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Unemployment Extension - New Poll Predicts Republicans To Do Well In Mid-Terms

Unemployment Extension – New Poll Predicts Republicans To Do Well In Mid-Terms

99ers and other advocates for the creation of a new Tier 5 to the existing federal unemployment benefits structure have cause for concern following the release of the results of a recent Gallup Poll, which indicated that far more Republicans were interested in the mid-term elections and were likely to vote in these elections than [...]

September 10 2010 | Posted in Featured News, Finance | Read More »

Mortgage Refinancing - Still Popular Despite Mortgage Rate Increase

Mortgage Refinancing – Still Popular Despite Mortgage Rate Increase

According to results published this week by Bankrate.com following their weekly national survey, overall mortgage rates have shown a slight increase, with the average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate increasing to 4.58 percent, the average 15-year fixed mortgage increasing to 4.06 percent, and the larger jumbo 30-year fixed rate also increasing to 5.23 percent. Adjustable [...]

September 10 2010 | Posted in Featured News, Finance | Read More »

Skin Cancer Treatment - New Promising Treatment Gets Fast Track Approval

Skin Cancer Treatment – New Promising Treatment Gets Fast Track Approval

The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) recently fast tracked the approval process of a promising treatment for Metastatic Melanoma following the publication of the results of a study conducted at the John Theurer Cancer Center at the Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey. The FDA accepted an application for the approval of Ipilimumab [...]

September 10 2010 | Posted in Featured News, Health | Read More »

Unemployment Benefits - National League of Cities Issues Statement Regarding Crisis

Unemployment Benefits – National League of Cities Issues Statement Regarding Crisis

Ronald Loveridge, the Mayor of Riverside, Ca., recently issued a statement regarding the unemployment crisis facing America today, in his capacity of President of the National League of Cities. The statement was issued following the release of the August 2010 Employment Situation report and highlighted the financial difficulties placed on millions of American families by [...]

September 6 2010 | Posted in Featured News, Finance | Read More »

Unemployment Extension - No Progress From President Obama and Secretary of Labor

Unemployment Extension – No Progress From President Obama and Secretary of Labor

The unemployment issue continues to make headlines, but 99ers and other advocates for the addition of a new Tier 5 to the current unemployment benefits structure remain disappointed, with no progress being made with regard to unemployment extension. President Obama recently commented on the unemployment issue during a speech addressing the American public, and assured [...]

September 6 2010 | Posted in Featured News, Finance | Read More »

Premature Babies and Baby Birth Weight - New Study

Premature Babies and Baby Birth Weight – New Study

A recent study conducted in India revealed that a reduction in the amount of fluoride ingested by pregnant women had positive results in terms of reduced anemia in the pregnant women, a decrease in the likelihood of a premature birth, and an increase in the average weight of the baby at birth. Fluoride has been [...]

September 6 2010 | Posted in Featured News, Health | Read More »

Free Stock Trading For Life

Free Stock Trading For Life

StockCross Financial Services, Inc., a multi-faceted brokerage firm which provides a comprehensive range of financial services to a large client-base across the nation, recently announced a promotional offer where they would offer free stock trading for life to anyone who opened a new Educational Account with them. The StockCross Educational Accounts for which this offer [...]

September 2 2010 | Posted in Featured News, Finance | Read More »

Insurance Rates - New Bill Defeated By Health Insurers

Insurance Rates – New Bill Defeated By Health Insurers

A bill supported by consumer and labor organization (AB 2578- Jones/Feuer) which advocated for strong insurance rate reform was defeated on Tuesday, with an alternative bill proposed by Governor Schwarzenegger and carried by Senator Mark Leno (SB 1163) being supported. Consumer Watchdog points out that the Leno bill potentially allows insurers to charge excessive health [...]

September 2 2010 | Posted in Featured News, Finance | Read More »

Unemployment Extension - No Decision Expected Until After November 2nd

Unemployment Extension – No Decision Expected Until After November 2nd

The latest unemployment figures released by the US Department of Labor indicate that there was a slight drop in the number of new unemployment benefits applications being filled out last week, after the results released the previous week which indicated that over half a million people signed on for unemployment benefits in just one week. [...]

August 30 2010 | Posted in Featured News, Finance | Read More »

Cost of Filing for Bankruptcy Increased Substantially

Cost of Filing for Bankruptcy Increased Substantially

A recent study funded by the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) and the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (NCBJ), revealed that the bankruptcy reforms implemented in 2005 had made the process of filing for bankruptcy more complicated and more expensive, with the costs associated with filing for bankruptcy being found to have increased by up to [...]

August 27 2010 | Posted in Featured News, Finance | Read More »