Monthly Archives: August 2010

Installment loans for people with bad credit

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Motive Industries Kestrel car: a Canadian cannabis marvel

Photo of weeds in a car door.Motive Industries of Alberta plans to introduce Canada's first bio-composite electric car: the Kestrel cannabis car; a car made of hemp...

Record-low interest rates fatten banks, hinder saving, investing

a banker counting profits from credit card interest rates and penalty feesThe Fed's interest rate policy is boosting profits at bailed out banks at the expense of savers, investors, pensions and endowments. READ ON

Former GM financial wing Ally may have its own IPO

NYSE on Wall StreetAlly Financial Inc, formerly GMAC, is starting to post profits again. General Motors' former finance wing may have an IPO of it's own soon.

The world is almost out of helium – be very afraid

A bunch of mylar helium balloons shaped like popular children's characters like Sponge Bob Squarepants and Dora the Explorer.The world is almost out of helium, and it will take billions of years to make more. Why is this a big deal? READ ON, and stop wasting…

10 most popular cars to steal in the U.S.

Cadillac EscaladeThe Insurance Institute for Highway Safety just released its list of the most commonly stolen cars. The Escalade topped the list yet again.

Race to the Top winners get $4.35 billion for school reform

"I am here for the learning revolution" are the words expressed dynamically in this award-winning poster. A hand is raised to the sky, and it grasps a computer mouse in triumph.The second wave of "Race to the Top" winners has been announced. Nine states and Washington, D.C., won grant money to improve their schools…

U.S. existing home sales data does not look optimistic

Death ValleyThe Commerce Department has just released U.S. housing data for July. The figures released do not paint a rosy picture of the housing market.

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AIG pays back some of its emergency loans used for bonuses

AIG TowerAIG has been the poster child for the wasteful impression many had of corporate bailouts. However, AIG just paid back $4 billion to The Fed...

Salmonella egg recall expanding; Congress launches investigation

eggs on a conveyor at an egg production facilityThe egg recall list has reached half a billion eggs, and Congress is investigating egg producers involved in a nationwide salmonella outbreak.

Last round of new credit card rules limit late payment fees

a credit card swipe at the registerThe final new credit card rules enacted Sunday protect credit card users from excessive late fees and unreasonable interest rate increases.

Study suggests giving R-rating to films that depict smoking

A still of Jean-Paul Belmondo from the film "À bout de souffle."Smoking in movies is under fire from the Centers for Disease Control. Its recent study calls for an R rating for films that show smoking...

Proposed Apple patent seeks to lock up jailbroken iPhones

A jailbroken iPhone.Apple is pushing for approval of a patent that would enable it to lock down any legally jailbroken iPhone. Apple says it's for your own good…

Fatah: Exerting genuine effort for peace

Protestors associted with the Israel-Palestine war.In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the two groups will need to work together to attain peace and avoid a resolution by force. READ MORE...

Keeping up with the Joneses now means getting debt relief

Rime of the Ancient MarinerKeeping up with the Joneses now means paying off things you have rather than getting flashy new things, as consumer debt levels have fallen.

Big costs result when patient re-admission is required

Hospital BedMedicare patients are bouncing back into hospitals in big numbers, says the New England Journal of Medicine. It's bad for the health care system.