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The way people save has undergone a fundamental shift, but not a lot of people have noticed the change. Traditionally, people would save into a high interest savings account , where the interest rate would be reasonably competitive, could vary from time to time, with higher rate accounts off...
Published 10 days ago in John's Finance | Read more ...
The more I read about the impact of the financial crisis in the UK, the more it feels that the UK is doomed economically, and that the best option now while you have cash in Great British Sterling is to cash out and move aborad to somewhere more financially sound - ie, not threatened with collap...
Published 18 days ago in John's Finance | Read more ...
Remember this post ? Well, i've been trying to come for reasons why it didn't work out as planned. The first thing that comes to mind is that even if you give the money to the govt in taxes, it'll still spend it on stuff, and sending it back into the economy. So it has the same effect. ...
Published on 07/30/2009 in random thoughts from gay shanghai | Read more ...
This spring's green shoots are being increasing shown to have misplaced optimism , with economic conditions continuing to worsen within the UK - GDP continues to fall, and expectations of a recovery for next year remain muted . While it's easy to just look at the UK in isolation, there are ...
Published on 07/30/2009 in John's Finance | Read more ...
There are so many small companies out there that are going down due to the recession. The recession is especially targeting those small time businesses that have little capital base. Without the extra money needed for emergencies as well overhead costs. The recession is making it tough for small ...
Published on 06/25/2009 in The World Beyond | Read more ...
A lot of interesting stories coming up today, showing the continuing turmoil in the financial world. First up, Edmund Conway claims the recession is over , which is about as optimistic as you can get. Much of this unfounded optimism seems focused on the fact that the property market has se...
Published on 06/11/2009 in John's Finance | Read more ...
When you look at the list of countries by income per capita, it becomes apparent that nature is apparently an important factor — though the list varies from year to year, countries such as Norway, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Ireland, Iceland, Danmark and so on have ...
Published on 06/07/2009 in Cloudscape | Read more ...
It's unfair to see the recent criticism of the Nationwide Building Society's changes to its mortgage rates. Yes, it's unfortunate that the Nationwide will no longer be putting new borrowers on it's existing Base Mortgage Rate (BMR), currently at 2.5% - but let's face it, the Nationwide has...
Published on 05/16/2009 in John's Finance | Read more ...
The film was more like documentary than drama. The story is fiction but it should be based on the facts. A hamburger store chain manager goes to the meat processing factories to know why the poisonous bacteria were detected on beef for hamburger. The search reveals the harsh reality of fast f...
Published on 03/01/2009 in Dear People of the World (formerly Dear Americans) | Read more ...
MIAMI – At a time when bankers are being pilloried on Capitol Hill as heartless and greedy, Leonard Abess Jr. stands apart. After selling his bank for a fortune last fall, he quietly handed out $60 million in bonuses from his own pocket — and not just to top executives. In all, 471 employees and...
Published on 02/27/2009 in Brentwood International | Read more ...
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