Contributions to "treasure" more popular than investing finance

Only 11% of UK “treasure” assets, which include items such as precious jewellery, fine art, wine, antique furniture, classic cars and precious metals, are held for financial reasons, according to a new report from Barclays.

Use fees for credit cards to the maximum!

For people who use their credit cards primarily for rewards, there's no shortage of good card options. From miles to merchandise to mortgage payments, rewards can take almost any form -- though that doesn't necessarily mean that card issuers will make racking up rewards painless.

China's economy hasn't foreign banks!

Walt Disney (DIS) didn’t have trouble raising money for its $4.4  billion theme park in Shanghai. After it won approval in 2009, a dozen Chinese banks sprang into action, offering $2 billion in loans and promising more. Foreign lenders, limited by the Chinese government in how much they can lend, watched from the sidelines. The size of the deal put it beyond their reach.