“ The House of Representatives and Senate are considering a credit card “bill of rights” that would limit the ability of credit card companies to raise interest rates on existing balances and require greater disclosure of terms.
April 19, 2009
April 12, 2009
“ Bank of America Corp., American Express Co. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. helped drive a gauge of 80 financial companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a 9.4 percent advance. Wells Fargo surged 20 percent after reporting record first-quarter profit. Lincoln National Corp. and Principal Financial Group Inc. jumped at least 37 percent as the Treasury considered bailouts for life insurers.
March 29, 2009
“ The chief executive officer of General Motors has resigned following a request from the Obama administration, a White House official told ABC News.
March 26, 2009
“ Best Buy Co. shares leaped Thursday morning, as investors cheered a rosier-than-expected forecast by the nation’s largest electronics retailer even after it posted 23% drop in its quarterly profit.
March 25, 2009
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Wait … that’s what condoms are for
How can circumcision prevent STDs? In at least three ways:
* When the foreskin is removed, the skin covering the head of the penis becomes tougher. That may protect against “microtears” during sex that can provide a point of entry for germs.
* The mucosal lining of the foreskin may allow germs to penetrate to underlying skin cells.
* After sex, the foreskin may prolong the time that tender skin is exposed to germs.
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Sounds bad for US…
As if the dollar didn’t have enough problems, Timothy Geithner took China’s bait yesterday and said he was “quite open” to its suggestion this week to displace the greenback with an “international reserve currency.”
“ U.S. officials have warned North Korea against going ahead with what it says will be the launch of an experimental space satellite early next month.
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This sucks…
A veteran test pilot was killed Wednesday when an F-22 Raptor, an Air Force fighter plane designed to provide “air dominance” with its missiles and cannons, crashed in the high desert outside Edwards Air Force Base.
March 21, 2009
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