NBC PHILADELPHIA In the midst of disaster and devastation, there are individuals who are using the oil spill in Gulf Coast as an opportunity to get paid while helping to resolve the situation. Although the oil spill has hurt a number of individuals and small businesses finically, it now has created multiple job opportunities ranging [...]
View more news videos at: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/video. When is it okay to drop collision and comprehension so you can save money on your car insurance? NBC10 Consumer Reporter Tracy Davidson has a quick formula to help you answer that question.
USA TODAY Homebuyers would get an extra three months to complete their purchases and qualify for a generous tax credit under a bill overwhelmingly passed by the House on Tuesday. Under current law, homebuyers who signed purchase agreements by April 30 have until Wednesday to close on the sale to qualify for tax credits of [...]
Sony (SNE) announced that it is recalling 535,000 of its laptops which are sold under the Vaio brand. According to a number of media reports the recall is because a temperature-control defect that could cause excessive heat and distort the shape of the portable PCs. The Wall Street Journal writes that “The recall affects some [...]
USA TODAY: Verizon Wireless will start selling Apple‘s iPhone next year, ending AT&T’s U.S. exclusive on the phone, say two people familiar with the plans. The device will be available to customers in January, according to the people, who declined to be named because the information isn’t public. Natalie Kerris, an Apple spokeswoman, and Jeffrey [...]
Needing to tap new revenue streams, a lot of media companies are in the unenviable position of trying to convince users to start paying for something they’re used to getting for free. As it rolls out its long-expected premium service, online video site Hulu is addressing this problem by expanding its breadth of offerings. It’s [...]
NBC10 Consumer Reporter Tracy Davidson talks about the topic and how to sign up for July’s free Get a Job event here at the NBC10 studios.
If someone calls you claiming your computer has a virus, don’t believe them. NBC10 Consumer Reporter Tracy Davidson tells you more about one of the latest scams thugs are using to get to your money and personal information.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has disrupted a long-running online scam that allowed offshore fraudsters to steal millions of dollars from U.S. consumers — often by taking just pennies at a time. The scam, which had been run for about four years, according to the FTC, provides a case lesson in how many of the [...]
Companies are starting to hire again, but many are turning their backs on older job seekers. Statistics from the Labor Department show the employment outlook is improving for most workers. The unemployment rate for those in the 25 to 54-year-old age group has fallen from a record high of 9.2% in October to 8.7% in [...]
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