Thomson Reuters Credit spread is the difference between yields with the same maturities and varying quality. The credit spread has widened over recent weeks. A widening credit spread is the “biggest risk” to the stock market, according to one analyst. Tightening credit conditions could mean bad news for the stock market. The credit spread, which […]
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How to unblock a toilet in SECONDS with a 70p household item – and avoid paying a plumber
Toilet blockages are a pain – but a plumbing expert has provided a cheap and effective solution to the common problem. Speaking about how to unblock a toilet, he revealed the issue can be tackled without forking out cash. You can remove the blockage simply by using a cheap item lying around your house. That item […]
Travel insurance: You could be paying 18 times more for insurance with these providers
DAVID SEAR Many add-on travel insurance policies are ‘not fit for purpose’ A recent investigation by Which? Travel has raised questions over whether add-on travel insurance policies are value for money and fit for purpose. It revealed that holidaymakers who buy add-on travel insurance at the same time as buying flights or holidays online can […]
4 reasons I won’t be paying for my kid’s college education
China Photos/Getty Images College costs are steep and rising, and there are several compelling arguments for declining to foot the bill for your child’s education. It can help your child to understand the value of money and build a healthy relationship with it early on. There are ways to encourage a college education without paying […]
Smartsheet fought a legal battle to hire this ex-Amazon exec — and now it’s paying him almost $1 million more than the CEO (AMZN)
LinkedIn/Gene Farrell On Monday, cloud-based project management software company Smartsheet filed to go public. The filing revealed that it paid exec Gene Farrell almost $ 2.7 million in 2017 — that’s 70% more than CEO Mark Mader’s total compensation package of $ 1.9 million. Farrell is an ex-Amazon Web Services vice president who came out […]
The high paying job Meghan Markle could have had before Prince Harry engagement revealed
Meghan Markle, 36, is the very successful American woman who will be marrying into the British Royal Family in a few months time. She has starred as Rachel Zane on legal drama Suits, and according to reports amassed a personal net worth of £5 million. The actress also has a keen interest in charity work, […]
Cheap flights: Avoid paying Air Passenger Duty with THIS handy trick
Securing cheap holiday deals can be a nightmare with the average cost of a summer abroad seemingly costing more year on year. Finding a cheap hotel deal is more likely but this is then overlooked by skyrocket flight prices. It was recently revealed that the best way to secure flight deals was to book at […]
Rolls Royce Is Paying a Huge Price for the 787 Engine Problem
Rolls Royce Is Paying a Huge Price for the 787 Engine Problem Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This […]
How digitisation is paying for DBS
MOST banks gush about digital technology, fearing all the while that some born-digital usurper, large or small, will do to them what Amazon has done to retailers, Uber to taxi-drivers and Airbnb to hoteliers. Some have reorganised themselves to become nimbler, copying startups by forming small teams to generate, test, reject and improve ideas at […]
'Moment of humility’: 21 Red Cross workers sacked or resigned over paying for sex
Twenty-one workers at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have been fired or quit their roles over sexual misconduct in the past three years, the organization has announced. In a Friday statement, ICRC Director-General Yves Daccord wrote that the organization has identified 21 staff members “who were either dismissed for paying for sexual […]
