August, 2010

Obama throws an additional $ 3 billion at unemployed foreclosure loans

The Obama administration is pumping $ 3 billion into programs to help the unemployed with foreclosure prevention. The Hardest Hit Fund would going to be doubled with one more $ 2 billion was announced last week to be put into the fund. A Housing and Urban Development program that is intended to help unemployed borrowers ...

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Elyse Porterfield reveals that Jenny DryErase quitting was a hoax

Over the last two days, Jenny DryErase (along with the Slater, the Jetblue flight attendant) has become an icon for disgruntled employees everywhere. Elyse Porterfield was the actress playing the part within the Jenny DryErase jobs, as reported by TheChive.com Wednesday morning. TheChive.com jokes around with Elyse Porterfield as an actress Two brother work together to run ...

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Skype IPO – Particulars unveiled, date not yet set

Just one year after spinning off from EBay, Skype has filed the original office paperwork with the SEC for an initial public offering. The filings integrated some numbers that were surprising to industry watchers. The ownership structure behind Skype can be reasonably complex, though the service itself will hopefully remain reasonably unchanged. Financial status revealed in ...

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Karen Sypher convicted of extortion in alleged Pitino rape

The Associated Press reports a new twist within the lawful battle between Louisville men's basketball head coach Rick Pitino, 57, and former vehicle show model Karen Sypher, 50, of Louisville, Ky. According to the presiding court, Karen Sypher is guilty of 3 counts of extortion, two counts of obfuscating an FBI investigation and a solitary ...

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Smartphone charge card processing shakes up payments market

Smartphone charge card processing using contactless payment technology could soon have wireless carriers giving bank card companies a run for their cash. Wireless heavyweights AT and T, Verizon and T-Mobile are gearing up to face off against credit card heavyweights MasterCard and Visa with a test of a mobile payments system in which consumers ...

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