Ex-Fed Official: Sorry About All That Quantitative Easing Stuff
an Ex-Federal Reserve official, Andrew Huszar, has come out against the endless Quantitative Easing programs.
ABC’s of the Fiscal Cliff
The fiscal cliff is a term coined to describe a set of government policies which are scheduled to go into effect or expire on January 1, 2013
Hurricane Sandy Increases Jobless Claims
The United States Department of Labor released the weekly initial Jobless Claims Report today for last week and the data suggests continued, torturously-slow improvement in the employment picture.
Wal-Mart’s Push Into Banking
For these people there is an alternative to cash, as Wal-Mart’s push into banking has greatly expanded the financial services customers can access at their stores.
Sandy Pushes Down Retail Sales in November
The Johnson Redbook Index reports that national chain store retail sales decreased 0.6 % in the first week of November compared to October
Jobs Report Shows Moderate Growth in October
The Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report showed more good news in the employment situation this morning.
Jobless Claims Fall Again in October
The United States labor market is beginning to show signs of continued improvement as unemployment claims for newly jobless workers fell for the week ending October 27, 2012 according to...
Preparing For the Resolution of the Fiscal Cliff
the fiscal cliff means the end of many tax cuts, and the beginning of government budget cuts.
Home Prices Increase for Fifth Consecutive Month
The Standard & Poor’s Case Shiller Housing Index released on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 showed a fifth month of improvement in the home prices.
Personal Income Up in September
personal income increased by 0.4 percent or $48.1 billion in September, compared to 0.1 percent or $17.8 billion in August
US GDP Growing at 2%
With US GDP growing at 2%, the country’s economy is expanding slower than it should be even during moderate economic growth periods.
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Mortgage Lending Requirements Slowly Begin to Loosen
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Thousands of Mortgage Relief Checks Bounce
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Fidelity recently conducted a “Five Years Later” survey of how confident people are in their savings and strategies.
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FTC Declares a Winner to the Anti-RoboCall Challenge
At some point in our lives, we have all received a RoboCall. They are those pesky pre-recorded calls that try to sell just about every product imaginable.
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