BLOUNTVILLE – The Sullivan County property tax rate for the next fiscal year will be based on every penny generating $ 414,670, based on information shared publicly for the first time on Tuesday. This year’s budget was based on every penny generating $ 371,674. The change in the value of …
Read More »NATIONAL VIEW: Data leaks reveal rigged tax code in favor of the rich
Recently released Internal Revenue Service data obtained by ProPublica shows in black and white just how rigged the U.S. tax code has become on the wealthy. The data, sent anonymously to the Independent Bureau of Investigation, shows that while their personal wealth grows by the billions, they pay very little …
Read More »What net zero could mean for your loan
Some lenders are starting to offer green mortgages with incentives such as lower interest rates for less expensive buildings. Above, a couple look at wind turbines off the coast of Essex in Frinton-on-Sea, England. Photo: Dan Kitwood / Getty Images The UK has set itself the ambitious goal of being …
Read More »Can You Get A Loan If Your Credit Score Is Below 650?
Your credit score is one of the most important factors when applying for a loan. If you are thinking about applying for a loan and your credit rating is low, you might be wondering if you have a chance of getting approved. You can get a loan with a credit …
Read More »Keep creditors away from your business cash flow
Protect your cash flow. getty We are still in a recession. And while signs abound of bad times, there is still a lot of financial weakness around. Business owners never know when creditors might want to take possession of their assets to settle their debts, with cash being the first …
Read More »Common Sense Investing: Is Investing Too Easy?
When I was a child, life hurt me. We didn’t have all the safety equipment, rules and regulations to keep us from scratching our knees. When we hurt ourselves doing something stupid, our parents would usually say, “Well, I hope you’ve learned your lesson. “I rode the bike once with …
Read More »Bank stocks were the winners of the Fed Day. Why they were crushed today.
Text size Jerome Powell Al Drago / POOL / AFP via Getty Images Bank stocks rose when the Fed released its June monetary policy statement, which pointed to earlier-than-expected rate hikes. On Thursday, they were among the biggest losers in the market. There is a good reason for this. Banks …
Read More »An Overview of the Hidden Stock Market Leverage of “Securities-Based Lending” as it’s called the stock market leverage, which peaks WTF
We don’t know how much total leverage there is, but from trends in margin debt we know it’s huge and skyrocketing. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET: Much of the leverage in the stock market is not tracked and no one knows what it is. Sometimes a treat surface when …
Read More »Credit trap: debt and dispossession in Central Asia
Since 2006, illegal debt collection agencies have flourished in Kazakhstan, where besides only 193 officially registered agencies, at least a thousand operate illegally. In 2019, the country’s banks sold problematic loans worth 611.6 billion tenge ($ 1.4 billion) to collection agencies. Publication on Kazakh social networks video and voice recordings …
Read More »Aada Holding Private Sale for AADA Token on Cardano Blockchain
Front page aada.finance Aada Finance Aada is the first group loan protocol on Cardano LONDON, ENGLAND, June 15, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ – Aada Finance launches a private sale. A public sale will follow. During the private sale, the tokens will be sold at a reduced price. Aada is a decentralized financial …
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