Data Breaches Affect Records of 35.7 Million People in 2008
Businesses, governments and educational institutions reported a nearly 50 percent increase in data breaches last year over 2007 ... that steals data blamed for nearly 14 percent of breaches. Many Companies Fail to Report Foley said annual ... and inadvertent posting of personal data online along with other accidental disclosure account for more than 35 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 20:10:52
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Words from the (investment) wise 12.28.08
Investors spent the holiday-shortened Christmas week in an un-merry mood, digesting more gloomy economic data and taking stock of a tumultuous 2008 ... s exuberance), but also still be battling with the implications of the credit crisis for the global economy ... Index (-0.3%), the Reuters/Jeffries CRB Index (-1.6%), West Texas Intermediate crude (-11.0 [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 12:31:33
Tribute MasterCard Review
by Daniel Moskel The Tribute MasterCard is often used to help rebuild a low credit score. It is an unsecured bad credit card ... to how much credit you have that is not being used. There will be an annual fee; however every sub ... your application. To get the most benefit on your credit report from your card you should try [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 08:00:12
DrumBeat: October 27, 2008
At Asian food market, a sign of lost confidence Empty rice shelves encase a fear that has transcended American culture, ... ." break Sri Lanka: Extended credit period from Iran COLOMBO: Petroleum and Petroleum Resources ... have successfully negotiated an extended credit period of full 90 days from Government of Iran. Thailand [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 13:30:05
Fenty and Police Chief Meet with GLOV
Mayor Fenty and Police Chief Lanier met with Chris Farrisand Todd Metrokin, Co-Chairs of GLOV (Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence),along with Sgt ... requiring him to submit an annual hate crimes report to thethe City Council Equally important, the Mayor ... acknowledging and condemning theviolence, although we pressed hard for that. To his credit, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 21:20:00
Tips For Buying New Car
Most people can not plop down the cash to buy a new car outright. That means most of us finance new vehicles ... the finance guys at a dealer claim they have an “official” report that grossly undercuts your credit score ... online, or getting a loan from your bank. That last option is worth a serious look. Most dealers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 05:02:50
Media & Politics
Media & Politics 13-Jan-09 Permanent link to MTA daily media news Our Little Shop of Horrors (by Pat Racimora at No Quarter) ... Credit (The Trail, Washington Post) President-elect Barack Obama will address Senate Democrats ... as negotiations unfold, Obama is expected to drop his least popular proposal, a $3,000 tax credit for companies [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 06:35:02
Are Blacks More Homophobic
Ed. Note: I plan on writing something about black voters, the passage of proposition 8 in California, ... Black Justice Foundation's 2nd Annual Black Church Summit, in which Michael Eric Dyson addresses the question that's been on my mind a lot in as I've been reading stuff online lately: "Why are black [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 04:17:51
Media & Politics
Media & Politics 07-Jan-09 Permanent link to MTA daily media news The Heretik Freedom Rider: Bush Goes Out a Winner (by Margaret Kimberley at the Black Agenda Report) Bush is leaving office in the popularity ... monitoring their sense of understanding. They may in fact be swinging between doubt and closure [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 18:33:23
DrumBeat: December 14, 2008
Global oil supply will peak in 2020, says energy agency Global oil production will peak much earlier than expected amid a collapse in petroleum investment due to the credit crunch, one of the world's foremost experts has revealed. Fatih Birol, chief economist to the International Energy Agency, told the Guardian that conventional crude [more...]
Date: 2008-12-14 14:06:53
I’ve Become a Victim of the Credit Crunch
I already knew the credit card companies considered me a deadbeat, but I didn’t think I was that bad. Sheesh ... : I love this card!! Their customer service is the absolute best. THE BEST I TELL YA! This speaks volumes because I expect superior customer service wherever I choose to spend my money. This is also [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 11:12:43
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Date: 2009-01-16 14:29:00
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
TARP's first report card. In the first full audit of the government's bailout program, the Government Accountability Office GAO ... and taxpayers, but 'more can and will be done in these areas.' The GAO report also noted that as many as 200 ... transition into the White House. (Read the full GAO report (.pdf) or just the highlights (.pdf [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 12:15:33
GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - December 7, 2008
GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips for December 7, 2008 includes news and commentaries on the following topics: Republican Party candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and events Republican Party platform issues including promoting a strong national defense, respect for the rule of law, individual responsibilitiy, traditional values, etc [more...]
