Archive for October, 2009
Still in Dubai and Loving the Metro
DUBAI — In January this year, amidst the pain of a severe economic downturn, a number of jobs were lost. Among those who were given the pink slip was Andy Blair who drove a Porsche before the credit crunch caught up and he was made redundant.
Home builders to the stars in a £1.3m hole
A couple who built up a £15m business designing homes for celebrities and footballers including Katie Price and Wayne Rooney have become credit crunch victims.
UK; 3 big banks to sell 100s of branches
09:12 PST LONDON, United Kingdom — Big British banks bailed out by taxpayers in the wake of the credit crunch will have to sell off large chunks of their businesses in exchange for the billions in state aid they received during the…
Monument hits poor by closing credit card accounts
• Monument had a million card holders at its peak • Former Barclaycard offshoot charged rates of up to 39.9% One of Britain’s biggest sub-prime credit card operators, Monument, a one-time subsidiary of Barclaycard which had nearly one million card holders at its peak, has closed down and told its borrowers to repay their balances Monument’s customers, who were typically people with poor credit …
Martin Hawes : Lessons each generation learns the hard way
To anyone interested in finance, the past couple of years have been fascinating. A major credit crunch, bank collapses, government interventions, volatile markets and the world on edge – it will be talked about for decades.While…
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Georgie + James: CREDIT CRUNCH Super Allies!
CREDIT CRUNCH Super Allies!. NURSIE NURSIE wears vintage Nurse uniform, thigh high Prada boots, customised vintage glasses by GeorgieandJames.
Tax-Credit Deadline Looms For First-Time Home Buyers
Maggie DeFelice knows she is cutting it close to qualify for the first-time home buyer’s tax credit of up to $8,000. Days, even hours, now count because sales must close by Nov.
Debt consolidation loans – are they available during a credit crunch?
By definition, a credit crunch is a period of time in which credit is harder to access than usual – so a lot of people in debt may wonder if there is any point looking for a debt consolidation loan in today’s economic climate. …
Taking Space NK to America at the height of the credit crunch
Don’t be fooled by the calm and serenity in her everexpanding chain of beauty shops for Nicky Kinnaird is a woman who thrives on unrest and anxiety.
