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VantageScore's new model will also weigh rent and utility payment records, and public records like bankruptcies for people with very limited credit histories. This will allow it to score as many as 30 million people who previously couldn't get a credit score, and potentially help them qualify for more competitive credit rates, said Ulzheimer. Outsourcingco.com is an Virtual Paralegal Services from IndiaMore ...
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Investors will get to see if American consumers are also feeling as optimistic as the stock market. Retail sales and Michigan sentiment come out on Wednesday and Friday, respectively. These numbers have more significance this month, as investors have been waiting to see if the increased payroll tax, delayed income tax refunds and higher gas prices have caused consumers to pull back.More ...
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Economists surveyed by Briefing.com are expecting the number of jobs created last month to have increased only slightly and are forecasting the unemployment rate to hold steady at 7.9%, barely changed from the 7.8% rate back in September.More ...
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Though many Republican governors say their state can't afford the cost of expansion, the political resolve of some has crumbled over the past two months in the face of heavy pressure from hospital associations, medical groups, local governments and others. Providers -- particularly hospitals, where many uninsured folks go for care -- say their costs of treating those without coverage would fall under the expansion.More ...
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There are two versions of Micky Arison. One is the billionaire deeply involved in the success of his professional basketball team, the Miami Heat. The other is the CEO of cruise company Carnival -- he remains largely silent during company disasters.More ...
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The U.S. manufacturing sector has lagged over the last year, oscillating between barely expanding and contracting. That's because demand has pulled back in recent months on slow economic growth overseas and worries over the federal budget mess in Washington.More ...
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The Santa Fe spots far outstripped the next closest auto ad which, according to Edmunds.com was an Audi commercial featuring the S6 performance sedan. In that commercial, a young man who goes dateless to his high school prom ends up kissing the prom queen and getting a black eye from the prom king. The Audi ad also seemed to result in a big jump in interest for the larger, more expensive Audi S8, although that car was not shown in the commercial.More ...
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Economists surveyed by CNNMoney are expecting job growth to continue in 2013 at roughly the same pace as last year, when the economy added 2.2 million jobs. They predict the unemployment rate will end the year at 7.5%. Beata Caranci, vice president and deputy chief economist at TD Economics, said that many of the job gains are likely to happen at the end of the year though.More ...
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Google's stock has been on a tear during the past few months. The company continues to activate a million Android devices a day, has successfully expanded into the broadband, cable and wireless arenas and remains the dominant search engine. Despite more competition from Microsoft and Facebook, neither has yet threatened Google's top spot.More ...
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Uncle Sam cut spending and businesses drew down inventories in the fourth quarter of 2012, causing the U.S. economy to contract for the first time in more than three years. But don't start throwing around the R-word just yet. "No one I know would seriously call this an indicator of recession," said Bill Hampel, chief economist with the Credit Union National Association. Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the nation's economic growth, contracted at an annual rate of 0.1% from October to December, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. It was the first quarterly contraction since the second quarter of 2009, amid the Great Recession.More ...
