Tracking your credit score The San Luis Obispo Tribune
The use of credit reports — a report card of one’s financial health — has become so pervasive that it is now a critical component to renting an apartment or even getting a job. It can late into a low interest rate on a home loan or thousands of dollars a year in additional finance charges.
CREDIT-CARD INDUSTRY BOT sets deadline for debt repayment The Nation
Credit-card holders must repay their outstanding balances before July next year, otherwise they will be charged the same 20-per-cent interest rate that new debtors will face from December 1.
Business Traveler Magazine's 2006 Readers' Choice Best in Business Travel Awards Announced PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Business Traveler magazine, the only U.S. publication devoted to the needs of the travel industry's most active customers, has just announced the winners of their 2006 Readers' Choice Best in Business Travel Survey.
Barclays to write off 1.5bn in credit card debt as bankruptcies hit record level Times Online
Barclaycard, Britain's most popular credit card, signalled yesterday that it expected its army of customers to default on an unprecedented £1.5 billion of debt this year.
Hey, small business: Want credit? The Indianapolis Star
Small-business owners face an array of choices as companies blitz them with credit-card offers. American Express just launched a cash-back card aimed at small companies. Visa this month is rolling out a card targeting small firms with big appetites, those spending $25,000 or more a year. Discover entered the market for the first time last summer.
COMMUNICATION ZDNet India
Alcatel-Lucent's Russo says no Iran business for her BUSINESS Patricia Russo, chief executive of the freshly merged Franco-U.S. group Alcatel-Lucent, will be barred, as a U.S. citizen, from doing business with Iran, she said on Friday.
Microsoft takes wraps off Vista for business BUSINESS ZDNet India
Microsoft on Thursday said its newest version of Windows, along with a revamped Office and new Exchange e-mail server, is completed and is now available to business customers.
Advanced fee loan scams rampant this season Coeur d'Alene Press
Calls to Better Business Bureaus nationwide have surged in recent weeks as U.S. residents report having applied for loans from so-called loan "brokers" advertising one of several ways: via unsolicited e-mails and cold telemarketing calls, as well as ads in newspapers regionally or nationwide.
Kiss That Plastic Bye-Bye US News & World Report
Every year at this time, Americans vow to shed two things: the extra pounds they pack on after feasting on too much turkey and the extra credit card debt they rack up on gifts for friends, family, and themselves. In fact, consumers are expected to ring up $135 billion more on plastic during the holiday season.
Garage sale gem Jewish World Review
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Q: I often scour garage sales, flea markets, local auctions and the like for bargain prices on rare and valuable collectibles. Often I acquire an item for $20 which is listed in price guides as worth thousands of dollars.
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