THE government is set to make an announcement before the markets open this morning of a £49bn rescue package, which will in effect mean that the government becomes the majority shareholder in the HBOS group, which...
Continental Airlines announced today they too will be charging customers for their first checked bag. They will charge economy-class domestic flyers $15. "Continental Airlines, falling in line...
United Airlines has just announced they will now DOUBLE its current second-checked baggage fee. It was $25, and as of this Tuesday that will jump to $50. This new fee will affect all travel on or after...
I took them a while, but Frontier Airlines will now charge for a first checked bag. Customers will have to pay $15 starting for travel on or after November 1st. Customers currently get charged...
Checking email, chatting on MSN, twittering (--and posting on NowPublic--) will be made possible on board of Delta Airlines domestic planes by the middle of next year when it installs a Wi-Fi system on its...
Anyone buying a computer or Television in Ontario after april 1st, 2009 will be paying more after a recycling levy goes into effect. It's not an April Fools joke, it's an attempt to offset the processing costs associated with transporting and recycling used electronic goods....
The problem with introducing 'green' initiatives that are based on "opt-in" actions by consumers, is that consumers rarely, if ever, opt-in -- particularly when their 'opting-in' requires paying an additional fee....
United Airlines has become the second airline that will start charging customers $15 for their first checked bag. United was the first carrier that implemented a fee on a second checked bag. The new fee...
BREAKING NEWS June:06-2008 Two days back a friend of mine recieved an email saying this Attention friend I am Johan Anderson Account Credit Officer of SNS Bank International Netherlands . It is with strict confidence and trust that I am contacting you independently of my...
We’ve heard about the airlines charging for a second checked bag, but charging for your only bag??? American Airlines will begin charging customers a $15 fee for their first checked bag starting June 15th. If...
Businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area may have to pay a fee for their emissions of heat-trapping gases. The decision is not made yet, but if it is passed on May 21, it will take effect on June 1."It is believed to...
No sooner had the city approved the NYC congestion charge plan than Democrats on the city council have blocked the effort."Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to charge drivers extra tolls to enter Manhattan's most...
This vote is the first step toward a full "congestion charge" for New York City similiar to the one currently in place in London."he controversial proposal to charge drivers in the busiest parts of Manhattan took a...
In another attempt to grow his fortune, Washington Redskins
Owner Daniel Snyder announces restructuring of how tickets brokered through
StubHub.com will be delivered. According to reports, buyers will no...