Rethinking Refinancing
Thirty-year fixed mortgage rates reached a 30-year low this past June when they dipped below 5%. It’s no wonder most homeowners had high expectations as they hurried to refinance their...
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Getting The Word Out-Inexpensively
In 1995, Niles Communications Group Inc. (NCG), a New York-based graphics communication and marketing firm, spent $25,000 on traditional marketing methods. However, the firm wasn’t getting noticed. It decided to...
Kmart Makes Branding Pro Its New Chief
Veteran fast-food restaurant executive Aylwin Lewis has replaced Julian Day as CEO of Kmart Holding Corp. Lewis’ appointment makes him one of six African Americans who currently head a Fortune...
Labor Of Love
Long gone are the days when expectant mothers grew frustrated with the lack of flattering clothes. With today’s maternity fashions, pregnant women can dress as glamorously or casually as they...
FDIC Seeks Insurance Increase
The Federal Deposit Corporation approached Congress this afternoon about increasing the federal deposit insurance limit in hopes that the move will reassure nervous savers and help small businesses. Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts, said in a memo to members of the House Financial Services Committee that "Sheila Blair, chairman of the FDIC, notified me that they will be requesting authority to increase deposit insurance limits. We will provide additional details as we have them,'' according to Bloomberg.