June, 2010
New Hulu Plus streams TV shows to your iPhone at 10 bucks a month
Hulu Plus is a new service due out soon that brings TV content to your iPhone. Hulu remains a free service, but pay ten bucks a month for Hulu Plus and you will be able to view TV on iPhones, iPads and Samsung HDTVs and Blu-ray players. To get in line for the Hulu Plus ...
Should the US Navy just blow up the Macondo oil well?
In a recent New York Times op-ed piece entitled "Blow Up the Well to Save the Gulf," Christopher Brownfield draws our attention to what could be a better alternative for dealing with the BP oil spill. BP CEO Tony Hayward admitted that his company has absolutely no intention of plugging the ruptured Macondo oil well ...
After bond sale fails, Citgo turns to bank loans
Given the BP oil spill disaster, it is no surprise that oil-refining company Citgo seems to be having problems getting financing. By selling bonds, they wanted to raise $ 1.5 billion. However, the business they are in combined with the fact the company is "exposed" to Venezuela made this sale a flop. Now, the company ...
Mississippi Toyota plant to open after all
Blue Springs, Mississippi and their Toyota plant relationship is back on again as construction will resume – and bring as much as 2,000 new jobs to the town. The Associated Press reports that Toyota's estimate is the plant should be fully operational by the fall of 2011. It had initially been slated for completion in ...
Stay away from credit card debt relief scams by doing it yourself
The long, deep recession and its aftermath have created an environment in which debt reduction scams and debt relief scams flourish. With millions in financial trouble, credit card debt is a bigger problem than ever. People drowning in debt are easy targets for unscrupulous debt reduction services promising relief from all that stress and anguish. ...
