Given the market’s recent volatility, it remains less likely that even sizable gains or selloffs in stocks will hold as each session unfolds.
Entries from January 2008
Examiner.com Related Articles: (The San Francisco Examiner)
January 24th, 2008 · Comments Off
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Texas Auto Theft Numbers Climb in 2007 (The Auto Channel)
January 24th, 2008 · Comments Off
IRVING, Texas, Jan. 24 — The number of Allstate insured vehicles in Texas that were stolen and never found, jumped 11 percent from 2006 to 2007. Texas’ second largest auto insurer says a large portion of these un-recovered vehicles were SUVs and trucks — sending a message to drivers of these popular Texas vehicles that where and how you park your car can be as important as remembering to lock …
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Texas Auto Theft Numbers Climb in 2007 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
January 24th, 2008 · Comments Off
The number of Allstate insured vehicles in Texas that were stolen and never found, jumped 11 percent from 2006 to 2007. Texas’ second largest auto insurer says a large portion of these un-recovered vehicles were SUVs and trucks — sending a message to drivers of these popular Texas vehicles that where and how you park your car can be as important as remembering to lock the doors.
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Choosing a Doctor in the Digital Age (NPR)
January 24th, 2008 · Comments Off
A growing number of people are finding doctors through online review sites like Yelp, which post patient appraisals of a doctor’s practice. But experts warn these patient reviews can be skewed.
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BGE: 5.5 percent rate rise first of typical year-to-year changes (Baltimore Examiner)
January 24th, 2008 · Comments Off
An estimated 5.5 percent increase in rates for Baltimore Gas and Electric customers expected later this year is more in line with what customers can expect year-to-year with Maryland now fully moved into the wholesale energy market, the utility company said Wednesday.
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Web prescriptions offer convenience at a price (Oregon Daily Emerald)
January 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off
Purchasing pills online may seem more convenient than visiting the doctor’s office and waiting in line at the pharmacy, but physicians warn that buyers should exercise caution when choosing a Web site.
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Uninsured Massachusetts Consumer Who Cannot Afford Mandatory Purchase of Health Insurance Flies 3,000 Miles to Speak … (The San Francisco Examiner)
January 21st, 2008 · Comments Off
SACRAMENTO, Calif. ( Map ) - SACRAMENTO , Calif., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Speaker Fabian Nunez directed the California Highway Patrol to prevent an uninsured patient who traveled 3,000 miles to speak out against mandatory insurance from telling his story in the Capitol rotunda Wednesday.
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Expenses force schools to consider increasing lunch prices (Eagle-Tribune Online)
January 18th, 2008 · Comments Off
Price increases in dairy products, paper goods, health insurance and gasoline are being felt in local schools - even in the cafeterias. Haverhill schools are considering a 25 cents per lunch increase to cover the rising cost of food deliveries caused by increased costs for gasoline.
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Should I buy life insurance through my employer or on my own? (The Indianapolis Star)
January 18th, 2008 · Comments Off
Whether your health is good for your age or not as good as you would like, or whether you are married or single, having adequate life insurance coverage is a concern for nearly everyone. Because of the cheaper group rates, you may want to give employer-sponsored insurance a closer look.
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Valley health care priced relatively low (The Fresno Bee)
January 18th, 2008 · Comments Off
Private insurers and patients paid a premium for hospital services at Sierra View District Hospital in Porterville, but Clovis Community Medical Center was a bargain compared with other hospitals in the state, according to a study released this week on hospital costs and charges in California.
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