Airlines hope credit cards will help bail them out of financial crisis
7 min ago | via The Seattle Times
Who hasn't felt guilty handing a harried flight attendant $20 for a $5 drink, then sat there waiting as he or she runs around the cabin asking other passengers for change? Alaska Airlines' recent decision to ...
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DRPA touts efficiency to sell toll hike plan
7 min ago | via CourierPostOnline
The DRPA is preparing to justify its proposed toll and fare hike to the public this week by demonstrating strong fiscal management, by promising to stick to its mission as a regional transportation authority ...
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Financial crunch hitting seniors
8 min ago | via Columbus Dispatch
Janet and Benjamin Thompson found themselves in the midst of a financial nightmare: an adjustable-rate mortgage about to go up for the second time, credit-card debt and rising medical expenses.
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U.S. taxpayers saddled with another bailout
9 min ago | via CourierPostOnline
We knew it could happen, even though they said it wouldn't. The government is using our money again to haul private companies' hindquarters out of the fire -- this time it's troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae ...
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Flip side of rescue from lending bust: Homes unafforable
9 min ago | via CourierPostOnline
Doug Gylfe still can't afford to buy a home in Torrance, Calif., despite a 23 percent drop in prices.
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