"I was walking by the lengthy iPhone line outside the Apple Store in Soho on Sunday when I heard someone call out: “Turn in your old iPhone and get the new one free!” I turned around and saw a bearded guy handing...
The admirer of fidel castro's cuba and anti-globalist dealing with oil-supply problems."Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez touted a pact delivering fuel to Caribbean nations and loosened the financing terms to aid...
First you go to the war, a noble sense of duty on defense of our Country, then you get old, retires, and now you can't go to the doctor. What kind of budget administration is that? " With a veto-proof margin, the Senate passed legislation Wednesday blocking a Bush...
In a ridiculous story which comes at a time when everyone is feeling the pinch of rising food costs, a wholesaler in the UK has been banned from selling a consignment of kiwi fruits because EU laws have declared that...
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" Now we have Amlak Finance’s Easy Start mortgage which offers lower payments over the first four years of a home loan with increased payments from year five. On a Dhs1 million loan this cuts payments from Dhs9,500 on the normal finance rate of 7.75 per cent to Dhs6,458,...
"NOVEMBER 14, 2006 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - Backed by findings of a new report, the Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC) said "merchants get nothing" out of programs that constitute nearly half of the $30.7 billion in credit and debit card interchange fees that Visa and MasterCard...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIt is certainly distressing to find out financial misappropriations of Casino Funds by Chiefs of First Nations Casinos. Who would have imagined First Nations...
"(CBS/AP) The Federal Reserve and other regulators initiated steps Friday to end "unfair and deceptive" credit card industry practices assailing consumers who are already struggling to cope in a bad economy.The...
More bad news for the US subprime crisis. It may not be a total shock that the number of US home forclosures increased in the first quarter, but the number is truly staggering."U.S. foreclosure filings more thandoubled in the first quarter as payments rose for...
"The corruption probe which led to the arrest of Birmingham City executives Karren Brady and David Sullivan is focused on payments to a football agent and two players, the club revealed today."
Developing story..."Millions of people in Pakistan's largest city have been without electricity, following a power outage.
Pakistan's state-run utility said it had cut supplies to Karachi because the city's power...
The decision, which follows a quarter percentage point cut by the Monetary Policy Committee last month, will come as a blow to homeowners struggling with higher mortgage payments and businesses dependent on consumer spending.
Michael Jackson's been in the news twice this week for money woes. First it was the March 19 auction date set for his Neverland ranch, and now he stands to lose a Los Angeles home used by his family.Maybe Billy...
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New Details for Recipients of Social Security,
Veterans Benefits
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service released additional information today about the upcoming economic stimulus payments in a specially designed section for taxpayers on IRS.gov.
The new...
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WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today advised taxpayers that in most cases they will not have to do anything extra this year to get the economic stimulus payments beginning in May.
“If you are eligible for a payment, all you have to do is file a 2007 tax...