Headline News Archive

2008

February

05

• Fliers will pay to check a second bag. Millions of passengers who like to pack heavily on trips soon will have to pay extra to check a second bag on United Airlines (UAUA).…

• Senate calls timeout on economic stimulus plan. Senate debate bogged down Monday night on a bill meant to boost the sagging economy by putting more money in consumers' pockets and cutting some…

• Productos para bebés: Sustancias nocivas. Sustancias químicas que, según algunos grupos medioambientales, son peligrosas para la salud, están contenidas en algunos productos para bebés, como champús, lociones, polvos y juguetes,…

• Google: Mayor seguridad electrónica. Google Inc. aumentó las medidas de seguridad en su servicio de correo electrónico para las empresas, a fin de competir con Microsoft Corp. Las medidas…

• Auguran más recortes con nuevo presupuesto. El histórico presupuesto de $3.1 billones propuesto ayer por el presidente George W. Bush producirá vastos déficits, además de intentos por imponer reducciones en el…

04

• Time to seek help with taxes?. American workers have started receiving W-2 tax forms from their employers, which means the April 15 income tax filing deadline isn't that far away. While…

• Permanent house swaps: a new trend?. Eager to move closer to their grandchildren in Tennessee, retirees Allen and Wilma Sawtelle put their home in the Southwestern Nevada town of Pahrump up…

• In California, deregulated phone costs grow. Talk is supposed to be cheap, but it keeps getting more expensive for millions of California customers because of a 2006 regulatory change designed to…

• Vivir con el salario mínimo. La continua alza de precios atenaza a la clase trabajadora María y Juan de la Rosa han criado a cinco hijos en un minúsculo apartamento…

03

• Prepaid phone cards: Penny's not a penny. For soldiers stationed overseas, phone calls are a crucial link to loved ones and the lives they left behind to serve their country. So when…

• Reverse mortagage need a warning. Areverse mortgage can be a financial lifeline, but consumer advocates are worried that some people are taking them out with too many strings attached. Some…

• Devise a personal investment policy. Do you have a personal investment policy? If so, you knew how to behave these past four months. If not, you voyaged from "should I…

02

• Fusión de Microsoft y Yahoo. Una eventual fusión de Microsoft y Yahoo podría modificar el paisaje de la internet para millones de internautas, pero aunque los cambios son potencialmente grandes,…

• Lender's 'risky' ZIP code lists called redlining. Critics call it the new redlining: Many of the country's largest mortgage lenders are imposing loan restrictions in entire counties or Zip codes that they…

01

• FBI Director: Mortgage fraud is substantial. FBI Director Robert Mueller said Thursday that the agency is committed to investigating and prosecuting companies involved in mortgage fraud and other violations in connection…

• Destinan 72 millones a programas de vivienda. En un nuevo esfuerzo por aliviar la crisis de vivienda que afronta California, el gobernador Arnold Schwarzenegger anunció una partida de 72 millones de dólares…

• Contribuyente, exige reembolso del EITC. El Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS) ha hecho un llamamiento a determinados contribuyentes y los hispanos en particular para que reclamen el Crédito por Ingreso…

• Los pensionados reciben ayuda. Un programa gubernamental, conocido como "hipoteca revertida", ayuda a miles de pensionados a los que se les hace cada día más difícil hacer frente al…

• Sea honesto consigo mismo al comenzar un negocio. Para muchos comenzar un negocio es parte del sueño americano. Pero no todos están listos o pueden lanzar un negocio, y si usted no lo…

January

31

• Foreclosure facing homeowners don't seek help. With a record number of new foreclosures hitting neighborhoods across the country, a surprising 58% of delinquent homeowners don't know their lenders may offer ways…

• IRS warns about tax rebate scam. Tax rebate checks courtesy of a proposed economic stimulus package have yet to be approved by Congress, but some scams are using the anticipation of…

30

• Credit card debt has its price. Easy credit is great. Except when it's too easy. Millions of people are now in danger of losing their homes as a result of the…

• Immigrants hit hard by US slowdown, subprime crisis. As an economic slowdown and the subprime mortgage crisis deepen across the United States, Hispanic immigrants are increasingly in danger of losing their jobs and…

• These few years of 0% capital gains tax. This could be a bountiful year for taxpayers who play their cards right. That's because 2008 is the year that an unbelievable 0% federal income…

• FBI continues mortgage fraud probe. The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday said it is investigating 14 companies for possible fraud or insider trading violations in connection with loans made…