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Stories for Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Emergency rooms visits up year over year
The latest stats from the Center for Disease Control show emergency rooms visits are up. Some 120 million of us visited the ER in 2006 -- the last year for which records are available. Historically, the ER has been for uninsured people. But today, a very large numbers of insured ...
Cost of a vehicle at all-time low
CLARKONOMICS: The Vehicle Affordability Index now shows that cars are the most affordable they've been since Jimmy Carter was president. That's partly because of the intense competition in the car market that makes new vehicles a real deal at this point. To arrive at this finding, researchers took the average ...
Capitulation has benefits for buyers and sellers
Clark wants to share some information that could impact those in the housing market as potential buyers of distressed real estate and those trying to sell a home in a neighborhood that has foreclosures. In economic terms, we're beginning to hear that "capitulation" has come. What that means in plain ...
Save up to $60/year on your computer's energy expenses
One of the easiest ways to lower your electric bill is to reduce the power your computer uses when not in use. In fact, "Dracula" or vampire electronics account for some 5 cents of every $1 you pay for electricity. Here's the good news: You can reduce consumption by 95% ...
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AnnualCreditReport.com - The only truly FREE credit report ClimateSaversComputing.org -- Adjust your computer's energy consumption to save money OCC.gov - File a complaint against a bank Zillow.com - See national home value trends on an interactive map
