SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- An anti-tax group will consider new legal action after a California appeals court tossed out a lawsuit that sought to block tax increases passed by Democrats in the state Legislature, the group said Thursday. Citing ...
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DUBAI -- The Emirates Islamic Bank (EIB) on Thursday clarified that the blockage of its credit cards in Russia and Italy is not a new development and the measure was taken a few months ago. The Emirates Islamic Bank in a statement said, "Following ...
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Traveling through Iran to film a public television show, “Rick Steves’ Iran” (which will air on PBS throughout the U.S. in mid-January), I quickly filled up my notebook with quirky observations. One moment, I saw propaganda murals encouraging ...
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Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Consumer advocates say the incoming administration of President-elect Barack Obama and a new Congress may be their best chance in years to pursue reforms from credit cards to health care. “We’re hoping to play offense rather ...
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GREENFIELD -- Police are warning residents to be wary of an apparent phone scam. On Thursday, Greenfield police received about a dozen calls complaining about an automated message claiming to be from Franklin First Federal Credit Union and saying ...
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Consumers cut back on their borrowing by a record amount in dollar terms in November, another sign of trouble for the rapidly weakening economy. The Federal Reserve reported Thursday that borrowing on credit cards, and for such things as auto loans ...
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Consumers cut back on their borrowing by a record amount in dollar terms in November, another sign of trouble for the rapidly weakening economy. The Federal Reserve reported yesterday that borrowing through credit cards and other consumer loans ...
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