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Is Dodd-Frank reviving the Shadow Banks?
They’re back.
In the past few months, it appears, shadow banks, financial firms that make loans but aren’t actual banks, seem to be making a come back. In case you have forgotten about these things already, shadow banks are financial firms, like hedge funds or money market funds or even insurance companies, that aren’t real banks – no …
Does Housework Make Women Less Productive?
These days, it’s hard to get through a week that doesn’t include headlines about a guy getting slammed for saying, doing, or tweeting something dumb about women. The slip-up du jour comes from a New Zealand businessman who claimed women get paid less because they take time off for babies and period pain. Oh yes he did.
Alasdair …
83 Money Tips: Free Landscaping Supplies, Coolest Cars Under $18K, Life Lessons from the Rich
Also, one series of insights has it that you should manage your money similarly to the way you golf—or rather, the way a good golfer golfs.
It’s a Deal: Free Late-Night Chinese Food at Panda Express
In a vote-off on Facebook, fans of Panda Express named Orange Chicken as the restaurant’s top selection, and the restaurant chain is offering single servings of the dish to all customers free of charge tonight, Friday, June 24, starting at 9 p.m. Follow the link to print out the coupon needed to get your freebie.
Will Twitter Get Aggressive With Ads?
Twitter and Facebook. Facebook and Twitter. You may love, or loathe, one app more than the other. Or you may love – or loathe – both equally. Here’s what’s indisputable: they are the two social media titans of our age.
Yet, …
“If you’re Captain Ahab, there’s only one way this story ends: Moby Dick kills you. Every good trader I know is infinitely humble.”
Could Buying a Car Be a Good Investment?
Throw the conventional wisdom for buying and selling cars out the door. Right now, because the supply of new cars is limited, the prices of new and used cars alike are soaring, and decent gas mileage is increasingly more …
Money Can’t Buy Happiness — Or Can It?
Many people get sucked into the belief that having more money is the key to a better life. But it’s not.
Is Your House Giving You Asthma?
More than 17 million American adults and 7.5 million children currently have asthma, and the rates are rising. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4.3 million more people were diagnosed with asthma …
When College Grads Move Home: Six Ways to Get Them Off the Couch
Things are not looking so good for this year’s college graduates. Unemployment among those under 25 is at a record-high, they have more debt than any graduating class in history, and starting salaries are plummeting. That’s …
How I Turned Big Business Insights Into Micro-Business Success
Lea Woodward co-founded Kinetiva with her husband, Jonathan, to help entrepreneurs find their own path in life. Her projects have since garnered international media attention. Woodward talks about how she went from working a …