Archive for June 22nd, 2012:

Waggoner: Are junk bonds trash or treasure these days?

Date: Jun 22 2012
Junk-bond funds are an excellent example of trading risk for reward. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/KTLOcYPZLKw/1 Read More »

Moody’s cuts credit ratings on 15 major banks

Date: Jun 22 2012
Moody's has lowered the ratings of some of the world's largest banks, including Bank of America, JPMorgan, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/8QJ-PzwxtmI/1 Read More »

Atlanta Homeowner Hit With $9,000 Water Bill

Date: Jun 22 2012
Maybe she has Fiji water running through her pipes. Atlanta homeowner Blayne Beacham was shocked when she got a $9,224.40 bill for a few months' worth of water. Beacham, who lives alone in a three-bedroom cottage, has been fighting local authorities ...Read More »

Remember When Apple Was the J.C. Penney of the Tech World?

Date: Jun 22 2012
Filed under: Company News, JC Penney, AppleThere's no question that what Apple (AAPL) has accomplished in the past 15 years is truly remarkable. All of the new products, the innovative retail stores, and the explosive stock price have put the ...Read More »

You’re a Responsible Borrower? ‘So What?’ Say Credit Card Banks

Date: Jun 22 2012
Filed under: Credit CardsLately, the banks that issue credit cards have seen some significant improvement in the way their customers have been treating them. But it probably comes as no big surprise to discover that the card companies aren't repaying ...Read More »