Stock Markets in Europe, Asia Fall on U.S. Unemployment Report with Ilyce Glink on the Clark Howard Show July 7, 2011: It's clear the that unemployment crisis in the U.S. is having an impact on the rest of the world. The failure to create any jobs in August 2011 sent markets reeling across the globe. [...]
Here are the stories we talked about on the Clark Howard Show Labor Day, 2011 Stock markets in Europe and Asia fall on U.S. Unemployment Report. As we discussed yesterday on my radio show, the absolutely abysmal jobs report for August has shaken world economic markets. Stock markets around the world reflect a new pessimism [...]
Unemployment Numbers Grow on the Ilyce Glink Show September 4, 2011: Just as it with the housing market, so goes it with the nation's job creation: everytime we think we've hit the bottom, there's a new well. Knowing how many families are struggling, it is beyond sad to watch unemployment numbers grow. Just how bad [...]
The unemployment numbers grew worse this week. Hard to even imagine how bad it really is. Yuck. Let's take a look at the numbers: On a net basis, no new jobs were created in August. That means the same number of people lost jobs as those who found them. Worse, the official number of jobs [...]
Q: Who sells earthquake insurance? I have insurance through a national insurance carrier but they no longer carry it as an extra option. Can you get earthquake insurance from a central location and still keep my current insurance carrier? A: Insurance carriers seem to have changed what coverages they have offered homeowners since the early [...]
Q: I'm in the process of getting my primary house ready to sell in order to downsize. Its value is around $400,000. I owe about $150,000 on it and have no other debts. I won't be finished with prepping my house for sale until next summer. I found a house in South Carolina that is [...]
Q: I have been unemployed since July, 2010. I’m now a full-time student and a home owner from Rhode Island. I recently received a letter from some legal company out in California, stating they could drastically reduce the payments on my mortgage. I was skeptical of this, but somewhat intrigued. I happened to respond to [...]
Increase Property Value With Neighborhood and Community Efforts Q: I have worked on helping my community in the past on the issue of blight as an involved resident. I have brought to my association’s board articles that state that liens can be placed on properties to enforce our rules. And, when we place a lien [...]
With or without the Tea Party, people have disliked and continue to dislike paying real estate taxes on their homes. The good news is that you can always try to get your property taxes reduced. There’s just one major problem you’ll have in fighting to have your property taxes lowered. Municipalities use a convoluted method [...]
Life can be complicated, and today everyone is busy running from one place to another at lightning speed. In some cases, people may try to keep up with their lives by driving faster and by disregarding the basic rules of the road in order to save a few minutes. But does running that yellow light [...]
