Deals of the Day: Wachovia and Juliet
By Stephen Grocer and Heidi N. Moore Deals of the Day includes all the major news of the morning related to mergers and acquisitions and financing ... steps to repair ailing financial markets: guaranteeing billions of dollars in bank debt ... forecasting survey. WSJ Haunting Europe: Europe’s credit markets remain seized, increasing fears [more...]
Date: 2008-10-10 11:34:10
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Forecast for 2009
Introduction There are two realities "out there" now competing for verification among those who think about national affairs and make things happen. The dominant one (let's call it the Status Quo) is that our problems of finance and economy will self-correct and allow the project of a "consumer" economy to resume in "growth" mode [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 03:33:57
Recovery Parks, Free Geeks and Plasma: Vancouver Debates Zero Waste
Can we imagine a day when, having sorted out our recyclables and compost-ables, then responsibly earmarked our "still perfectly good" stuff for reuse, we'll have no trash left to drag to the curb? What are the solutions that will take the developed world from our current rates of over-consumption to zero waste? [ [more...]
Date: 2008-07-01 21:04:17
DrumBeat: September 17, 2008
Oil spikes $6 on safe-haven buying, weak dollar NEW YORK - Oil prices shot up $6 a barrel Wednesday, rebounding as fears of a spreading crisis in the U.S. financial sector sent skittish investors scrambling out of stocks and into hard assets. The big rally at least temporarily halted crude's steep, [more...]
Date: 2008-09-17 13:50:07
Reading POSt: Case study on a sales culture
Reading POSt: Case study on a sales culture Cash generation largely through accelerated but informed selling is the name of the current game (of course, companies may opt for cost-savings but that's another matter all together) so the story ... many a depositor from entering a branch (NAVPU, debit/credit, GRT, etc.) Think of the potential [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 04:54:31
PFBlogger Spotlight: Green Panda Treehouse
What color is US currency? It’s green. What’s one of the most content creatures on the planet? Well, one of them is a panda ... of it. I got a credit card in college and like many of my friends, I charged on it like crazy ... some of my friends (who would return the favor and use their credit card next time). I also thought [more...]
Date: 2008-08-07 16:28:03
Bank of America to Receive Additional $138 Billion in Government Assistance
The situation must have been rather dire indeed. They did not even wait for the weekend.Its a nice amount of government aid for a single company. Too bad GM is not a bank.Some animals are more equal than others.BloombergU.S. Gives Bank ... the global credit crunch.Bank of America will absorb the first $10 billion of losses in the pool, of which [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 05:50:00
The Truth About Credit Repair
The Truth About Credit Repair This is a guest post from Debt Lead, who has a debt consolidation website by Kimberly Credit Counseling ... they are able to “repair your credit”. Time is the only way to heal your credit report. By making consecutive ... on your credit report, you can follow these simple steps: Contact the local credit bureaus. Obtain a [more...]
Date: 2008-06-12 15:30:25
Human Ingenuity at the World Wind Energy Summit
By Kathryn Cooper Whether at the local, national or global level, the plan for a switch to renewable energy involves two crucial pieces: policy and technology. As I discussed in my previous post, many of the discussions at last month's 7th Annual World Wind Energy Conference focused on the need – and best-practice [more...]
Date: 2008-07-19 23:05:00
I'm Joe the Plumber (Part II) "It's the socialism, stupid!"
Here's a new ad from the McCain campaign: And here's my story. You see, I really am Joe the Plumber, too... Hi, my name is Doug the welder ... business, and Joe isn’t quite there yet, the “dream” or goal of independence and self-reliance continues. Having started our small business with my wife during the recession of the late Eighties/early [more...]
Date: 2008-10-23 13:50:50
FICTION - BIONIC BOYFRIEND - AMOR PRIMO
"Last call for flight 714 with non stop service to Las Vegas," the voice of the effeminate flight attendant crackled over the sound system. With a sigh Twenty-one year old Justus Montgomery lifted his satchel and laptop case, swinging them both over his shoulder. "Well," he swallowed hard. "I guess this is it [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 06:48:50
Are you in need of money?
