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Credit Cards ’
Feb 11th, 2009 |
By Richard Daughty |
Category: Politics & Economics
Frosty Wooldridge, writing at NewsWithViews.com, has the same kind of attitude I do, and has titled a recent essay, in all-capital letters, “BAILOUTS: A COMPLETE FRAUD AGAINST THE AMERICAN WORKER” which is certainly attention-getting…
Tags: Credit Cards, Federal Taxes, government bailout, Richard Daughty, US debt, US Foreclosures
Posted in Politics & Economics |
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Dec 19th, 2008 |
By David Fessler |
Category: Financial News
No Credit… No License… No History? No Problem? Even before our current mortgage meltdown, most banks would never touch a prospective customer with any one of the above issues, let alone all three. But there’s one bank in a quiet little corner of Pennsylvania that’s made thousands of loans – all to customers who have no credit history, zero credit scores, no drivers license and nothing beyond an eighth grade education.
Tags: Amish Community, Credit Cards, David Fessler, Heritage Bank, Mortgage Meltdown, National Penn Bank, NPBC
Posted in Financial News |
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Dec 3rd, 2008 |
By Andrew Gordon |
Category: Top Story
The government is banking on the American consumer to rescue the economy. But debt-ridden households have had enough, says Andrew Gordon. He says the government’s massive bailout are benefiting very few in the short-term. But the long-term consequences will be felt by all.
Tags: Andrew Gordon, Banking Crisis, Ben Bernanke, Budget Deficit, Credit Cards, credit crisis, deflation, Global Downturn, government bailout, Hank Paulson, US Banking, US consumers, US debt, US dollar, US housing crisis, US inflation, US recession, us treasury
Posted in Top Story |
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Aug 15th, 2008 |
By Chuck Butler |
Category: Financial News, US Dollar & Forex Trading
Retail sales were disappointing, just as I thought that they would be. Looks like the “fluff” from the stimulus checks has all gone through the wringer! And credit cards are getting maxed out.
Tags: , AXP, Chuck Butler, Credit Cards, credit market, Retail Sales
Posted in Financial News, US Dollar & Forex Trading |
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Jun 6th, 2008 |
By Steve Sjuggerud |
Category: Stock Market Investing
“Bank stocks are getting extremely cheap,” my friend Andrew told me over breakfast yesterday.
Tags: , Bank Stocks, Citibank, Commercial Banks, Construction Loan, Credit Cards, real estate, Tiny Stocks, US stocks
Posted in Stock Market Investing |
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Jun 6th, 2008 |
By Erika Nolan |
Category: US Dollar & Forex Trading
Imagine waking up on a sunny Saturday morning to find you can’t use your debit card to buy groceries or pay for gas any longer? You can’t withdraw a single dollar from the ATM. And your bank froze your credit cards.
Tags: , Anb, Bank Failure, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Fdic, Great Depression, Money Market Accounts, Pulaski Bank, Retirement Assets, US banks
Posted in US Dollar & Forex Trading |
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May 28th, 2008 |
By Chuck Butler |
Category: Politics & Economics
Yesterday, I left you with the thought that the London traders had been buying dollars since they arrived back from their three-day Holiday weekend. The U.S. traders did the same… And I believe profit taking was the order of the day.
Tags: , ATM, AUD, CHF, Consumer Debt, Credit Card Debt, Credit Cards, dollar, economics, EUR, euro, Falling House Prices, Food Prices, gas prices, George Soros, Home Price Index, JPY, NOK, oil, politics, Rba, Warren Buffett
Posted in Politics & Economics |
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Apr 3rd, 2008 |
By Ben Traynor |
Category: International Investing
I was talking to a friend of mine, Richard, last night… about the economy, the thrilling life I lead, eh? “They should just hike rates and be done with it. Jack them up to a crippling level,” he said, emphasising the word ‘crippling’. “Start the recession, so we can get it over with, quicksticks!”
Tags: Bernanke, Credit Cards, Credit Crunch, International Investing, Mortgage Approvals, Mortgage Market, recession, Retirement
Posted in International Investing |
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