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Budget airline Zoom collapsesBy David Browne LONDON (eTN) - Budget airline Zoom has collapsed with its planes grounded in Scotland and Canada. Zoom is the latest airline to suffer under the pressure of high fuel costs.

The San Jose Mercury News has a story up that tells of rising crime in the City of Vallejo after 25 of its 150 officers have retired or left for other law enforcement agencies over the past year, and at least 18 more are in the process of applying for jobs elsewhere as well.

Bills IQ test for financial health 20.08.08 Okay, I took the Bills IQ test to check my IQ at bills! At least that was how Bills.com tell me. And mind you, I got 79%, not a bad IQ nor near perfect. After the test, I looked into what might the site can help me regarding my financial status and how I handle my finances, as I am quite not good at it.

A furious husband found out that his wife had charged over $60,000 on their credit cards and they weren’t in a position to repay them. I could practically see the steam coming out of his ears and the shame on her face as they sat in my conference room discussing bankruptcy.

U.S. Headed Toward Bankruptcy, Says Top Budget Committee Republican By Terence P. Jeffrey The ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee said the U.S. government is headed toward bankruptcy if it stays on its current fiscal course.

Imagine the next time you join a discussion about Credit Card Debt. When you start sharing the fascinating Credit Card Debt facts below, your friends will be absolutely amazed. In the world of credit cards, credit debt is all too common. Debt from credit cards can be very stressful, and lead to a very crippling situation.

Most public employees automatically receive a three to five percent "step" increase each year. The raises we hear discussed in the limited public releases about these negotiations are increases on top of these basic increases -- the so called COLA or cost of living adjustment.

Taxpayers in Contra Costa (and around the world) are closely watching the implosion of the City of Vallejo into bankruptcy and wonder at potential outcomes. This week Vallejo asked judges to void four contracts with unionized public employees. A hearing is set for July 23.

Last week was downright bizarre, wasn’t it? In political news, the long-awaited end of the Democratic presidential primary so thoroughly dominated absolutely everything that it seemed as if there wasn’t much else happening. You have to feel for John McCain, trying to make his voice heard about the media frenzy fray surrounding that Democratic primary.

Last week was downright bizarre, wasn’t it? In political news, the long-awaited end of the Democratic presidential primary so thoroughly dominated absolutely everything that it seemed as if there wasn’t much else happening.