From left, Rachael Hille, Nicole Mott, Michael Fluegemann, LaQuisha Davis and Rebecca Lawton each earned $1,000 scholarships from the Plymouth Community Chamber of Commerce. The group is pictured at the Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth during the Showcase Taste of Plymouth on Monday. Credit John McKay Five students from Plymouth will have a...
Fairfield County Commissioner Mike Kiger said now is the time to make a temporary sales tax increase enacted in 2010 permanent. “I was one of the ones who voted to make it temporary before because I wanted to see how economic conditions would roll out,” he said Tuesday. “We’ve had a $2.2 million cut...
The slow economy hasn’t hindered travel plans for most families. Family travelers take an average of 4.5 trips each year, according to the U.S. Travel Association. Savvy families are able to travel and build lasting memories by making trips more affordable with the help of simple money-saving solutions. Here are five money-saving travel tips...
Burlington County has gangs in almost every town? Wha-a? It’s true, said Sgt. John Zell of the Burlington County Sheriff’s Office, an expert on gangbangers. The county has Crips, Bloods and Latin Kings. It has the “$MM” (Sex, Money, Murder) gang, which has black and white members. Generally, gangs are involved in illegal drug...
Washington, Jan 24 (ANI): US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney rakes in more money in a single day than an average American earns over the course of a year, his recently released tax records show. Bowing to political pressure, the former Massachusetts governor, released his two most recent tax records on Tuesday, which showed...
Just as Iran’s President Ahmadinejad visited Havana and dismissed capitalism as in decay, Cubans are warming to an increasingly free market on the island. Ten years ago, family-run paladar restaurants were the (shrinking) bastion of cuentapropismo in Cuba: tiny, over-regulated oases of creativity and the-customer-knows-best level service. More than one government official, Havanatur van,...
A few months ago iSuppli did a teardown of the Kindle Fire and surmised that the tablet costs about $202 to make, which is $3 more than the company charges consumers. Ever since then everyone has dutifully repeated the meme that Amazon is selling the Fire at a loss. Except: they’re not. First, there’s...
Ike McLeese has some advice for the four Republican presidential candidates seeking votes in the South Carolina primary on Jan. 21: Spend less time assailing each other and more time explaining how they’re going to help the state’s defense business. “I would like to hear some intelligent discussions about how they would approach that...
New Zealand — New Zealand police raided several homes and businesses linked to the founder of Megaupload.com, a giant file-sharing site shut down by U.S. authorities, on Friday and seized guns, millions of dollars, and nearly $5 million in luxury cars, officials said. Police arrested founder Kim Dotcom and three Megaupload employees on U.S....
TransCanada Corp. may lag other energy infrastructure companies as it seeks new growth prospects to restore investor confidence after President Barack Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL oil-sands crude pipeline. The $7 billion project had the potential to add $10 a share to TransCanada’s stock price in 2012 and continue the transformation of the...
Private equity: It’s an arcane phrase, for sure. But it’s the force behind household names like Dunkin’ Donuts, MGM Studios, Burger King and J. Crew. And now it’s at the heart of a political controversy. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has faced repeated questions about his record as former head of private equity firm...
Q. What is your opinion on reverse mortgages for senior homeowners? Susan Marie Davniero, Lindenhurst, N.Y. A. A reverse mortgage enables you to withdraw some of the equity in your home. It is just one of many vehicles available to seniors to supplement their social security, meet unexpected medical expenses, make home improvements, and...
Both of the gift shops at the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) are losing money, despite the 2 million people who visit them every year. The Architect of the Capitol’s office (AoC), which oversees the shops, won’t say how much they lose. An annual report from the office showed the shops had $3 million in...
So far, Super PACs have spent $26 million to support and oppose candidates for president, $6 million of that in South Carolina, where voters will cast ballots on Saturday. But no one in South Carolina or anywhere else will know who donated that money before Saturday. That’s because federal election rules don’t require the...
For many people, gap years are one of the best experiences of their life. They provide the opportunity to travel, see the world, experience other cultures and – depending on the program – help people in a less fortunate position. Gap years can make a huge difference to people, inspiring them to change the...
Spending, Billing Issues Cause Problems Doctors may be experts at treating patients. But when it comes to running their own businesses, many are making rookie mistakes. And that’s driving many private practices doctors to the brink. Physicians are poor businesspeople, because they “tend to be so engrossed in the medical part,” said Dr. Jeffrey...
The centre-back is understood to have accepted a loan from the club’s officials for an extension on his house and Venky’s would want it back if he is to leave Ewood Park in January Blackburn are believed to have reacted angrily to Christopher Samba’s transfer request, demanding he pays back money he owes the...
As the world of commerce converges on mobile devices, Dan McCann wants to get his cut. The founding chief executive of NetSecure Payments Inc. explained to Financial Post technology reporter Jameson Berkow how his company’s technology allows millions of previously cash-only small businesses to accept credit card payments. While his Kudos smartphone accessory is...
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I know a couple who has 12 bank accounts. Each one is designated for a specific purpose. The main checking account is for daily expenses. There is one for boat maintenance, another for house maintenance and improvements, one for car maintenance and insurance, and so on. Deductions are made from their paychecks and go...
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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s pledge of a $1 billion job-creation fund for Buffalo raises a simple question: Big or small? One school of thought is to use the fund to attract one or two “game-changer” corporations. Another idea is to spend the money — grants, tax breaks and other forms of incentives — on...
Wendy Jasson da Costa and Ndumiso Mbanjwa As the ANC gears up for its elective conference in Mangaung at the end of the year, secretary-general Gwede Mantashe has called on branches to save the country from corruption and for them to open debate on the leadership issue. Speaking at the party’s centenary celebrations at...
Rick Santorum is brash and blunt — and proudly so — but it’s a trait that will make it easy for Democrats to use his own words against him if he becomes the Republican presidential nominee. Far from apologetic, Santorum takes an “I-am-who-I-am” attitude. Lately, though, as he tries to emerge as the conservative...
Newt Gingrich blames them for his downfall. They’ve spent twice as much money on ads in South Carolina than the candidates have themselves. And they’re not going anywhere. Super PACs – given the superlative for their ability to raise unlimited amounts of money and spend as much as they want – have become an...
In mailboxes across South Carolina in 2007, likely Republican voters received a Christmas card signed by “The Romney Family” with a quotation from a 19th century Mormon leader suggesting God had several wives. Mitt Romney’s campaign, just a few weeks away from the 2008 presidential primary in a state where evangelicals look skeptically on...
Q: I have a five-year CD maturing in March at 5.25%. Is there any way I can get the same rate in the present low-interest environment? A: These days, there are no savings vehicles or investments that offer the safety of a CD with yields around 5%. The average five-year CD has a yield...
China’s money-market rate rose the most in three months on speculation cash demand will increase before the Lunar New Year holiday. The seven-day repurchase rate, which measures interbank funding availability, also climbed as swaps traders reined in expectations for interest-rate cuts in the world’s second- largest economy. The central bank added a net 73...
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This week is one of the most aggravating times for cash-strapped students who dish out big bucks for textbooks, but for the first time Western Michigan University is offering the option to rent books directly from bookstore shelves this semester. Despite the university’s efforts to help, many students interviewed at the bookstore Tuesday said...
