Rate Hike

Australia Unexpectedly Raises Interest Rate to 3.25 Percent

AP| World

… rate was slashed a total of four and a quarter percentage points as the financial crisis morphed into a global recession. The rate hike , which comes after recent data showed the economy was improving, sent the Australian dollar soaring to a 14-month high against …

Story|10/06/2009

Washington Health Co-Op Part of Health Reform Debate

AP| Politics

… to deal with rising health costs, Group Health raised its premium rates by 13 percent this year, after a 9.7 percent rate increase last year. Private insurers in the state also spiked their rates — Regence raised its rates nearly 17 percent this year …

Story|09/06/2009

Fox News Channel University | Biz Beat [Opinion]: Save for the future

Other Stories

… good news, right? Not always. Especially if you’re in the camp that expects inflation to spike, causing an interest rate hike and stunting economic growth. Some are even predicting a return to the Jimmy Carter era, where interest rates hit 18 percent. Fears are …

Story|06/11/2009

Obama Signs Bill Overhauling Credit Card Industry

AP| Politics

… or a parent or guardian co-signs. A customer also will have to be more than 60 days behind on a payment before seeing a rate increase on an existing balance. Even then, the lender will be required to restore the previous, lower rate if the cardholder pays …

Story|05/22/2009

Obama Set to Approve New Rules for Credit Cards

AP| Politics

… signs for the card. Under the bill, a customer would have to be more than 60 days behind on a payment before seeing a rate increase on an existing balance. Even then, the lender would be required to restore the previous, lower rate if the cardholder …

Story|05/22/2009

NFL, Comcast settle NFL Network dispute

By DEBORAH YAO| AP| Sports

… as the NFL agreed to reduce its price closer to the original fee, 15 cents per subscriber, that was in place before the rate hike . With Tuesday's agreement, both sides have agreed to drop the lawsuits. And the lower price also makes it more likely …

Story|05/19/2009

Senate Approves Bill to Overhaul Credit Card Industry

AP| Politics

… unrelated bills. Under the new legislation, a customer would have to be more than 60 days behind on a payment before seeing a rate increase on an existing balance. Even then, the credit card company would be required to restore the previous, lower rate after …

Story|05/19/2009

Health care, Credit Cards and Pakistan.... « The Special Report Blog

By Web Producer| Other Stories

… which limits the ability of credit card companies to increase interest rates, requires 45 days notice of a pending interest rate increase , and requires more disclosure of rates, fees and penalties to consumers. The bank stress tests released last Thursday …

Blogs|05/11/2009

Peel 'Em and Weep: First-Class Stamps Rise 2 Cents

AP| U.S.

… postal facilities, freezing officer and executive salaries at 2008 pay levels and reducing travel budgets. Even so, the rate increase is unlikely to cover the ongoing losses and the possibility remains that the post office could run out of money before the …

Story|05/11/2009

Postal Stamps Rise 2 Cents on Monday

AP| Politics

… new facilities, freezing officer and executive salaries at 2008 pay levels, and reducing travel budgets. Even so, the rate increase is unlikely to cover the losses and the possibility remains that the post office could run out of money before the end of …

Story|05/09/2009