A debt consolidation loan can make your finances much easier to manage – and could even lower the amount of money you’re required to spend each month. It does this by ‘consolidating’ your existing debts into just one. There are other ways of consolidating your debts than taking out a new loan. If you’re a [...]

It is ok to look out for family and friends if you have it to spare and it is ok to sale a vehicle for a reasonable price as long as there is a understanding about the deal and no misunderstandings in the way of a successful business transaction. Difficult situations don’t have to arise [...]

S&P downgrades US Credit rating ! It’s a shame we got downgraded. Not a happy day. Economically it will have widespread destructive ripples. Major credit rating agency downgraded US credit rating for the first time in history from AAA to AA. This the first instance, the US debt has been downgraded. President Obama becomes the [...]

Reuters Greece is moving fast with reforms: finance ministerReutersATHENS (Reuters) – Greece's finance minister said on Sunday Greece was speeding up structural reforms to exit a debt crisis and dismissed reports about a breach in the nation's relations with its international lenders. "We have the voted measures which …Greek finance minister criticizes parliamentary report on [...]

In today’s trying economy many individuals are struggling not just to maintain a lifestyle that they’ve worked so hard to attain but are struggling to just get by. This is especially true of homeowners all across the nation. With layoffs, pay cuts, and even bad mortgages to deal with homeowners have never had more to [...]

PETER SVENSSON,AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Investors in Apple on Thursday morning appeared to be getting over the worst of the shock of Steve Jobs resignation from the CEO post. Apple shares were down $9.03, or 2.4 percent, at $367.15 in pre-market trading. That’s half the loss seen in Thursday’s extended trading, after [...]

PAUL WISEMAN,AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Super-low interest rates haven’t done what they usually do after a recession. They haven’t ignited economic growth or revived the home market or persuaded consumers to spend freely again. They have, though, caused misery for retirees and others who depend on interest income. Such income plummeted 27 percent [...]

CANDICE CHOI,AP Personal Finance Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Payday loans may be coming to a bank near you. They’re marketed under a different name, but a handful of major banks already let customers borrow against their paychecks for a fee. And there are signs the option may soon become more widely available. Banks say [...]

TOM RAUM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s the loud and clear consensus of Republicans in Congress and on the presidential campaign trail: Runaway government spending is the problem, not taxes. But the math isn’t so simple. The number at the heart of the battle cry of the Republicans and their tea party allies — [...]

We knew the rally was suspect if you went through our videos few days ago. Markets going up on low volumes to the upside, not enough conviction from institutional buyers. Than one day when you are happy and feeling giddy, they come in from the backdoor and mow you down. Slam! You wake up rubbing [...]

The market has gone down for last 5 sessions. The sell-off is anything but vicious. This is an orderly sell off, it’s an elevator you can easily step off if you want. I am not kidding the selling is bit too slow for even the sell programs that hit the markets daily. There is a [...]