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In Your Garage Today, Collector's Item Tomorrow
Collector car insurer McKeel Hagerty predicts that these current models will be hot auction items in decades to come. Two-seat sports cars always have some collectible potential. For starters, they're just plain fun. Saturn Sky The Saturn Sky and it...
Author:Peter Valdes-DapenaDate:02/01/08Click:7669 Full Story »
Financial Turmoil Likely to Continue
After Subprime Woes, Uncertainty Around Bond Insurers Could Be Next Storm NEW YORK (AP) -- As bad news about the financial system piles up, trust -- the pillar of investing -- is being buried. The most recent fears are tied to the potential failure...
Author:Stephen Bernard & Dan SeymourDate:02/01/08Click:7681 Full Story »
Kansas Mulls Hiking Cigarette Tax
Financial Woes May Force Kansas to Increase Cigarette Tax FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- One of the nation's leading tobacco-producing states may increase taxes on cigarettes for the second time in three years to offset a revenue shortfall that's causing wi...
Author:Roger AlfordDate:02/01/08Click:7669 Full Story »
'Arthur' Creator Has A Nose For Children's Fantasy
It seemed like Marc Brown just couldn't keep it together. He'd tried a series of jobs, from short-order cook to chicken farmer. None of them worked. Each time, he tried to reach for his big opportunity. It just kept eluding him. As art director for...
Author:Paul KatzeffDate:02/01/08Click:7669 Full Story »
New subprime bailout on the table
A proposal to bail out subprime mortgage borrowers who are at risk of foreclosure was floated at a Senate Banking Committee hearing Thursday. Senator Chris Dodd, the committee chair, said he is working to create a Home Ownership Preservation Corpora...
Author:Les ChristieDate:02/01/08Click:7669 Full Story »
States mount largest effort in 15 years to expand health coverage
Largest number of state coverage expansions in 15 years: report SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Emboldened by ambitious reforms in Massachusetts and Vermont and spurred by rising voter anxiety, many states are expanding health coverage for their resi...
Author:Kristen GerencherDate:01/30/08Click:7669 Full Story »
House Approves Economic Recovery Plan
House Passes Economic Recovery Package WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House, seizing a rare moment of bipartisanship to respond to the economy's slump, overwhelmingly passed a $146 billion aid package Tuesday that would speed rebates of $600-$1,200 to most...
Author:Julie Hirschfeld DavisDate:01/30/08Click:7669 Full Story »
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