October 6, 2008 – 10:43 am
From The Money Meltdown: “After much digging, I still couldn’t find a site that clearly and concisely pointed me to good information on our financial crisis. So I’ve attempted to make one. My hope is to provide a good starting point for folks who want to get up to speed on the crisis. I’ve scoured [...]
From Boston.com’s Exxon Mobil 2Q profit sets US record, shares fall: “Exxon Mobil Corp. reported second-quarter earnings of $11.68 billion Thursday, the biggest profit from operations ever by any U.S. corporation…Revenue rose 40 percent to $138.1 billion from $98.4 billion in the year-earlier quarter…Setting U.S. profit records has become commonplace for Irving-based Exxon Mobil. The [...]
February 8, 2008 – 04:08 pm
From NY Times’ Scanning Your Money to the Bank: “Soon you will be able to deposit checks by scanning them at home and sending them electronically to your bank. No need to visit a branch or even an ATM. This is possible because of the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, passed in 2003, [...]
January 8, 2008 – 06:20 pm
From Get Rich Slowly’s 8 Ways to Take Control of Your Finances in 2008: “The new year is a time for goals and resolutions. If one of your goals in 2008 is to take control of your money instead of letting it keep control of you, this crash course in financial basics can help guide [...]
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