Banking & Budgeting
- 4 Steps to Cut Credit Card Debt
- When you're in debt, your finances can get overwhelming in a hurry. Just coming up with enough to make your minimum monthly payments on loans and credit cards can push you to the limit. But you can escape the debt trap. You just have to go a bit fu...
- Author:Dan CaplingerDate:06/28/08Click:4 Full Story...
- 10 ways Uncle Sam helps you save money
- Saving for the future is of paramount importance to all Americans. Luckily, we all have a rich uncle to turn to for some help. His name is Uncle Sam. Thanks to the tax code, you have several ways to save that are either tax-free or tax-deferred. He...
- Author:Kay BellDate:06/28/08Click:3 Full Story...
- A Midlife Money Checkup
- Where did the time go? Just yesterday your financial life was all about scrambling to make rent, learning what a 401(k) was and lobbying to get out of the cubicle and into an office. Now you're pushing 45 or 50, you've got a mortgage and college tui...
- Author:Penelope WangDate:06/28/08Click:1 Full Story...
- Credit Cards Are Playing Harder to Get
- The credit crunch is starting to hit consumers where it hurts -- in their wallets. As lenders tighten credit standards, many consumers have faced greater difficulty getting a mortgage or a home-equity loan or line of credit. Now, some are beginning...
- Author:Jane J. KimDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Eight Sure-Fire Ways to Sock Away $100
- Let the economic pundits argue whether or not we're in a recession. Either way, consumers are cutting back on spending. Along with this comes a desire to save money as well. But how? If you have a few hours to spare you can find ways to put $100 or...
- Author:Jeffrey StrainDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Love Your Money. It Will Love You Back
- We need to talk. It's about your finances. How do you feel things are working out between you? Are your needs being met? If you long for a more fulfilling relationship with your money, remember this simple truth: When your money doesn't feel apprec...
- Author:Erin BurtDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Top tips: Money strategies following Fed rate cuts
- The Federal Reserve cut rates by half a percentage point yesterday. That's good news for consumers. We're here with top tips on the best money moves right now. 1: Borrow Wisely Rate cuts are great for borrowers. And if you are thinking about refina...
- Author:Gerri WillisDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Sony Profit Up 25 Pct in Third Quarter
- Sony's October-December Profit Jumps 25 Percent As Video Game Business Stops Losing Money TOKYO (AP) -- Sony's PlayStation game business stopped losing money for the first time in six quarters, helping the company to post a 25.2 percent jump in Octo...
- Author:Yuri KageyamaDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- More Woes for Newspaper Publishers in 4Q
- NY Times, Scripps and Media General Post Weaker Advertising Results in Fourth Quarter NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Times Co. and two other newspaper companies reported weaker revenues for the fourth quarter Thursday as an economic slowdown continue...
- Author:Seth SuteDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Rightnow Falls on 1Q and Year Outlook
- Rightnow Technologies Falls As Co. Predicts Greater 1st-Quarter and 2008 Losses Than Analysts NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Rightnow Technologies Inc. plunged Thursday after business software company forecast larger first-quarter and full-year losses t...
- Author:UnknownDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Countrywide Loss Doesn't Deter BofA
- Countrywide Loss Doesn't Deter Proposed BofA Buyout LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The $422 million loss Countrywide Financial Corp. reported Tuesday didn't appear to scare off Bank of America. "At this point, everything is a go to complete this transact...
- Author:Alex VeigaDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Trader Turns Tables on Bosses in Scandal
- New Twist in French Bank Scandal: Trader Says His Bosses Turned Blind Eye PARIS (AP) -- Terrorist bombs hit London, financial markets wobbled, and Jerome Kerviel was hooked. The trader at the center of a massive banking scandal in France told inves...
- Author:Jamey Keaten & John LeicesterDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Bruised Banks Salve Their Pain With More Fees for Customers
- Banks are being pummeled by bad loans and the weakening economy. Now they are passing on some of the pain to consumers. Across the country, banks have begun jacking up fees charged for using automated teller machines and dipping account balances int...
- Author:David EnrichDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Eight Ways to Cut Back Without Sacrificing
- When times are tight—as they are now for many Americans facing declining home values, depressed stocks, and tighter credit markets—cutting back on indulgences can seem inevitable. But it might not be. U.S. News asked budgeting experts for...
- Author:Kimberly PalmerDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Where to Stash Short-Term Cash
- Last year, I introduced my 8-year-old son Gerald to the joys of compound interest when we took $1,000 out of his passbook savings account and invested the cash in a certificate of deposit earning 5%. That CD will soon mature, so time to do a little...
- Author:Terri CullenDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
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