пятница, 28 декабря 2012 г.

Personal Finance from USATODAY.com - December 28

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December 28

NEWS SPORTS LIFE MONEY TECH TRAVEL OPINION WEATHER
A foreclosure sign in Tigard, Ore.
Deadline is Monday for foreclosure review

Millions of homeowners may miss chance to have foreclosure cases checked for mistakes

Money Quick Tips: Best days of the week to shop
Money Quick Tips: Best days of the week to shop

Money Quick Tip: Best days of the week to score deals and reasons behind price drops.

The Affordable Care Act is a
Health care law may help Baby Boomers

Baby Boomers stand to gain the most from the Affordable Care Act.

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On the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
columnist
Ask Matt: How investment taxes affect stocks

Higher investment taxes have caused problems for stocks in the past.

Brothers Jeff (left) and Ed Maciorowski, co-founders of the Lego investing website BrickPicker.com.
business
Lego investors make hot profits brick by brick

Investors build portfolios of Lego sets and can make annual profits that beat stocks.

Enacted in 1969, the alternative minimum tax was originally intended to ensure that the nation's wealthiest taxpayers paid at least some income tax.
business
Fiscal cliff could mean tough tax-filing season

Millions could be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax and face filing delays.

The number 13 arrives Dec. 19 at Times Square for the New Year's Eve countdown in New York.
Personal Finance
Your Money: 13 money-saving tips for 2013

2013 could be a pretty good year to get on a better financial footing. Some tips.

Put your energy and focus in dealing with what will work for you -- not worrying about what others have done.
columnist
Entrepreneurial Tightrope: Be smart, not afraid

Put your energy and focus in dealing with what will work for you.

USA TODAY contributor Regina Lewis tells you how to cut your auto repair costs.
Personal Finance
Money Quick Tips: Cutting auto repair costs

Money Quick Tips: A look at the cost of maintaining a vehicle and ways to curb repair costs

Statuary by the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
markets
Fiscal cliff deadlock weighs on company profits

Wall Street fears a continued deadlock over fiscal cliff could weigh on corporate earnings.

 

 

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пятница, 21 декабря 2012 г.

Personal Finance from USATODAY.com - December 21

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December 21

NEWS SPORTS LIFE MONEY TECH TRAVEL OPINION WEATHER
Still busy on a typical day, the floor of the New York Stock Exchange empty during the height of Superstorm Sandy is reminder of rise of electronic trading.
NYSE: Technology overtaking global trading king

The New York Stock Exchange ending its storied 220-year reign over financial markets.

House Speaker John Boehner argues that spending is the problem.
Ask Matt: As cliff looms, should we sell stocks?

Don't sell unless you need cash for other reasons.

A foreclosure sign in front of a home for sale in Stockton, Calif.
Foreclosure funds slow to get to homeowners

A $7.6 billion program to stop foreclosures is struggling to get funds to homeowners.

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Plenty of websites offer good online retirement calculators.
columnist
Ask Matt: Calculate how much you need to retire

There is plenty of help online if you want to calculate how much you need to retire.

Relax and let us keep track of your stocks and funds.
Personal Finance
Let us keep track of your stocks and funds

USATODAY.com's free Portfolio Tracker tracks and analyzes your investments.

Besides Furby, Hasbro makes popular My Little Pony and iconic Play-Doh at Hasbro headquarters.
Personal Finance
Behind the scenes at Hasbro's holiday headquarters

USA TODAY visited Hasbro to get a behind-the-scenes look at the U.S.' 2nd-biggest toymaker.

USA TODAY Investment Roundtable participants for 2012, from left: Adam Parker, chief U.S. equity strategist at Morgan Stanley; Ann Miletti, senior portfolio manager at Wells Fargo Advantage Funds; Dan Chung, president, CEO and investment manager at Alger; Bob Doll, chief equity strategist at Nuveen Asset Management; Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab;  and Thomas Lee, chief U.S. eqity strategist at JPMorgan Chase.
markets
Investment Roundtable: Is it a good time to own stocks?

