Tag: credit
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Florida’s risky real-estate game is protected by a billion-dollar insurance industry — but that could soon change
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter dodging the worst of Hurricane Irma, Florida’s coastal real estate boom shows no signs of slowing. In Miami and nearby waterfront cities, a survey of local records show that more than 90 luxury high-rise apartment blocks are under construction or have been completed since 2015, increasingly financed by overseas investors looking for “safe” opportunities…
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World Bank – This Company is Making Credit Available To 3 Billion People
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]orld Bank – Three billion people globally cannot obtain a credit card, according to the World Bank. 38 percent of the world’s population does not have a bank account. The world’s eight richest billionaires control the same wealth as the poorest half of the globe’s population. No matter your age, gender, language or nation, credit…
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Chinese billionaire living at Sherry-Netherland seeks asylum in US
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] Chinese billionaire who’s accused powerful officials and businessmen of corruption from his self-imposed exile at the Sherry-Netherland is seeking asylum in the U.S. (The penthouse at the Sherry-Netherland hotel and Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui – Credit: Twitter) Guo Wengui — also known as Miles Kwok — has been holed up in his swanky co-op…
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Emily Blunt and John Krasinski to sell BK townhouse for $8M
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ovie stars Emily Blunt and John Krasinski will be listing their townhouse at 586 4th Street in Park Slope for $8 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. (Photo credit: Evan Joseph and Getty) They only bought the place in December 2015 for $6 million, so they haven’t owned it long, but comparing the listing photos before…
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PayPal launches its first cash back credit card to boost PayPal usage in stores
PayPal is today launching a new credit card, the PayPal Cashback Mastercard – its first card to offer shoppers direct cash back on purchases, instead of points that vary by category. The card, introduced in partnership with Synchrony Financial, will offer 2 percent back on purchases, with no annual fee, no minimum redemption amount, no…