Another financial giant has fallen. The fallout from the implosion of MF Global Holdings Ltd rippled through global exchanges this morning, as operators moved to suspend the U.S. futures broker. MF Global filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday following bad bets on euro zone debt, with London clearing house LCH Clearnet declaring the company a defaulter. MF [...]
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The U.S. job market is horrific. We all know it. In fact, it’s so bad, competing with apes would make no difference. This infographic highlights the changes in the job market, with a tongue-in-cheek twist. Could a well-trained monkey do your job? Via: OS
Fueled by a combination of low lending standards, unrealistic expectations, and the proliferation of for-profit universities, the student loan crisis is likely to cost banks and the federal government significant sums of money. It will also leave borrowers subject to crippling debt for decades after they receive their degrees. Since the bank-based loan program began [...]
Is the USPS about to go the way of the dinosaur and the dodo bird? The financially strapped U.S. Postal Service reported an $8.5 billion loss in the fiscal year that ended in September and now says it will run out of money in 2012 if Congress doesn’t step in. The Postal Service will, at [...]
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In a truly bizarre move, Federal Housing Finance Agency, the federal agency responsible for overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, filed lawsuits yesterday against 17 financial institutions in an attempt to recover billion-dollar-losses that resulted from risky, subprime mortgage loans. In the complaints, the FHFA says the lenders misrepresented the quality of the loans. “Based [...]
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Here are your top stories for Thursday, August 4, 2011: – White House downplays recession talk – Girl rescued after 10 hours fastened to possible explosive device – Scramble for food in famine-ravaged Somalia – Turtle triumphant
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Times are tough and they’re only getting tougher. To make things worse, our own elected officials can’t even seem to agree on how to fix this mess and the U.S. might actually default on its debts. You know how you can tell the economy is in really bad shape? Here’s how: More here: Funny Lists [...]
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Here’s some cheery news on the economy. A new study indicates that the U.S. housing collapse is now worse than it was during the Great Depression. Paul Dales, senior U.S. economist for Capital Economics, predicts that home prices would drop another 3 percent over the rest of this year before finally bottoming out. “Even when [...]
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