Did you make a New Year’s resolution to improve your credit score in 2017? If you didn’t, maybe you should. Improving your credit score can literally save you tens of thousands of dollars in interest on your next mortgage, and it can make it much easier to qualify for the best auto financing and credit card offers.
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4 Smart Ways to Boost Your Credit Score In 2017
Did you make a New Year’s resolution to improve your credit score in 2017? If you didn’t, maybe you should. Improving your credit score can literally save you tens of thousands of dollars in interest on your next mortgage, and it can make it much easier to qualify for the best auto financing and credit card offers.
As OPEC Acts on Its New Year’s Resolution, U.S. Shale Pumps Away
U.S. shale is getting in the way of a New Year’s resolution by OPEC to cut production and boost the market. Producers and merchants increased their bets on lower West Texas Intermediate crude prices to the highest level since 2007 as futures held above $50 a barrel.
Kaisa Mystery Taking Time to Clear as China Builder Delays
The first property developer from China to default on dollar bonds said last week it needed more time to release earnings already delayed by about two years. It’s the kind of treatment bond investors have gotten used to.
The Legal Survival Guide for Marketing in 2017
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3 Top Balance Transfer Credit Cards for 2017
If you’re starting 2017 with credit card debt, now’s a great time to decide to pay it down and stop giving away your money to credit card companies. If you’re struggling to make a dent in your balances or simply want to pay them off faster, a 0% APR balance transfer could be a smart move for you.
Summers and Eurasia Start the New Year With Dire Global Warnings
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said investors are far too sanguine about the risks of Donald Trump’s policies, which analysts at Eurasia Group say could contribute to a level of global instability not seen since World War II. The Harvard professor, a Democrat who was Treasury chief under Bill Clinton, on Tuesday cited the possibility of protectionist measures by the U.S. as well as changes to foreign policy and domestic social programs as issues that are creating “extraordinary uncertainty.”
10 ways to improve your telework productivity this year
Have a New Year’s resolution to work from home more this year – maybe to spend more time with your children or save some gas money? Thanks to the flexible world of the Internet, I’ve been able to work away from The Post’s D.C. office for about a year and a half now – joining an estimated 37 percent of Americans who say they’ve telecommuted. Working from home can have its own charms and challenges.
17 Financial New Year’s Resolutions for 2017
Happy New Year everyone! For those of you who stuck to your long-term game plan in 2016, you were handsomely rewarded. All three major U.S. stock indexes pushed to new all-time highs during the course of 2016, and the unemployment rate hit a more than nine-year low.
3 men decapitated, 2 more slain in Acapulco over New Year’s
A taxi driver lies dead in his car after being shot shortly before midnight in a busy street in Acapulco early Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. At least five people were killed over the New Year’s weekend in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco, including three men found decapitated in a central neighborhood.
Forget a New Year’s resolution – ‘The 4-Hour Workweek’…
Forget a New Year’s resolution – ‘The 4-Hour Workweek’ author Tim Ferriss explains the right way to set goals If you ask Tim Ferriss what his New Year’s resolution is, he’ll tell you he doesn’t believe in them. But that’s not to say ” The 4-Hour Workweek ” author and ” The Tim Ferriss Show ” podcast host doesn’t have a collection of ambitious goals.
Saving a little extra makes a big difference to retirement
It’s a brand new year and a chance to do things right. As such, some resolutions tend to show up again and again on lists, such as save more, spend less and lose weight.
Week Ahead: Wall Street Kicks Off New Year With Last Jobs Report of 2016
Prepare for a lot of economic data in the coming week as investors look for direction on how markets will fare in 2017. The start of 2017 will be interesting as investors adjust to new policies and decisions from President-elect Donald Trump and anticipate the Federal Reserve’s next move on interest rates.
Trump focuses New Year’s tweet on ‘many enemies’ and everyone…
On the final day of 2016, President-elect Donald Trump sent a New Year’s message of “love!” on Twitter, including to his “many enemies” and everyone who has “lost so badly.” The tweet came after another that praised Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday for not launching a tit-for-tat sanctions to respond to those issued by US President Barack Obama’s administration this week in retaliation for Russia’s suspected election-related hacking.
Financial Resolutions for the New Year
Did you make a New Year’s resolution for 2017? You’re not alone if you did. Two-thirds of Americans make a New Year’s resolution, but just 8% of Americans are successful in achieving it.
Many will use Uber, Lyft on New Yeara s, but a regular taxi might end up being cheaper
Southern Californians will soon be ringing in the New Year at neighborhood sports bars, nightclubs, outdoor venues, and maybe even Disneyland. But when the party’s over and all of that drinking is done they’re going to need to get home safely.
Regulations Seen Holding Back CLOs in 2017 Despite Rising Demand
Despite rising demand for floating rate loans, the market for collateralized loan obligations in the U.S. enters the New Year with daunting prospects as a new administration assumes power and risk retention rules take effect. Factors tempering issuance include: difficulty in finding loans at a cheap price, as much of the debt is trading near or above par, potential consolidation of managers and a thin spread between what CLOs pay their investors and what they earn from underlying loans.
Can Weight Watchers Keep Gaining After Last Week’s 18% Pop?
Shares of the weight-management specialist soared 17.6% last week, after the new ad finds Winfrey revealing that she has lost more than 40 pounds on Weight Watchers. The “Live Fully” campaign is timed to coincide with the end of the year, when losing weight becomes a popular New Year’s resolution.
Ready to Make Budgeting a Success in the New Year?
By Brad Sherman via Iris.xyz As hard as it is to believe, the end of the year is fast approaching. A common theme this time of year is determining what is important for people to accomplish in the coming year, a.k.a. “new year’s resolutions.”
Where the heaviest-drinking Americans live
Twitter user “Comfortably Smug” tidily sums up the holiday sentiments of many of us as we wrap up 2016’s loose ends before checking out until the new year. While we here at Wonkblog don’t recommend that you “binge drink through New Year’s,” there’s no doubt that the holidays have traditionally been a time for boozing it up.