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Credit Crunch
In Britain, there’s a new luxury chocolate treat. "Credit Crunch" has been launched to tempt shoppers looking for something to snack on during these times of economic woes. The fancy Fre...
Keating Documentary To Air Today
Starting today at noon EST Barack Obama will unveil a 13 minute documentary on John McCain’s role in the Keating Five scandal. The video will be hosted at keatingeconomics.com. The current eco...
Dismal Friday Numbers
The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly shot up to 6.1 percent in August, its highest in more than 4-1/2 years, as employers cut payrolls for an eighth straight month and labor markets showed signs of...
Financial Costs of Obesity
Hardly a week goes by without some new report telling Americans they are getting more obese. Along with the obesity comes the added risk for heart disease, hypertension, type II diabetes, and stroke. ...
Check Your Bank Rating
Listening to CNN News this morning there was a segment on the troubled banking industry. They gave a web site to check your banks rating. With a few clicks I had a nice report on my local bank. When ...
Another Black Monday??
Hold on to your hats, Monday looks to be a wild day on Wall Street. Like many Americans my husband and I watch our investments dwindle. From IRA’s, 401K, mutual funds, and stocks down it g...
Healthy wallet or waistline
I thought this was pretty interesting reported by reuters. After a year of record mortgage foreclosures and slumping home prices, Americans are more determined to shape up their flabby finances in 200...
