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Banks Offer Financial Assistance After Superstorm Sandy

By Bill Fay | November 7, 2012

As the destructive flood waters slowly recede and power is gradually restored along the East Coast following Superstorm Sandy last week, thousands of victims are currently being offered a financial…

Colorado, Washington Go Pro-Marijuana, Set Up Pot Fight with Feds

By Bill Fay | November 7, 2012

The war on drugs suffered a frontline defeat on Tuesday as two states, Colorado and Washington, became the first ones to legalize marijuana use. In as a stunning rejection of…

Analysts: Wall Street Picks Romney to Avoid Fiscal Cliff, Others Say Election Won’t Matter Much

By Bill Fay | November 6, 2012

With Americans casting ballots on the final day of the 2012 presidential campaign, some financial analysts are leaning toward Republican candidate Mitt Romney as the candidate who will boost the…

Five Reasons to Refinance Before 2013

By Katherine Pilnick | November 5, 2012

Mortgage refinancing is a great option for any homeowner who doesn’t have the lowest interest rate possible on his or her mortgage. It effectively creates a new mortgage at current…

Greece’s Economic Turmoil Could Foreshadow Problems in U.S.

By Bill Fay | November 5, 2012

As millions of Americans head to the polls tomorrow to exercise their democratic right to vote, a host of issues will be on the forefront. Riddled with facts and figures…

Jobs Report Shows Jobs Gained, Unemployment Up

By Bill Fay | November 2, 2012

With only four days remaining before the 2012 presidential election, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, along with many economists, have been anxiously awaiting the November 2012 release of…

Latest U.S. Jobs Report, Hurricane Sandy at Top of the News

By Bill Fay | November 2, 2012

So much news, so little time and space. It’s Friday, and the big news is two-fold: release of the final U.S. jobs report before next week’s presidential election and the…

New Jobs Report Says More Hiring in October

By Bill Fay | November 1, 2012

Private sector hiring increased in October as the total unemployment claims, including first-time unemployment benefit claims, fell slightly again, market analysts said. According to the payroll processor ADP, private employers…

Massive Hurricane Sandy Changes Campaign Trail

By Bill Fay | October 30, 2012

Even though the presidential race is in its last full week, campaigning has come to a standstill across America as the east coast recovers from Sandy, a mammoth hurricane-turned-superstorm. Or…

Hurricane Sandy to Leave Big Bill and More Debt in Its Wake

By Bill Fay | October 30, 2012

Sandy the Superstorm is still winding its way through the Northeast – it’s the biggest and baddest tempest the heavens have unleashed in a generation. But scientists warn that it…

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