Monetizing Your Website

When marketing your business on the internet it is important to make sure you are getting the maximum use out of the website. There are ways to make the site more profitable. Networking online involves being able to allow others to network on your site so that they will benefit, spread the word [...]

CIT to File for bankruptcy

IT has been unable to convince bondholders to finance more of their debt. This coupled with the fact that investors would lose money on the a pre-packaged bankruptcy, including the U.S., has caused the company to seek bankruptcy protection. The U. S. stands to lose $2.3 billion and opted not to supply more [...]

Should retailers set their own rates?

Once again this debate has surfaced, but now the President and a new Merchants Payment Coalition are taking this issue very seriously. The retailers and business owners want the priviledge of negotiating interchange fees with the banks.
In view of the recent new credit card Legislation, this issue will probably not go away. [...]

No More Bailout Money for Failed Banks

he Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is seeking private equity firms to buy out troubled banks so as not to put an unnecessary strain on their budget.
Many more banks are slated to fail in the coming months because of defaults on real estate loans. It will not be easy to find private equity [...]

Gold, Another Economic Bubble?

o doubt you have heard about the debate over whether we are in the midst of another economic bubble. Economists and financial experts say there are ten problem areas for us, and we need to pay attention to them.
Economic bubbles are not a new phenomenon. They have been occurring throughout history [...]

Voices of the Economic Crisis

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Expanding My Business

In case you have not heard, I have expanded my business servicees to include website design, SEO, and children’s book illustration. I have decided I would use more of my skills. I am not giving up any of my current services, but this means I will have more to share with you.
I have [...]

FDIC Seeking Private Investors

ith fewer larger banks unwilling to purchase troubled banks, the FDIC is now looking to private investors to bail out these banks. Private investors recently extended funds to CIT Bank to keep it from bankruptcy filings.
Since private investors tend to cut costs by eliminating jobs, unions are against private investors getting involved with acquiring [...]

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Restaurants at Risk for Identity Theft

ackers recently targeted 7 Eleven stores and Hannaford Brothers customers for identity theft and secured information from 130 million credit card and debit card accounts. Fortunately, Albert Gonzalez of Miami was arrested. Gonzalez apparently cooperated with federal investigators on other cases of identity theft in the past. This is the largest [...]