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Are You Sinking in Credit Card Debt? - KFDM-TV News


Are You Sinking in Credit Card Debt?
KFDM-TV News, Texas - 12 hours ago

Many Americans are sinking in credit card debt and the financial crisis is making it harder for those families to tread water. They're using credit cards ...

Money Fund Thaws a Bit to Return Some Cash - New York Times


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Money Fund Thaws a Bit to Return Some Cash
New York Times, United States - 13 hours ago

By DIANA B. HENRIQUES A government money market fund that has been frozen for more than two months began sending a portion of its shareholders’ cash back to ...
Money fund assets rose to $3.637T in latest week Forbes
Money Funds Rose in Week Wall Street Journal
Investors to get initial $4.5B from money fund CNNMoney.com
Bloomberg - MarketWatch
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Political will a must to arrest money politics - New Straits Times


Political will a must to arrest money politics
New Straits Times, Malaysia - 16 hours ago

UMNO leaders raising concerns about money politics can be likened to shamans chanting mantras to heal an ailment. But this political corruption is no ...
Money And Politics Sin Chew Jit Poh
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U.S. Shifts Focus in Credit Bailout to the Consumer

Henry M. Paulson Jr. is hoping to put in place a major new lending program run by the Fed and aimed at unlocking the frozen consumer credit market.

Looming credit card debt may be next crisis - Reuters


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A credit card collapse would further squeeze the financial sector. Americans had accumulated $971.4 billion in revolving consumer debt at the end of ...
Morgan Stanley plans broad job cuts guardian.co.uk
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The Golden Years, Tarnished

With the economy and stocks in free fall, many retirees are now worried about having enough to carry them through.

Feds: No Forgiving Credit Card Debt - Christian Broadcasting Network


Feds: No Forgiving Credit Card Debt
Christian Broadcasting Network, VA - Nov 13, 2008

CBNNews.com - Federal bank regulators have given a thumbs down to the idea of forgiving credit card debt. Some banks and consumer groups had asked the ...

Is American Express Worth the Risk? - Seeking Alpha


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Is American Express Worth the Risk?
Seeking Alpha, NY - Nov 13, 2008

Under its former business model, AmEx pooled credit card debt into bonds which it then sold to institutions seeking the stream of income from consumers ...
American Express Gains on Report of Possible TARP Fund-Raising Bloomberg
American Express shares plunge on bailout report BusinessWeek
Amex Asks Feds For Handout Forbes
Bloomberg - Bloomberg
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Credit card costs soar for hard-hit consumers - Toronto Star


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Credit card costs soar for hard-hit consumers
Toronto Star,  Canada - Nov 13, 2008

She started racking up credit card debt after she graduated from college five years ago and now finds herself among the many with out-of-control debt loads. ...
FCAC and MasterCard Unveil Model Credit Card Application Form MarketWatch
MasterCard offers simpler contracts Calgary Herald
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Retailers Feel Pinch of Returns

A steeply rising number of shoppers, driven by anxiety over jobs and savings, or an immediate need for cash, are marching back to stores with their purchases.