Tag: personal finance
Boosting house prices to fix economy
Columbia Business School professor says raising the cost of an average home may be a way to fix the economy....
Foreign students paying to get fish processing jobs in Alaska
Globalization has transformed some fish processing plants in Alaska, where most of the workers now are foreign students....
Dow falls 634.76 points, global markets stumble
Investors worldwide search for the bottom as almost $8 trillion dollars have been erased from the global stock markets in the past two weeks. ...
Banks fight law regulating risky lending
Banks lobby to change legislation created to protect borrowers from risky lending practices....
Debt ceiling outcome's effect on the middle-class
The changes being discussed in Washington will have a profound impact on the incomes and lifestyles of middle-class Americans....
Eugene Mirman vs. the Time Warner Cable guy
When the Time Warner Cable guy didn't show up to his house (twice), comedian Eugene Mirman got mad. Then he took out full-page ads in New York papers....
Should I buy gold?
The price of gold has been skyrocketing, and investors are wondering if gold is a safe place to put your money....
Government gives prepaid debit cards for benefits, consumers get slapped with fees
More than 40 state governments now have contracts with banks to give unemployment benefits on pre-paid debit cards. Banks are cashing in on the game with fees....
Bitcoins and the future of the monetary system
Digital Money or bitcoins could be changing the way that people do business. ...
Americans unprepared for financial disaster
Too many Americans have already maxed out their credit cards and couldn't get a loan, even in the case of financial emergency. ...
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