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US Consumer Credit Rose by $9.7 Billion in December
U.S. consumers increased their borrowing in December by $9.7 billion, as Americans took out loans to buy autos or finance their educations.
February 6, 2021
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The Associated Press
Costa Mesa Receives Outstanding Credit Rating Amid Pandemic
Costa Mesa, California, received an impressive credit rating during the most recent fiscal year, despite challenges brought on ...
December 22, 2020
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Jack Bradley
Free Flow of Credit Critical to Australia’s Economic Recovery
Access to credit is expected to be made easier under law changes to be announced by Treasurer Josh ...
September 24, 2020
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AAP
Qantas Introduces Afterpay Option for Customers
Qantas has entered an alliance with Afterpay, allowing frequent flyers to earn points by using the deferred payment ...
July 7, 2020
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Jessie Zhang
Denzel Washington Says He ‘Would Not Be Living This Kind of Life’ If Not for His Mother
Hollywood heavyweight Denzel Washington was raised by his mother, Lennis, after his parents divorced. Years later, Washington credits ...
February 25, 2020
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Louise Bevan
Cash Is Still King: San Francisco to Ban Credit-Only Stores
SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco is about to require brick-and-mortar retailers to take cash as payment, joining Philadelphia and New ...
May 8, 2019
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The Associated Press
China Opens Credit Floodgates in March
News Analysis China has opened the credit spigot. Credit growth in March exceeded all estimates after a slowdown ...
April 14, 2019
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Fan Yu
Inflated Credit Scores Leave Investors in the Dark on Real Risks
Consumer credit scores have been artificially inflated over the past decade and are masking the real danger the ...
April 9, 2019
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Bloomberg
China Reverses Course, Launches Massive Credit Expansion
Bank lending in China hit an all-time-high in January, signaling that recent mandates to boost lending to businesses ...
February 17, 2019
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Fan Yu
China Local Governments’ Hidden Debt May Be as High as $5.8 Trillion
BEIJING—Off-balance-sheet borrowings by Chinese local governments could be as high as 40 trillion yuan ($5.78 trillion) and amount ...
October 16, 2018
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Reuters
Credit Market Contagion
To understand the routs in Turkey, Argentina, and other emerging markets, one needs to understand the anatomy of ...
September 6, 2018
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Dan Oliver
Cash Is Still King
Bank notes and coins—physical cash—don’t appear to be dying some kind of slow death.
March 13, 2018
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Rahul Vaidyanath
Auto Loan Market Fears Mounting
After several years of growth post the financial crisis, a corner of the U.S. economy—the auto loan market—could ...
April 2, 2017
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Fan Yu
Book Review: ‘International Political Economy’
Did you ever wonder why most economists could not predict the financial crisis of 2008? It's because they ...
March 1, 2016
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Valentin Schmid
Former Top Regulator: Mainstream Economics Doesn’t Understand Banks
Economics as a science has a terrible track record. Time and again the "dismal science" misses predictions or ...
November 15, 2015
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Valentin Schmid
The Truth About Banking: Former Top Regulator Speaks Out
Lord Adair Turner, the ex-chief British financial regulator, lifts the mystery on what banks are really doing in ...
November 13, 2015
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Valentin Schmid
NY Bank Offers Throw Financial Lifeline to the Needy
New York is considering a novel solution to alleviate the lending needs of credit-strapped low-income consumers called “borrow ...
November 27, 2014
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Jonathan Zhou
How Bitcoin Compares to Other Crypto-Currencies (Infographics)
With a market capitalization of more than $8 billion, Bitcoin is by far the most important crypto-currency in ...
July 27, 2014
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Felix Richter
Thank You for Your Service: How One Company Sues Soldiers Worldwide
With stores near military bases across the country, the retailer USA Discounters offers easy credit to service members. ...
July 27, 2014
BY
Paul Kiel
Credit Score Myths
How will your actions or the actions of your lender impact the all important score?
May 21, 2014
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Epoch Video
Wealth Gap Becoming Mainstream—Should Occupy Get Credit?
Glimmers of Occupy Wall Street will surface this week in a smattering of cities as activists join rallies ...
May 1, 2014
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Meghan Barr
China’s Financial Instability a Top Concern for Global CEOs
Business leaders ranked China's instability as their fifth-largest concern in a new report, CEO Challenge 2014, from The ...
February 18, 2014
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Joshua Philipp
If Interest Rates Rise, What Should You Do With Bonds?
Before investing in bonds, you should understand the risks involved, including credit risk and market risk.
June 12, 2013
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Edward Jones
NBA Finals Game 3 First Quarter Recap: Spurs 24, Heat 20
Tony Parker has come out active early on for the Spurs, assisting on four shots and hitting another ...
June 11, 2013
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Dave Martin
Bridge Collapse Is Another Wake-Up Call
The collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge in Mount Vernon, Washington should be another wake up call to ...
June 5, 2013
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Glenn Mollette
Minimum Bet $1.6 Million in Macau Casino
Minimum bet $1.6 million: In China's Galaxy Macau, on the 32nd floor, there is a casino lounge that ...
May 31, 2013
BY
Zachary Stieber
Japanese Teen Uses Father’s Credit Card to Rack Up $54K Bar Tab
Teen's $54k bar tab: A teen in Japan ran up a $54,000 bar tab on his dad’s credit ...
May 28, 2013
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Jack Phillips
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