Archive for the 'Business' Category
Why Do Employers Check your Credit Report?
February 1st, 2008An increasing number of employers are now checking credit reports prior to hiring someone. Many people do not agree with this, and feel that it is unfair. Afterall, not all people have bad credit because of mishandling their finances.
So, why do employers check your credit?
Employers believe that your credit report explains a lot about your […]
Universal Default Rates and Credit Cards
January 22nd, 2008As you may have already known, credit card issuers have been hitting card-holders with a universal default rate when the consumer’s credit score drops. All the major banks and card issuers have been doing this for quite some time now. However in recent times, big banks like Citibank and Chase have distanced themselves from this […]
Big Day on Wall Street!
November 14th, 2007By: Stephen Bishop Jr.
Yesterday was a tremendous day on Wall Street! The Dow Jones industrial average bounced back Tuesday with a 319 point gain. The gain was the second-best of the year, and served as a huge momentum builder considering last week’s troubles. The Standard & Poor’s index jumped almost 42 points and the NASDAQ […]
Bad Week for the Stock Market
November 9th, 2007By: Stephen Bishop Jr.
To say this week has been shaky for the stock market would be a total understatement. On Wednesday the Dow Jones industrial average fell 360 points. Today was no better as the Dow fell another 223 points. The Standard & Poor’s index fell more than 21 points while the NASDAQ composite index saw […]
Dollar Cost Averaging and the Investor
November 3rd, 2007By: Stephen Bishop Jr.
What is Dollar Cost Averaging? A few have heard of it, however most have not. When investing your hard earned money, dollar cost averaging is something you might want to consider. So listen up! To explain dollar cost averaging to the every day consumer I will give a brief example:
Rather than investing […]
Bogus Lawsuits on the Rise
October 4th, 2007I don’t know about you, but I am getting tired of hearing about all these new lawsuits against big and small businesses. It’s not the lawsuits that are bothering me, but the fact that so many of them are bogus.
Is this where our society has come to? People trying to make a quick buck by exploiting […]
Making Money with Your Blog
August 1st, 2007Most of you are aware of the big impact that the blogging industry has made on the internet. Blogging is an effective way to get your point across to the masses. Some people do it for the simple passion of writing and some do it to share their ideas with others. Whatever your case may be, you […]
Before you use “Bill Me Later,” Read This!
June 17th, 2007
You’ve probably seen the “Bill Me Later” payment method on various internet stores and shopping sites. By using this payment option, you can bypass inputting your credit card information at checkout. Instead you are sent an invoice through the mail.
What you may not know about this payment method is that it comes with a 19.99% APR if you are […]
Making Money Online with Google Adsense
April 11th, 2007If you’ve already heard of or tried Google Adsense, then this post may not appeal to you. I know this blog post is a bit late, considering Adsense has been out for years, and there are thousands of blog posts about it.
Having experienced my own small success with Adsense, I will attempt to explain to […]
Stock Market Plunges Today
February 27th, 2007Today was the worst day of trading since September 11, 2001, the day when the terrorists attacked our country.
Here are the results of today’s market:
Dow
12,216.24
416.02 (3.29%)
Nasdaq
2,407.86
96.66 (3.86%)
10-Yr Bond
4.5130%
0.1180
The main reason for this huge dip was due to worries of overpriced stocks and the declining economy of the U.S. and China. Chinese stocks were hit […]
