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29 Fees We Hate Most
An increasing number of businesses, from hotels to cell phone providers, are advertising bargain prices and then tacking on hidden fees and charges to boost the final cost. Here's how you can fight back. “The...
Tags: Phone, Fee, MoneyWatch, BillShrink, Concession Recovery Fee, Telecom & Utilities, Internet, Kathy Kristof, Fees, Consumers in the Crosshairs, Banking, Banks, Airlines, Change Fees, Charges, Overweight Baggage, Extra Baggage, Unaccompanied Minor, Cell Phones, Mobile Phones, Directory Assistance, Text Messaging, Activation Fees, Cancellation Fees, Early Termination, Hotels, Resort Fees, Rental Cars, Concession Fee Recovery, Vehicle License Fee, Energy Surcharge, Loss Damage Waiver, Cable, DSL, Phone Company, DVR
Articles 2009-10-08
Fees Gone Wild: Why You're Paying More for Everything
Sneaky fees and hidden costs are popping up everywhere. But angry consumers may only have themselves to blame. Here's the truth about those hidden costs. With consumers demanding lower prices, businesses are seeking new ways to raise revenue, and have started charging separately for services...
Tags: Fee, Credit Card, Price, MoneyWatch, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales, MoneyWatch Feature, Consumers in the Crosshairs, Paying More, Abby Ellin, Fees, Costs, Charges, Dennis Cauvier, Edward Dworsky, Xavier Gabaix, Resort Fees, Luggage, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, American Express, BAC, JPM, AXP
Articles 2009-10-08
Consumers in the Crosshairs
Americans are being nickel and dimed with a barrage of special fees and charges. Here?s why ? and what you can do about it.The fees are insidious, in part because they?re so small. A buck here, $3 there; it barely seems worth breaking a sweat over. But these additional charges...
Tags: Fee, MoneyWatch, Americans, Cable, Network Technology, Financial Services, ATM, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Finance, Feature, Consumers in the Crosshairs, Abby Ellin, Kathy Kristof, Fees, Costs, Charges, Resort Fees, Luggage, Overdraft, Authorization Holds, Banking, Banks, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, American Express, Wells Fargo, Chase, US Bank, Dennis Cauvier, Edgar Dworsky, Xavier Gabaix, Erik Weech, Mark Elliot, BAC, JPM, AXP, WFC, USB
Articles 2009-10-08

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SEC Charges Two Former J.P. Morgan Securities Officers in Alabama Illegal Payments Scheme
« Corp Fin Staff Release New Guidance on Shareholder Proposals related to Risk and Succession Planning | Main | Three Former Symbol Technologies Settle Accounting Fraud Charges » The SEC filed fraud charges against Charles E. LeCroy and Douglas W. MacFaddin, two former directors of J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. in connection with an unlawful...
Tags: J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., SEC, Alabama
News items 2009-11-04
National Australia Bank profits slump on debt charges
National Australia Bank on Wednesday reported a large decline in full-year profits to A$2.59bn ($2.4bn) after a surge in bad and doubtful debt charges. The Australian lender said net profit fell 43 per cent after debt charges ballooned to A$3.8bn from A$1.5bn. But it said there were signs that problem...
Tags: National Australia Bank, Debt Charge
News items 2009-10-27
Lesser charges back Rio's stand: Walsh
THE downgraded charges against Stern Hu showed that the Rio Tinto executive in China committed no wrong, the miner said today. China today officially arrested Mr Hu and his three Chinese colleagues, but downgraded the accusations levelled against the men. Rio Tinto iron ore chief executive Sam Walsh today said...
Tags: Rio Tinto
News items 2009-08-11
Special Charges to Earnings Distort Financial Pictures.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Cash charges consume around 10 percent of profits. TRODDING THROUGH chemical companies' quarterly financial reports, analysts often find a barrage of special charges to earnings. Although the financial community tends to ignore such charges, t Cash charges consume around...
Tags: company, DuPont Co., earnings, financial
Research articles 2000-05-22
Jury Finds Wesley Snipes Guilty on Three Misdemeanor Charges and Acquits Him of Two Felony Charges
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Steve Cole of the U.S. Department of Justice, +1-813- 274-6136 Two Others Found Guilty On Felony Charges OCALA, Fla., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A jury today found Wesley Trent Snipes guilty on three misdemeanor charges for failing to file income tax returns. Snipes was acquitted...
Tags: FINANCE, Florida, income, Internal Revenue Service, Taxes, U.S. Department of Justice
Research articles 2008-02-01
Banks ordered to repay charges of customers in financial hardship
The Financial Ombudsman Service FOS has written to high street banks ordering them to refund overdraft charges if a customer is in financial hardship. FOS, which resolves disputes between consumers and banks, has accused banks of sending "standard or generic statements, which do not address the consumer's individual circumstances and...
