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Stories for September 2008
Stories for Tuesday, September 30
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Cash for your gently used electronics
Many of us are drowning in e-waste with so many electronics in our lives. There's a new website called VenJuvo.com that may help you de-clutter your life and possibly earn a little extra cash. VenJuvo.com is an online trade-in center that pays for pre-owned electronics -- everything from cell phones, ...
Altruistic job market booming with applicants
As Clark recently explained, workers are normally entitled to 26 weeks of unemployment benefits. But a new federal law now extends that coverage through 39 weeks. If you've exhausted your 26 weeks and still haven't found work, contact your state's Department of Labor to apply for the extension. If you're ...
Viacom and Google spar over YouTube content
Google has been in a clash of the titans with Viacom because the latter's copyrighted content has been appearing on the Google-owned YouTube. Viacom -- which owns HBO, MTV, Comedy Central and others -- is seeking more than $1 billion in penalties from Google. This move is in contrast to ...
Internet gets its wings, netbooks to be hot holiday item
Remember several years ago when Internet cafes were all the rage? Over in Europe, some of these cafes were huge and occupied multi-floor buildings. The last time Clark was in London, however, he saw one formerly popular cafe that was reduced from 500 terminals to about 75. What happened? The ...
Stories for Monday, September 29
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Biz, credit markets show how economic woes affect you
Are you still having difficulty figuring out how all the news today -- and of the past 2 weeks -- affects you? It's difficult to understand why we should help Wall Street bigs who make an average salary of $300,000. If there's one thing we're united by, it's our anger ...
Bailout vote fails, so what's next?
By now you've heard that the federal bailout plan failed in the House of Representatives. Remember, the first job of a politician is to get re-elected. So it is any wonder that -- weeks before an election -- the pols balked when faced with a bill that was unpopular and ...
Giant monster-mega banks to dominate new America
It's a new era in banking with 3 giant monster-mega banks -- Citibank, Bank of America and Chase -- rising to dominate the financial landscape. Historically, we've had many banking choices in the United States to avoid concentration of financial power. Canada was really the first developed nation to go ...
Behind the failure of Wachovia
The failure of Wachovia -- the nation's fourth largest bank -- is the next shoe to fall here at home. Let's start with some common customer concerns that Clark is hearing. First, accounts are completely safe, and you can access your funds just as you did before the failure. Second, ...
Stories for Friday, September 26
Time to stop living on borrowed money
This is a time when average people who normally don't focus on Wall Street minutiae have a lot of questions and that's understandable. Clark could bore you all day with talk of CDOs and SIVs -- just a few of the investment schemes that helped bring about the breakdown in ...
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Why the credit markets have frozen up
The financial turmoil has led to a lack of trust between financial organizations and freezing up of the credit markets. As with most things in life, the best way to appreciate the current situation is through the lens of history. In the 1800s, there was no central money system. Banks ...
WaMu collapses, Wachovia teeters?
We've been getting so many questions about the collapse of Washington Mutual and the rumored instability of Wachovia. And amid all the political theater about bailouts, the Federal Reserve went and pumped $290 billion into the markets to keep them functioning. Meanwhile, businesses are having trouble getting money. For example, ...
How long will financial difficulties last?
Today is being billed as another "special edition" of The Clark Howard Show. Clark realizes this term is overused, but he hopes his listeners notice his general tone of lightness on the topic. We are not toast, as the media might have you believe. Clark was at the YMCA working ...
Stories for Thursday, September 25
How will the bailout impact me personally?
When all is said and done, our collective responsibility for the bailout mania of 2008 will be in the trillions of dollars. But what does that mean for you? Simple -- for every dollar you pay to the government in taxes, less will go to government programs (whether you support ...
Following one bundled loan package to the bitter end
A New York Times reporter has traced the sale of just one of the weirdo investments that blew up on Wall Street and helped cause the mess we're in right now. Here's the scoop: Bear Stearns came up with an investment package called "Bear Stearns Alt A Trust 2006-7" that ...
Getting some perspective on the federal bailout plan
Here we are again with another "special edition" of The Clark Howard Show. We don't say those words "special edition" lightly; Clark doesn't do hype. The reality is that we've painted ourselves into a corner -- collectively. Yes, you're right to be angry at Wall Street, but there's enough blame ...
Clark talks CDs, tax-free municipal bonds/money market funds
Clark wants to drill down a bit further and explain what the current economic climate means to you right now. A consequence of the financial turmoil is that CD rates have pumped up. You can again today earn 5% or more on 1-year through 5-year CDs. Of course, that only ...
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FDIC.gov - FDIC insurance calculator BankRate.com - Compare savings and CD rates online
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