Date: 2008-12-07 15:11:53
Dow falls 27 on Wal-Mart’s miss
Dow falls 27 on Wal-Mart’s miss Wal-Mart and other retailers report horrible holiday shopping seasons. But markets recover from early losses ahead of Friday’s big jobs report. Citigroup agrees to let ... Statistics Massive forces cloud market outlook Huge losses caused by the housing/credit bubble [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 05:19:02
E-Commerce Shrinks for First Time, Research Firm Says
E-Commerce Shrinks for First Time, Research Firm Says By Brad Stone Online shoppers are being frugal this holiday season. ( ... Credit: Tim Sloan/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images) Just as many Web retailers feared, online ... $8.19 billion online, a 4 percent drop from the same period last year. That marks the first annual [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 17:45:22
Online Credit Reports
Every time you ask for a mortgage, make a payment, ask for a personal loan or use a credit card, the information is recorded in your credit report. A credit report has all kinds of information about your credit status, mortgage or billing ... you should keep a tab on your credit report. Another important reason is to prevent identity thefts [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 06:17:32
Monitoring your brand health - part one.
I have been wanting to tackle this idea again for a little while now, and recently a few thoughts have come together into this two-part blog post ... at the Washington Credit Union League annual convention in Spokane in 2007. Almost a year ago I addressed it again [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 15:08:19
Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/9/2008
Don’t miss Bill Ayers’ op-ed in the Toronto Star.Also worth looking at: the “Axis of Evil” countries love Obama. Kenya is expecting a quid pro quo from its favorite son. Corzine is rumored to be in line for Treasury. And the recession hits China.Thanks to Abu Elvis, C [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 04:33:00
Erie PA Today News, Events and Info for today, Tuesday, January 13, 2009
The PA Department of Environment Protection and US Environmental Protection Agency began a thorough inspection of Erie Coke in Erie, PA as the agencies continue their investigations into chronic emission problems at the facility. An expert hired by EPA is accompanying the inspectors and will investigate the facility’s 58 coke ovens [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 12:34:30
Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/11/2008
Notice all the news stories tonight about the flood of immigrants crossing the Mediterranean to land on Lampedusa or in Spain. It’s like launching a Mariel boatlift every day.Thanks to Abu Elvis, Amil Imani, C. Cantoni, Diana West, DS, Insubria, JD, Nilk, TB, Zenster, ZZMike, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]
Date: 2008-11-12 04:56:00
11th January 2009 - Who's made a mark this week?
The result of the End of Year Portrait Challengecopyright Different Strokes from Different Folks and the artistsThese paintings were was done from by a photograph provided via the Karin Jurick's group blog Different Strokes From Different Folks, where artists are encouraged to paint or draw their own interpretations of the photographs supplied [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 13:30:00
Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
Identity theft is on the rise and people must be vigilant not only protecting their personal information, but monitoring their credit to ensure that they do not fall victim. employeescreenIQ’s Rob ... that individuals can protect themselves. Don’t Let Someone Take Credit For (From) You!- By Rob [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 14:44:54
Credit Repair! You May Have A Bad Credit Rating And Not Even Know It
When we talk about credit repair, most of us believe that repairing our credit rating is directly related to our mismanagement of our finances, ... s website. They request that you enter your personal data to update your credit accounts, and when you try ... every year find out they have bad credit due to credit fraud, and if you’re not 100% sure on how [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 08:37:18
Media & Politics (one section only today)
Media & Politics (one section only today) 06-Jan-09 Permanent link to MTA daily media news Quote of the Day (Political Wire) ... is a Professor of Law at Indiana University, a former OLC official in the Clinton administration (as well as a former ACLU counsel), and a graduate of Yale Law School. She’s become a true expert on executive [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 18:43:24
Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/28/2008
Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/28/2008The major story of the day is still the situation in Mumbai. Once again, there are a lot of articles included. Scroll to “South Asia” and look at the AKI articles in particular.A consensus is emerging that at least part of the attack was planned and launched from Pakistan [more...]
