President Obama is a pretty good persuader, but he’s been having a hard time selling his health care reform plan. His health care town hall meeting on ABC last Wednesday drew dismal ratings, garnering fewer viewers than a rerun of CSI: New York (and drawing gleeful responses from many of his non-fans). Meanwhile, some of [...]
Good news or bad news? The National Association of Realtors reported Tuesday that 33% of May existing-home sales were distressed (read: foreclosures and short sales) and the median sales price is now $173,000.
If you’re employed by the glass-half-full NAR, you need to spin that as good news, and the eternal optimists did not disappoint. The [...]
Just about all parents tell the same war stories from childhood: “When I was your age, I had to walk two miles – in 3 feet of snow — to get to school.” Or, “When I was your age, we had only one TV in the house.” But pretty soon, parents may add this one, [...]
The new credit card reform law is full of good consumer protections, but here’s one you might not know about: It’s going to require companies like FreeCreditReport.com (owned by credit bureau Experian) to clearly state that their services aren’t actually free.
Who doesn’t love those FreeCreditReport.com commercials? You know, the ones featuring the lovable 20-something singing [...]
No one can predict exactly when Bernie Madoff will die. But the date of his death, I bet, will come far later than his lawyer says it will.
The question of Madoff’s expected lifespan is extremely relevant to next Monday’s scheduled sentencing for Madoff, who has pleaded guilty to running a Ponzi scheme that cost more [...]
