convert this into and thicker side into the sort of the historical societies so. He didn't really mean we would have opened a business that we thought it was in violation of trademark. . And actually -- some you know some concessions already but that didn't seem to be enough so. So you're. …”

“…discussion about why locating. This museum. You know in Salem on the north shore far from Fall River obviously and what the attraction of -- wants. …”

“…a typical -- or small businesses and individuals. They were announcing that Merrill has agreed to buy back all elected annually illiquid auction rate securities that -- value. From all Merrill's retail customers including nonprofits who had less than three million tie ups -- up to three minutes. After that. And up until January 15 2009. Merrill buy back -- par value. All -- under a hundred million. So we think this fall -- retail investors pretty much -- clean slate here. We're pleased about this one of the reasons were putting out even -- the fines fees and other details of yet to be resolved. Is that we know that Merrill have announced a voluntary by dark almost two weeks ago. Without that some investors might be confused you know some of them …”

“…is Tuesday. The amount of money held by investors under three million retail investors as two point one -- and the total amount of holdings that girl that sold out and did. …”

“…price cuts and what is his we're going for fourteen cents. The kilowatt hour to eleven cents a kilowatt hour. . And what's driving this is really. Energy prices -- mean everyone knows the energy prices are high these days for all kinds of fuels but. Very recently there's been -- slight decline in the fuels used to …”

“…Yes we purchased for those customers on six month rolling basis and so those rates won't change again until January 1. And we'll know what those prices are come November so -- it's …”

“…price cuts and what is his we're going for fourteen cents. The kilowatt hour to eleven cents a kilowatt hour. . And what's driving this is really. Energy prices -- mean everyone knows the energy prices are high these days for all kinds of fuels but. Very recently there's been -- slight decline in the fuels used to …”

“…Yes we purchased for those customers on six month rolling basis and so those rates won't change again until January 1. And we'll know what those prices are come November so -- it's …”