Friday, January 11, 2008

Bank gloom overshadows prospect of lower rates (Reuters)



Reuters - Further interest rate cuts may be in the
offing and money market rates may be easing but news from the
world's major banks on Friday gave no indication that the
global credit crisis is abating.

Thursday, January 10, 2008

'Iron My Shirt' protesters were pro-Hillary plants



Nick Gemelli, born at least a decade after "iron my shirts" was an anti-women’s rights slogan, was later spotted with a Hillary for President sticker on his laptop's carrying case. Gonzales, the other "sexist," was later spotted wearing a Hillary For President button. The "sexist" outburst is partly credited with swaying women to Hillary in NH.

2007: Safest Year to Fly Since 1963



Last year saw the least number of accidents in decades; 965 people died.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Town may pay seniors to work off taxes



A New York town is pushing a program that would let seniors work part-time, for $7 an hour, to help pay off some of their property taxes.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Cars You'd Never Think Were Overpriced



Don't overpay for that car. Learn which cars are overpriced and how to save.

Crush Time in the City ... Grapes, That Is



Forget the vineyard vistas -- this new wine country is right down the street.

Violence may have cost Kenyan economy a billion dollars: ministry (AFP)



Two men clear a house which was burnt and looted in a tea plantation in western Kenya. Nationwide violence since a disputed presidential poll may have cost the Kenyan economy close to a billion dollars, the finance ministry said Tuesday(AFP/Jose Cendon)AFP - Nationwide violence since a disputed presidential poll may have cost the Kenyan economy close to a billion dollars, the finance ministry said Tuesday.