DrumBeat: November 26, 2008

Russia’s Comeuppance Any international economic crisis afflicts different countries in different ways, but an unfortunate few experience every painful dimension of it. In the current crisis, Russia is confronting virtually all the negatives at once--sharply declining export earnings from energy and metals, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 13:53:17

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Britain’s Debt

by Abbi Rouse Reform claims that Britain’s economy has become bloated over the past few years due to Brits bingeing on debt and failing to work off ... the countrys coffers to become corpulent with debt, as the public structural budget deficit has become ... by the average taxpaying family, in an attempt to rebalance the national debt, that’s equivalent [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 18:41:33

14th December 2008 - Who's made a mark this week?

I'm actually away at the moment so some of the posts before and after this one have been scheduled in advance - such a great facility! This is a lightweight version of my normal post and is missing images - which are difficult to do on the computer /connection I'm using connection. I'll be back to normal posting next week - I hope ( [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 08:00:00

Cope Up With Your Debts With Personal Debt Consolidation Loans

Cope Up With Your Debts With Personal Debt Consolidation Loans Cope Up With Your Debts With Personal Debt Consolidation Loans By: Alex Jonnes As the need of every person varies, in the same manner their financial requirements also vary. However, due to lack of income the person faces a financial crisis and he is not able to fulfill his requirements. This financial crisis may be caused due to personal or family illness, the loss of a job or any other personal reason. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-20 03:01:07

Osborne on the importance of fixing society to fixing the economy

George Osborne is to give a three thousand word speech to the Centre for Policy Studies this evening, explaining why fixing Britain’s broken society is integral to building a strong economy. Full text copied below, our summary will come soon. “I’d like to thank Jill Kirby and the Centre for Policy Studies for inviting me here today to give [more...]

Date: 2008-07-15 16:17:00

Credit Crisis Fallout: Investors Leery of Buying Government Debt As Calendar Grows

One of the underlying assumptions of the Fed's and many other central banks' response to the credit crisis is that it can be halted, and hopefully remedied, by having the government backstop the troubled financial sector. One template is not to repeat the supposed mistakes of the Great Depression and Japan's post bubble era, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 05:17:29

Debt Consolidation Loans Stay Away From All Debt Damages

Debt Consolidation Loans Stay Away From All Debt Damages Debt Consolidation Loans Stay Away From All Debt Damages By: Natasha Anderson The aftereffect of debt burden is quite familiar with all borrowers. Paying off various debts, dealing with various lenders, facing their annoying and untimely calls, cutting down monthly budget- altogether, debt burden can jeopardize one?s life. But, there is a way to stay away from all these debt- damages and the way is debt consolidation loans. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-23 23:01:20

DrumBeat: October 8, 2008

Oil prices: Buckle up for a wild ride Outlook for crude depends largely on the health of the global economy. Analyst predictions range from a fall to $50 or a surge to $150 a barrel. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Expect nothing but volatility for oil prices over the next year or two - with the fate of the global economy largely dictating whether [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 13:29:59

Latest News in Stock Market Investment Research - Jan 2, 2009

Worldwide semiconductor sales down 9.8% in November 2 Jan 2009 at 4:12am LONDON (MarketWatch) — Worldwide sales of semiconductors fell 9 ... and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news. U.K. house prices ... in the U.K. continued their downward spiral in December, falling 2.2% in the month, the Halifax House [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 12:01:23

Welcome…. Bienvenue…Willkommen … London Calling…. I have the pleasure of opening the batting for the series of 2009 Blawg Reviews. I did my first Blawg Review exactly a year ago.  I cannot quite believe that a year has gone by so rapidly and that I am one step closer to my own (free) trip across the River Styx [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 21:38:19

Tony Boeckh: It's time to open the money spigot

Jim Flaherty, the Finance Minister, continues to receive a lot of conflicting budget advice ... to pay down debt. Monetary policy alone cannot turn this situation around. It doesn’t matter how ... . Businesses and consumers are trying desperately to pay off debt and to survive. To prevent [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:36:11

How to Survive an Economic Meltdown

There is no shortage of bad news on the economy. Falling house prices, rising gas prices, rising unemployment and falling growth. Even on the most optimistic assessment the future prognosis is bleak. This recession has already caused hardship for those with risky mortgages; [more...]

