States‚ how concerned should we be? Breaking news that Fitch’s rating on Wednesday‚ August 23 said that failure to raise the federal debt ceiling would allow a review of the United States rating. Currently‚ the United States has the highest rating‚ AAA status. If the debt ceiling is not raised this could be a negative effect on the rating status. This not the first debt ceiling showdown. This happened in August 2011‚ in which the U.S. was stripped of its highest rating. While the U.S. Credit rating
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No Forgiveness For Student Loan Debt Danielle McArthur Moore Lorain County Community College Kayla Webley touched on a topic that will soon hit very close to home for me. Student loans have been a necessary evil during my schooling and‚ as the end of school approaches‚ I too will be faced with the daunting task of repayment. While there are many good points made in her article‚ I am by no means on board with the idea. Simply giving a “bailout” for college graduates who owe loans
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Understanding Sleep Debt In Sleep Debt and the Mortgaged Mind‚ William Dement discusses how to recognize the signs of dangerous sleepiness and urges the importance of education on sleep debt. Generally people need to sleep one hour for every two hours awake‚ and we need eight hours. The brain keeps an exact account of how much sleep it is owed. The brain tries to hit this mark‚ and the further you get from this number of hours the harder the brain tries to force you to go to sleep. We use the
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Throughout the United States‚ many young adults are piled with debt due to the excessive costs of a college education. Today in 2017‚ Americans owe more than 1.4 trillion dollars in student loan debt. In the United States‚ college is more expensive than almost any other country. Overall‚ it limits students abilities to reach their full potential. This impacts many families‚ even my own‚ from coast to coast. My family is middle class and I know there are plenty of families out there who have children
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Introduction When it comes to credit card debt‚ one of the last things you want is a settlement or charge-off on your record‚ as it will show as a negative item on your credit report. Either one means that you’ve been seriously delinquent in paying your debts. While you can take some steps to minimize the damage‚ both settlements and charge-off accounts will affect your credit score. What Is a Settlement or Charge-Off? When you settle a debt‚ it means you don’t pay back the full amount you owe.
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Faineant Fiscalism At this moment‚ the national debt exceeds $18.8 trillion (U.S. Debt Clock). The national debt is the amount of money that the federal government owes to citizens‚ companies‚ and other governments. As time passes‚ this disaster will only worsen. The amount owed per person will skyrocket in the lives of the current youth generation. This issue is extremely imperative because if left alone‚ there will be economic conditions so horrible in the future that it will be detrimental to
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Equity Analyst Project - Individual Scott Hatten MBA 737-F1WW (W13) Professor Lauren Thomas March 2‚ 2013 This paper will assess my ability to maximize my personal return on investment with an allocation of $1‚000‚000. The overall goal of this exercise is to obtain the highest return possible within the next 12 months. I am limited to the following asset classes for allocation of all investments: * U.S. Equities * U.S. Treasury Bonds * Cash This paper will be my prospectus on
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Nothing feels more discouraging and even frightening to get a call from a debt collector. This holds especially true if you own a business that’s about to go into collections. However‚ you don’t have to be at the mercy of the debt collection companies. Here are four steps you can take to help you stay out of debt and out of collections. 1. Have an Emergency Fund Dave Ramsey‚ one of America’s most respected financial advisors‚ tells the readers of his book “Total Money Makeover” that they need to
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lifetime of student debt is really worth it? Knowing‚ that lifetime is a figurative view‚ since most everyone’s loan debt varies‚ but you feel as if it is forever. During this time of deciding where to attend college‚ high school graduates often face this question. With the increase in student loan debt over the last
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RED BULL: BUILDING BRAND EQUITY IN NEW WAYS 02-05-2011 Question 1: Describe Red Bull’s sources of brand equity. Do these sources change depending on the market or country? Answer: Red Bull has a strong marketing strategy for communicating product value to customers. The strategy for building the brand has been created around a simple goal. Whenever a consumer is in need of energy‚ the company wants then to automatically think of Red Bull. The brand uses traditional media channels
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