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Thursday, July 31
Fred Harteis News Articles - Best Part-time Jobs
by
maba
on Thu 31 Jul 2008 09:56 AM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles – Here is a look at some of the best part-time jobs out there.
1. Pharmacy Technician
Average Salary: $12.32/hour (higher pay for weekend shifts and certified technicians)
Job Description: Techs work in hospitals, health care facilities and retail pharmacies helping pharmacists prepare prescriptions for patients.
2. Tax Preparer
Average Salary: $32.21/hour
Job Description: Tax preparers help people and businesses file their annual income taxes. They know what expenses can be deducted and what forms need to be filled according to the law.... more »
Wednesday, July 30
Fred Harteis News Articles - Questions About Money?
by
maba
on Wed 30 Jul 2008 02:32 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles – Here are some questions from Student loans to Stimulus checks.
Credit unions: Safe as a banks
Credit Unions are just as safe a bet as banks are. Instead of the FDIC guarantee, you have the NCUA to back up your accounts up to the same amounts.
The NCUA stands for the National Credit Union Association. According to them, there have been six credit union failures so far this year, but as long as you have $100,000 or less in an individual account or ... more »
Tuesday, July 29
Fred Harteis Economic News- Consumer confidence halts slide; homes keep falling
by
maba
on Tue 29 Jul 2008 03:02 PM EDT
Fred Harteis Economic News - Consumer confidence halted a six-month slide in July, but barely climbed from its lowest level in more than a decade, while home prices continued their record decline in May.
The Conference Board said its overall monthly measure of consumers' mood rose to 51.9 this month -- the first increase since December -- from an upwardly revised 51.0 in June. Last month's reading was the lowest in 16 years.
U.S. home prices plunged 15.8 percent on the year in 20 leading metropolitan areas, accelerating ... more »
Monday, July 28
Harteis Biznet News Articles - Weigh in on proposed credit card laws
by
maba
on Mon 28 Jul 2008 08:42 AM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - Ever find yourself going off on the customer service representative after a particularly steep credit card fee or unexpected rate increase? Well now is your chance to tell those who could ultimately change credit card laws in the United States.
Members of the Federal Reserve Board have proposed rules to protect consumers from unfair credit cards practices like unexpected rate increases and double-cycle billing, among other grievances. And they want to hear from you.
But while consumers are overwhelmingly in favor of the ... more »
Friday, July 25
Fred Harteis Economic News- U.S. retailer Boscov's fights for survival: report
by
maba
on Fri 25 Jul 2008 02:05 PM EDT
Fred Harteis Economic News - U.S. department store chain Boscov's is struggling to keep itself afloat as a drop in consumer spending across the mid-Atlantic region has hammered its sales and drained its cash, The New York Post said.
About half of the major suppliers to the 97-year-old, family-owned chain have halted merchandise shipments for lack of payment, sources told The Post.
Additionally, commercial lenders including CIT Group Inc, GMAC and Milberg have stopped guaranteeing deliveries to Boscov's stores, the paper said citing sources.
Pennsylvania-based Boscov's, which ... more »
Thursday, July 24
Fred Harteis News Articles - Top 25 Things Vanishing From America
by
maba
on Thu 24 Jul 2008 02:56 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - Going, Going, Gone?
The landscape is constantly changing. As culture shifts and new technologies and products are introduced, this is to be expected. But some things are impacted more than others and the once-ubiquitous can even become extinct.
WalletPop takes a look at such things that are quickly disappearing. From honey bees to checks to bowling alleys to incandescent light bulbs, we count down 25 things you may not be able to find for very much longer.
Yellow Pages
This year will be ... more »
Wednesday, July 23
Fred Harteis Economic News -Waiters pick up part of LongHorn's labor costs
by
maba
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:39 PM EDT
Fred Harteis Economic News - With the cost of everything from air conditioning to whipped cream rising, many restaurants have been raising prices. LongHorn Steakhouse is passing on part of the tab to its servers.
After Darden Restaurants Inc. bought LongHorn's parent company for $1.19 billion in October, it instituted what it calls "a more disciplined" tip-sharing plan — a policy servers say is cutting their earnings.