Date: 2008-07-22 09:04:22

Tim Ferriss interview

One of the best things any movie, book, or music can do is permanently change you. Tim Ferriss’ #1 bestselling book, The 4-Hour Workweek, changed my life. Whether you are a musician, entrepreneur, employee, or all three, everyone has too much stuff you have to do, and not enough time for the stuff you want to do [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 05:31:19

Euro Weak As We Wait For ECB - World First’s Morning Update - 15th January 2009

Today is yet again another key day in the life of the GBP/EUR cross with the first ECB meeting of the year ... with a number of factors holding euro back. Primarily the downgrade of the Greek national debt ... and Spain) will be downgraded remains to be seen. 6 months ago we thought that the UK financial sector [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:13:17

Gates of Vienna News Feed 8/26/2008

USABarack Obama Through Muslim EyesDavis Warns of a New Civil War With Southern StatesFrom Guantanamo to DenverMichelle Obama Sings Praises of Swedish WomenMuslim Brotherhood: the Ties That Bind Grow More Difficult to Deny Europe and the EUFourth Blackburn Man Arrested Over Threat to Kill Gordon BrownHuge Firearms Haul in LondonLondon One of the [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 00:52:00

Credit Crunch Effects on Residential Mortgages

Credit Crunch Effects on Residential Mortgages Posted by Dark Spider at January 6, 2009 This year it’s estimated that 1.4 million people in the UK have fixed rates expiring, and these people may be in for a bit of a shock. Mortgage rates are higher than they were a year ago and the criteria set by mortgage lenders [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 06:07:40

The Green shoots Baroness is a disaster for what she does more than for what she says

The Opposition will continue to remind people of the insensitive remarks of Baroness Vadera, ... , private equity injections, demergers and other methods of challenging and changing management ... into base metal. Why on earth didn’t she suggest short term Bank of England loans against security [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 10:36:43

The “Great Slump” of 2008 (PART 1/2)

One of Lord John Maynard Keynes’s essays “The Great Slump of 1930″ is extremely relevant today as we look forward at the 2009 economy and future governmental antics. Let’s take a look! by Jake, the Champion of the Constitution Originally published December 20, 2008 at http://www.nolanchart.com/article5674.html [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 05:02:42

All GPs to get economics training

All NHS GPs in England are to be trained to spot the early sign of recession, under government plans ... on the part of the Government. About 700,000 people in the UK have lost their job this week, a total ... , and to refer patients on to the Citizen's Advice Bureau. "The Treasury will work with all relevant [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 18:50:58

Fox Mandal Little expands network in 'Venice of the East'

/India PRwire/ - Fox Mandal Little (FML), one of India’s oldest and largest full service law firms announced the opening of its office at Kochi, ... positioned its premises two kilometersfrom the High court, two hundred meters from the Debt Recovery ... , and several companies in need of good international standard legal advice in Kochi. The legal [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 11:35:55

Debt Advice

Debt. That’s what most people biggest problem nowadays. A lot of American people are having a huge financial problem ... Debt Advice immediately. Having so much debt it can bring so much stress that you don’t even know how ... . Let’s face it; there are millions of people out there who are on debt because they spend [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 02:17:01

Latest News in Stock Market and Investments - Jan 12, 2009

Japan and S.Korea put aside rows to fight financial crisis - Boston Globe 12 Jan 2009 at 5:26am SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan and South Korea’s embattled leaders pledged on Monday cooperation amid the global financial crisis, putting aside their countries’ animosities in a bid to resuscitate the hard-hit Asian economies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:12:29

Girlguiding UK launches series of guides to help 16-18 year olds learn life skills

Forget homemaking and knot-tying, girl guides are being issued with tips on financial matters to help them survive the credit crunch ... to foot the bill for everything you want – or bail you out when you owe money." The advice is included in the first of a series of guides aimed to help 16-18 year olds learn important skills. Money [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 17:22:01

Debt Services Made Simple

If you are worried about your finances or feel as though they may get seriously out of control if you don’t take action, ... for a Debt Management Company. Their aim is to help you deal with your debt problems to ensure ... Service One way to control your debt management is through debt consolidation services which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:24:23

Take stock of your debt and get the right advice

With the New Year coming around many people are getting their New Year’s resolutions sorted out, ... to a 0% balance transfer credit card. If you have a range of credit cards and loans that you are repaying it may be worth considering Finding a 0 percent balance transfer credit card or a low rate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 07:00:17

Debt Consolidation Plan: “Plan” Before You Leap!

