July 31, 2008 -
In recent years, state legislatures in the South and elsewhere across the country have taken steps to crack down on predatory lenders -- payday advance companies, title loan firms, and other outfits that charge borrowers exorbitant interest rates sometimes as high as 36 percent. Last year alone, for example, more than 100 bills pertaining to such lenders were introduced in 33 states.
July 31, 2008 -
Net profit of ExxonMobil in 2nd quarter of 2008 (March-June): $11.7 billion
July 30, 2008 -
Chris O'Brien, reporter for the San Jose Mercury News has posted excerpts from his interview with T.
July 30, 2008 -
Arkansas-based Wal-Mart has more than 4,000 stores and distribution centers across the United States -- and the group Wal-Mart Watch is trying to map every single one of them.
July 30, 2008 -
With reports -- widely spread, rarely verified -- that Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is near the top of Sen.
July 30, 2008 -
The Times-Picayune reports that repeated changes in rules for the Road Home recovery program have made it more difficult for applicants to collect the same grants they were once promised by the program.
July 29, 2008 -
As the N.C. Public Utilities Commission opened hearings yesterday on Duke Energy's controversial Save-a-Watt energy efficiency proposal, the plan's opponents called on commissioners to remove the conflict of interest inherent in having an investor-owned energy company promote efficiency -- by establishing an independent energy conservation program.