Author Archives: Danielle Park

Student loan defaults surpass credit card delinquencies

There is about $1 trillion in US student loans outstanding. Scarlet Fu looks at the rising delinquencies and default rates, which are directly backed by US taxpayers. Here is a direct link.

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High-speed traders hurt investors, study says

High frequency trading is extracting profits, market stability and confidence away from conventional investors. Everyone who is not on the take in this area, can see that the costs to public markets are too great to justify and allow. A … Continue reading

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Shapiro: lethargic US growth even without a “fiscal cliff”

Joshua Shapiro, chief U.S. economist at Maria Fiorini Ramirez Inc., talks about the outlook for the U.S. economy and so-called fiscal cliff. Shapiro is the top U.S. economic forecaster for the two-year period ended on Sept. 30, according to data … Continue reading

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