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Receive Flying Blue Silver Elite status with the Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard! + MORE May 1st
Update: Brim has yet to update their landing page. Per the terms and conditions of the offer that were sent to us any applications submitted after 9am ET on May 1 should be eligible for this offer A great new welcome bonus has been released for the Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard! When you [&#.... More »
Earn 10x miles when you shop online at select retailers via the Aeroplan eStore from June 29 to July 5 + MORE Jun 29th
It's time to earn extra miles again for your online shopping! This time Aeroplan is providing 10x the miles when you shop online with specific retailers on specific days. Those days and retailers are as follows:If you do have any shopping in mind with the above retailers make you shop via the eStore.... More »
OFFER EXTENDED: Earn up to 60,000 bonus Flying Blue miles on the Air France KLM World Elite MasterCard Nov 18th
The up to 60,000 Flying Blue Miles offer on the Air France KLM World Elite MasterCard has been extended once again and is now available until December 18! This card was unique in that when it first launched it did not feature bonus miles but rather bonus points towards elite status. This was done to.... More »
July 4 Update: WestJet's Race for Rewards opened up to Teal members, RBC Cathay Pacific Visa sign up bonus increased to 35,000 Asia Miles & more Jul 4th
WestJet has expanded their Race for Rewards promotion to include base Teal members now. If you are a Teal member the bonuses are the same as those for Silver members. This offer will allow Teal members to earn up to 450 Bonus WestJet Dollars + additional benefits when you fly on WestJet . For more.... More »
30% Transfer Bonus for RBC Rewards (Avion only) to British Airways Executive Club is back + MORE Nov 15th
Some of you asked when this bonus would return and we guessed it would be today and it was! We are happy to let you know the much loved transfer bonus from RBC Rewards to British Airways Executive Club is back. Once again the bad news is the bonus is lower just like we saw last May, only 30%.... More »
Employers running credit checks on job applicants must tread carefully
– creditcards.com
The screening tool is increasingly seen as unfair by state legislatures, though they may make sense in some cases
These three investing legends are warning of another market crash
– canadianbusiness.com
From left: Stanley Druckenmiller, Jeremy Grantham and A. Gary Shilling. (Neilson Barnard/Getty; Steve Mack/Getty; Scott Eells/Bloomberg/Getty)The outcome of the Brexit referendum clearly demonstrated the inherent volatility and fragility of global markets. What many people are missing, however, is that the financial impact of this largely political event comes nowhere close to the financial magnitude of events that led up to January 2016, a month we may look back on as a canary in a global economic coal mine.
U.S. equity markets lost over $1 trillion of value in January. In dollar terms it was the worst January in history. In percentage terms it was the eighth worst. What precipitated this violent and historic decline, and does it signal a future event of much greater magnitude?
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Recent concerns over global economic growth and credit quality in China certainly played a role in January’s decline…
Infographic: The face of senior card debt
– creditcards.com
Medical bills take up most of the debt of the seinor citizen community, while credit card debt is a close second
