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Comcast To Baseball Fans: Sorry You Woke Up At 6AM To Watch Nothing, Here's $2
Reader Jeff says:On a normal day, losing some cable channels for a couple of hours would be an inconvenience. On a day like today, some might use words unfit for publishing. You see, today was the first game of the Red Sox and A's seasons, played in Japan. The game started at 6AM EST, and plenty of die hard baseball fans rose early to watch... nothing. Comcast gave me a $2 credit for my troubles. There's nothing like a $2 credit to make me feel valued as a customer.More »
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United Airlines Raises Prices As Much As $50
Get ready to pay more for air travel, United Airlines is raising prices. A lot. As much as $50 for some fares. Continental has already matched the increase. More »
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Pokemon Valentine's Day Lollipops Should Not Contain Razor Blades
A 10-year-old elementary school student found a razor blade in the Pokemon lollipop he was about to hand to his sister. Dollar General, which sold the lollipop for $1, immediately recalled the remaining Pokemon Valentine Cards and Pops from its 8,300 stores, but they are concerned that "most of this candy has already been purchased." More »
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GM Has Record $38.7 Billion Loss For 2007
GM is better at losing money then they are at making cars, says the Associated Press. The auto-maker lost $38.7 billion in 2007, a record for the industry. Still, they're optimistic:During a conference call with analysts and media, Chief Financial Officer Fritz Henderson said 2008 will be difficult, but the company sees the potential for significant earnings increases by 2010 or 2011 once it reduces its work force and labor costs and transfers its retiree health-care costs to a new UAW-run trust.More »
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10 People Injured By Turbulence On United Airlines Flight
Eight passengers and two flight attendants were injured when flight 1028 from Los Angeles to Chicago O'Hare encountered turbulence and was diverted to Denver. More »
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Subprime Meltdown Continues: Citigroup To Take $15 Billion Hit?
Goldman Sachs has downgraded Citigroup, the nation's largest bank, estimating that it will have to take a $15 billion hit due to its exposure to the subprime meltdown. Two weeks ago, Citigroup estimated that its mortgage related write-downs would total from $8-$11 billion as its CEO, Charles Prince "resigned." More »
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Gas Prices Could Rise By 20 Cents In The Coming Weeks
USAToday is reporting that gas prices could jump by $0.20 in the coming weeks as retail prices catch up to the recent surge in oil costs. More »
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Subprime Meltdown Kicks WaMu's @#$, Profits Down 75%
It must not be fun around WaMu headquarters today. Profits are down a whopping 75%. More »
Kerry, whose feet broke out into some sort of awful rash/burn after wearing Walmart flipflops, has been wearing latex gloves to determine if she's allergic to latex (so far she's not.) She's also collecting photos from more people who have had reactions to the same flip flops. If not latex, then what? Suggestions welcome! [Kerry's Site]
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