Program Offers Free Admission At Eastern Michigan - Detroit News high school and transfer students can apply for admission at eastern michigan university free of charge saturday during emu's explore eastern program and enter a drawing to win free tuition. the program runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the emu student ... www.detnews.com
Quick Bits: Fat Times For Google, Lean Ones For Credit Thieves in so many ways, google does not operate in the same universe the rest of us do. the atmosphere in its world is so infused with money from the company’s unique advertising model that normal rules of physics don’t apply in the way we are used to. bits.blogs.nytimes.com
The Plastic Trap - Businessweek by john tozzi it was the 31% interest rate that forced james and heather hills to rethink their approach to startup capital. the couple had tried to get a bank loan to launch their elgin (ill.) company, mhn internet marketing & public relations, in ... www.businessweek.com
Carmakers Fire Up Rebates On 2009 Models - Cnn Money usually, carmakers wait a while before issuing big rebates on a new model. but, with sales plummeting, they're already offering hefty incentives on some 2009 model year cars. we asked carsdirect.com auto pricing blogger armaan almeida to help us find ... money.cnn.com
Business News: Credit Crunch Slams Sales Of Pools the credit crisis, which has made loans more difficult to obtain, has had a dramatic effect on the sale of pools around the country, putting companies out of business and leaving others scrambling to diversify. www.courierpostonline.com
Industry Stands To Benefit Immediately From Research And Development Tax Credit Extension the association supports the emergency economic stabilization act 2008, which extends the r&d tax credit to december 31, 2009. this allows businesses to apply for a dollar for dollar reduction of tax for qualified activities and also increases the alternative simplified credit (asc) to 14% in 2009. however, ipc says that if tax credits were assured, then businesses could extend long-range plans ... news.thomasnet.com
Bb&t Chief Blames Crisis On Government - Charlotte Business Journal bb&t corp. chief executive john allison is calling for short-term fixes and long-term reforms to address the financial crisis. addressing a gathering of the winston-salem chamber of commerce friday morning, allison said the initial efforts of the ... charlotte.bizjournals.com
Fraud Risk 'rises' During Crunch - Bbc News the typical fraudster tends to be a male, middle manager, aged between 35 and 55, working in the finance department and having been with the company for many years, kpmg said. fraud is on the rise, with the value of fraud losses topping £1bn in ... news.bbc.co.uk
Aussies Tightening Belts On Debt, Research Shows australians’ eagerness for debt has waned with fewer than one in 10 considering to apply for extra credit over the next year, the nation’s largest credit bureau says. veda advantage chief executive r www.thewest.com.au
Taylor University Student's Credit Hours Will Transfer fort wayne, ind. (indiana’s newscenter) – undergraduate students attending taylor university fort wayne can transfer their credit hours to surrounding universities. www.indianasnewscenter.com
Fitch Ratings Affirms Waste Management Ratings - Cnbc chicago - fitch ratings affirmed waste management inc.'s ratings after the nation's largest garbage hauler withdrew its $6.73 billion bid to acquire smaller rival republic services inc. fitch said monday the ratings apply to about $5 billion in ... www.cnbc.com
Irs Rules Opened Back Door For Illegal Aliens To Enter U.s. Credit ... - Cns News (cnsnews.com) – internal revenue service rules have opened up a back-door through which illegal immigrants can obtain an individual taxpayer information number (itin), which in turn helps them enter the u.s. credit market. the irs uses itins to ... www.cnsnews.com
News australians’ eagerness for debt has waned with fewer than one in 10 considering to apply for extra credit over the next year, the nation’s largest credit bureau says. www.thewest.com.au
The Next Meltdown: Credit-card Debt - Businessweek (page 2 of 2) we are aware of the credit quality of [wamu's] portfolios and will manage risk appropriately." credit-card losses are already taking a bite out of lenders' balance sheets. bank of america, the nation's second-largest issuer behind ... www.businessweek.com
Canadian Banks May Delay Writedowns Under New Rules (update4) - Bloomberg oct. 17 (bloomberg) -- canadian banks and insurers will have more flexibility to delay potential debt writedowns under new accounting rules that bring canada in line with the u.s. and europe. financial stocks soared, led by canadian imperial bank of ... www.bloomberg.com
Roseanne Colletti: Credit Card Combat dangerous word, "charge", whether on the battlefield or on a credit card. confederate general george pickett charged at gettysburg and we all know what... www.huffingtonpost.com
Dow Ends Rocky Week In Black - Wall Street Journal stocks declined friday but held on to solid gains for the week, as investors wondered how badly the economy is ailing, and when it is going to recover. the dow jones industrial average remained volatile friday, swinging in a 563-point range including ... online.wsj.com