The big uncertainty for the market in 2013 is what lawmakers do about the fiscal problems.

Stock picks for 2013
markets
Investment Roundtable: Top stock picks for 2013

Participants in USA TODAY's 2012 Investment Roundtable chose 5 stock picks or investment plays.

13 investment themes for 2012
markets
Roundtable: 13 investment themes for 2013

Investment Roundtable: What to look for in the new year.

Investors on Wall Street are nervous about the fiscal cliff negotiations in Washington DC.
markets
Roundtable: It's all about the fiscal cliff

Stocks in 2013 might have a lot more to do with government policy decisions than P-E ratios

 

 

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пятница, 14 декабря 2012 г.

Personal Finance from USATODAY.com - December 14

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NEWS SPORTS LIFE MONEY TECH TRAVEL OPINION WEATHER
Shoppers carry bags at Northpark Mall in Ridgeland, Miss.
Holiday sales may be jollier when a guy's buying

New research shows spending will be up and women will cut back more than men on gifts.

Five-gallon jugs of Ice Mountain water are sold at Fair Share Supermarket in Chicago on Oct. 28.
Disputes spring up over bottled water sources

The increasing popularity of bottled water has also come with concern, criticism and legal battles.

A jet after takeoff from Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport.
Airline mergers haven't raised fares, report says

The spate of U.S. airline mergers hasn't led to higher fares, a new report finds.

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You don't need to be wealthy to begin an investing program.
columnist
Investing: How to start with just a little money

You can start an investment program for little money using an automatic investment program

While consumers decide between Google's Android-based smartphones and Apple's iPhone, investors are looking at stock performance.
markets
Tech battle on Wall Street: Apple vs. Google

Apple's tech defeat at the hands of Google underscores how the two are going head-to-head.

Investors have different theories on when it's best to sell a losing stock.
columnist
Ask Matt: How long before giving up on a stock?

Successful investors know to cut their losses. But losses are usually measured by severity, not by time elapsed.

A U.S. Army soldier walks with his children to pick up his duffle bag after a homecoming ceremony in Fort Stewart, Ga.
Personal Finance
TurboTax rolls out new program for military

TurboTax launches a tax preparation program aimed exclusively at members of the military.

A sold sign is posted outside a home in Cincinnati in this file photo.
business
Mortgage rates fall near record lows

Average rate on 30-year mortgage dips to 3.32%.

Toys R U will be open 24/7 during the days leading up to Christmas.
business
Toys R Us, Macy's open 24/7 before Christmas

Toys R Us and Macy's to stay open 24/7 for all-night shoppers as Christmas approaches.

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan helps children push a cart of toys while he and teammates participated in the
markets
Retail stocks reveal holiday shopping trends

Investors are quickly learning which retail stocks are being naughty or nice.

 

 

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четверг, 13 декабря 2012 г.

Development Finance Watch, Issue 109‏

Eurodad Newsletter

December 13, 2012 - Issue# 109



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European Network on Debt and Development
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE WATCH

 




Top Story »

Smart procurement for food security

Eurodad has produced a new briefing on smart procurement and food security. Procurement is an important share of economic activity in any country. In most developing countries, public procurement is either the main or second area of government expenditure, often with considerable finance from Official Development Assistance (ODA).

 

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Blog »

Development finance – where does it come from?

Jesse Griffiths has produced a summary of different inflows, outflows and domestic resources for developing countries as a group, given as an equivalent percentage of GDP to allow scale comparisons.  

 

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News »

Support Argentina in the struggle against Vulture Funds

Diálogo 2000, member of Jubilee South America, has released the statement “The real debt is to the rights of the people of Argentina“ in defense of the rights and sovereignty of the people of Argentina in the face of recent vulture funds actions.


