Tag: 2016

December 27, 2016

In the year 2016, as in past years, there were the familiar or continuing stories including reinsurers still wishing and hoping for a hardening market; property/casualty insurance carriers reporting financial results dampened by catastrophes, auto losses, and interest rates; and […]

May 19, 2016

With so many credit card options out there, it can be hard to find the perfect one for your spending habits. But if you’relooking for a new credit card, start by comparing the best credit card offers of 2016 that […]

January 15, 2016

National banks are still struggling to shed their collective image as fee-heavy, profit-hungry machines. Despite this reputation, however, national brick-and-mortar banks offer numerous products and services that consumers are still happy to use. Ubiquitous branches and ATMs, interest-bearing accounts and state-of-the-art […]

January 8, 2016

Two Federal Reserve policymakers gave different outlooks of the U.S. economy Thursday in speeches addressing rising interest rates. Richmond Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Lacker said the Federal Reserve might need to raise interest rates more than four times this year. […]

January 8, 2016

Look at the most popular New Year’s resolutions. In addition to spending time with family, living life to the fullest, and getting healthy, people want to stop being broke. It’s understandable — and also one of the most frequently broken resolutions. […]

January 7, 2016

The risk of a US recession over a two- to three-year horizon has “increased materially,” according to JPMorgan strategists led by Bruce Kasman. In a note titled “Is it safe?” published in late December, the strategists said that 2016 is […]

January 7, 2016

Here’s the simple truth: Your low credit score is costing you a fortune. Folks with the best credit get the best terms when it comes to mortgages, car loans and credit cards. They get the lowest interest rates and the […]

December 31, 2015

PREDICTIONS are hard, especially about the future, goes the adage. They may be hardest in digital technology, where the next big thing can come out of nowhere. Even so, market-research firms, big and small, stick their necks out at the […]

December 31, 2015

Further tightening from the Federal Reserve could put more pressure on the U.S. economy next year, Peter Boockvar, chief market analyst at The Lindsey Group, said Wednesday. “The Fed only has to move a little bit to have a broader […]

December 28, 2015

Craig Columbus of Tower Square Investment Management said Monday that the worst-performing sector in 2015 will be profitable next year. “We are now at peak energy pessimism. If you look at commodity bear-market cycles, they typically last 20 years, but […]

December 22, 2015

America’s rich have a sober outlook on the U.S. economy headed into 2016, with more millionaires assuming another year with a flat S&P 500 index leading to a lower personal rate of return and a majority belief among millionaires that […]

December 18, 2015

With 2016 fast approaching, our attention is focused on identifying and assessing the trends that will shape the year ahead. Here are five trends to watch, based on insights drawn from Dun & Bradstreet’s commercial database of over 240 million […]