There is economic crises worlwide. So many companies closed and many were affected and become unemployed ... ? It is easier and bigger opportunity ito earn f you have your own business because all the profit ... . You are allowed in any personal purposes like vacation , home improvements , car repair [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 02:43:00
Ex-Best Buy Employee Regrets Selling Warranties Now That He's A Customer [Best Buy]
We just got an email from reader Mike, who claims to be a former Best Buy employee who regrets selling all those extended warranties now that he's ... defended the company online from people who had complaints and offered advice on what to do, based ... with the Geek Squad employee about it, he determined it would need to be shipped off to the repair faci [more...]
Date: 2008-09-15 17:29:16
PEBO to Make Dire Forecast of World Without Stimulus; Also Will Push More Regulation
"I don’t believe it’s too late to change course, but it will be if we don’t take dramatic action as soon as possible," ... and leads to even less credit. "That is why we need to act boldly and act now to reverse these cycles ... in our future. That’s why we need to re-start the flow of credit and restore the rules of the road [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 11:06:09
The Lasting Damage An Obama Presidency Could Do
Any disgruntled conservatives who think an Obama win would “teach the GOP a lesson” should think again! ... there is no chance at all that Republican office-holders of the future could in any way repair the damage. … ... to the Supreme Court of the United States. All legal observers expect Obama’s nominees to embrace an even [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 05:48:48
About Non Profit Debt Consolidation Programs
Nonprofit debt consolidation for those of us that we are so deeply in debt, there is literally no other choice ... to creditors over time. You try to repair their credit which is not bad. Your monthly payments remain ... of the debt consolidation require fees for their services. This is not a bad deal, provided [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 07:18:10
Full Text: Barack Obama on Economy | Economic Recovery and Reinvestment | January 8, 2009
(Source: Office of the President-Elect) Throughout America’s history, ... from a troubled past, and set a new course for our nation. This is one of those years. We start 2009 ... ’t believe it’s too late to change course, but it will be if we don’t take dramatic action as soon [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 18:00:11
The blog that saved Christmas
This is great:But in June, Daniel got sick. After several tests, ... . As a new employee of Bank of America, he had not accrued enough paid time off to keep his job as a credit ... we received that letter, it was like, 'Oh my God, what are we going to do?' " Daniel Sampson said [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 19:50:00
11 July SWJ News, Op-Ed, and Events Roundup
IRAQ Turks Visit, Regional Warming Trend - Tavernese and Robertson, New York Times Turkey’s prime minister visited Baghdad on Thursday, only the second foreign head of a neighboring state to visit Iraq since the American invasion. The visit of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan came during a flurry of announcements from Arab countries - including [more...]
Date: 2008-07-11 00:34:15
Small-Business Owners Divided on Auto Maker Bailout
Many small-business owners vehemently oppose bailing out Wall Street. But what about Detroit and the Big Three auto makers? ... dealerships (which are struggling mightily right now) to the parts suppliers and repair shops. Of course, these businesses have already suffered immensely from the financial hit the Detroit auto [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 09:12:00
75 Tips to Survive a Down Economy
I originally titled this post, “75 Tips to Survive a Recession,” but since there is still some dispute from economists on whether or not we are actually in recession, I just stuck with the phrase, “down economy.” Regardless of how economists refer to it, people are hurting, financially. $4 [more...]
Date: 2008-06-15 15:22:41
Circuit City To Close All Stores in the United States
Big-box technology retailer Circuit City is asking for court approval to liquidate after two failed attempts at acquisition. The Richmond, Va ... for our company.” Circuit City’s Firedog repair service and 700-plus Canadian retail and outlet stores may ... .-based company said Friday that it plans to close its remaining 567 stores in the United States [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 00:18:08
The Money Diaries: The 25-year old restaurant worker on his way up
The Money Diaries: The 25-year old restaurant worker on his way up November 28 24 Comments latest by Jane Today is another post in the Money ... up maintaining my bills while training for this job and pulling only minimum wage. How was I going ... that automated credit card payment. 6:11 p.m: Mailed rent check to landlord. I always hate sending [more...]
Date: 2008-11-28 21:30:29
Bank Crash - Economics 101
Seen the news lately? Banks closing left and right, the government stepping in to bail some banks out ... . If Mega-Corporations, like banks and mortgage companies, report massive profits this makes politicians look good. The news reports “Stocks are up, banks report growth again.” It makes you feel [more...]
