November 1, 2011 Tags: CERTIFICATES of deposit, CHARTS, DEBIT cards, diagrams, etc.
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The article discusses radical for saving the housing market and stimulating the U.S. economy. Destroying houses in Lakewood, Ohio that are vacant or in some kind of financial distress such as foreclosure is expected to help the city recover from the 2008 financial crisis. Data is given which shows U.S. house prices from 1890 to 2011, the number of homes in foreclosure, and the amount of equity wealth lost. Economists’ proposals for a national program for refinancing mortgage debt and limitations on writing down nonperforming loans are discussed.
Read MoreSeptember 5, 2011 Tags: CHARTS, diagrams, ECONOMIC recoveryUNITED States -- Economic conditions -- 2009-, etc., HOUSING -- Prices, HOUSING market, MORTGAGE loans -- Refinancing, NONPERFORMING loans
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The article focuses on how paper savings bonds will be discontinued by the U.S. Treasury Department starting on January 1, 2012. Information is provided on how to purchase the bonds through tax refunds or through the U.S. Treasury web site. Charts are presented on credit cards with the lowest rates and different types of savings accounts.
Read MoreSeptember 1, 2011 Tags: CHARTS, CREDIT cards, diagrams, etc., GOVERNMENT securities, SAVINGS accounts, SAVINGS bonds
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A chart is presented evaluating the performances of various athletes and sports teams.
Read MoreJuly 18, 2011 Tags: ATHLETES, CHARTS, diagrams, etc., SPORTS teams
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The article examines which emerging world economies may be at risk for economic collapse. Topics discussed include a look at inflation, gross domestic product (GDP) growth, and unemployment rates within developing nations. A chart analyzing how these factors put countries like Brazil, Turkey, and China at risk is also provided.
Read MoreJuly 2, 2011 Tags: CHARTS, diagrams, EMERGING markets, etc., FINANCE, GROSS domestic product, INFLATION (Finance), INTERNATIONAL economic relations, UNEMPLOYMENT
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The article reports that financial-services institutions Wells Fargo and J. P. Morgan Chase will begin offering credit cards with embedded chips for use in European and Asian countries, and also provides several charts of data including those that provide information for the highest-yielding bank money-market and savings accounts, taxable money-market funds, and tax-exempt money-market funds in the U.S.
Read MoreJune 1, 2011 Tags: CHARTS, CREDIT cards, diagrams, etc., MONEY market funds
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The article briefly comments on inducements being offered by some U.S. banks to attract customers and presents several charts including one that lists the three credit cards in the U.S. with the lowest rates, another that provides information about four banks that offer five-year certificates of deposit with above-average yields, and a third that gives average rates for various types of consumer loans.
Read MoreApril 1, 2011 Tags: BANKING industry -- United States, CERTIFICATES of deposit, CHARTS, CREDIT cards, diagrams, etc.
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Several charts are presented that show the amount of debt Americans owed from 1999 to 2010, divided between mortgages, credit card debt, automobile, home equity and student loans, and other debts, and that 65 percent of the recent drop in consumer debt is a result of debt write-offs by banks.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2011 Tags: CHARTS, DEBT, diagrams, etc., LOANS, MORTGAGES, WRITE-offs
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The article discusses the U.S. economy and 5 indicators that are indicative of actual economic conditions. Those indicators include unemployment, personal income, personal savings, home prices, and industrial production. Each parameter is charted and rated in consideration of its current value and trends since 1980.
Read MoreMarch 1, 2011 Tags: CHARTS, diagrams, ECONOMIC indicators, etc.ECONOMIC conditions, INCOME, INDUSTRIAL productivity
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The article discusses whether it makes sense to take advantage of credit-card offers that provide zero percent interest on balance transfers, and presents several charts including one that lists the three credit cards in the U.S. with the lowest interest rates, another that lists the five financial institutions offering the highest yields on six-month certificates of deposit, and a third that gives the average rates for several types of home loans.
Read MoreMarch 1, 2011 Tags: CERTIFICATES of deposit, CHARTS, CREDIT cards, diagrams, etc., LOANS
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