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Madoff Auction to Sell Rolexes, Fur Coats…and $80 Boogie Boards
Business Pundit —
Authority: 657
Image: Motifake This Saturday, you can help avenge some of Bernie Madoff’s victims by purchasing his personal stuff at a government auction. The auction, which will take place in New York, will sell roughly 200 items for an estimated minimum value of $500,000. Proceeds will go towards repaying Madoff victims. ...23 hours ago -
Barclays profits fall by a fifth
Recording —
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Barclays sees its nine-month profits decline 19% after being hit by £6.2bn of charges to cover bad debts.1 day ago -
Make Money At Home
Free Internet Marketing Information —
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Read this whole article and I will give you a Make money at home idea. Do you want to get up whenever you want? Do you want to start working whenever you want? Do you want to have a break whenever you want?? I think we are all aware of the benefits working from home brings us. Now let?s see what the idea is about. Do ...1 day ago -
But It’s Still A Bloodsucking Parasite
BrianKaneOnline —
Authority: 133
As I’m sure you know, the House of Representatives very narrowly passed the Democratic health care reform bill in a late-night session on Saturday. The House bill did manage to include the so-called public option and doing away with pre-existing condition exclusions, but otherwise is very little more than what ...1 day ago -
“Japanese speakers only” Kyoto exclusionary hotel stands by its rules, says it’s doing nothing unlawful
debito.org —
Authority: 133
As is my wont, I dont like to leave exclusionary business practices alone. Even if that means letter writing and cajoling people to cease a bad habit. What gets me is when even cajoling doesnt work, and the cajoled turns uncharacteristically rude towards a paying customer. Then I get mad.Background: Last October, ...1 day ago -
Maclaren Strollers Recalled After Hinges Cut Off Fingertips
Business Pundit —
Authority: 657
British stroller manufacturer Maclaren has announced a recall of 1 million umbrella strollers. The hinges on the sides of the strollers can trap children’s fingers when parents are opening or closing the umbrella. The New York Daily News reports : All Maclaren strollers sold since 1999 are included in the ...2 days ago -
Our Bandit Leather Crafters & Terry Savanich
The Bull Speaks! —
Authority: 112
NOTICE: This is a re-print of a post I made in August 2009 concerning those listed in the title. At the time of the blog failure there were some thirteen(13) comments, mostly from former & current customers of Terry Savanich. I’m sorry to say that all the comments were lost. Including those listing the links ...3 days ago -
Schottenfeld, Incremental Capital, Ropes & Gray Employees Charged with Insider Trading
Business Pundit —
Authority: 657
Image source The Department of Justice today charged 14 individuals with involvement in insider trading. These include current and ex-employees at the hedge fund Galleon Group, the proprietary trading companies Schottenfeld Group and Incremental Capital, and the law firm Ropes & Gray. The Wall Street ...5 days ago -
"Fast Cash is Bunch of BS" Says Waiting 123 Lump Sum Customer
Structured Settlements 4Real: What's Real in the Structured Settlements, Settlement Planning, Settlement Consulting and Litigation Recovery Management Space? —
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Reader Christina Storey writes "My husband is currently waiting funding from 123 Lump Sum. We started this process over a year ago. It finally went to court on Sept.2009. We got the approval and now almost 2 months later still not funded yet. Yeah their slogan fast cash yeah okay thats a bunch of bs. Anyone going ...6 days ago -
Casino Denies Man $166 Million Jackpot
Business Pundit —
Authority: 657
Image: Wikimedia Commons Ouch. The Miami New Times has more on the casino that denied the man the winnings stated on the machine: On Sunday, a gambler at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Tampa was playing a $4 slot machine when its bells started ringing and an enormous figure began flashing on its jackpot ...6 days ago -
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Leak: Government Wants ISPs to Deny Service to Some Users
Business Pundit —
Authority: 657
Cory Doctorow posted this frightening bit after looking over a leaked copyright treaty called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA): Obama’s administration refused to disclose (the full text) due to “national security” concerns. It’s bad. It says: * That ISPs have to proactively police ...6 days ago -
An HSBC Bank Error Cost Me $105 and a Headache
Fabulous Financials —
Authority: 410
About a week ago, I scheduled an online transfer to move $1,400 from my checking account to my HSBC savings account. A few days later, HSBC pulled $1,400 from my checking account…TWO TIMES!! During one of my random, daily reviews of my bank accounts, I noticed a big fat, red, NEGATIVE number. *eyes stretched* ...1 week ago -
The Block Takes 2 Steps Forward & 1 Step Back
Orange County Metblogs —
Authority: 121
Well, it looks like The Block @ Orange is really classing the place up with this coveted retailer moving into the old Hilo Hattie store in the center of the mall. This huge retail space is perfect for retailers such as H&M or perhaps Barnes & Nobel but the prevailing wisdom at Mills Management seems to be ...1 week ago -
Motherf*ing Toddlers on a Motherf*ing Plane
Teeny Manolo —
Authority: 516
Well, you would think we were talking about snakes by the way people are reacting to the fact that a supposedly unruly 2 year old and his mother were kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight. Southwest has since apologized , but it hasn’t changed the way people feel about it. Here are some letter writers on the ...1 week ago -
Sorry, Cramer…We Will Not Bow Down
Business Pundit —
Authority: 657
This is a post that Wall St. Cheat Sheet Editor-in-Chief Damien Hoffman wrote. He let us post it here, too. We hope you’ll find it as entertaining and relevant as we did. After having time to reflect on Jim Cramer’s email to me (see below) , I keep recalling the scene in the movie 300 where the ...1 week ago -
Beef Recall Affects 8 East Coast States
Business Pundit —
Authority: 657
Image of E. coli bacterium found here . Asheville, NY-based Fairbank Farms is recalling nearly 546,000 pounds of ground beef because of a suspected E. coli contamination. The recall affects Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The following ...1 week ago -
A Cash Only Trial for Life Without Credit Cards
Fabulous Financials —
Authority: 410
Congress recently passed the Credit CARD Act of 2009 to protect consumers from unfair credit card practices. Here’s a good summary of the Credit CARD Act in laymen terms. However, banks are scrambling for ways to protect themselves before the law becomes effective. As a result, there are unintended ...1 week ago -
Credit Card Reform Has Changed the Game
Fabulous Financials —
Authority: 410
Congress recently passed the Credit CARD Act of 2009 to protect consumers from unfair credit card practices. Here’s a good summary of the Credit CARD Act in laymen terms. However, banks are scrambling for ways to protect themselves before the law becomes effective. As a result, there are unintended ...1 week ago -
Mainichi: Chinese trainees file complaint with labor bureau over 350 yen per hour overtime
debito.org —
Authority: 133
Mainichi: According to the complaint and other sources, the [Chinese "Trainee"] women each worked as many as 209 overtime hours per month, and about 2,000 hours per year. The 350-400 yen per hour the women claim they were paid for that overtime falls short of Nagasaki Prefectures minimum wage of 629 yen per hour, and ...1 week ago -
Pregnant in the Time of Swine Flu
Teeny Manolo —
Authority: 516
Yes, I know it’s supposed to be called H1N1, but that just does not have the same ring to it, does it? I’ve tried to stay relatively calm, though it’s a little hard when there are headlines screaming at you that “PREGNANT WOMEN AMONG HIGHEST MORTALITY RATES DUE TO SWINE FLU” and the like. At first, I ...1 week ago