Date: 2008-09-17 12:00:00
Do-it-yourself Credit Repair
There are many consumers which are being lured by companies which promise them to clean their unappealing credit history ... as the company has not yet completed the service. According to Credit Repair Organization, any ... of these companies would do nothing to improve their customers’ credit background and would eventually [more...]
Date: 2008-08-23 04:47:53
Why Your Credit Score Is So Important To Your Ability To Borrow
Your credit information may be of no use to you. If you’re not planning on buying a house or renting an apartment, buying a car, taking out a loan, paying for college or getting a new credit card, then you won’t need to worry about getting ... you are and where you need to be financially. Bad Credit To improve your credit information, you’ll need [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 13:04:13
Rent to Own
At first reading about this rent to own company it got me thinking that if only we have that in here as well ... used in many walks of life. And they even have growing consumers without jeopardizing their credit or debt! With this rent to own industry, you can rent just any kind of home items. And since [more...]
Date: 2008-06-27 23:30:45
Consumer Credit Counseling
Consumer Credit Counseling January 17, 2009 at 5:00 pm · Filed under Credit Counseling Services div style=’float: right; width: 100px; padding: ... on financed loans and credit card debt can become onerous and when you add in penalties and late fees ... impossible for anyone to compete in today’s arena without the aid of a credit card. And that’ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 22:00:36
Fierce Financial Tips: The Carnival of Personal Finance #178, Struwwelpeter Edition
I’ve been waiting for this chance to host The Carnival of Personal Finance for some time ... ? Before you wonder, please let it be known that this is not how I teach my kids our family values ... about forgiving credit card debt. In fact, if Congress changes the accounting rules surrounding credit [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 05:46:25
DrumBeat: November 29, 2008
OPEC freezes crude output quota CAIRO (AFP) – OPEC decided on Saturday to leave its oil output quota unchanged and vowed to take any action necessary to balance the market next month, the cartel's president said after a consultative meet in Cairo. "Ministers agreed to take any additional action on December 17th (in Oran, Algeria) [more...]
Date: 2008-11-29 14:01:57
Whatever Acer Is Doing To Your Laptop Is The Opposite Of Repairing It [Repairs]
Reader Alex bought an Acer laptop with a 3 year extended warranty, and honestly, ... to set up my next repair three months later, I was told the exact same thing and there was mysteriously ... dying, my wireless card refusing to work, and of course my screen was getting worse. After sending [more...]
Date: 2008-08-13 14:25:52
The Stigma Is Gone In California
The San Diego Reader reports from California. “What’s the difference between National City and Rancho Santa Fe? Well - er, uh - money comes to mind. Last year, median household income in National City was $44,130, according to figures provided by the San Diego Association of Governments. That was far under the county median of $68,388 [more...]
Date: 2008-06-12 22:23:07
Bad Credit Unsecured Personal Loans – Credit Score Repair Helps
Bad credit unsecured personal loans can greatly assist you in making ends meet financially. The one thing that most borrowers worry about when it comes to personal loans is the interest rate. To lower your interest rate credit score repair greatly helps. It is very surprising how many borrowers attempt to get a personal loan without even knowing their credit score. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 22:33:44
Deals & Deal Makers 2008: The Care and Feeding of Your Speculative Bubble
Maybe big speculative obsessions shouldn’t be called bubbles: Bubbles are round and gentle and pop quietly ... and prevention of bubbles. Jeffrey Aronson, founder of Centerbridge Partners, said he believed credit ... . Whitney is also uneasy about well-meaning regulators who may want to repair the securitization markets [more...]
Date: 2008-06-11 15:02:33
The Carnival of Personal Finance #178: Struwwelpeter Edition
I’ve been waiting for this chance to host The Carnival of Personal Finance for some time ... ? Before you wonder, please let it be known that this is not how I teach my kids our family values ... about forgiving credit card debt. In fact, if Congress changes the accounting rules surrounding credit [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 05:46:25
DrumBeat: July 19, 2008
Small, developing nations feel impact of food and energy crisis The Marshall Islands said Friday electrical power in the small Pacific nation may be switched off in September when its fuel supplies are expected to run out, as high food and energy prices have begun to hit hard some developing countries, [more...]
