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Hope for the US Debt Talks

20 July 2011

As the deadline gets closer to an unprecedented U.S. debt default, President Obama and Congressional leaders will meet today to attempt to avert default.  A new and ambitious game plan has been presented by a group of Senators that are now known as the Gang of Six.  The delegation is hoping that the details are indeed a legitimate way out of the impasse between Democrats and Republicans on debt, taxes and the fiscal future of the country.

Reaction thus far have been positive, President Obama has indicated that it is a very significant step.  Investors have welcomed the plan as well driving 30-year Treasury bonds sharply and pushing U.S. st

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How to Calculate Working Capital:

Working capital measures how much in liquid assets a company has available to build its business.

The working capital ratio is calculated as:  Working Capital = Current Assets Current Liabilities

The number can be positive or negative, depending on how much debt the company is carrying.  If a companys current assets do not exceed its current liabilities, then it may run into trouble paying back creditors in the short term. The worst-case scenario is bankruptcy. A declining working capital ratio over a longer time period could also be a red flag that warrants further analysis. For

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With all the talk about political sex scandals, we figured that a dive into the topic was necessary. Below you will find a top 10 list of politicians with a brief description of their scandal.

10.) Thomas Call me Uncle Tom Jefferson

Who was he?

The third President of the United States (1801–1809) and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence

What did he do?

President Jefferson just so happened to have a kid with his 17 year old, mixed race, slave, Sally Hemings while he was married to Martha Jefferson. After she died, he had another 5 kids with her bringing his total to 6 kids. W Read more…

Loan broker training companies are there to help individuals gain the proper footing whenever they want to join the highly competitive mortgage industry. With the economic crunch that is going on, there are many individuals who turn to loans to answer their needs. Because of this, a great demand for loan officers or loan brokers is created. However, those individuals who were not given the opportunity to have the proper training, and just decided to become loan brokers, may not be able to make it real big in such a competitive field. So where do you take it from here? Seek out loan broker training companies.

What Are Loan Broker Training Companies?

Loan broker training companies are those entities that provide the ample training to individuals who wish to become loan brokers.

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European banking sector is feeling the stress and showing it in the market down 1.5 percent just above the two year low hit last week.  Eight banks mostly small Spanish banks that are untraded banks failed the Euro stress test.  The data showed that Euro banks held 98.2 billion euros of Greek bonds, 52.7 billion euros of Irish sovereign debt and 43.2 billion of Portugal.

European leaders are expected to meet Thursday in an attempt to agree on a second bailout for Greeces debt crisis.  If a solution can be found on Greeces challenges it will be a step in the right direction relieving some of the pressure.  The hope is that banks agree to take on some of the sovereign debt and give the euro zone countries room to recover.

As the Debt Crisis Looms in Greece, Volatility Zooms

17 June 2011

* As the debt crisis looms in Greece, volatility zooms in the markets.  Another day of uncertainty was met with a day of volatile trading but a day in which stocks rose due to technical reasons and the expiration of options.  The caution flag is out and continues as investors speculate on the Greek debt crisis and its impact on U.S. banks.  Many experts have indicated that U.S. banks exposure to Greek debt is not as large as feared by investors.

* The big headline is Greece, and its going to continue to be Greece until there is some clarity or conviction that comes out of there, said Jonathan Corpina, head of NYSE floor operations for Meridian Equity Partners in New York.  A

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Potentially Worst Week in a year

15 July 2011

With debt crisis looming in the United States, Europe scrambling with Greece debt crisis, Spain and Italy fiscal uncertainty and no changes with index futures on Friday Wall Street may be heading for its worst week in nearly a year.

European banks need more capital to withstand a prolonged recession in the Union.  As Greece sorts out its challenges and the expectation that Italy and Spain may be next in line with debt and fiscal challenges sure to push the Union to a prolonged recession volatility looms in the market.  Analysts expect the roller coaster ride to continue as it has since the beginning of Spring.

Hopefully, Congress and the President can sort through their differences and come to an agreement to avoid default, corporate earnings show some signs of growth and Europe stress test withstands the pressure.

International Stocks Down on news of delayed Loans to Greece.

20 June 2011

* International stocks were down Monday on news of delayed bail-out loans to Greece.  The world is watching and reacting to the delay Europes finance ministers have made on extending emergency loans to Greece.  Stocks, the Euro and crude prices fell once again on Monday as news spread of the delay.  The pressure is mounting on Greece to impose harsh austerity measures before any bail-out will be made.

* World stocks are measured by MSCI All Country Index that shows a drop of 0.6 percent after a three week decline amid the news of Greece fiscal woes.  T

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