Are all credit cards created in an equal manner? The answer to this question is a resounding NO! That would be similar to saying a tatty van from the 1970’s is the same as a 2007 luxury SUV. Credit cards also vary quite dramatically by their terms and conditions and they can [...]
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Reuters – Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc , the bankrupt U.S. investment bank, needs at least $550 million to keep its two bank units going as it prepares to sell them or shut them down in 18 months, court documents show.
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Reuters – U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he was partly to blame for leaving the wrong impression that the central bank could have saved Lehman Brothers from failure in 2008.
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Reuters – Burger King Holdings Inc agreed to sell itself to investment firm 3G Capital for $3.26 billion, giving the No. 2 U.S. fast-food chain breathing room to fix its business and close the gap with leader McDonald’s Corp.
Read More Burger King agrees to 33 billion sale to 3G Capital
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Reuters – Pending sales of previously owned U.S. homes rebounded unexpectedly in July and new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, helping quell fears the economy could face a double-dip recession.
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Reuters – Stocks rose on low volume on Thursday as data showed improvement in housing and the job market a day ahead of the critical monthly payrolls figures.
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A credit card is a must have accessory for any college student. For gassing up the car or buying your textbooks each semester, it is a credit card that makes it all happen. It’s hard to do anything anymore without one.
Not only do they simplify the process of shopping, a credit card helps you to [...]
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Depending on your political persuasion, you may be expecting this Bill to be one of the best things to come along since sliced bread or one of the worst possible disasters since the dropping of the atomic bomb.
Americans are split deeply about this legislation and as one might expect, much of the split does run [...]
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Home equity is the amount of money you already paid for your home. A refinancing equity loan is a second home loan to pay off your first one. You can pay off an existing home equity loan with a new loan by refinancing your existing equity. Home equity loans interest rates and adjustable home loans [...]
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