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Cash For Cars Voucher

Posted by techbanyan 1 day 57 minutes ago, popular 22 hours ago (http://www.techbanyan.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: cars economy gas rebate clunkers
A lot of my friends have been asking me questions about the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) voucher. So after getting tired of answering their que[...] read more »
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Employment Numbers Decline - Economic Green Shoots in Question

Posted by zscheidt 2 days ago, popular 1 day 3 hours ago (http://zachstocks.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: banks cmg economy employment retail tif
Employment numbers drop as economic green shoots are called into question. Nonfarm payrolls decline by nearly a half million - banking and retail sec[...] read more »
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Recession blows over the Midwest

Posted by amabaie 2 days ago, popular 2 days ago (http://www.onlinerecruitersdirectory.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy employment jobs states midwest
Four Midewest states remain a bulwark against a recession that has led to despair in other parts of the United States. These states with steady, trad[...] read more »
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Funny Countrywide Commercial: We Give Loans to Anyone!

Posted by johngreenscreen 3 days ago, popular 2 days ago (http://www.bankfox.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bac jpm videos subprime mortgages
From before the financial crisis, a collection of commercials from three large mortgage lenders that fell apart. read more »
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US Savings Rate At 15 Year High

Posted by repa 4 days ago, popular 3 days ago (http://freefrombroke.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: saving saving rate
The Bureau of Economic Analysis is reporting that the personal savings rate reached a 15 year high of 6.9% in May! This is the highest it’s been sinc[...] read more »
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What I Learned About the Economy Watching Food, Inc.

Posted by MoneyEnergy 4 days ago, popular 3 days ago (http://www.getmoneyenergy.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy food industry food inc.
The food economy is the basis of all other economies. Your food choices don't just impact your nutritional freedom, but are also influenced by wide[...] read more »
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Can We All Just Agree That Price Controls Do Not Work?

Posted by BradleyJohnson 5 days ago, popular 5 days ago (http://personalfinanceandinvesting.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: government intervention price controls
Price controls have been suggested as a solution to a myriad of problems in economic policy. Sadly there isn't much evidence that they've ever ach[...] read more »
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Fed Documents Fuel Concerns About Expanding Central Bank's Role

Posted by repa 6 days ago, popular 6 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: banks federal reserve
Documents unearthed by congressional investigators reveal disagreements among senior Federal Reserve officials about how to handle Bank of America Co[...] read more »
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Three Investment Trends Benefiting From Cap and Trade

Posted by zscheidt 7 days ago, popular 6 days ago (http://zachstocks.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: acm fslr ice ldk nyx sol cap and trade
Cap and Trade will likely be a negative for the economy as a whole, but there are three primary investment themes which could benefit from this legis[...] read more »
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2009 World Wealth Report Finds Record Declines in the Ranks of Millionaires

Posted by arohan 9 days ago, popular 8 days ago (http://personaldividends.com)
Category: Economy
2009 World Wealth Report finds record decline in high net worth individuals globally in 2008. It also projects Asia-Pacific will overtake North Ameri[...] read more »
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* Cash for Clunkers: Is It Worth It?

Posted by MyLifeROI 9 days ago, popular 8 days ago (http://www.myliferoi.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bill cash for clunkers voucher
By now we all know what the cash for clunkers program is... but is it worth it? I go over two separate instances where the voucher would entice someo[...] read more »
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Cash for Clunkers Explained

Posted by SuburbanDollar 10 days ago, popular 9 days ago (http://www.suburbandollar.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy government spending stimulus
An explanation of The Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program, more commonly known as the Cash For Clunkers Bill. Looks at what qualifies as [...] read more »
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Free Health Care For All - About Time?

Posted by opportunities 11 days ago, popular 10 days ago (http://opportunitiesaplenty.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy gov government health care
People should look long and hard at the true cost of health care in countries such as Britain and Canada before they impose such a system on the U.S.[...] read more »
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The Problem with Uncertainty

Posted by BradleyJohnson 13 days ago, popular 13 days ago (http://personalfinanceandinvesting.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: government intervention tarp usa poicy
While in some rare occasion, typically times of crisis, government intervention can be a stabilizing force on markets. Unfortunately, that is the ex[...] read more »
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Key Changes in the Proposed Financial Regulatory Reform Plan

Posted by MMarquit 16 days ago, popular 15 days ago (http://personaldividends.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: barack obama regulatory reform
An overview of the key changes that the President proposes for regulating the financial system. read more »
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