Personal Finance and Investing

Minister Advises Citizens To Prepare

BERMUDA – According to the National Weather Service, Hurricane Igor is an unusually large hurricane with wind force extending outwards up to 105 miles per hour (165 km) from the center and tropical storm force winds extending outward up to 345 miles (555 km). Tropical storm conditions are expected in Bermuda by late Saturday with hurricane conditions arriving on Sunday.

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Saudi Arabia Airlines urged to rescue stranded tourists

Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry urges Saudi Arabia Airlines to assist more than 4,000 Saudis stranded in Egypt.

Arab News reports that the tourists are stuck because they cannot find seats on Saudia or EgyptAir.

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Every day, the news about the economy seems to be getting worse and people across the world are concerned that they will be personally affected by the changes. In many cases, they already are when you consider how the cost of living has gone up, gas prices that seem to have no ceiling and continued natural disasters that threaten the stability of many areas.

There are many ways to stay financially solvent in bad economic times, and although it may not be easy for some, it can be done.

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Dear Credit Karma,

We have a credit card with a balance of $13,000.00. We are only making minimum payments, but we are trying to settle with the credit card company to only pay half. How much it will it hurt our credit score? We both have a 760 credit score.

From, Alejandra

First off, it’s great that you are trying to figure out how to pay off your credit card balance beyond paying the minimum. J

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