Mirror and Cache index - World and business: Business and finance
194 votes | submitted 2010-08-25 01:33:14 by notifyneal | 8 comments
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?
189 votes | submitted 2010-08-25 00:01:50 by DigSomeMore | 7 comments
It’s like the most persistent sales clerk you’ve ever encountered.
168 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 21:23:32 by Klingon00 | 127 comments
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.
407 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 17:47:18 by LtGenPanda | 36 comments
Like Christmas in the U.S., the austere Muslim holy month is becoming increasingly commercialized in
places like Dubai and Egypt
224 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 23:49:54 by Anomaly100 | 16 comments
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.
188 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 17:24:40 by StevieJanowski | 7 comments
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.
278 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 20:27:45 by CourageWulf | 39 comments
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.
157 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 22:34:54 by MikeF | 15 comments
Companies around the world are adopting crowdsourcing techniques to develop their business. Here are
a few great examples.
325 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 16:23:12 by FI5HERMAN | 154 comments
Previously occupied home sales sink 27 pct. to lowest level since 1995 as economy
weakens..............................
231 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 02:04:36 by goldiegills | 35 comments
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.
205 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 21:58:16 by webtickle | 40 comments
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.
285 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 19:53:28 by absolutelytrue | 22 comments
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.
220 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 20:32:20 by mrdextergenius | 54 comments
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
247 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 14:24:59 by TalSiach | 18 comments
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.
369 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 20:55:20 by 0ldB0y | 29 comments
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.
217 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 13:31:51 by Financialhwy | 55 comments
Even after multiple crashes, investors still tend to pile into overheated sectors. Where are the
biggest risks today?
154 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 07:10:04 by archivedigger | 20 comments
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...