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Foreign debt breaks $500 billion mark

China’s foreign or external debt broke the $500 billion mark for the first time this year, indicating a revitalization of trade activity, according to figures released by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange Saturday.

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Do you know what’s in your credit report?

Knowing what is, and isn’t, on your credit report is the first step to controlling debt.

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Do you know what’s in your credit report?

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Barker, Budd to Start at Credit Suisse as Bank Hires Former BOE Officials

Credit Suisse Group AG hired former Bank of England policy makers Kate Barker and Alan Budd as senior advisers in its fixed-income research division.

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Barker, Budd to Start at Credit Suisse as Bank Hires Former BOE Officials

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Credit Card Fees

A credit card crackdown means you should save big bucks on fees and penalties. But we discovered you may still get hit by new and different fees. .

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Credit Card Fees

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Credit cards lure students

SPRINGFIELD – College students across the state will get a crash course on credit this semester through Project Credit Smarts. “It’s kids living away from home for the first time,” said Barbara T. Anthony, the undersecretary of the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation.

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Singh Debt Cap Doubles for International Buyers: India Credit

India lifted the cap on foreign investment in bonds for the first time in 18 months as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeks capital for building roads and power plants in a nation ranked below war-ravaged Ivory Coast and Sri Lanka for the quality of infrastructure.

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Student Loan Debt Surpasses Credit Card Debt-What to Do?

Higher education has always been considered as a “good debt,” because it presumably leads to a well- paying career. But for some, it’s becoming just the opposite.

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Debt keeps RP bonds off investment grade

Despite its better-than-expected macroeconomic environment in the first half of the year, the Philippines failed to secure investment grade ratings for its bond sale and exchange program because of its high level of public sector debt and low tax take.

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Govt debt keeps RP bond issue below invesment grade

Despite its better-than-expected macroeconomic environment in the first half of the year, the Philippines failed to secure investment grade ratings for its bond sale and exchange program because of its high level of public sector debt and low tax take.

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Cash, Credit Card Numbers Stolen At Fall Festival

Money and credit card information was stolen from a vendor during a very popular fall festival.

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Cash, Credit Card Numbers Stolen At Fall Festival

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