Consumer

MGM Mirage, HSBC, Satyam, ING are big movers

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:

ENI's 2009 Pop Culture Shopping Guide Offers Consumers Easy and Convenient Holiday Shopping

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This holiday season, Entertainment News International (ENewsi.com) brings convenience and ease to the shopping process with the 2009 Pop Culture Shopping Guide (http://shop.enewsi.com). The Shopping Guide offers a central location of your favorite holiday gifts with price comparisons and the ability to purchase instantly from a wide variety of retailers. “Entertainment...

Seniors suffer in troubled California subdivision

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

John and Donna Pringle were newly widowed when they fell in love and decided to slip into retirement together at a sprawling community being built for the 55-and-up crowd a few miles from their homes in this sun-bleached Southern California town.

• Seniors suffer in troubled SoCal subdivision - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• Seniors suffer in troubled SoCal subdivision - kansascity.com
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Cobalt International seeks about $955M in IPO

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Cobalt International Energy Inc., an oil exploration and production company, said Friday it is seeking to raise about $955 million in an initial public offering in the next month.

Sprint completes tender offer for iPCS shares

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Sprint Nextel Corp. has taken another step toward acquiring wireless affiliate iPCS Inc.

Black Friday brings deals, lines, traffic to Conn.

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Holiday shoppers across the state came out in droves on Black Friday, including an unruly crowd at a toy store that drew 20 police officers and delayed the midnight opening by nearly an hour.

Government delays new ban on Internet gambling

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are giving U.S. financial institutions an additional six months to comply with regulations designed to ban unlawful Internet gambling.

FAA transcripts show efforts to reach flight 188

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

New transcripts from the Northwest Airlines flight that overflew Minneapolis show air traffic controllers asking the crew about what happened, and whether they had enough fuel.

OFT gets Apple to tweak its UK terms and conditions

The Guardian Technology blog (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

The UK's Office of Fair Trading has published a statement to say that Apple has changed its terms to make them fairer to consumers Apple has tweaked its Terms & Conditions for UK buyers "to make them clearer and fairer for consumers", according to a statement from the Office of Fair Trading . The terms cover purchases from Apple and downloads from its iTunes online store. The OFT says...

Viviane Reding picked to re-write EU data protection laws

Computer World (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

Viviane Reding, the European Commissioner who for the past five years has championed consumer rights in the telecommunications and IT arenas, has been picked to take charge of a re-write of the European Union's 15-year-old data protection laws due to start next year.

• Viviane Reding picked to re-write EU data protection laws - The Industry Standard

Blue Nile Unveils ‘Ten Perfect Gifts’ to Make the Holidays Sparkle

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Knowing the perfect holiday begins with the perfect gift, today Blue Nile (NASDAQ: NILE) unveiled its Ten Perfect Gifts for 2009. Each piece in the collection was painstakingly selected by Blue Nile merchants and created in concert with the Company’s jewelry craftsmen to meet Blue Nile’s high standards for quality, while also providing consumers with the tremendous...

Photo Alert: 1 Million Shoppers Expected at Disney Stores across Country on Black Friday; Images of Shoppers as More Than 125 Locations Opened at Midnight

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Disney Store: WHAT: Images available from Disney store Black Friday midnight openings across the country WHEN: November 27, 2009 (Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving) WHERE: Images available are from the Glendale Galleria in Glendale, CA, the Northridge Fashion Center in Northridge, CA. and the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, NJ. PHOTO 1: (Northridge Fashion Center, Northridge, CA)...

Hedge funds mull ditching UK for Switzerland, Asia

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

They're getting nervous in Mayfair and Belgravia, London's hedge fund heartlands.

Industry boosts eurozone economic sentiment

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

Economic conditions in the 16 countries that use the euro improved further in November amid mounting optimism in the industrial sector, figures from the European Commission showed Friday.

Which? opposes abolition of cheques

Finance Markets (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago

Plans by the banks to phase out cheque books could prove disastrous for the Brits who rely on cheques to make day-to-day payments, consumer rights group Which? has claimed. “The fact is a lot of people still rely on cheques, especially people who are housebound or for some people it’s the only way they feel comfortable [...]

Does your kid watch Baby Einstein?

ssonuagarwal | 10/31/2009

Classof1: Company has offered a refund for all Baby Einstein videos. Moms and dads bought them believing in the promo that baby would emerge from the crib a certified genius, if she watched them early. The refund is tacit admission that the videos did not live up to the claim. Kids who watched them consistently have not become geniuses. Infant intellect didn’t get a boost. Susan Linn, director of the...

FDA to curb untested H1N1 remedies

obi jo | 10/28/2009

http://benkazie.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/fda-to-curb-untested-h1n1-remedies/ As is always the case when a medical crisis or new illness appears on the scene, there are those companies and individuals who seek to take advantage of public fear and ignorance by offering a variety of “treatments” for sale. Naturally, these treatments have not been fully tested or subjected to rigorous medical review. Accordingly,...

• FDA to curb untested H1N1 remedies - Ben Kazie MD

Investigation into Personal Loans

mikedouglas31 | 07/15/2009

Personal Loan Financing Tips - An Investigation into Personal Loans Ahead of taking out a personal loan, it is necessary to carry out some studies on what you intend to take. Remember that having the right information on personal loans will help you to determine the type of personal loan that you seek for and the most appropriate lender for you. Despite the fact that carrying out this investigation...