A Historically Good Time To Take Out Loan
This is the best time to borrow money in recorded history. That’s right: Interest rates are lower today than they were when FDR or Napoleon or Henry VIII or Genghis Khan or Charlemagne or Julius Caesar or Alexander the Great or even Hammurabi were around. Or, if you want to put a year on it, lower than at any time since the ancient Sumerians made the first loans, payable in either silver or grain, back in 3000 B.C. That, at least, is...
Convenience Driving Food Delivery Mania
Delivery is hot right now, with Taco Bell announcing Wednesday it’s bringing tacos, burritos and other Mexican-inspired fare to the doorsteps of customers in some 200 locations around the United States. The fast-food chain is the latest addition to an already long list of quick-service giants that offer delivery — including Starbucks, Chipotle, McDonald’s and Dunkin’ Donuts. And it underscores an increasingly apparent truth about what...