Tags: Bank, Financial
News items 2009-10-23
Wall St charges highlight legal role
The inclusion of two lawyers among the 14 new people facing criminal charges in the hedge fund insider trading ring highlights the crucial role played by the legal profession in Wall Street dealmaking. Arthur J. Cutillo was on Thursday charged with criminal conspiracy and securities fraud for allegedly passing on...
Tags: information, SEC, insider, role, Lawyer
News items 2009-11-05
Pay to play.(International News)(Merrill Lynch's decision to settle charges of market manipulation in the US and the UK)(Brief Article)
Merrill Lynch agreed to pay $25 million to settle charges in the United States and the United Kingdom that it helped Sumitomo manipulate the copper market in 1995. Merrill will pay $15 million to the CFTC to settle charges that it provided more than Merrill...
Tags: Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Sumitomo Corp.
Research articles 1999-08-01
Insurers endure 'kitchen sink' quarter. (Fourth-Quarter Results).(extraordinary charges reported)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
The fourth quarter of 2002 was one that analysts refer to as a "kitchen sink," because of various extraordinary charges that insurers reported. Some of the charges are listed below, with carriers listed in alphabetical order: * ACE Lt The...
Tags: Enron Corp., insurance company, reserve
Research articles 2002-04-01
BSNL seeks interconnect charges, ADC from MTNL for Garud services.
Jun. 5--MUMBAI, India -- Bharat Sanchar Nigam BSNL has once again written to Mahanagar Telephone Nigam MTNL, asking the latter to pay interconnect usage charges IUC and access deficit charges ADC for calls of its limited mobile service, Garud Jun. 5--MUMBAI, India -- Bharat Sanchar Nigam...
Tags: ADC Telecommunications Inc.
Research articles 2006-06-05
SOME USERS REMOVED FROM NETWORK CHARGES BY CHINA TELECOM
AsiaInfo Services 01-03-2007 Some Users Removed from Network Charges by China Telecom TAIWAN, Jan 03, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- The network charges of December, taken by the users whose network stopped by the earthquake happened in Taiwan o AsiaInfo...
Tags: China Telecom, network
Research articles 2007-01-03
MASTERCARD DENIED RUMOR OF LIFTING FOREIGN EXCHANGE CHARGES
AsiaInfo Services 10-26-2005 MasterCard Denied Rumor of Lifting Foreign Exchange Charges CHINA, Oct 26, 2005 SinoCast via COMTEX -- MasterCard International denied in Shanghai that it has lifted the charges of foreign exchange. As a matter AsiaInfo...
Tags: bank, foreign-exchange, MasterCard International
Research articles 2005-10-26
MII: ONE-WAY MOBILE CHARGES NOT FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS
AsiaInfo Services 09-11-2001 MII: One-way Mobile Charges Not for Another Two Years e 3 CHINA, Sep 11, 2001 AsiaPort via COMTEX -- China will not see one-waymobile communications charges for at least another two years, the Ministry of Informat AsiaInfo...
Tags: China Mobile Ltd.
Research articles 2001-09-11
CHINA UNICOM TO LIFT INTERNATIONAL CALL CHARGES FROM JUNE 1
AsiaInfo Services 05-30-2007 China Unicom to Lift International Call Charges from June 1 BEIJING, May 30, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- China Unicom is set to raise the charges for international IP calls to 23 countries and territories across t ...
Tags: China Unicom
Research articles 2007-05-30
Stanley Works denies charges it fixed prices.
Stanley Works denies charges it fixed prices NEW BRITAIN UPI -- Stanley Works will plead not guilty to federal charges the hardware giant conspired with three other companies to fix the prices of hinges sold nationwide, a spokesman said. Stanley, Stanley Works denies charges...
Tags: company, hinge, Stanley Works
Research articles 1990-05-28
Aetna charges dialysis fraud. (Aetna Life Insurance Co.)
NEW YORK - The nation's largest provider of kidney dialysis services is facing new charges that it engineered an array of phony billing schemes that defrauded insurers of hundreds of millions of dollars. Aetna Life Insurance Co. charges in a massive cNEW YORK - The nation's...
Tags: Aetna Inc., patient
Research articles 1998-01-19
Allstate third qtr. earnings down due to special charges.
Allstate Corp. reported lower third-quarter earnings, primarily due to one-time after-tax charges, but absent the charges, growth continued in its core personal lines business. Net income of $292 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30 was down alm Allstate Corp. reported lower third-quarter...
Tags: Allstate Corp.
Research articles 1996-10-28
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