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Is there anything more exciting about planning a trip? One thing that can be a bit of a downer is if you need to plan the trip within a certain budget. But don’t confuse a trip on a budget for …
As a senior private equity professional who is habituated to generous remunerations and bonuses along with the all important potential of earning huge long-term incomes through carried interest, would you still choose to quit the buy-side to join a regulator? …
With newer, more innovative advancements in technology in production every day, life has certainly become easier for the average consumer. Technology has given people access to a wide variety of information right at their fingertips. So it’s easy to see …
The recession has had some obvious effects on businesses and individuals alike less cash flow in general, plus the lack of access to credit, means purchasing power has been somewhat depleted. While there have been some positive signs of change …
A Greek deal is finally done… for now. It was between reducing the debt to 120% of GDP by 2020, or 110% by 2022 but with more debt relief and haircut on Greek paper. They agreed on 124% by 2020. …
Industry body for mortgages finds refreshing results New statistics from the Council of Mortgage Lenders shows that the mortgage market is bouncing back compared to 2011. The trade association for mortgages in the UK found that the gross mortgage lending …
University of Michigan /The Thomson Reuters overall index of consumer sentiment reflected households’ anxiety over their finances. It fell to 72.5 in early February, from 75.0 in January. It was the first drop in six months. The fade in morale …
Last week, The House of Representatives approved the JOBS Act to allow smaller companies to raise capital more easily and offer public stock offerings by relaxing filing requirements. But U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner Luis Aguilar echoed concerns of some …
The Reuters/Ipsos telephone poll , taken March 8-11 on the heels of reports that 227,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in February, indicates that Obama’s rating has risen by 2 percentage points during the past month. The percentage …
Five U.S banks agreed to a $ 25 billion government settlement. This deal between the government and the banks accused of abusive mortgage practice may help a million borrowers. The result is a record state-federal settlement that will deliver wide, …
