by Data Age | May 15, 2014 | Business, Industry, News
China’s tight credit environment has fostered some interesting financial innovation. In some cities, stacks of wool can be traded for an apartment. Amid this desperate demand for capital even pawnshops, a traditional lending channel, are changing how they operate....
by Data Age | May 15, 2014 | Industry, News
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It is one of the toughest decisions families can make: trusting someone enough to care for loved ones inside their homes. There are systems in place intended to add security and peace of mind to those choices. However, a 41 Action News...
by Data Age | May 15, 2014 | Industry, News
SARASOTA, FL. – A Sarasota pawnbroker’s license is being revoked following an investigation by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office. Jim Smith, owner of Jim’s Pawn, 6526 B, South Tamiami Trail was notified by the Florida Department of Agriculture and...
by Data Age | May 15, 2014 | Business, Education, General Merchandise, Gold & Jewelry, Industry, News
We’ve been focusing in on the shorter term charts for the precious metal complex for some time now which is important but we also need to keep a very close eye on the bigger picture as that over rides the shorter term charts. You really have to know the big picture...
by Data Age | May 15, 2014 | Firearms, Industry, News
A $20,000 reward is being offered to find the person responsible for burglarizing a northeast Georgia pawn shop and making off with firearms. Investigators believe that a church van stolen from Atlanta was used in a smash-and-grab burglary at Gene’s Pawn Shop in...
by Data Age | May 15, 2014 | Gold & Jewelry, Industry, News
The thought struck Steven Zaretsky during a party two years ago, when he looked over at his wife and the 7.35-carat, pear-shaped diamond hanging on a thin chain around her neck. It had been a gift from her father to her mother, and later, to her. What was it insured...