Date: 2008-11-29 04:35:00
DrumBeat: December 22, 2008
Pemex Oil Output Falls 6.5% to 2.711 Million Barrels a Day (Bloomberg) -- Petroleos Mexicanos, the state-owned oil company, said crude oil output fell 6.5 percent in November from the year-earlier period as production at its Cantarell field declined at a faster-than-expected rate. Production dropped to 2.711 million barrels a day, from 2 [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 14:01:59
Report: Cybercrime is Winning the Battle Over Cyberlaw
Report: Cybercrime is Winning the Battle Over Cyberlaw Law enforcement agencies worldwide are losing the battle against cyber crime at a time when ... more computers and computer users to further illegal online activities, a scathing new report from security vendor McAfee concludes. McAfee's annual "Virtual Criminology Report" (PDF) notes that the [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 15:44:59
China ACM Reports Revenue Increase of 87.4% and Net Income of $5.7 Million for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2009; Achieves $12.1 Million of Net Income for Fiscal 2009
China ACM Reports Revenue Increase of 87.4% and Net Income of $5.7 Million for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2009; Achieves $12.1 Million of Net Income for Fiscal 2009 NEW YORK and BEIJING, Sept 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc. (”China ACM”) (BULLETIN BOARD: CADC) , a leading provider of ready-mix concrete in China, today announced financial results for the three months and fiscal year ended June 30, 2009. Mr. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-24 12:23:28
How Do Instant Approval Credit Cards Online Work?
Instant approval credit cards online are cards which you can apply online and receive notification via email of the acceptance or denial of the credit card, within just few seconds after filling out an online credit card application. To get an instant approval credit card, you must have at least good to excellent credit, or in other words [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 00:39:56
2008 Terrorism
As 2008 comes to a close we must look back at America's security and terrorism in general around the world ... ) agent, I found the HS ???threat picture??? report inadequate and misleading. In fact, I found the report itself to be a national security threat for America ??? more importantly for the children [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 01:13:07
CR Retirement Survey: Planning ahead may be just as risky as rewarding
The Press - January 12, 2009 In the wake of big investment losses, ... surveyed more than 19,000 Consumer Reports online subscribers between the ages of 55-75 and found ... on entertainment. About one-third have cut their credit card use and spent less on groceries [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 22:42:30
Money Hacks Carnival #39
Looks like another another miscue in the Carnival Land ... Transfers Offers posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity. Annual Credit Report posted at Identity ... for your participation. carnival Photo by Meagen via Flickr Credit and Debt Five Ways to Help [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 03:25:15
Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/23/2008
Of interest tonight: the Spanish government is moving strongly to make sure that Russia doesn’t by a large chunk of the Repsol oil company. Prince Alwaleed intends to buy a 5% share of Citigroup. Kuwait lost $1.4 billion dollars in its investments in derivatives [more...]
Date: 2008-11-24 04:05:00
SPAMfighter News - 5 new articles
Here are the latest updates for raplist.antispamsite@blogger ... Revenue & Customs) is making malicious rounds. HMRC orchestrates the tax system of Britain.The report ... along with their contact address as well as credit card number so that the compensation [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 12:38:00
Certificate of Deposit Calculator
Certificate of Deposit Calculator AIG Bank High Yield Money Market Account eBank 1 Year Certificate of Deposit Rate Bank of Internet 3 ... a Car Purchase Online Banking Getting a Copy of Your Credit Report Imperial Capital Bank CD Rates ... One Bank Online Savings Account Dime Direct 6 Month Certificate of Deposit Rate Nationwide Bank [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 20:48:14
Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/21/2008
Make sure you look at all the pirate stories tonight. Most of them are in the “Sub-Saharan Africa” section, and not all of them have headlines. So keep scrolling.Thanks to C. Cantoni, Insubria, JD, VH, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are below the fold [more...]
