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Dow Rises Despite Europe's Woes
4:28PM 1/17/2012
Economy, Investing, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, Merck, Market News
On Friday, it looked like this week would be ugly. Standard & Poor's had just downgraded the credit ratings of France and several other E.U. countries, the latest domino to fall in Europe's slow-motion economic train wreck. But at least in the U.S., the stock market has shrugged off that news.
The New Face of Foreclosure: Strategic Defaults
11:00AM 9/16/2011
Attitudes toward mortgage default are shifting in America. People who've never missed a payment on anything in their lives are walking away from underwater homes, even when they can afford their monthly payments, because staying doesn't make financial sense. But how good a business decision is a strategic default?
What a U.S. Bear Market Would Look Like Now
2:05PM 8/08/2011
Economy, Investing, Dell, Ford Motor Co, Bank of America, Citigroup, General Motors, Cisco Systems, Streetwise
Standard & Poor's downgraded the U.S. debt rating for the first time on Friday. Coming on top of concerns of a second recession, the move has investors worried that we're headed into a bear market for stocks. Here's what that would look like.
Recently, Wall Street Journal columnist Brett Arends wrote about how he's giving up credit cards and going all cash. He cited some compelling advantages to dumping his plastic, but it may not be right for you. Here are five things you give up by switching to an all-cash lifestyle:
Rebuilding your life after bankruptcy – including your credit rating, finances and your emotional well-being – can sometimes seem like an overwhelming task.
But if you've recently filed for Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection, it's important to realize that there is life...
Will canceling credit cards lower your score?
2:00PM 9/11/2009
When we posted last week addressing what is a good credit score and how to get one, we got lots of feedback. It seems that a lot of people these days are concerned about their credit scores -- not at all surprising in these times. We also noticed that a lot of you want to take steps to improve your...
Hyundai's got your back if you lose your job
4:00PM 2/02/2009
There were plenty of interesting Super Bowl ads during Sunday's game, but Hyundai's "Assurance Deal" ad caught my ear, if not my eye, when the announcer said the car company would take a Hyundai back if the buyer lost a job within a year of buying it.
As someone who was laid off last year, and who...
Ask the Dolans: Will my bad credit hurt my new spouse?
1:00PM 2/01/2008
Ken and Daria Dolan, America's First Family of Personal Finance, answer your questions every Friday.
Dear Ken and Daria,
I filed for bankruptcy and have recently gotten remarried. I wanted to know if my credit rating will hurt my new husband's credit. (He has excellent credit.) Thank you for your...
Fair Isaac Corp, the company that created FICO credit scores, is changing its calculations in 2008 (subscription required). The company says that the new scores will be better at predicting the likelihood of defaults on debts. They say the new system will reduce default rates by 5% to 15%.The new...
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