A new site www.LearnVest.com: Learn, Earn, Invest just launched to help young women take control of their finances. The chic site helps recent grads learn how to maximize employee benefits to keeping their online presence professional and clean. LearnVest and Reebok have joined together to launch a financial boot camp to run January 4 to [...]
Despite the passage of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (“Credit CARD Act”), there are still fee traps out there waiting to snare you. 1) Banks Can Still Charge Whatever They Want There’s nothing in the law that caps interest rates or fees. There’s no reason to believe that these fee amounts won’t [...]
Here’s the response I got from United re: my trip to see my mother that was a nightmare– thanks to absolutely horrible customer service from both United and USAir. (The details of trip are below) But I have to say, as I hear experts debate how these recent terror threats will impact the bottom line [...]
Johnson & Johnson is expanding a voluntary recall of Tylenol Arthritis Caplets due to consumer reports of a moldy smell that can cause nausea and stomach pain. According to a statement on the Food and Drug Administration Web site, the New Brunswick, N.J., company is now recalling all product lots of the Arthritis Pain Caplet [...]
As part of its commitment to protecting the safety of children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that RC2 Corp., of Oak Brook, Ill., has agreed to pay a $1.25 million civil penalty for allegedly violating the federal lead paint ban. The penalty settlement, which has been provisionally accepted by the Commission, [...]
Chat rooms such as Priuschat.com dedicated to Toyota’s fuel-efficient hybrid are peppered with concerns raised by owners of the third-generation Prius, which was launched for the 2010 model year. At least 33 complaints alleging safety problems with the ’10 Prius, most often involving braking issues have been filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s [...]
CNBC reveals 10 of the “Unhappiest States in America.” Pennsylvania and Delaware are not in the running, but Jersey has placed in the number five spot and New York City takes the lead. As it turns out, some of the highest income states are among the unhappiest, according to a recent study by economists Andrew [...]
After a year that saw the departure of high-end gardening chain Smith & Hawken and jeweler Bailey Banks & Biddle and plunging sales at luxury stores, value will remain “in” for 2010. And holiday sales might not brighten things: The National Retail Federation predicts retail sales this holiday season will drop 1%, though the Associated [...]
Colleges are rapidly adding new majors and minors in green studies, and students are filling them fast. Nationwide, more than 100 majors, minors or certificates were created this year in energy and sustainability-focused programs at colleges big and small, says the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. That’s up from just three [...]
Sarah Needleman from The Wall Street Journal offers valuable advice on how to utilize the holiday season to score you a job. Besides, “your bills aren’t taking a break,” says Jeffrey Garber, founder and chief executive officer of 360Jobinterview.com Inc., a virtual career-coaching company made up of more than 300 human-resources executives. “Make this week [...]
