Monthly Archives: May 2014

Emerging Markets Lately a Hot Item in ETF Land – Barron’s (blog)

Emerging Markets Lately a Hot Item in ETF Land Barron’s (blog) Investors poured $5 billion into emerging market equity products in April, with broadly diversified products such as iShares MSCI Emerging Markets [EEM] and iShares MSCI Core Emerging… See on

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EMERGING MARKETS-Yields on Brazil interest rate futures drop on inflation data – Reuters

EMERGING MARKETS-Yields on Brazil interest rate futures drop on inflation data Reuters SAO PAULO, May 9 (Reuters) – Yields on Brazilian interest-rate futures dropped on Friday after weaker-than-expected inflation data upped expectations the central… See on http://www.reuters.com

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How to Pay Down Credit Cards to Boost Your Credit Score – U.S. News & World Report (blog)

ThinkProgressHow to Pay Down Credit Cards to Boost Your Credit ScoreU.S. News & World Report (blog)If you know anything about credit scores, you know carrying high credit card balances is a big no-no. See on money.usnews.com

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How Bank of America and Capital One’s Credit Card Business Will Thrive – Motley Fool

How Bank of America and Capital One’s Credit Card Business Will ThriveMotley FoolIf you have good credit, there is a tremendous variety of credit cards to choose from that offer rewards in the form of points, airline miles, or cash

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10 Questions About Getting a Secured Credit Card | Bankrate.com

What is a secured credit card? Where can I get one? Bankrate answers the most common questions about secured credit cards. See on http://www.bankrate.com

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Consumers Get Back Into Credit

A recent report released by the Federal Reserve Bank (“the Fed”) shows that U.S. banks are continuing to gain confidence in consumers’ spending habits. See on http://www.pymnts.com

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Apple Focuses On Enhanced Security and NFC Integration With POS Upgrade

Apple has started pushing its new upgrade to the EasyPay mobile POS system within the United States which will allow for interactions with EMV (“chip-and-pin”)cards while also preparing for the coming possibility of a rise in contactless credit… See on http://www.pymnts.com

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Intuit Expands SMB Product Portfolio

With more and more businesses popping up in the cloud, some companies have become ready to consolidate. Intuit, in an attempt to position itself as the go-to place for SMBs in the cloud, bought Lettuce. See on http://www.pymnts.com

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MasterCard’s Big Play For Small Businesses

Today marks day one of 2014 National Small Business Week. Since its start in 1963, this week has been dedicated to recognizing the important contributions of U.S. entrepreneurs and small business owners. See on http://www.pymnts.com

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Social media in numbers (May 2014)

Looking for some social media stats to use for your strategy or in your next presentation? You will find what you need in the list below. See on socialmediaslant.com

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