Too many debts to deal with? Has it become unmanageable? ... ??? Here’s the solution you’ve been looking for - ‘Debt Consolidation Plan’. Debt consolidation loans ... , credit card dues, overdrafts, or any number of unpaid bills that have built up over time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:14:20

The Drunk and the Liquor Store

David R. Kotok co-founded Cumberland Advisors in 1973 and has been its Chief Investment Officer since inception. He holds a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an M.S. in Organizational Dynamics from The School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Masters in Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-22 16:15:16

The 157th Festival of Frugality: The Queen’s Speech Edition

Welcome to The 157th Festival of Frugality: The Queen’s Speech Edition!  And a special welcome to all first-time visitors to the Miss Thrifty blog. If you would like to stick around, please feel free to put your feet up: some of the most popular posts include thrifty household tips, my beloved Thriftymobile and a hotlist of Frugal Twitter Users [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 15:29:11

DrumBeat: October 18, 2008

Credit Woes Hit Oil Supply Chain, Push Prices Down LONDON (Dow Jones) ... pressure as the scarcity of credit squeezes the supply chain that has long provided support for them ... from weakening consumption, itself driven by the credit crunch. But the link between the two may be more direct [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 14:19:58

Fiscal Insanity Virus Strikes Canada, Sweden, Italy, IMF

The world health organization has confirmed new cases of the extremely contagious Fiscal Insanity Virus (FIV) that is rapidly spreading the globe. Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is one of the latest victims as evidenced by the headline Flaherty gives banks deadline to lend more [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 22:38:00

Gates of Vienna News Feed 10/17/2008

Once again it’s a night for immigration stories.First of all, read about Lampedusa and the Greek islands, places that are being overwhelmed with unprecedented numbers of illegal immigrants. They arrive in little ramshackle boats, often starving and dehydrated [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 03:44:00

Live-Blogging the Goldman Sachs Earnings Call

Deal Journal] Barclays to the Rescue Lehman’s Workers win a reprieve: Barclays will buy the U.S ... . investment bank and capital-markets businesses of Lehman. As many as 9,000 Lehman employees will find jobs with the U.K. bank. WSJ Related: “The economic downturn has a considerable way to run [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 15:31:59

Merrill: US May Face "Financing Crisis"

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard appears to be trying to corner the market in apocalyptic financial news ... that a mere tightening of the spigot would have significant consequences. Tim Price, a UK based ... in the advice that if you’re going to panic, panic early. We would merely hazard the following [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 07:56:35

DrumBeat: December 12, 2008

U.S. Northeast Heating-Oil Delinquent Bills Top $100 Million (Bloomberg) -- Heating-oil dealers in the U.S. Northeast have more than $100 million in unpaid bills from residential and business customers after fuel prices rose to a record, a consumer-debt service found. The money is owed by customers [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 13:55:16

Debt can be a destructive force, but you can over come it with help

If you are one of the lucky people who does not have debt in their lives, God Bless you ... . That means there is hope for those of us who are facing debt. IVA deals with Debt Consolidation, Credit Card Debt, Bankruptcy and has a spot for Debt Advice. If you are in the UK and need help please check [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 21:41:00

Dandelion SaladBy Mike Whitney January 16, 2009 “Information Clearinghouse“There’s no guarantee that Obama’s stimulus package will work, but there is growing consensus that something has to be done…and fast! The economy is contracting faster than anytime since the 1930s [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:25:29

Debt Advice

Debt. That’s the world’s biggest problem nowadays. A lot people are having huge financial problems, ... and you don’t know how to get out of it, then seek Debt Advice immediately. Having so much debt ... let’s face it there are millions of people out there who are deep in debt. So many people [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 06:12:26

