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The volume of takeovers worldwide has dropped 7 percent year to date to $750 billion, with the week to Thursday marking the slowest week for acquisitions this year, Thomson Reuters data showed on Friday.
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NOT SEEN ON T.V.: How to prepare for a fight with the credit-card company – and win.
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It all depends on how long you are keeping a balance on the card, Carmen says.
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What to do if you're still being contacted by a collector about a debt that's past the statute of limitations.
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A registered nurse came close to losing her $1,550-a-month apartment on the Upper East Side after being let go from two jobs in three months. A woman found herself dipping into a 401(k) to keep her $3,375 unit in Peter Cooper Village after her husband was laid off in February from his six-figure marketing job. A father of two with an M.B.A. and a law degree owed $5,400 in back rent in Stuyvesant Town after he struggled to find steady work and lent money to his wife’s family.
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NOT SEEN ON T.V.: There are three common methods of eliminating debt that you should avoid.
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Credit is not just a tool, it’s a product. And being a smart shopper of credit can be just as important as how you use it once you have it.
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NOT SEEN ON T.V.: Depending on what you use them for, John Ulzheimer has the three cards that should be in your wallet.
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The recent rise in stocks and talk about green shoots in the markets are optimistic assumptions, as the world downturn "still has a way to run," Hugh Hendry, Chief Investment Officer at Eclectica, told CNBC Tuesday.
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"As the Fed and the BOE have become more sane by printing money the so called gurus like Soros and Buffett suffer a deficit of sanity. They are saying the actions of these central banks will lead to inflation. I contest that," Hugh Hendry told CNBC.
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First step is to contact BOTH the lender and the credit reporting agencies to challenge the incorrect information, says John Ulzheimer.
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NOT SEEN ON T.V.: Sick of dealing with lowered limits and higher rates? One way to combat the credit industry's tactics is to go small, says John Ulzheimer.
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The author of the Credit Cardholder Bill of Rights tells us how the legislation will help, despite what the credit card industry has to say about it.
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Also, why closing credit cards can damage your score. John Ulzheimer explains.
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As Obama meets with top credit card execs, we debate why perfectly good credit users are being punished with higher rates and lower limits.
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NOT SEEN ON T.V.: John Ulzheimer, with help from Carmen, acts out the phone call he made to his credit card company after having his credit limit lowered -- again.
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Carmen responds to two viewers wondering about credit card protection programs.
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As the President prepares to sit down with top credit card execs, an industry representative tries to explain the motives behind the crackdown on interest rates and credit limits.
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Are you surprised? We have got to get over the idea that we have real relationships with this business that we borrow from.
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NOT SEEN ON T.V.: Credit.com’s John Ulzheimer has the ways to fight back when credit card issuers change the rules of the game.
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Your first option should always be credit counseling, says John Ulzheimer.