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—>NBC San Diego found a local wine distributor who was issued a credit card with a 79.9 percent APR. More »
—>Women who feel the odd tingle running up and down their thigh when they're at a party might be disappointed to discover it's just their super-tight skinny jeans cutting off their lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. More »
—>Every day, American Airlines gets up in the morning, looks in the mirror, thinks about the $3.3 million dollars it lost yesterday, brushes its teeth and gets ready to lose another $3.3 million. Fortune says the hemorrhaging began in January, and while red ink is no stranger to the airline industry, they're running out of things to cut. More »
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 »
—>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 »
—>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 »
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 »
—>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 »
—>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 »
—>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 »
—>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] More »
—>Several loaves of bread manufactured by Sara Lee are being recalled because they are potentially full of small pieces of metal. More »
