In this infographic, we take a look at student loan debt in America. Which states are most saddled with loans? Does it make a difference if you go to a four-year public versus a private non-profit or private for-profit university?
It’s like the most persistent sales clerk you’ve ever encountered.
Positive gross domestic product readings and other mildly hopeful signs are masking an ugly truth: The US economy is in a 1930s-style Depression, Gluskin Sheff economist David Rosenberg said Tuesday.
Like Christmas in the U.S., the austere Muslim holy month is becoming increasingly commercialized in places like Dubai and Egypt
That chart in this post, constructed from Case-Shiller data, shows the reality: home prices have actually been pretty steady over time. In fact, if you look at a fifty-year period after World War II, home prices were absolutely steady.So here's the question: why do people think that home price appreciation is a law of nature, when it so clearly is.
While the media and politicians are eager to depict the hardships of one side, the fact remains that some job fields on the other side are doing superbly well.
It may not be true that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself, but it’s certainly true that lack of confidence is reining in an economy otherwise poised for gains.
Companies around the world are adopting crowdsourcing techniques to develop their business. Here are a few great examples.
Previously occupied home sales sink 27 pct. to lowest level since 1995 as economy weakens..............................
Prep schools, especially those on the East Coast, are assembly lines for minting rich and famous people. Ironically enough, for boarding students, many of these prep schools cost even more than the elite universities they’re preparing their students for.
Filing for bankruptcy is a difficult, emotionally draining process. While it may not be the end of the world for some people, it is still a financial outcome that you should strive hard to avoid. The reasons for bankruptcy filings can vary greatly, but sometimes the things you do can accelerate the outcome.
A survey of 1,000 U.K. office workers has found that the average employee wastes, 6,800 sheets of paper per year, and that 'green fatigue' is taking its toll on participation in environmental and conservation initiatives.
If you're worried about the impact a student loan could have on your credit, know that how you handle it will determine whether that effect is positive or negative
It’s commonly known and generally accepted that banks, credit card issuers, auto lenders, credit unions and finance companies see your credit reports when you apply for a credit benefit. Many of them can pull your credit reports and scores as often as they want as part of their ongoing account management practices.
The price of coffee beans hit a 12-year high today. I thought there might be some kind of reclusive-hedge-fund-guy-corners-coffee-market story, like we saw with cocoa earlier this summer. But the main driver of coffee prices right now is more prosaic.
Even after multiple crashes, investors still tend to pile into overheated sectors. Where are the biggest risks today?
Who's your real estate agent? No, really — who is that person who holds the door open as you walk into that empty house that's for sale? Who is that person you've entrusted with the keys to your house? In all likelihood, your agent is an earnest, honest member of the community. But it doesn't hurt to be sure...