Headline News Archive

2010

March

11

• Insurers test health plans that stress patient choice. Workers at a Portland, Ore., steel mill soon will be able to pick a new type of insurance that offers free care for some illnesses,…

• Compromise would shield payday lenders, pawnbrokers. Payday lenders, pawnbrokers, car dealers and other companies that make loans but do not hold bank charters would be shielded from the scrutiny of a…

• Employers to shift more health-care costs. Most big employers plan to shift a larger share of health-care costs to their workers next year, according to a survey to be released Thursday.…

10

• Consumer bill gives exemption on payday loans. Senator Bob Corker, the Tennessee Republican who is playing a crucial role in bipartisan negotiations over financial regulation, pressed to remove a provision from draft…

09

• Pennsylvania helps jobless homeowners. The jobless may not be getting much help from President Obama's loan modification program, but those in Pennsylvania have another place to turn. The Pennsylvania…

• Runaway Prius hits 90 mph before stopping. The driver of a Toyota Prius who called 911 on Monday to report his accelerator was stuck finally got the car stopped after about 20…

• Target puts coupons on customers' cellphones. Using your cellphone during checkout at Target could soon earn you discounts. Starting Wednesday, the giant retailer will allow customers to take advantage of special…

• Toyota counters claim of electronic acceleration glitch. Embattled Japanese auto giant Toyota launched a broad counter-attack on Monday aimed at refuting research that suggests electronics may be at the heart of runaway…

08

• Payday lenders giving advances on unemployment checks. The payday loan industry has found a new and lucrative source of business: the unemployed. Payday lenders, which typically provide workers with cash advances on…

• Working from home might be the new calling in sick. Jeremy Lesniak owns a small Web design firm in Randolph, Vt. He has 10 employees and hundreds of clients. Sick isn't an option. "I have…

• Program will pay homeowners to sell at a loss. In an effort to end the foreclosure crisis, the Obama administration has been trying to keep defaulting owners in their homes. Now it will take…

• How would health care overhaul help young people?. Like most Americans, Dominic Ouellette, an uninsured 23-year-old waiter in Washington, likely would be required to have health coverage under the legislation being debated in…

• Prenuptial agreements: Unromantic, but important. Let's face it: The afterglow of that Valentine's Day proposal often begins to dim as discussions of wedding details get started. The happy couples face…

• More temp workers are becoming permanent. A growing number of businesses are converting temporary workers to permanent hires, heralding a warming job market. "It's definitely on the rise," says Rob Wilson,…

07

• Fed proposes rule to limit credit card fees. n the latest move to overhaul consumer banking practices, the Federal Reserve unveiled a preliminary rule last week to address pesky credit card fees such…

• Time to prepare your will. If you're rich, the best estate planning advice would be to die quickly. If you're not, the best advice is to either review or rewrite…

• The blog storm over recalls. In the past few days, we've seen product recalls for more than 1.5 million General Motors and Nissan automobiles for, respectively, faulty power steering and…

• Reform bill likely to lose key investor protection. When financial reform legislation finally lands on the Senate floor, a provision that advocates call the single most important item for Main Street investors will…

06

• Developers' private transfer fees. How about this for a new and ingenious real estate money machine? Every time a house sells during the next 99 years, 1 percent of…

• Voting your shares may actually start to matter. What would happen if all the small investors banded together and cast their ballots during proxy season, the time of year when all shareholders get…

04

• Renters beware of rent increase after signing the lease (Chinese). 移民、打拚數年，林姓年輕夫妻決定自行創業，在阿罕布拉市的Main大街上發現有間店面出租，華裔群集，是理想的營業地點，每月租金不到2000元，趕緊與房東聯繫。 房東表示，打算數月內將這間店面售出，但保證雙方簽訂的租約，不受業主易人的影響。林姓夫妻欣然與房東簽約，並開始申請營業許可、裝潢店面。

• Downgrade of financial protection agency threatens overhaul plan. The move this week to downgrade a proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency to lure bipartisan support instead appears to be undermining the Obama administration's effort…

• How cybercriminals invade social networks. "Hey Alice, look at the pics I took of us last weekend at the picnic. Bob". That Facebook message, sent last fall between co-workers at…

• Overdraft fee limits won't cripple banks. A new rule limiting banks' ability to charge controversial overdraft fees isn't likely to cripple the industry's profitability, new research says. The research — to…

• FreeCreditReport.com isn't free. Beginning April 1, when you go online to view your federally mandated free annual credit reports, you'll get exactly what you came for. Hopefully. The…