Topic: JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Five ways to get the most from your credit card
Credit card companies are using incentives to keep customers using their plastic. Here are five incentives you can use to get the most out of your credit card:
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Three best ways (and three worst ways) to finance holiday shopping
Consumers tend to rack up a lot of credit card debt during the fourth quarter, largely due to holiday expenses. This year, by one estimate, the average holiday shopper is on track to spend around $800. For many, that means financing, which remains a double-edged sword despite historically low interest rates and an array of new consumer protections. It can either save you a lot of money in interest and fees or trip you up with caveats buried in fine print that drastically inflate your expenses. Here are three of the best and three of the worst financing offers for holiday shoppers in 2012:
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Five ways big banks' Libor scandal affects you
London, this year's host of the Olympics, is also home to a bank scandal that threatens to rock the financial world as much as the Games influence the world of sports. Here's why: Libor (London Interbank Offered Rate) is a global benchmark for interest rates that reaches deep into the international financial system. Allegations that banks rigged those rates means that everyone from mortgage-holders and indebted students to cities and mutual funds may have had their interest rates unnaturally altered. Already tainted by other scandals, banks are under investigation because of charges that they profited illegally from their rate-rigging scheme. The mess further taints big banks and puts more strain on the credibility of the global financial system. Here are five ways the Libor scandal could affect you:
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For these four nations, 2012 is worse than the Great Recession
The Great Recession of 2008/09 delivered the worst blow to the global economy since the 1930s. But in a few nations, 2012 is turning out to be worse than 2009 in terms of economic growth. Europe's debt crisis, the general slowing of the world economy, and domestic political troubles have played a role in undercutting 2012 growth for one or more of these four nations. Can you guess who they are?
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5 great travel rewards credit cards
Summer travel can be cheap with the help of credit card rewards. Here are five great credit card rewards programs to fit your vacationing style.
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Occupy London protesters dig in with tents, large pots of soup
Workers in London's financial center were greeted today with Occupy London, a growing anticapitalist demonstration in front of St. Paul's Cathedral. Some were surprisingly supportive of the protesters.
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Zuccotti Park to be cleaned up and Wall Street protesters cleared out
Zuccotti Park has been occupied by Wall Street protesters for the last four weeks, but in a sudden turn of events they will have to vacate the park tomorrow morning and will not be allowed to return with their sleeping bags, tarps, tables, or other gear.
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Dow sinks, but tech stocks rally
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 40 points to close at 11478, but an afternoon rally in technology stocks trimmed some of the market's losses.
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What Occupy Wall Street is really about
The system has failed Americans in a multitude of ways. But that doesn't absolve anyone of personal responsibility for his own problems.
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Occupy Wall Street: Who are targets of 'millionaires march'?
Occupy Wall Street protesters Tuesday marched on the residences of some of the power brokers who they say are responsible, at least in part, for the nation's economic ills.
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Mitt Romney to get Chris Christie and his donors
Chris Christie is ready to back Mitt Romney, reports Fox News. Christie's financial donors have already shifted to Romney.
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Stocks fall, ending 3-day gains streak
A three-day rally on the stock market faded Friday after a mixed jobs report and credit-rating cuts for Italy and Spain. The Dow dropped 20 points to end the day at 11103.
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Occupy Wall Street protests spread to Main Street
Occupy Wall Street protests spread to cities across the United States Thursday, including St. Louis, Dallas, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. Wall Street protestors were arrested in St. Louis.
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Opinion: Occupy Wall Street: an American tradition since 1776
The 'Occupy Wall Street' protesters aren't extremists on the fringe. They reflect the frustrations of large swaths of American society. By taking aim at corporate greed and corruption, they embody a venerable tradition of American populism with roots back to Jefferson.
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Stock market: worst quarter since 2008
Stock market ends on down note over renewed worries about Europe. The S&P 500 stock market index has lost 14.3 percent in the third quarter.
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Checking account fees: too expensive for poor?
Checking account fees at big banks rising to $10 or more per month. Without large balances or computer access to eliminate checking account fees, poor could move to smaller institutions or out of banking system altogether.
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iPad supply orders cut by Apple: report
Apple stocks slipped Monday on word of a slip in iPad demand.
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Dow jumps 272 points
Stocks rallied Monday amid hopes for a fix to Europe's debt problems. The Dow went up 272 points to close at 11043, making up nearly a third of last week's losses.
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Finally, socially responsible investors can measure their impact
A new social-impact rating system promises to tell socially responsible investors where their money can best be used. The mix of philanthropy and finance is called 'impact investing.'
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Stock options dilute value? Buy back stock.
Stock options to executives, dividend programs can hurt value of a stock. So companies increase stock buybacks for eighth consecutive quarter.
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Stocks plunging? Don't hide. Seek.
Stocks may be chaotic, but they also offer opportunities if you look in the right place. Plunging stocks now make some sectors appealing.
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Bank of America: Fireproof it with 'asbestos deal'?
Bank of America's woes are so large that it could take a page from the asbestos settlements trusts of more than a decade ago. Bank of America faces a raft of lawsuits claiming it knowingly sold them securities backed by shoddy home loans.
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Airline fares go up. Southwest joins hike.
Airline fares for business travelers have gone by an average of $6 to $10 per round trip. Southwest's hike in airline fares virtually guarantees price rise will stick.
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Stocks plunge as worries about Europe intensify
The Dow fell 303.68 points to close at 10,992.13. The S&P lost 31.67 points to 1,154.23, and the Nasdaq dropped 61.15 points to end the day at 2,467.99.
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Stocks close lower following Bernanke remarks
The Dow lost 119.05 points to close at 11,295.81 as Bernanke's address failed to outline specific plans for economic recovery
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Stocks rally, breaking a three-day losing streak
Stocks rose as fears about Europe's debt crisis subsided. The Dow went up 2.75.56 points to close at 11,414.86, and nine stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Stocks fall as Europe's debt worries deepen
The Dow fell 110.96 points to 11,139.30 in its worst start to September since 2002
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Global markets drop sharply on US, Europe outlook
Global markets reflect worry about rising interest rates for eurozone's weakest nations and possibility of a US recession. Among global markets to tumble most: Germany, down 5.3 percent and France, down 4.7 percent.
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Mutual funds: an 'F' for performance
Mutual funds have fared miserably so far in 2011. Only 13 percent of actively managed mutual funds are beating their benchmarks.
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Faulty mortgage loans catch up with 17 big banks
Faulty mortgage loans were a major contributor to the recession and now a US regulator is suing 17 big banks for their role in those faulty loans.
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