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The Financial Crisis: What Happened and What’s Next?

admin — Sun, 03 May 2009 05:36:07 +0000

Duke University President Richard H. Brodhead and five distinguished members of the Duke faculty hold a wide-ranging conversation that can help us understand the issues pertaining to the current credit crunch and bring some sense to a very chaotic situation.

The faculty panelists are Professor of Economics Craig Burnside, Brainerd Currie Professor of Law James D. Cox, J. Paul Sticht Professor of International Business Cam Harvey, Ernestine Friedl Professor of Political Science David Rohde, and Thomas F. Keller Professor of Accounting Katherine Schipper, with President Brodhead moderating the discussion.

Learn more at http://www.duke.edu.

Duration : 1:27:21

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Cutting credit card rates

admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:18:11 +0000

Did you know that you can lower your credit score by simply asking? … credit card interest rate debt customer service call for lower economy

Duration : 0:1:50

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Financial aid: the university insider’s guide

admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:21:03 +0000

Financial aid questions: answered. Practical advice on financial aid questions from Douglas Christiansen, Vanderbilt’s ociate provost for enrollment and dean of admissions at Vanderbilt University. In a series of short and direct video clips, Christiansen uses his 20 years of experience in admissions leadership roles to help students and parents understand the financial aid process and what questions to ask financial aid officers at any school. Christiansen tackles questions such as, What …

Duration : 0:15:32

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Market Meltdown – Getting the US Economy Back on Track

admin — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:39:05 +0000

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/01/market_meltdown.html Since the beginning of the current business cycle in early 2001, family incomes in the United States have not risen, yet the costs for important consumer items such as housing, health care, transportation, energy, and food all climbed at often breathtaking speeds. To afford these necessities, families piled on record amounts of debt relative to their income—at a rate more than four times faster than that in the 1990s …

Duration : 0:2:14

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Real Estate Woes: Subprime Mortgages Are a Ticking Timebomb

admin — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:26:18 +0000

Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Dr Christian Weller appeared on CNBC to discuss subprime mortgages and how consumers can protect themselves. For more on subprime mortgages and foreclosure rates please see: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/03/foreclosures_numbers.html What if 40 hours a week were enough? www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org

Duration : 0:4:20

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US Auto Companies Ask for Money

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:22:14 +0000

The heads of the three US automakers say they need immediate Financial Help or their companies could collapse. They told a US Senate banking committee that a proposed $25 billion rescue plan would help keep them on their feet. But many of the lawmakers doubt the aid will keep them afloat in the long-term and are blaming the automakers for their problems. Deborah Block reports from Washington.

Duration : 0:3:21

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Dubai hit by economic downturn – 24 Nov 08

admin — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:16:18 +0000

It is often said that the Gulf region is immune to the global financial crisis. This perception may be about to change as Dubai’s boom starts to fizzle out. With debts of up to $80m, Dubai could be in need of some urgent Financial Help. Al Jazeera’s Todd Baer reports.

Duration : 0:2:5

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Church Offers Ideas For Debt Relief

admin — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:30:07 +0000

KMBC’s Marcus Moore reports.

Duration : 0:2:38

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Is the Economy in Free Fall? CAP’s Christian Weller on CNBC

admin — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:01:30 +0000

Duration : 0:7:13

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