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News »

Analysis: EU Action plan to strengthen the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion

On 06 12 2012 the EC released its Action Plan to strengthen the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion. DG Taxud simultaneously published two recommendations to member states. The first on aggressive tax planning and the second regarding measures intended to encourage third countries to apply minimum standards of good governance in tax matters. Please note that the analysis is not comprehensive and only addresses some of the points raised by the Action Plan and Recommendations.

 

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News »

How Export Credit Agencies create debts and inflate aid budgets: the example of Sudan

Export credit debts constitute the largest component of the external bilateral debt of developing countries. Last year, Eurodad research revealed that almost 80% of poor countries’ debts to European governments come from export credit guarantees, which are in most cases driven by commercial, not development objectives.

 

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Report »

Generating terror: The role of international financial institutions in sustaining Guatemala’s genocidal regimes

Eurodad member Jubilee Debt Campaign has published a new report which examines the way that western-backed institutions, such as the World Bank, supported the government of Guatemala as it terrorised its own people in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

 

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Season’s greetings from Eurodad !

 

Next Newsletter will be in the 10th of January.

 


  What's New



  Issue #109
  December 13, 2012






ACTION ALERT
Tell the World Bank and IDB to pay reparations to Guatemalans!

 

FEATURED MEMBER  

InspirAction is a movement of people who work to expose the scandal of poverty and help in practical ways to root it out from the world. By working with local partners worldwide, we will challenge and change the systems that favours the rich and powerful over the poor and marginalised.

 

FACTS AND FIGURES

“Most of the food aid flows go through emergency operations, and, despite

some changes in donors’ mindsets, a large

proportion of global food aid is still tied. The US and Japan are the largest providers of global food aid, accounting together for

60%. They are also the main users of direct transfers”. Eurodad briefing on smart procurement and food security.

 

QUOTE

“It is important to consider the impact of contingent liabilities, including export credit-generated or related debts on borrower government’s financial position when making borrowing or lending decisions or assessing the sustainability of debts.” Cephas Lumina, UN Independent Expert on Foreign Debt and Human Rights at the lunch event “Reviewing Export Credit Business: Challenges and Opportunities”, Brussels, Belgium

 

MEDIA MENTIONS

Javier Pereira was mentioned by GARA and on the finanzas.com

 

FEATURED RESOURCE

Jubilee Debt Campaign’s new report: Generating terror: The role of international financial institutions in sustaining Guatemala’s genocidal regimes

 

EURODAD IN ACTION

Diana Hulova and Maria Jose Romero attended the lunch event “Reviewing Export Credit Business: Challenges and Opportunities” organised by Eurodad and ECA-Watch, Brussels, Belgium.

 

Oygunn Brynlidsen spoke at the CSO/parliamentarian Conference on Transparency and Responsible Finance in The Extractives Sector, organised by AFRODAD in Lilongwe, Malawi, 6-7 December.

 

Oygunn Brynlidsen spoke at Perspectives for the Tax Justice Agenda, roundtable organised by Global Policy Forum and at “The Lost Revenue of the Global South”, panel organised by Jubilee USA at their networking council.

 

Javier Pereira and Carlos Villota participated in the workshop on ”Results-based approaches to aid: the research agenda ahead”, organized by the German Development Institute in Bonn, 6 December.

 

EVENTS

What: Seminar on Private sector and development: the role of development finance institutions

When: 17 December 2012

Where: Madrid

 

What:

Eurodad/Glopolis International Conference 2013

When:

3-5 June, 2013

Where:

Prague, Czech Republic

 

 

VACANCIES

Eurodad is looking for a Finance and Management Assistant

 

The Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development seeks a Coordinator

 

Save the Children UK is seeking a Policy and Advocacy Adviser – Hunger and a Policy and Research Adviser

 

Oxfam International is seeking for a Head of Washington DC office

 

EURODAD STAFF

We want to say goodbye to: Iolanda Fresnillo, Javier Pereira and Carlos Villota and thank all of them for their work at Eurodad.

 

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