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These days, people are trying to stay away from taking a loan with banks due to the hard times. With that said, banks are showing considerable decline in loans and this can be seen from the previous months where most of them have encountered up to a 20% decline in loan applications. Can you blame consumers?

People today have to be wise. If you are taking out a loan, make sure you can really pay the monthly amortization rather than face foreclosure. If that was the case, it is similar to giving the bank the payment and the property or asset in the long run. So if that is the scenario, why would anyone want to risk taking out a loan?

Surely, banks are not spared from the crisis. And from the looks of it, unless things look up as far as jobs, employment and career is concerned, we cannot discount the fact that people will tighten their belts in the faces of this financial crisis. You just have to live wiser and choose the investments you will be making. Otherwise, you are just digging a deeper hole and adding to your personal survival problems.

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While many of the companies are falling, the long-time loyal investors are pulling out one by one. With that in mind, stock price indexes are falling and everyone is panicking since it is a sign of the worst case scenario that has befallen us from past centuries. Indeed, the stock plunge is disturbing. But on the other hand, if you can spare some cash, try investing in some good stocks that are now available at great bargains.

Now investing in them will not immediately reap dividends. In fact, they should be considered as long-term investments. The financial crisis is upon us but will soon pick up. The only question is when. But if you have spare cash or money in the bank that is just sitting there, why not make a wise investment that you can cash out after some years?

Now this is not gambling. It is following the trend of what goes down will always go up. Time is the only thing that will differ but would not it be nice to see investment in stocks like let us say Microsoft or Sony suddenly skyrocketing more than double once this whole mess gets settled?

Give it much thought. It doesn’t have to be blue chip companies. More or less you know which are the promising companies. Do not be afraid of them falling or filing for Chapter 11 or bankruptcy. If that were the case, they would have done so already by now.

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The financial crisis we are experiencing today is something I liken to biological warfare. For the record, biological warfare is defined as:

A BW weapon may be intended to kill, incapacitate or seriously impede on an individual as well as entire cities or places. It may also be defined as the material or defense against such employment. BW is a military technique that can be used by nation-states or non-national group. In the latter case, or if a nation-state uses it clandestinely, it may also be considered bioterrorism.

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Does it make sense? We are all tied up trying to build business but in the process, we were much too inclined with profit, trying to overwhelm our competitors until they close shop. Through the process, some have succeeded and has brought the world alongside with it.

So is the financial and economic crisis today a form of biological warfare or bioterrorism? It certainly looks close to it. Nations are falling and businesses faltering. What is the main ingredient in it all? Interest and receivables.

Lastly, has anyone wondered what happened to terror reigns? Is this not the great time to strike? Thank God they have not thought of it. Pair it with the crisis we have today and only God knows what man will do!

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The global meltdown continues as stocks continue to dip in the World Market. Actually, all countries are suffering and apparently this is the worst financial crisis that the world has encountered since the last decade.

The financial bailout has been set but from all indications, it seems that it has not done any good. It has helped the banks in need but its impact on the business sectors has really be a rocky ride. And to top it all off, you would think that the bailout plan would have put a halt towards corporate shakeups but why is it that companies today are still seeking new investors or worse, offering their companies for sale?

Notable names have been in the news lately. Among them include AIG and Morgan Chase. Now while they are still standing, you know that a slight tilt can push them overboard. So to avoid the debacle, some are pulling down rates to entice consumer loans. Are they feasible?

If banks cut down interest rates, it can help entice lending growth. But what assurance do we have that such a recourse would pry us away from experiencing the same crisis we are in now? Going deeper, how can we be sure that such a move would not push us towards a worst situation than where we are in right now?

Consumers are getting wiser and basing it on their past experience with financial issues, it is apparent that they are trying to avoid securing loans. It may be a tougher ride towards living normally but it is indeed better than being swarmed with demand letters and subpoenas regarding your debt. So do you really think they would bite the interest rates cut offered by banks all over the world? I think not!

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There is no telling which company or business empire will follow the footsteps of Lehman Brothers and Merril Lynch. While the latter may have been saved by one last ditch effort buyer, there are a couple of names being wooed as the next one to fall. One notable name mentioned was Morgan Stanley, a known figure in the world and that is surely not the last one to be heard.

Rumor has it that Morgan Stanley is now in talks with Chinese businessmen regarding a potential sale of the company. Is the U.S. falling and the Chinamen rising? If any of you were reading the Bible, this may be a prophecy that is being fulfilled.

While the U.S. markets continue to falter, other nations are confident that they can weather this financial crisis storm. Why? It is one of two things:

1. They are trying to keep local investors calm. To get business you have to assure your potential investors that your economy is stable and that you have a contingency plan just in case the decline in the U.S. market falls. Common sense tells us, which person in his right mind would shell out investments in a faltering nation?
2. They have redirected their investments and ties with other tiger nation. Asia is a dark horse in the economic scene. While China has been hit for its unorthodox manner of living and eco-friendly ways, it is apparent that they are the nation in the spotlight. Mention one nation that has not talked to them about tie-ups and you may be surprised.

Europe is consistently quiet. They are not mentioned among the countries undergoing economic stress. The United States is in the limelight and for sure they will be until the year ends.

But the real guess today is who will follow the footsteps of the lending giants? Your guess is as good as mine.

Morgan Stanley, the securities firm forced into merger talks by a plunging stock price, is continuing negotiations after the government announced a bailout plan aimed at stabilizing financial companies, a person close to the bank said.

The firm, led by CEO John Mack, is still discussing a potential deal with Wachovia Corp. and weighing an investment from China Investment Corp., the state-controlled fund that already owns 9.9 percent of Morgan Stanley.

(Source) Houston Chronicle

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