College Planning
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Moody’s Cuts Outlook on Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands
By Marlene Y. SatterGermany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg saw their outlooks downgraded to negative by Moodys Investors Service late Monday as debt woes in the eurozone continued to worsen.
July 16, 2012
Doomsayers Wrong on Last Year’s Debt DowngradeWarnings last August of an unprecedented financial crisis accompanied by fire and brimstone appear to have been wrong.
July 16, 2012
Downgrade anniversary showed investors gained buying U.S. (Bloomberg)Nearly a year later, mortgage rates have hit record lows, the governments borrowing costs have eased, the benchmark S&P stock index is up, and investor enthusiasm for Treasury debt has strengthened.
July 16, 2012
Greek Bank Head Took Secret Loans to Finance Bank StakeGreeces fiscal troubles seemed to grow deeper with the revelation that companies owned by Piraeus Banks chairman and his children took out secret loans from a rival bank to pay for Piraeus shares.
July 05, 2012
Floating Rate Loan Funds: Not What They Were, Yet...Anyone looking to floating rate loan funds today for inflation protection should be a bit wary.
June 30, 2012
Stop multitasking!Is it better to focus time and energy on one project to generate leads and new business? Or will you see more results by dividing your time and energy among 10 different projects to enhance your marketing?
June 29, 2012
PIMCO’s Gross Bearish on Europe After Relief PlanBill Gross said a debt trap remains even after European leaders reached an agreement intended to alleviate concern that the regions banks will fail.
June 28, 2012
Student Loan Rate Hike Averted in Highway Bill CompromiseA bipartisan agreement was reached late Wednesday on a federal highway bill that includes provisions to prevent student loan rates from doubling and makes adjustments to defined benefit funding requirements.