Reddy Ice, Dean Foods top list in debt study
comments ()SmarTrend looked at the highest debt to asset ratios in the packaged foods and meats industry and found two Dallas companies topping the list. The debt to asset ratios shows the proportion...
View ArticleCould EFH’s debt problems trigger higher electricity rates?
comments ()Here is a geeky story about Oncor debt that directly affects your light bill. From Bloomberg: Bond investors are challenging the notion that the regulated transmission and distribution unit...
View ArticleWhy future rounds of QE may have less impact on the real economy
comments ()In a speech at the Brookings Institution today, Federal Reserve Governor Jeremy Stein laid out the reasons why additional rounds of Fed bond-buying may have diminishing returns for the real...
View ArticleLobby expenditures don’t reflect concern over fiscal cliff
comments ()There are a lot of stories out today and yesterday about the campaign by some 80 CEOs to fix the federal debt. In short, they are concerned (rightly so) that our runaway federal debt has to...
View ArticleBoomers wish they had started saving earlier
comments ()While more working baby boomers with pensions say they’re more likely to retire at or before age of 65 than those without pensions, almost half of them still expect to retire with debt,...
View ArticleConsumer bankruptcies fall in 2012
comments ()Consumers have been working hard at slicing away at their debt and the results showed up in the nation’s bankruptcy filings in 2012. Consumer bankruptcies plummeted 14 percent from 2011,...
View ArticleCouples and Money webinar aim to head of Valentine Day’s debt
As the hype over Valentine’s Day reaches a peak this week, don’t be tempted to spend over the top for your love because the long-term consequences can kill the romance pretty quickly. “Valentine’s...
View ArticleSeniors shouldering more debt, Census Bureau says
At a time in their lives when they should be winding debt obligations, seniors are facing the opposite situation. Seniors are holding more debt, relative to other age groups, according to a report...
View ArticleConsumer Credit Counseling Service offering free personal finance webinars
To celebrate Financial Literacy Month in April, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater Dallas is offering 100 free live webinars. The webinars focus on 39 different topics, including credit...
View ArticleSurprise! Credit card debt a taboo subject
You can add credit card debt to the list of topics you shouldn’t discuss in polite company. A recent poll conducted by CreditCards.com found that Americans are more comfortable discussing politics,...
View ArticleJ.C. Penney is refinancing some debt: S&P, Fitch and Moody’s weigh in
J.C. Penney is raising new debt to pay off notes that begin to come due next year. Plano-based Penney said this morning it will issue $350 million in new notes due in 2019. It plans to use up to …...
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