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1 day ago ago from The Business Political & Personal Financial Post
CarMax posts 3Q profit on stronger sales. CarMax Inc. said Friday that stronger sales, cost-cutting efforts and gains from its financing division helped the car dealership chain post a profit in its fiscal third quarter. The company, based in Richmond, said its used vehicle sales rose 9.3 percent as the their average selling price rose 10.3 percent. New vehicle sales fell 33.4 percent. Carmax earned $74.6 million, or 33 cents per share, for ...
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4 hours ago ago from Mario Kenny
From www.complaintboard.com I completely understand how you feel. You need to stand up and email the governor, Charlie.Crist@MyFlorida.com and send a complaint to the better business bureau at bbb.org I am tired of FPL being able to take advantage because they are the only company we have to provide us with electric. 135 days ago by floridapeoplesrights 0 Votes I agree THIS IS B S !!! I'm SO over this FPL monopoly!!! Will ...
Related contentDolores: Water and sewer rates to go up next year
5 hours ago ago from Coyote Gulch
From the Cortez Journal (Shannon Livick): Dolores residents will see their water and sewer bills go up next year, following a Monday-night decision by town board members to increase rates 3 percent. Interim Town Manager Ryan Mahoney said the increase was a must, to keep up with the rising costs of labor, chemical supplies and additional testing. The 3 percent increase will cost the average customer about $17 a year The base rate for ...
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22 hours ago ago from WLKM Radio 95.9 FM
Makeable, doable and ‘optimistically conservative’ are words Bill Russell, president and CEO of Three Rivers Health, used in describing the hospital’s 2010 budget adopted by the Three Rivers Health Authority Board during its December meeting Thursday morning (December 17th). The spending plan projects net income for the next 12 months of just over $600,000 ($607,759) which would be a vast improvement over a loss of more than $3 million ...
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1 day ago ago from KOFO Local News
KANSAS CITY MO If you buy your electricity from Kansas City Power and Light better get ready to pay more. KCPL has filed a rate increase request with the Kansas Corporation Commission to increase base rates for electric service in its Kansas service area. If approved, the typical residential customer monthly base bill will increase a little over 11 dollars a month. The increase would take effect in October 2010.
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Neb. utility OKs 4.9 percent rate hike next year
21 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Neb. utility OKs 4.9 percent rate hike next year OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The average residential electric bill in the Omaha Public Power District will be going up about $4 a month soon. On Thursday, the OPPD board approved a 4.9 percent rate increase that goes into effect Jan. 1. A year ago, OPPD raised electric rates an average 14.5 percent. OPPD says the ailing economy and cooler-than-normal weather cut demand for electricity in 2009, ...
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20 hours ago ago from The New York Times
This was the year of the return to financial sobriety if you judge such things by the nation's personal savings rate. Your Money Guides Household Budgeting Your Money Ron Lieber writes the Your Money column, which appears in The Times on Saturdays. Ron Liebers Columns » How much money did you save in 2009, and why? That rate which was 4.4 percent in October , according to the Commerce Department's ...
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6 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Business
In 2010, look for a sign of prosperity that we haven't seen in years. It reads Now Hiring. The first quarter should mark a turnaround in the labor market, as unemployment peaks at around 10.5 percent. Finally, we should see net job gains. But make no mistake: A full recovery is years away. More than 7 million jobs have vaporized since the start of the fierce recession of 2007-2009. About 27 million Americans are unemployed or underemployed, ...
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23 hours ago ago from Media General - SCNow.com
Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This S.C., Pee Dee unemployment rates rise in November South Carolina unemployment rate jumps South Carolina unemployment rate jumps 0 Ratings | 1 Video Views By Traci Bridges Published: December 18, 2009 Updated: ...
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20 hours ago ago from U.S. News
With rates so low, where should you put your cash? CHICAGO (AP) -- Life without inflation is easier on consumers, taming prices on everything from food and lodging to clothing and heating fuel. It sure can make it tough to find a decent rate of return on their cash, though. That challenge just got prolonged with the Federal Reserve's announcement this week that it intends to hold interest rates at a record low for "an extended period." ...
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