Date: 2008-07-19 13:19:50
High Quality Prenatal Vitamin
High Quality Prenatal Vitamin When pregnant please be sure to take a high quality prenatal vitamin - not all prenatal supplements are created equal Information below is courtesy of nutritionist and my mentor Barbara Lagoni Company Difference: Our nutrition products are tested for purity, potency, safety, [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 20:32:10
U.S. ‘Bad Bank’ Plan Gets Momentum to Revive Lending (Update2)
By Robert Schmidt and Craig Torres Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Renewed questions about U.S. banks’ viability are pushing regulators toward a new plan that would remove toxic assets from bank balance sheets, in what may become the biggest effort yet to unfreeze lending [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 11:55:00
Bank of America to receive additional $20 billion
Eric Dash, Louise Story and Andrew Ross Sorkin International Herald Tribune Kenneth Lewis gambled on bold acquisitions to build Bank of America into the nation’s largest bank. But the need for fresh government support to grapple with the newly revealed losses at Merrill Lynch, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 20:44:24
All You Ever Wanted to Know About Emergency Funds (But Were Afraid to Ask)
This is a guest post from Dylan Ross. Dylan is a long-time member of the Get Rich Slowly community: a frequent commenter and occasional guest author ... repairs, legal defenses, travel to attend a funeral, natural disasters, and so on. Figure how much [more...]
Date: 2008-11-19 13:00:06
Feds now the largest shareholder of Bank of America
International Herald Tribune, “Bank of America to receive additional $20 billion” Kenneth Lewis gambled on bold acquisitions to build Bank of America into the nation’s largest bank. But the need for fresh government support to grapple with the newly revealed losses at Merrill Lynch, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 19:55:14
Should You Apply For A Mastercard?
by Lewis Arbour Currently there are a huge number of credit cards flooding the marketplace and even if you unfortunately have a poor credit history, ... in a bad credit predicament will discover that Mastercard and Visa are the two financial institutions ... of these you should apply to first - a Visa credit card or a poor credit Mastercard? At one time [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 09:28:32
Paulson Translated
After listening to and reading the text from Paulson’s speech this morning, ... at a tipping point. Credit markets were largely frozen, denying financial institutions, businesses and consumers access to vital funding and credit. He uses past tense verbs, but I’m not sure [more...]
Date: 2008-11-13 04:08:18
Do you need Credit repair?
In these hard economic times, the credit cards seem to get a little more use than usual ... to improve credit scores, or repair credit. It can't hurt to read and get information if you think ... recently to repair credit, it looked to have a ton of info on the subject. I find it helpful just to read [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 21:48:00
Top 3 Customer Rock Stars for 2008
I was asked to spend a few minutes recently on the Big Biz Show (a nationally-syndicated radio program) discussing my thoughts about business in 2008 with a look ahead to 2009. I thought I would share some of those insights here at Customers Rock! to inspire you for the upcoming year [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 21:27:36
Circuit City To Close All Stores in the United States
Big-box technology retailer Circuit City is asking for court approval to liquidate after two failed attempts at acquisition. The Richmond, Va.-based company said Friday that it plans to close its remaining 567 stores in the United States. The move comes after the company filed a motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to put the company [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 19:18:57
Should we deviate from our goals?
At the end of 2007, I set out goals financially for us to achieve here ... of his program. We have managed to cash flow the rest of the tuition but it has been hefty @ $1142 per credit ... in the summer of 2 classes. So we will only be paying $18k for tuition + fees + books + parking so $20k [more...]
Date: 2008-07-28 15:33:40
Credit Report Problems?
We all know that nobody is perfect. With the imperfections comes financial irresponsibility and as a result your credit report takes a hit. It is bad enough to start taking hits on your report because you know that something is wrong ... fixed. Do you need credit repair? Now we have a company that will do the work [more...]
Date: 2008-08-30 19:34:00
DrumBeat: January 1, 2009
Blackout fear for EU as gas row escalates Jose Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, called on Moscow and Kiev to solve the dispute as soon as possible. While Gazprom, the Russian ... , there are fears that Germany, Italy and other customers could eventually be hit if the dispute escalates [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 13:44:53
Looking for Professional Credit Repair?
Let me ask you, how bad is your credit report? How frustrating it is when you try to purchase something like a car, ... . They can assist you and answer all your questions with regards to your credit report errors. The people ... credit report. Have you tried to look for a company that can help you with your problem? If not, well [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 17:31:34
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