Megan McArdle Is Confused About 0% Financing, Among Other Things
Category: Money, News | Listed: March 5, 2010
The Atlantic’s mighty econoblogger, Megan McArdle, is perturbed by Toyota’s (TM) decision to roll out 0 percent financing: Zero-percent financing is the last resort of a desperate car compan...
Going for the Green
Category: Money, News | Listed: February 28, 2010
The balmy weather in Vancouver, which delayed some of the Olympic downhill events, highlights the danger warmer winters pose to ski resorts. The situation isn't as dire in the higher-elevation resorts...
Your Fun Fact of the Day
Category: Money, News | Listed: February 19, 2010
Some five hours after Yahoo (YHOO) got its Microsoft (MSFT) search and advertising deal approved by the feds—thereby freeing itself to concentrate on the parts of its business that actually have a c...
Is Facebook Beating Google on Traffic?
Category: Money, News | Listed: February 17, 2010
No longer content as a mere Web destination, Facebook is proving to be a powerful launching-pad for the rest of the Web. From the San Francisco Chronicle: Using a snapshot of Web traffic from December...
Be My E-Valentine
Category: Money, News | Listed: February 14, 2010
No one sending you a card this Valentine's Day? Don't feel bad. It's not you; it's everyone. The number of Americans marking the moment with cards dropped from 50 percent in 2007 to 41 percent last ye...
Can a realtor ask for a 10 percent emd?
Category: Loans | Listed: February 4, 2010
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Written agreement with Eurobancshares
Category: Federal Reserve | Listed: October 6, 2009
Written agreement with Eurobancshares...
Small Banks May Get New Bailout
Category: Crisis | Listed: September 27, 2009
Treasury officials and regulators are weighing a fresh round of bailouts for U.S. banks that were deemed too small or too risky to qualify for earlier aid....
Time for Fed to Boost Key Interest Rate?
Category: Crisis | Listed: September 27, 2009
The Federal Reserve this week again pledged to keep interest rates close to zero, which means borrowing money remains cheap for banks. But what does it mean for U.S. stocks and economy? If rates stay...
Home Sales Crawl 0.7 Percent Higher
Category: Crisis | Listed: September 27, 2009
New U.S. home sales posted a tepid 0.7 percent increase last month, missing Wall Street expectations and providing more evidence that the housing market recovery remains tentative....

