More Money Tuesday roundup: Your $8 billion profit & economic optimism
March 30, 2010: 1:01 PM ETPersonal finance from around the Web:
- On Thursday the House cut Sallie Mae and other private lenders out of the federal student loan business; on Friday, Sallie Mae's shares hit a 52-week high. How did that happen? Here are some theories. [Student Lending Analytics Blog]
- Seventy-seven percent of working Americans have less than $100,000 in savings and investments. Twenty-seven percent have less than $1,000. [AllFinancialMatters]
- Who says the bank bailout has been all bad for taxpayers? It looks as if we'll make $8 billion off of our Citigroup investment. [Ezra Klein]
- More confidence in the economy, less saving, and more spending; Have Americans lost our way (or just found our way back to our old habits)? [EconomPic]
- Our long-lost buddy, Vacation, has returned. Spending on travel has increased 23% over last year. See how your vacation spending compares to that of your peers. [MintLife]
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