Is mobile banking a go?
Raleigh News & Observer - Want to try mobile banking? If you keep your money at a small neighborhood bank then you’re probably out of luck. Here’s what three of the region’s biggest banks offer. If your phone has World wide web access, you can use it for m-banking. Banks don’t
In my view
Guardian Unlimited - Given the general panic in the banking system, I have to say that I contemplated the joys of being able to own a gold bar. Unfortunately I didn’t have £189,040 on me, so I proceeded to the press conference. There was a minute to go, and what struck me
Program aims to reduce train-related deaths
Miami Herald - Underneath the graffiti-stained highway overpass, not far from the Fort Lauderdale railroad tracks, Calvin Robinson had found what he considered a safe spot to sleep. The following morning, Robinson awoke to the sound of a police officer’s whistle
Wine attracts more customers
Miami Herald - It dawned on wine-shop owner Michael Bittel when he stopped to fill up his vehicle at a Kendall gas station, walked inside and saw shelves of candy bars, loaves of bread and a $45 bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne. ”They’re selling wine in gas stations
Inflation, shortages stalk Pakistan’s tigerish economy ahead of
International Herald Tribune - Service sectors such as banking and telecoms have boomed thanks to privatization and deregulation. Agriculture and construction have strengthened. The boom was built on cash sent home by Pakistani expatriates, privatization proceeds, foreign
Banks set to reveal results in shadow of the credit crunch
Guardian Unlimited - It is expected to show good performance in retail banking and in its Scottish Widows insurance arm. The bank results season got off to an alarming start when Bradford & Bingley disclosed a second-half loss of £35.8m after it was hit by the credit
Skiing? Tune in to symptoms of altitude sickness
Miami Herald - Doing what he loved almost killed Jon Dana. Dana, now 36, a lifelong skier, drove all night from his farm in Richmond, Mo., to Colorado’s Winter Park Resort a few years ago. Then he hit the slopes just as he always did. By Day 3, after developing a
Georgians recall Daytona 500 memories
Atlanta Journal Constitution - He remembers standing in the pits alongside Lee Petty, who won the first 500, and Glen Wood before the first-ever practice, as all three stared at the daunting 32-degree banking. “Lee put his hands on his hips, and said, ‘I don’t know if I want to get
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Minneapolis Star Tribune - Sampson worked as a marketer for an Atlanta mortgage-banking business and attempted to sell a plan for voice communications over the World wide web. About two weeks before implementing that plan, he was arrested at home by federal agents. He served two
The star stock pickers of 2007
Times Online - The Swiss banking group picked up the title for the most accurate “buy” and “sell” recommendations on FTSE 100 shares, according to research from Starmine, which analyses data from Thomson Financial. Certainly, UBS analysts made some good calls
Marlins’ Wiley in charge of mound control
Miami Herald - The Marlins are banking on Wiley to do the same when he takes over an injury-riddled staff that didn’t deliver a complete game, owned the worst team ERA in the National League and offset a lineup that established a club record for runs scored. Yet
China Needs to Address Yuan-Gain Expectations, Finance Says
Bloomberg - The government can reduce the pressure for yuan appreciation by broadening its daily trading band against the U.S. dollar, or by boosting domestic demand, Xu Chong, an official with the China Banking Regulatory Commission’s Personnel Department
Obama wears Iraqi soldier’s bracelet
Miami Herald - Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., makes remarks during a community meeting Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, in Wausau, Wis. Barack Obama is wearing a wristband in memory of a soldier killed in Iraq, given to him by a mother who said
Another Bulls upset is oh so close
St. Petersburg Times - Heath called a timeout with 19 seconds left, and Jones kept the ball and drove to the basket, missing but getting his rebound and banking it in. UConn had a timeout available but let the final six seconds play out. “Craig made the play that we talked
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