Archive for December, 2008
Economic Hope for 2009
2008 has brought many people economic distress. Millions of people have lost their jobs and/or their homes. The U.S. government has enacted a bailout plan in order to save the economy. Experts predict that all could be well, as far as the economy goes, by the middle of 2009.
Yes, [...]
Credit Card Crack Down
The Fed is all set to vote on new credit card regulations. This is great news for cash-strapped consumers. New credit card regulations are controversial, but not to the consumer.
These regulations have received “overwhelming consumer support.” However, banks are extremely worried about the passage of new regulations. The most controversial regulation would [...]
The term “cutting back” is becoming more and more common these days. Even Americans who still have jobs are finding themselves cutting back. People who have not yet bit affected by the recession are scrimping and saving instead of spending.
Americans who have jobs have reported cutting their holiday budgets by nearly 75 percent. This holiday [...]
Debit Cards Are Back
Using a check to pay for all of your purchases is kind of ancient. Using a debit card is almost just as out-dated. Well, debit cards may just be making their big comeback.
There has been a wider use of debit cards in recent months. This has left banks and credit card companies [...]
Holiday Travel
There’s no place like home for the holidays, but people travel a lot during the holidays. The holidays are filled with people traveling here and there to visit family and old friends. If your family has travel plans in store this holiday season, make sure you make them complete with your cash back credit [...]
Could things finally be looking up on Wall Street? The Dow and S&P 500 both ended up before the Thanksgiving holiday. The Dow and the S&P 500 finished a bit higher for the fifth straight session in a row. This marks one of Wall Street’s best weeks in several months.
The Dow Jones Industrial was up [...]
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