Headline News Archive
2008
November
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- Web sites wage holiday price wars. As deserted malls and department stores struggle to court cash-short consumers with steep discounts this holiday season, a similar and even more ferocious price war…
- AT&T ordered to pay California customers. AT&T Inc. didn't conspire to fix the rate for long-distance surcharges paid by customers, a Kansas jury said Wednesday, rejecting a $400-million claim against the…
- Health insurance deductibles march higher. Employers are dramatically shifting healthcare costs onto workers, so much so that the average annual deductible for an individual surpassed $1,000 for the first time…
- FHA relaxes rules for homeowners. The Federal Housing Administration yesterday said that after less than two months it is relaxing terms of a program designed to help troubled mortgage borrowers…
- Treasury's Bailouts Are Getting Us Chumped. I usually don't enjoy watching congressional hearings. They are often packed with blustering, long-winded, self-serving speeches that are nap-inducing. But a recent hearing before the…
- Objetivos financieros para mujeres. Como mujer, probablemente vivirás más tiempo, ganarás menos dinero y tendrás acceso más limitado a un seguro de salud que un hombre. Estos tres factores…
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- 10 tips how to prepare for a layoff. The numbers are grim enough to make anyone wince. Last month the unemployment rate in the United States reached 6.5 percent, its highest level in…
- States lend a hand to avoid home foreclosures. States and local governments are stepping up help for residents coping with foreclosures and job losses amid a sinking economy. New assistance efforts range from…
- Automakers say millions of jobs may vanish. When the heads of General Motors (GM), Chrysler and Ford Motor (F) and their major union go to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, they will try…
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- Holiday jobs dry up as economy weakens. This is the time of year when retail jobs are supposed to be as plentiful as holiday cheer, when stores gear up for the Christmas…
- Even debt collectors hit hard times. This should be the best of times for America's debt collectors, since never has a society been so in hock. But ironically, much of the…
- Hackers, phishers can't get away with it. In what is shaping up as a breakthrough year, federal authorities have quietly cracked down on some of the biggest Internet crime rings. Secret Service…
- Forecasters view economy deteriorating rapidly. WASHINGTON — Forecasters' views of the economy are deteriorating rapidly, with economists now expecting job losses to be deeper and last longer and consumers to…
- Americans are trying to save. Spendthrift (spend' thrift') n. a person who spends money carelessly; squanderer. Frugal (froo' gel) adj. not wasteful; not spending freely; thrifty. As economic news has…
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- Downturn drags more consumers into bankruptcy. The economy’s deep troubles are pushing a growing number of already struggling consumers into bankruptcy, often with far more debt than those who filed in…
- Firms cut credit card limits to reduce risk. Cecil Bello has stumbled into a new corner of the credit squeeze. The 32-year-old management consultant has had the limits reduced on three of her…
- What happens if your insurer goes under?. Ever since the problems at the American International Group burst into the consciousness of everyday consumers two months ago, a sort of low-grade fear has…
- Keeping your cash safe. Many depositors feel safer now that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has, at least through 2009, raised insurance limits from $100,000 to $250,000 per individual…
- Closed funds now open to new investors. For more than 25 years, the highly regarded Sequoia Fund was closed to new investors. But this past spring, the mutual fund once again flung…
- Know before you borrow mortgage money. Exotic mortgages, as well as some lenders, are a thing of the past. But the need to borrow to buy a home is very much…
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- Will Obama bring back 'buy downs'?. What will it take to get people off the sidelines to buy houses and help stimulate the economy? How about a mortgage at a 2.99…
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- Lower gas prices don’t make Americans feel rich. Drivers are breathing a sigh of relief as gasoline prices plunge across the country. Gas below $1.50 a gallon has appeared in a few places…
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- Spam trafficer kicked offline. The volume of junk e-mail sent worldwide may have dropped drastically yesterday after a Web-hosting firm, identified by many in the computer security community as…
- Sears brings back layaway. Sears Holdings (SHLD) is bringing layaway back to its namesake stores next week, nearly two decades after it was scrapped, after seeing a strong response…
- Regulators nix credit card debt forgiveness. Federal bank regulators have rejected a request by banks and consumer advocates for a program to let lenders forgive huge portions of credit card debt.…