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Big Banking To Lose Automatic Cash Cow

August 11, 2010

On Sunday, August 15, banks are going to lose a major profit resource. Overdraft fees coming from ATM and debit card purchases are no longer going to be an automatic addition to banks bottom line under an amendment of regulation E. The standard many years ago used to be if you did not have enough [...]

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comScore – Internet Commerce Up 9 Percent

August 10, 2010
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photo credit: newscom: comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its Q2 2010 U.S. retail e-commerce sales estimates, which showed that online retail spending reached $32.9 billion for the quarter, up 9 percent versus year ago. This growth rate represented the third consecutive quarter of positive year-over-year growth following [...]

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Mortgage Rates Continue to Fall

August 5, 2010
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photo credit: newscom Mortgage rates moved even lower this week, with the average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate hitting a record low of 4.66 percent, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.42 discount and origination points. The average 15-year fixed mortgage dropped to 4.11 percent, and [...]

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Samsung Intensity II Comes Into Play By Verizon

August 3, 2010
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photo credit: Phu Son Verizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) today announced that the Samsung Intensity™ II is available online today and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores in the coming weeks. Made partly from recycled plastic, the feature-rich Intensity II boasts a horizontal slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a music player, one-touch access to social [...]

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Strong Freight Demand Commands World Airways Increases

July 29, 2010

photo credit: eisenbahner World Airways, a subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings Inc., has entered into an agreement to add two leased Boeing 747-400 freighters to its fleet. The aircraft, scheduled for delivery in December 2010 and February 2011, will grow World’s B747-400 freighter fleet to four aircraft. World is also in the process of reactivating [...]

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DryLanai Launches New Website

July 27, 2010

photo credit: SpecialKolin Naples, Florida-based PJNF Technologies, Inc. has launched a new website for DryLanai™, a wireless system that detects rain and automatically closes electric roll-down storm shutters–preventing damage to outdoor furniture and other valuables. The website is www.DryLanai.com. The site offers detailed information about the Dry Lanai™ system including a video that demonstrates how [...]

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