How financial reform will work
Almost two years after the near collapse of the U.S. financial system, a sweeping reform package has finally been signed into law. Now the real work begins.
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Facebook's Trashy Future Revealed by Target's Selling of Credit Gift Cards
Facebook made another big step toward world domination today, by tying up a deal with Target to put gift card versions of its Credits on sale. Yep, retail meets e-tail. Virtual currency made plastic. The cards, which go on sale on Sunday, Sept. 5, are available in three sizes: $15, $25, and $50--although the lowest increment is exclusive to Target. Which says a lot about Target customers. And ...
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43rd House candidates have different ideas for social service funding mess
After months of bad news, something good happened at the Community Crisis Center in Elgin last week. "We've gotten payments from the state and we are paid through May. Of course, very soon they'll owe us for June, July and August. But it's been very helpful," said Gretchen Vapnar, the domestic violence shelter's executive director.
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Illinois Bond Rating Costs Taxpayers $500 Million
Photo of the Illinois Capitol by Jeremy Farmer Photog. You know how certain credit cards have the interest rate tied to your credit report, so if your credit score goes down, your interest rate gets jacked up on credit purchases going forward, even if you've made all your payments for that card on time? The current Illinois bond situation is kind of like that. According to a new report from the ...
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Bad lending led to Sth Canterbury's downfall - Key
South Canterbury Finance got itself into trouble by lending money to people who couldn't pay it back and on assets that have no value, with many of the loans now bonfire material, Prime Minister John Key said today.The Government...
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