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Yearly Archives: 2007, 2008

It's official: U.S. is in recession

4 hours ago

The U.S. economy has been in a recession since December 2007, the National Bureau of Economic Research said Monday. The NBER — a private, nonprofit research organization — said its group of academic economists who …
Credit card companies quick to raise rates, fees

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Greg Fischer was already fed up with Bank of America for doubling his credit card's interest rate to 28.99 percent — the price for being a couple of weeks late with a payment in April. What sent him over the top, he …
Luxury condo 'a bully building,' unit owners say

Nov 29, 2008

The housing slump and weak economy are contributing to a host of problems, including condo owner frustration. Some buyers at Aqua, a luxury tower in Midtown, complain that more than a year after buying their units they …
New bank ads emphasize your money is secure

Nov 28, 2008

A boy hugging his dog. A winding country lane. Two kids playing on a tire swing. These sentimental images have an unlikely thing in common: They've been featured in recent advertisements for Georgia banks. What do dogs …
Cobb Energy co-op suit nears end

Nov 28, 2008

The long legal war between Marietta-based Cobb EMC and its customers could end next week. Cobb County Superior Court Judge Stephen Schuster hears arguments Tuesday on a proposal to settle the 14-month-old customer …