International News> Britain gets debt warning – S&P lowers outlook to negative (Jamaica Gleaner)

Britain faces the unsettling possibility of seeing its debt rating downgraded, after credit ratings firm Standard and Poor’s said Thursday it has revised the country’s outlook to negative from stable.

N.Z. Dollar Gains as S&P Raises Debt Outlook; Australia’s Rises (Bloomberg)

May 28 (Bloomberg) — New Zealand’s dollar advanced, reversing a decline, after Standard & Poor’s raised the outlook on the country’s sovereign debt rating to stable from negative. Australia’s currency strengthened.

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Let College Students Get Into Debt – The Atlantic Business Channel

But why on earth don’t we want college students to take on debt? Part of the issue here is good old horizontal fairness. What, so our country’s 18-year-olds can fight and die and vote, but can’t even declare personal bankruptcy or …

Personal Finance Ratios: Savings-to-Income, Debt-to-Income, and …

You’re still so young that you could just be out of school for a few years, and at that time it’s mostly up to how much student loan debt you racked up. Most important might be your ability to live under your means, and that you’re …

Credit Suisse's Mountain of Debt: Loaning to Western ski resorts …

Creidt Suisse lost hundreds of millions of dollars loaning money to Western ski resorts that then went bankrupt, including Lake Las Vegas, Tamarack, and Promontory Club.

Britain’s debt outlook lowered to negative (San Francisco Chronicle)

Britain faces the unsettling possibility of seeing its debt rating downgraded, after credit ratings firm Standard & Poor’s said Thursday it has revised the country’s outlook to negative from stable. Though the ratings agency reaffirmed the country’s long-term… Related: Standard & Poor – Credit rating agency – CreditRating – Bond credit rating – Business

Gleaner Editors’ Forum – Come clean about debt burden, analysts urge Government (Jamaica Gleaner)

LOCAL FINANCIAL experts have agreed that there is an urgent need for the Government to come clean about the country’s indebtedness. While the official debt figure is $1.2 trillion, the financial experts, who spoke at a recent Gleaner Editors’ Forum, agreed the contingent liabilities need to be determined and added to the equation before any credible programme can be implemented to deal with the …

Weighing the Options With Credit Card Debt (New York Times)

Many consumers are feeling the weight of credit card debt. Understanding strategies for dealing with it is important.