Mortgage debt is good debt, so long as the interest payments are tax deductible.
In addition, multinationals have good enough debt ratings for them to raise money to compete with incumbents.
While central government finances and household debt are in good shape, corporate debt is a worry among inefficient state-owned enterprises.
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Fresh developments coming out of the European Union debt crisis early this week include good demand for a German debt auction and a meeting Monday of EU officials on the crisis.
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Rolling Jubilee chose Louisville as its second target because it got a good deal on overdue debt.
This drop in credit card debt is good for consumers and issuers.
For example, believing that driving the country into default on its debt is good for all may be false, but it is not delusional.
The good news is that debt problems aren't a dead-end street.
These deals can generate good returns for the debt providers.
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Until America and Europe own up to the true magnitude of the problem and sort bad debt from good to get toxic liabilities off financial-industry balance sheets, no amount of talking or stimulus will mend the global downturn, he warns.
Spanish sovereign debt might be a good bet because its yield is 6% and the spread over German debt is over 4%.
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Still, there's enough good news that GM can at least start putting some nickels toward settling its debt and building a little good will with taxpayers and consumers.
Investors are better off finding companies with solid fundamentals, low debt, and good cash flows, almost as if investing in equities.
Of course, if the debt deal looks good, then gold could suffer.
Diminishing equity value across the broadcasting and publishing industries means they will not return without a good deal more dilution and debt restructuring.
Indeed, further spending cuts now, while the going is good, would reduce the debt even more, while also cooling the economies a bit.
It can be argued that the precious metals may have backed off anyway, even without the seeming progress on debt issues and good corporate earnings reports.
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We likely could layer on yet more debt in a good cause, but it would be insane to do so for the half-baked mess we were served last night.
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And Greece is one of Europe's most fettered economies, where politicians have piled up debt even in good times and treated the state as a source of pillage and patronage.
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So we will see asset classes that will have very good runs (commodities, high-yield debt, currencies like the New Zealand dollar) only to lose a good deal of those gains in a short period.
This time around fearful consumers are already head over heels in debt, wiser regarding the temporary illusion of good times financed by borrowing, and determined to pay down debt and save rather than spend.
We are free of debt, have a good wage bill and will give it a good crack.
First, dry up the market for government debt, an unqualified good in our age of trillion-dollar deficits.
It is critical that your student knows about budgeting money, staying out of debt and building a good credit score.
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With its strong tourism and financial services sector, the archipelago has relatively low unemployment, a good growth rate and low government debt.
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