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Democratic Leaders Urge Changes in Kansas Unemployment Law

Topeka – State Democratic leaders are urging changes in state unemployment law. The changes make the state eligible for $23 million of federal recovery funds. Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley says last month’s unemployment rate of 6.4 percent was the highest in two decades. But he says three to four million jobs could be saved or...

Fast cash ads on the rise

TV and Internet ads promising fast cash for almost no work have been around forever. They also seem to be on the rise as the economy is on the decline. Are they scams or legitimate? Sean Cole reports. BOB MOON: So, it’s way past midnight. You can’t sleep. I always raid the fridge first then pad out to the living room to see...

Shanty Creek Resort, Sencond Annual Chef’s Challenge

Looking for a way to heat up your springtime in Northern Michigan? Look no further than the Springtime Splendor Week at the 2nd Annual Chef’s Challenge at Shanty Creek. What could be more fun than a food fight? A little healthy competition in celebration of the greatest food and food talent that Michigan has to offer? The finest Chef teams from...

BB&T (BBT) PriceWatch Alert For 5/1/2009

BB&T (NYSE: BBT) closed yesterday at $23.34. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $12.90 and 52-week high of $45.31. The proprietary Key Risk Ranking for BBT has declined from a 3 KEY Moderate Relative Risk to a 2 KEY Considerable Relative Risk. This Key Ranking is determined daily and is a measure of the relative risk for an optimal...

Official: Chrysler to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Chrysler Finally Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection The White House just announced that the third largest American automaker, Chrysler, will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and enter an alliance with Fiat SpA (BIT:F). The bankruptcy case, which is expected to be quick and “surgical”, will take place in the United...

31 Cent Scoop Night at Baskin-Robbins, in honor of firefighters

Baskin-Robbins 31 Cent Scoop NightBaskin-Robbins, known for its “31 flavors,” is dropping per-scoop prices to 31 cents tonight in honor of future and current firefighters. The scoop discount runs today only from 5 to 10 p.m. at select stores and proceeds from the 31 Cent Scoop Night sales will go toward a $100,000 donation to the...

Bank of America Shareholders Meeting Live-Blogging

Bank of America Shareholders Meeting Live-Blogging – Sadly we didn’t make the trip down to Charlotte but this guy is providing live updates, and of course anyone present (Lewis) is free to keep us abreast of the situation (same goes for those of...

Current by Discover Prepaid Debit Card for Teens with Parental Controls

The Current by Discover Card is a prepaid credit card for teenagers that allows parents to set a budget and monitor their teenager’s spending. Parents can easily add funds to the Current by Discover prepaid card for free, plus parents can set spending limits and restrict unwanted shopping categories from teenagers. Teenagers get a safe way to...

Have you experienced the “Credit Card Cooldown?”

In part one of the series “The Credit Card Cooldown,” we learn about how good credit card customers are getting some very bad customer service. Holly found out a little too late that even though she paid her credit card bill on the right day, it now had to be in before 4 p.m. “They charged me a late fee, I had finance fees, and...

Discover Card 5% Cash Back for Home Improvement (April-June) – Discover Card

For those of you who use Discover Card, just a quick reminder that Discover offers 5% back on home improvement purchases from April – July. To sign up, just login to your discover account, browse to the my rewards section, and follow the instructions. Note that you must sign up before you make home improvement purchases as the 5% cashback is...

Discover Card The Discover Credit Card Sucks!

How the Discover Credit Card People are trying to screw me Thinking about getting a Discover Credit Card? Think you might like to have a Discover Card? There are a lot of credit cards out there and there’s a big difference from company to company as to how they treat you. When considering issues involving consumer credit, revolving credit,...

Mega Millions Lottery Drawing Results For Tuesday April 28th

Mega Millions winning numbers Tuesday night’s Mega Millions Lottery drawing has gone off and the results are being tallied. With $181 million on the line, players from all across the nation are anxiously waiting to see the winning numbers in the hopes that they might be the multi-million dollar winner. According to lottery officials, there...

Medco Health Solutions Jobs and Career Opportunities

eLearning Instructional Technologist Medco Health Solutions, Inc. is a leading health care company serving the needs of more than 60 million people. Medco, the world’s most advanced…… Location: NV – Las Vegas Date Posted: 4/25/2009 eLearning Instructional Technologist Medco Health Solutions, Inc. is a leading health...

Medcohealth Solutions (MHS) PriceWatch Alert Targets 9.48% Downside Protection

Medcohealth Solutions (NYSE: MHS) closed yesterday at $43.24. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $29.80 and 52-week high of $52.00. Medcohealth Solutions stock has been showing support around 41.95 and resistance in the 44.33 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bullish and S&P gives MHS a positive 4 STAR (out of 5) buy rating....

Virginia Employment Commission opens new office in Bedford

The Virginia Employment Commission opened an Unemployment Express office Monday in Bedford. The VEC’s express offices are designed to ease the process for filing unemployment claims through “an abbreviated service model.” Claimants can apply for benefits in person, apply online or use available phones to call the VEC Customer...