Latest News in Credit Repair and Credit Score - Jan 14, 2009

Trailer Report - Edmonton Sun 11 Jan 2009 at 2:00am Share: Daily Newspapers - Toronto Sun - Calgary Sun - Ottawa Sun - Edmonton Sun - Winnipeg Sun - London Free Press - 24 Hours Vancouver - 24 Heures Montreal - Brockville Recorder & Times - Chatham Daily News - Fort McMurray Today - Grande Prairie … Shape up your credit report - The State [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:19:33

Research Oracle roundup for 15 January 2009

Earning Release Shaw Communications Inc.’s (NYSE:SJR) 1Q 09 revenues, EBITDA and operating income were in line with our expectations, while adjusted1 net income was below our estimate. As the overall results were broadly in line with our expectations, we maintain our BUY rating for the common stock [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:34:17

The definition of insanity

First off, apologies for going AWOL; I’ve been without heat for six days — I was sincerely grateful for some this morning when the thermometer read ... , and then issued an … ummm … apology. Oopsie. Doesn’t care that the national debt has increased [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:34:43

Balancing Good Vs. Bad Debt In This Economy.

Every headline you read about personal finance right now says to get out of debt. With the economy crashing, the last thing you want to carry with you is debt, right? Well, yes and no - you do want to get rid of any credit card debt, for sure. But what about your mortgage, car [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 14:00:56

The Vine: July 25, 2008

The Vine: July 25, 2008 July 25th, 2008 Hi Sars, So now that I've done the whole first job thing, and the emigration thing, ... the important stuff, like buying a house, investing for a rainy day, and never ever going into debt ever ... and financial sense for the unmathematically inclined. I am in the UK so if they know of any [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 16:45:35

DrumBeat: August 5, 2008

Oil Prices and the Media: Why the Blackout on Peak Oil If the peak oil folks are correct -- and I'm not saying they are, but their predictions seem to be coming to pass, so they deserve a decent hearing in the world media -- it constitutes a story of immense importance. The world runs on oil [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 12:40:16

Lastest News in Credit Card Debt - Dec 22, 2008

Delhi Metro’s credit card wins international award - Times of India 22 Dec 2008 at 2:02am NEW DELHI: The credit card used by commuters for travel in Delhi Metro has won the OSCAR award for 2008 for innovative concepts in service category. The ‘Delhi Metro-Citibank’ credit card was considered the best amongst all other nominations in the … [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 10:00:03

Japan as a Plutonium Superpower

This is the very best article I have read on Japan nuclear policy, really worth reading. I am afraid this article could sometimes be unpublied, so here is the offline version for download and offline reading 600kb .zip file with html page. Republished from Japanfocus.org [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 22:16:02

30 Best Songs About Business and Money

Sometimes you need a theme song. These all-time favorite songs about money will motivate and inspire you - or at least bring back some fond memories! ... reached #1 in America. It worked: the single was a hit in both America and the UK, selling more than [more...]

Date: 2008-08-25 22:46:10

Credit cards

A credit card system is a type of retail transaction settlement and credit system, named after the small plastic card issued to users of the system. A credit card is different from a debit card in that the credit card issuer lends the consumer money rather than having the money removed from an account [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 12:42:45

5 Ways to Fund Your Web Startup

Yesterday we published a list of the top 10 web sites of 1998 ... and frugal), these programs generally offer invaluable access to advice and mentoring from brilliant ... . Giving up a 6% stake in your business is worth it when the advice, mentoring, and access to services [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 22:11:00

Debt Relief Orders - Frequently Asked Questions

I just heard about this during a discussion on the radio, this is a new legislation which is coming into force in the UK in early 2009 and is intended to help those in debt of up to at least £15000 claim bankruptcy. DEBT RELIEF ORDERS - FREQUENTLY ASKED [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 02:02:45

Gates of Vienna News Feed 9/26/2008

USAAnother Weatherman Terrorist a Player in Obama CampaignFederal Responses to Market Turmoil Europe and the EUBritish Identity Cards Will be Covered ...  Middle EastIran: Shipping Firm Nervous About New UN SanctionsIran: Singer May be Punished for Singing [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 00:56:00

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