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Beware of Using Your Credit Card Internationally
Posted on 28. Jan, 2009 by Jason Guthrie.
I’ve been working in India for the past 3 weeks and have learned a few things about using a credit card in a foreign country. The last time I was in a foreign country was over 6 years ago but was there for so long that I opened a local bank account and was able [...]
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What Does the Nation’s Top Accountant Think About the Current Economy?
Posted on 23. Nov, 2008 by Jason Guthrie.
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How Your Small Businesses Can Survive a Recession
Posted on 17. Nov, 2008 by Jason Guthrie.
Being in the Silicon Valley during the current economic crisis has been interesting. It has been especially insightful to compare the “Dot Com” crash 8 years ago to the current crisis and to see how the crashes have effected businesses differently.
I was surprised to realize that many businesses, especially in the tech sector, learned [...]
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Is Your Bank Account Safe?
Posted on 28. Sep, 2008 by Jason Guthrie.
I’ve been getting a number of emails lately from readers concerned about their personal bank accounts in the wake of this month’s financial crisis. The truth is a number of fairly large banks have failed and the trend is likely to continue over the coming weeks. People have already begun to speculate, for [...]
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Is Big Oil To Blame For Big Gas Prices?
Posted on 31. Jul, 2008 by Jason Guthrie.
As you may have heard Exxon Mobile released the financial results from the second quarter. The Company broke its own record for the largest quarterly earnings ever booked by a corporation – $138 billion of revenues for net income of $11.68 billion. That turns out to be about $1,486 each second of every [...]
