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cable wars

NBC Stations Will Ditch Time Warner Cable Unless They See Some Cash

Cable companies compensate most of the channels they offer, sharing a portion of the money they get from subscribers with the individual stations— but apparently Time Warner Cable doesn't share the wealth with broadcast networks —- and Austin, TX NBC affiliate KXAN is having none of it. They want some money! More »

11:33 AM on Mon Sep 29 2008
By Meg Marco
11,126 views, 105 comments

Latest by scoosdad: @dottat1: If you had seen any of the previous posts talking about that, that question has been answered a number more »

whoops

Computer Glitch Renders Thousands Of HSBC Accounts Inaccessible

HSBC's core banking system has been hosed for almost a week, preventing thousands of customers from knowing how much money is stashed in their accounts. The widespread problem is limiting access to HSBCDirect accounts, and at least 8,000 Catholic Health System employees up in Buffalo are still waiting for their direct deposit payments to materialize. More »

9:00 PM on Sun Aug 24 2008
By Carey
4,536 views, 32 comments

Latest by blackmage439: This is extremely surprising to me. My father works at Lasalle's Chicago office as a server administrator. He told me more »

debt

Buffalo, Where The Debt Collectors Do Roam

Who would've guessed that credit card debt and the subprime meltdown would be the saving grace for one of New York's decaying cities? Buffalo now hosts over 100 collection agencies that employ 5,200 people who spend their days prodding delinquent consumers to pay their bills. The cottage industry relies on the "strong work ethic [and] even-handed temperament" of Western New Yorkers, who once powered long-departed industrial giants like Kodak and General Electric. More »

1:43 PM on Sun Mar 23 2008
By Carey
4,710 views, 40 comments

Latest by lincolnparadox: Sadly, unless the US starts rebuilding its manufacturing sector, these clerical jobs are going to be the mainstay of employment more »

real estate

Vacant, Abandoned Housing Is A Blight On Cities

In Cuyahoga County, Ohio there are 17,000 vacant, foreclosed properties. In Baltimore, there are 16,000. These properties sit, unmaintained, with boarded up windows, affecting not just their own value, but the values of homes nearby. More »

12:14 PM on Wed Feb 6 2008
By Meg Marco
5,701 views, 53 comments