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Big Changes Could Soon Affect Debit Cards
PITTSBURGH (NEWSRADIO 1020 KDKA) — The U.S. Senate and Federal Reserve are hammering out the final details on big changes that will affect how you use your debit card. When you swipe your debit card,...
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Opinion: Auto And Bank Bailouts Prove Effective
One of the signs that we are better off than we were four years ago comes in the form of a press release from the Treasury Department. Following the bailout of American International Group (AIG) in...
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Student Loan Debt
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – Dr. Webster Tarpley joined host Chris Moore to discuss a problem a l0t of American adults are facing, that problem is student loan debt. Tarpley explained Elizabeth...
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Unemployment Down But Not Enough For Wall Street
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The unemployment rate fell nationally last month, but not as much as some had hoped. Here’s the good news. Unemployment has dropped to 7.4 percent. Here’s some better news. It’s...
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Steve Forbes Discusses New Book About The Global Economy
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – Does it feel like the money you earn doesn’t go as far as it once did? In his new book, “Money: How the Destruction of the Dollar Threatens the Global Economy – and...
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U.S. Consumer Prices Fell 0.1 Percent In August
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. consumer prices edged down in August, marking the first decline in seven months and fueled by a big drop in gasoline prices. The Labor Department said Wednesday its consumer...
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Higher Credit Card Interest Rates Take Bite Out Of Holiday Shopping
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Chances are good you used a credit card to pay for Christmas holiday gifts this year. Now comes paying off that debt just as interest rates go up in 2017. “We’re going to see us as...
View ArticleFederal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates Again, What Does This Mean For Consumers?
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After the Federal Reserve raised interest rates four times in 2018, it has now cut those rates twice in three months. “They’re cutting interest rates basically in response to lower...
View ArticleUS Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates To Near 0% In Response To Coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve took emergency action Sunday and slashed its benchmark interest rate by a full percentage point to nearly zero and announced it would purchase more Treasury...
View ArticleMoney In The Time Of Coronavirus: Is Refinancing During A Pandemic The Right...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Federal Reserve is continuing to try to mitigate the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic and part of that is low mortgage rates. However, is refinancing during a...
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