Under the program, waiters must give up a greater percentage of their total sales each shift to hosts and bartenders — ... more »
Tuesday, July 22
Fred Harteis News Articles - Wachovia, other banks post dismal results
by
maba
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:15 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - Wachovia Corp led several large U.S. banks in posting weak second-quarter results on Tuesday, as soaring losses from mortgages and other debt led to large write-downs.
The record loss for Wachovia totaled $8.86 billion. Two Ohio-based regional banks, Fifth Third Bancorp and KeyCorp, also posted losses. Southeast regional banks Regions Financial Corp and SunTrust Banks Inc each said profit fell.
Wachovia and Regions also slashed their dividends, while Wachovia, Fifth Third and KeyCorp incurred charges from their tax treatment of some lease transactions.... more »
Thursday, July 17
Fred Harteis News Articles - Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac shares jump again
by
maba
on Thu 17 Jul 2008 04:00 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - Investors snapped up shares of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae for a second day on Thursday after Freddie pulled off its second successful debt sale following Sunday's announcement of a U.S. rescue plan for the two housing finance companies.
Shares of the two pillars of the U.S. housing market surged 17 percent, adding to equally sharp gains earlier this week, helped by stronger-than-expected earnings at JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N). Freddie was at $7.99 and Fannie at $10.78 in midday trading on the ... more »
Sunday, July 13
Fred Harteis News Articles -Controlling Debt
by
maba
on Sun 13 Jul 2008 06:00 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - Tops Things To Know about Controlling Debt.
1. Americans are loaded with credit card debt.
The average American household with at least one credit card has nearly $9,200 in credit card debt, according to CardWeb.com, and the average interest rate runs in the mid- to high teens at any given time.
2. Some debt is good.
Borrowing for a home or college usually makes good sense. Just make sure you don't borrow more than you can afford to pay back, and ... more »
Friday, July 11
Fred Harteis News Articles - Staying On a Budget
by
maba
on Fri 11 Jul 2008 10:00 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles -Let’s talk money. I don’t know about you but, the way the economy is today more than ever I feel like I am living paycheck to paycheck. Although I am advancing in my career and making more money I am clearing spending more money. Ten years ago things seemed so much simpler. Yes, I was making less money, but I felt like I had more money. Does anyone else feel that way or just me?
Here are some simple “Budget” strategies to help ... more »
Wednesday, July 9
Fred Harteis News Articles - In Interviews, Honesty Is the Best Policy
by
maba
on Wed 09 Jul 2008 10:00 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - It's graduation season, and this means it's time for job hunting. Joining the pool of applicants will be a lot of people who have been downsized, fired, or who found their previous employment to be less than satisfying. Whether you're a newbie or a seasoned veteran of the job search, it's helpful to get advice about the all-important but nerve-wracking experience known as the job interview.
The art of the job interview seems to be mainly about strategy: how to get from point A ... more »
Monday, July 7
Harteis Biznet News Articles - Nursing: the recession-proof job market
by
maba
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 10:33 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - When Heidi Sadowsky quit the finance sector, she abandoned a job market on the verge of collapse for one that may be air-tight: nursing.
"I was never happy in my life in finance," said Sadowsky, 39, a former liaison for institutional investors and money managers at Citibank and Invesco. "I always felt like a square peg in a round hole. I decided I had to get out of this business. I was never cut out for this."
Inspired by the compassion of ... more »
Friday, July 4
Fred Harteis News Articles - Merrill nears deal to sell Bloomberg stake: report
by
maba
on Fri 04 Jul 2008 08:31 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - Merrill Lynch & Co may sell its 20 percent stake in financial news and data provider Bloomberg LP to a blind trust controlled by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, The New York Post reported on Friday.
Details about the terms of a sale remain sketchy, the Post said, and sources warned that a deal could still fall apart.
The sale is part of a broader plan by cash-strapped Merrill to raise about $50 billion through various asset sales, the Post said, citing ... more »
Wednesday, July 2
Harteis Biznet Economic News Articles - Five Surprising Salaries
by
maba
on Wed 02 Jul 2008 11:13 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - Much has been made of people who live beyond their means. When you see a neighbor bring home a fancy new car, you can't help but wonder how she can afford it on her salary. However, you can't assume you know how much she (or anybody) makes unless you've seen her tax returns.
Plenty of people earn surprising paychecks -- some higher and others lower than you expect. For this reason we've put together a list of jobs and their unexpected salaries. It's good ... more »
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