Complaints soar at US airlines

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...

Amazons Unveils 'TextBuyIt'

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...

Renewable Energy Engineering Degrees Becoming Available

"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...

Asian shares head for worst quarter in over 5 years

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...

Gossip Web site denies wrongdoing

"Gossip Web site denies wrongdoing"

Life Lock ID-Theft Prevention Firm Target of Fraud Suit

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...

Hold The Recession Hysteria

"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...

Kuwait: Sheik Dissolves Parliament

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...

Bush Gang Cuts Down Sheriff of Wall Street

"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...

Crack-down on children's junk food ads

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...

U.S. economy losses 63,000 jobs in February

"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...

Senate Votes For Safer Products

" 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 Pays Florida $2.5M

" 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...

Drug ads to get more FDA Scrutiny

" 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...

Valentine's Day economics

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...

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