Whenever I take a flight it seems like it's more of a chore than a pleasure: delays, lost luggage, poor service... I could go on. It seems like many US passengers agree, based on the rising level of complaints...
created by Rachel Nixon | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 1320 views | 2 recommendations | 11 comments
Talk about shopping on the go. Mobile text purchases could well be the next big thing in consumer buying behaviour."SEATTLE — Amazon.com's brick-and-mortar competitors have yet another reason to fear the Web: a...
"A new career for engineers has appeared in the last three years, and American universities are responding to the call, with several now offering, or plan to offer, students degrees in renewable energy engineering. The Oregon Institute of Technology will be graduating the...
A shaky start to the week as Asian markets wobble on more bad news from America."HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares fell on Monday, heading for their worst quarterly performance in over five years, on persistent concerns about the global credit crunch and the impact of...
created by mtippett | 5 years ago 394 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Life Lock Identity Theft Prevention Firm Target of Fraud SuitYou know the guy who gives everyone his Social Security number on TV? Well seems like the 1 million guarantee has so many loop-holes it is useless...
created by Albert Milliron | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 1422 views | 12 recommendations | 4 comments
"There's a disconnect between what people see around them and what they're told is happening."Isn't it funny how true this is for so many issues? The economy, the war on terror, skyrocketing crime rates, health...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 325 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Conflict continues in the parliament of small gulf nation Kuwait, as the various parties are unable to agree."Kuwait’s emir dissolved Parliament and called for early elections after disputes between the...
created by Dave Keating | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 328 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
"The big news story of the past week was that New York Governor Eliot Spitzer had been patronizing prostitutes, and, in the glare of the media spotlight, quickly gave up his office.x40 But evidence points to a...
created by hungeski | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 361 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
It is really shocking to learn that childhood obesity is on the rise, and it is no guess that the majority of the blame can be placed on the never-ending junk food advertisements aimed at children. From the...
created by Amy Judd | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 3745 views | 0 recommendations | 18 comments
"NEW YORK: The U.S. economy shed 63,000 jobs in February, the government said Friday, the fastest falloff in five years and the strongest evidence yet that the country is headed toward - or may already be in - a recession.
The unexpected decline raised expectations that the...
created by Yommie | 5 years ago 387 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
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The Senate yesterday approved the most far-reaching changes to the nation's product safety system in a generation, responding to recalls of millions of lead-laced toys that rattled consumers last year.
Lawmakers still have to resolve key differences between the Senate...
" AT&T Mobility will be the first wireless company in the nation to
“police representations made in internet advertising for cell phone
content.”. The company will also make full restitutions to Florida consumers who were deceptively billed for “free” mobile phone...
created by scbr | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 273 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
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The Food and Drug Administration's current budget for reviewing consumer drug advertisements is larger than in the previous five years combined.
But whether that level of funding will be sustained and continue to come from taxpayers — or will be raised from...
created by comoms | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 312 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
They're saying the average person will spend about 120 bucks on Valentine's Day this year, for a cumulative total of $17 billion. Perhaps it's better to be a non-practicing romantic."Valentine’s Day, the...
created by Rob Peters | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 1611 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments