Lifelock, the company that brazenly broadcast its chief executive’s Social Security number as part of its claim that it could protect anyone against identity theft, agreed on Tuesday to pay $12 million to settle charges that it misled consumers about the effectiveness of its service. The settlement, announced by the Federal Trade Commission and a […]
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Weakest Banks and Thrifts in the U.S.
Data Date: Second Quarter 2009 Name State Total Assets ($000) 1st Advantage Bank MO $124,705 1st American State Bank of Minnesota MN $20,559 1st Commerce Bank NV $45,075 1st Commonwealth Bank of Virginia VA $25,160 1st Equity Bank Northwest IL $57,542 1st Financial Bank KS $113,825 1st Manatee Bank FL $55,655 1st National Bank OH […]
China argues to replace US dollar
The dollar has been the world’s reserve currency for decades China’s central bank has reiterated its call for a new reserve currency to replace the US dollar. The report from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said a “super-sovereign” currency should take its place. Central bank chief Zhou Xiaochuan has loudly led calls for the […]
Things Your Mechanic Won’t Tell You
1. “You might be in the wrong garage.†There are many choices as to where consumers can take their car when it’s in need of maintenance or repair. Those include going to the car dealer, a department or chain-store franchise, or an independent mechanic at a service station. Where you should go depends on what […]
Oprah Winfrey chooses short story collection
CHICAGO – Oprah Winfrey has blessed the book world’s eternal underdog: the short story. Publishing’s surest hitmaker announced Friday that her latest pick was Uwem Akpan’s debut collection “Say You’re One Of Them,” practically guaranteeing hundreds of thousands of sales, numbers generally unthinkable for short stories beyond works by Ernest Hemingway, John Cheever and other […]
Billionaire Aids Charity That Aided Him
Were it not for the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, there might be no Google. Thirty years ago today, Sergey Brin, a 6-year-old Soviet boy facing an uncertain future, arrived in the United States with the help of the society. Now Mr. Brin, the billionaire co-founder of Google, is giving $1 million to the society, widely […]
All That’s Jazz
TOKYO — Jazz musicians have often been called “swinging cats.” But Jiken Miyazaki, founder of Café Samurai, takes it literally. His “jazz kissaten” (coffee shop) is crammed with 5,000 varied maneki neko, traditional lucky statuettes of a smiling feline with a beckoning upraised paw. “These cats and the music I play have a common spirit […]
McDonald’s sales take hit from US joblessness
McDonald’s US sales decline deepens as joblessness, competition catch up to burger chain CHICAGO (AP) — The supersized recession that was a boon for business last year caught up further with McDonald’s Corp. in November, as high unemployment ate into sales. While the world’s largest burger chain is still faring better than its competitors, who’ve […]