News And Articles About Finance

  • Lisa Simpson |
  • Aug 18,2009

Problem of Somali Pirates Raised Questions About Arming Merchant Ships Leading to Further Expenses

Captain Richard Phillips is the hero captain who has returned home safely after being held hostage by Somali pirates. The repeated problems of Somali pirates have made Phillips raise the issue of arming ship officers. Invariably this will lead to more shipping expenses that will ultimately be passed on to the consumers and the economy. [...]

  • Lisa Simpson |
  • Aug 17,2009

Treasury Secretary and Chairman of Federal Reserve Disagree About Who Should Give Protection to the Consumers

Timothy Geithner, the Treasury Secretary and Ben Bernanke the Federal Reserve Chairman are disagreeing about who should give protection to the consumers from dubitable mortgage contracts, abusive fees of credit cards, loans advanced on paydays and other types of highly risky financial goods White House wants to set up a new body – Consumer Financial [...]

  • Lisa Simpson |
  • Aug 17,2009

The Prediction is that a Weak Recovery Will Be Followed by a Double-Dip Recession

Professor Nouriel Roubini of New York University has predicted that although there will be recovery towards the end of 2009 it will be very weak. This will be followed by a double-dip recession towards the end of 2010. The steady negative figures coming from the employment sector will directly have an effect on the economy [...]

  • Lisa Simpson |
  • Aug 14,2009

High End Buyers Are Being Pushed Out of the Housing Market

It’s been four months since the Obama government has come up with the home rescue plan. Mortgage loans are being rewritten and many borrowers are availing of these more affordable loans. But lenders are not taking one class into consideration at all. This group forms the house owners who are saddled with higher priced loans. [...]

  • Lisa Simpson |
  • Aug 14,2009

Philadelphia Takes a Lead in Introducing Energy Saving Devices

Philadelphia has taken the lead in introducing energy saving devices by rolling out trash cans powered by the sun. The trash compactor named BigBelly as made its debut in downtown Philadelphia. In downtown area 700 public trash containers have been replaced with 500 of the new solar powered compactors. The high ended technology uses the [...]

  • Lisa Simpson |
  • Aug 13,2009

The Rot at the Bottom is Gnawing into the Economy

Many are not aware that it is rot at the bottom that is gnawing into the very foundations of the economy that is causing this recession – the worst in decades. Drastic measures are required to bring back the economy to some sort of sanity. The media has been screaming about unemployment and the recession [...]

  • Lisa Simpson |
  • Aug 13,2009

USA and India Shake Hands on Defense Agreement Giving a Boost to American Business

On Monday USA and India shook hands on a defense agreement. It is an important step in promoting sale of sophisticated American arms to India. India is keen to modernize its military. This comes at the close of Hillary Clinton’s visit to India – her first as the Secretary of State. Clinton added that India [...]

  • Lisa Simpson |
  • Aug 12,2009

Jumbo Lending Is Back; Fannie and Freddie Mae Provide the Liquidity

Jumbo lending is back what with big lenders buying large mortgage from others or initiating a process by which independent brokers can give loans to them. Bank of America and Wells Fargo have been jostling with each other for a larger pie of jumbo lending market. Bank of America says that it has announced rate [...]