In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche
What is even more worrisome is that the number of bank repossessions, or REOS, increased by 49% between February and March 2015, RealtyTrac reported. The bank repossession rate hit a 17-month high and rose to a rate that was 25% higher than for March 2014. These statistics indicate that the foreclosure crisis has returned with a vengeance, folks.
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This could indicate that traditional banking might no longer be a viable business because of the alternatives available. Things could soon get worse because PayPal is about to get spun off from eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) and transformed into an independent financial services company that will compete directly with banks.
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My take is that Ford would be a very good buy and hold play right now. It has a strong brand, great dividends and a good return on equity.
Read MoreWe now have a glut of oil, and there’s a very good chance we’ll have a glut of water in a few decades after we implement all the new technology.
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Operating a bank would also allow Kroger to interphase directly with apps like Apple Pay, Google Wallet and Venmo and avoid the fees charged by the financial services industry. That alone might be enough to entice Kroger into banking.
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It looks as if the purveyors of digital wallets are going to have to do a lot of old fashioned marketing if they want to get the public to accept their products. That might give Current C an advantage in the digital wallet wars because some of the companies behind it, such as Kroger, are very good at marketing.
Read MoreGoogle has established a subsidiary called Google Compare Auto Insurance Inc. Google has established relationships with existing insurers, including
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The median home prices indicate something else that we could be seeing: real estate deflation.
Read MoreJPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) reported that one million of its account holders are now using Apple Pay at its Investor Day on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. That means one million customers of one of the nation’s largest banks are using an alternative to traditional banks. Bank consumer behavior is changing faster than we thought.
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The most interesting thing about the Bolt is its basic design: it can seat five, it has a lot of cargo space and the hatchback will make it is easy to load and unload. From that description, it sounds as if the Bolt is the first vehicle designed specifically for ride and car sharing.
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