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Poor retails sales will slow US economic recovery

Retail spending has decreased for a second consecutive month which will mean the unemployment rate will remain high, which in turn will harm economic growth. Officials from the Federal Reserve acknowledged the situation and said that they were taking steps to ensure that the US economy would continue to recover in the future. Americans are likely to continue spending more cautiously at a time when consumer spending is vital to economic growth, especially as it accounts for over two thirds More

The main disadvantages of using a credit card

This article discusses the problems some credit card holders face when they are buying items and services. Not saying that everybody who uses credit cards will incur debt problems, because if you are responsible a credit card is a good thing that will benefit your credit rating. However, there are a few things to consider before getting another line of credit.

One of the major disadvantages of credit cards is that their interest rates are often very high. They More

Regulating Our Finance

Recently the world experienced one of the hardest financial complications in the modern money history. The world economic crysis left thousands of unemployed people, marked countries with decreased production and exportation rates, decreased the value of stocks and led a significant decrease in the standard of living. To avoid such complications and to stay untouched by the economic crysis in future, people and small business owners should succeed in maintainig stable financial strategies and complete certain financial goals.

In order More

Falkland Oil & Gas experiences major losses after being forced to abandon dry well

Shares in FOG (Falkland Oil & Gas companies) have plummeted to less than half their original value after the company was forced to plug a well that they had found contained no oil. Shares initially rose to a high of 244 pence in June as it was hoped that the oil explorer had revealed a new oil field. Shares recently fell to a low of 101.5 pence on Monday, which is an enormous setback for FOG, who had estimated More

More and More companies are going hybrid

Recently more and more major companies have been adding hybrid vehicles to their fleets. One of the most notable cars that is taking the industry by storm is Honda’s insight hybrid. Hybrid vehicles are not only saving the companies money in the long run but it is better for the environment. The savings that these companies are realizing are being passed on to the consumers.

If a company can lower their costs they are able More

The World Cup So Far

Talk about your slow starts, I have not seen so many top seeded teams stumble on the Football pitch construction in all my World Cup watching years. The first game of note was the France - Uruguay game which ended in a 0-0 draw. Easily one of the worst games of the World Cup so far, neither side wanted to lose it seemed and the game played out in a very dull manner. The French then went on to lose More

Sometimes you have to take what you can get.

There are so many people that are not taking control of their economic situation. They are basing so much of their future on the hope and wish theory. They are hoping and wishing that they will win the lottery, get that great job, or come into a large inheritance. The reality is that nine times out of ten none of those things are going to happen.

There are so many people that are talking about how there are no jobs More

America Recession - Just do something already.

I find it very humorous that we pushed and pushed to get change now. We wanted for everything to be revamped and fresh. Everything to be fixed and nothing to go wrong again. Many thought that the wave of the future was coming with the era of a new president. For some reason people thought that the color of someone’s skin would change how the political arena would be run. Well the change did come and in a big way.

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The new face of Britian.

I think that there is one thing that gets on my nerves more than anything else in this country; and that is the complete lack of not only enthusiasm, but general care that the public (especially young people) seem to have about politics and current events.

This complete apathy that seems to run through our veins as a nation is what led to the creation of this site. Upon graduation, my friends and I decided that it was about time that young people started to care have their say, so here it is. Our say. Hope you enjoy.