Date: 2008-11-22 04:54:00
“turn assets into tax relief” by selling crown assets, paying down the debt and applying interest savings toward tax relief, ... this particular subsidy, the parties would still benefit from the hefty tax credit on political donations [more...]
Date: 2008-11-28 02:38:25
Wells Fargo Prime Rate Visa Credit Card
Wells Fargo offers a great Prime rate card with Visa. This Wells Fargo Prime Rate Card Interest rate never goes beyond the prime rate ... online report that's updated automatically. 3) Payment options. You choose your monthly payment due ... under $25. Wells Fargo Prime Rate Card Features: 1) Free online account access. View charges [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 15:58:38
Credit Card Or Debit Card, Which One You Choose ?
We now enjoy the convenience way of using automatic teller machine (ATM). The card we use at the ATM is known as a debit card ... to us at the rate which we agreed to, when applied for their credit card. This is known as the annual ... . Today debit cards look exactly like credit cards . Both types of cards can be used [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 08:40:57
Finally got my credit score: 698
I held off getting my free annual credit report until after November 30, ... site refused to give me my report or credit score, vaguely suggested that there "might" be some sort ... out how to unlock my account at Equifax so that I could then access both my free credit report [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 16:46:00
2008 in Review: July to December
Copyright © 2009 Miss604 - Rebecca Bollwitt. If you are not viewing this post through the Miss604 ... . September 2008 September 2008 Archives In September we kicked off a new season of The Crazy ... on the side of buses, on SkyTrain cars and at SkyTrain stations. Photo credit: JMV on Flickr Jeffery [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 19:21:57
Free Instant Credit Report
It used to be that consumers find it hard to access their credit scores. In order for to acquire a copy of their scores, they would have to pay to have credit report data ... include the credit report. This is one of the reasons why consumers are confused most of the time over [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 08:11:36
Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens - Dec 27 08
A look at the future of technology and trends in this issue of the Media Literacy digest. Photo credit: Jay Cross In this issue: George Siemens deals with changing paradigms in education, a new report about the Twittersphere, two interesting studies on the importance of video games [more...]
Date: 2008-12-27 12:05:00
Continental Finance MasterCard - Review
By Dan MoskelThe Continental Finance MasterCard is an unsecured sub prime credit card ... -annual credit limit increases, with a maximum limit of $2000. This card does report monthly ... an instant decision if you apply online. This card is issued by the First Bank of Delaware. This bank [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 00:37:00
Week Ahead: Bear Market Wake Up Call
Visit the front pages of Wall Street Greek and Market Moving News to see our current coverage of economic reports and financial markets ... him about how Bernie Madoff's ponzi scam got past him.Auto makers are set to report monthly Motor [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 14:00:00
50 Financial Skills Every Person Needs To Know
Popular Mechanics created a list of 100 Skills Every man Should Know, ... using ABA Routing and bank account numbers. Request and review your free annual credit report ... and/or through Treasury Direct. Read (and understand) a company’s annual report (including [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 11:00:10
MICROCAPITAL STORY: Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a Fund Administered by the International Development Bank, to Provide $20m in Financing to the Emergency Liquidity Fund (ELF) to Help Latin American and Caribbean Microfinance Institutions
The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), an autonomous fund administered by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) ... . As per the 2006 Annual Report (p8) of the ELF, MFIs should have at least three years of profitable ... located in San Jose, Costa Rica. According to a press release on the IDB website, the funding would [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 18:43:34
Free Credit Reports May be Hazardous to Your Credit Score
The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) of 2003 made sweeping changes to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). On the surface some of these changes seemed like a win for consumers. Take the ANNUAL FREE CREDIT REPORT clause for example. Wow! The Credit Bureaus are actually giving away free credit reports [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 00:36:32
The Kiplinger’s Personal Finance 2008 “Best List”
Fast on the draw, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance published their “2008 Best List” earlier this month ... report. myFico.com, for checking your credit score The gethuman database, a gargantuan list ... to the individual parts of this report: Best financial services. I was surprised to see the Kiplinger’ [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 20:00:52
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