Overhauling Global Finance - The Epoch Times
The global financial crisis has discredited the financial institutions that played a part in causing it. Discussions of radical alternatives are beginning to flourish, with the world s governments rushing to consult experts who previously found
1. Americans are loaded with credit-card debt. - CNN Money
The average American household with at least one credit card has nearly $10,700 in credit-card debt, according to CardWeb.com, and the average interest rate runs in the mid- to high teens at any given time. 2. Some debt is good. Borrowing for a home
Waste firm is anything but garbage - Globe and Mail
H auling trash can be a stinky business. Ask investors who suffered through the recent travails of IESI-BFC Ltd. BIN-T . Last summer, when the company - then called BFI Canada Income Fund - slashed its distributions and announced plans to convert to
The burden of education - Minneapolis Star Tribune
G raduating into a barren job market is stressful enough. When massive student loans await, the rite of passage can be downright terrifying. Depending on the type of loan, graduates typically have about six months before the bills start arriving
Retail spending keeping us afloat - The Australian
The downturn is eating into household incomes, but so far this is being offset by the federal Government’s stimulus packages and the fall in interest rates. Consumers have heavily cut back their purchases of big items such as new cars and household