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- Why Kroger Will Get Your Tax Refund (and Sears Won't)
- Plenty of retailers have focused their ads on the expected wave of economic stimulus checks. Sears and Kroger have taken things a step further, giving shoppers an extra 10 percent cash if they trade their whole check for a Kroger, Sears, or Kmart gift card. Now Kroger, the biggest supermarketer...
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
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- There's still time to file to get stimulus-plan check
- If you're retired, a disabled veteran or someone who normally doesn't file a tax return, you still can file before Oct. 15 in order to get an economic-stimulus check, the Internal Revenue Service said this week. People who have at least $3,000 in qualifying income -- earned income...
- Research articles 2008-04-26
- IRS works to provide stimulus for those who don't file taxes
- Retirees and disabled veterans: Come get your money. The Internal Revenue Service is launching a campaign to make sure 5.2 million people who normally do not have to file tax returns get their economic stimulus checks. Tax returns must be filed in order to get the checks, which...
- Research articles 2008-06-28
- IRS Reports Economic Stimulus Check Scams
- Economic stimulus checks have begun showing up in mailboxes, and the IRS has issued an alert that scam artists are actively making the rounds using the proposed rebates as bait. Among the scams: Rebate Phone Call–Someone identifying himself as an IRS employee calls consumers and asks for bank account information...
- Research articles 2008-05-19
- In a Gloomy Economy, Signs of Light
- In a Gloomy Economy, Signs of LightRE: In a Gloomy Economy, Signs of LightFirst, the Feds must take care of the middle class which is at least 70% of the economy. A rebate check of $1,000 would stave off a very gloomy Christmas.Instead of bailing out the high-rollers, we...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- The Economy is in Too Much Trouble for Stimulus to Help
- I think again you are arguing "stimulus vs. doing nothing" rather than "stimulus vs. what I have proposed," as I noted earlier. I suspect the core difference between us has to do with political philosophy. I would be closer to your view if I felt there was...
- Blog posts 2009-04-10
- There's Profit Hidden in Those "Free Grocery" Promotions
- Last month, I said it was smart when Cincinnati-based Kroger placed broad terms on its bid to pick up some of the economic stimulus money that's showing up in shoppers' hands this week. While Sears/Kmart offered a 10 percent bonus only if you handed them your whole stimulus check, Kroger...
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- 100,000 jobs to go if stimulus cut - Henry
- A Senate inquiry will today drill Treasury secretary Ken Henry and his department over stimulus measures. TREASURY Secretary Ken Henry has warned a further 100,000 jobs could be lost if the Federal Government's planned stimulus spending is scrapped. Addressing a Senate inquiry in Canberra today, Dr Henry said withdrawing the...
- News items 2009-10-08
- Stimulus Energy Fund Tracker: 1.2% Spent, $36.2B To Go
- The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act -- aka stimulus money -- put aside nearly $37 billion big ones for the Department of Energy to spend (that includes $4 billion under the loan guarantee program) back when the bill was signed Feb. 17 into law. So far, $9.5 billion has been awarded....
- Blog posts 2009-08-24
- European Automakers: What Happens after the Stimulus Is Finished?
- Trader Mark submits: So what happens after the stimulus and pull forwards? This is a situation we will one day be asking. As I wrote the other day, the master plan seems to be for the government to give away money month after month money grown on trees mind you...
- External links 2009-06-18
- Check 21 (the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act) Potential Opportunities and Implications for Financial Institutions
- Check 21 aims to facilitate the broader use of electronic check processing, without requiring any bank to change its current check collection practices. Its many proponents believe that the law represents an important step in streamlining check processing and, in doing so, reducing some of the risks inherent in today's...
- White papers 2004-06-10
- July Sales: So Long, Stimulus Gains
- July Sales: So Long, Stimulus GainsRE: July Sales: So Long, Stimulus GainsCurrent economic factors are affecting most consumers. The very prominent retailers haven't simply forgotten who their core customers are. They hooked them long ago and the economy has awakened most of them to the reality of economic...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-07
- Jarden Corp. Q2 2008 Earnings Call
- Question-and-Answer SessionThank you. [Operator Instructions]. We'll take our first question from Bill Chappell with SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. Martin E. Franklin - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bill? William Chappell - SunTrust Robinson Humphrey I guess, talking a little bit about the organic growth and the sustainability of it, can...
- Earnings calls 2008-07-29
- Best and Worst Reader Comments on the Stimulus Bill
- The Senate has hashed out a compromise stimulus bill that will likely pass. Personally, I'm not too pleased, but that's just me. On the other hand, the Trillion Dollar Stimulus Bill post got 99 comments; you've got to check out these excerpts. by Steve Tobak
- Blog posts 2009-02-09
- ALEC: U.S. Senate Preps Massive 'Blank Check' to States; $20 Billion in Unmarked Funds Tied to President's Stimulus Package
- WASHINGTON, May 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The U.S. Senate today is expected to issue a $20 billion "blank check" to bailout states that have already run up to $90 billion combined in state budget deficits this year and next. WASHINGTON, May 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The U.S. Senate today is...
- Research articles 2003-05-14
- Citi Trends: Downward Trend Continues
- John C. Lee submits: On August 20 before the market open, Citi Trends Inc. CTRN reported earnings or $0.20 per share or $2.8 million vs. $627,000 or $0.04 per share a year ago. Results included a $0.03 per share secondary offering expense. Sales jumped 19.5% to $115.7 million vs. $96.8...
- External links 2008-08-26
- Senate rejects Democrats' costly 'stimulus' bill
- On November 14, on a party-line vote of 51 to 47, Senate Democrats failed to garner to 60 votes they needed to consider their "economic stimulus" bill. The Democratic bill would give a $300 "tax rebate" to everyone who was ineligible for a tax refund check this year-mostly because they...
- Research articles 2001-11-26
- Reality check: What Bush said about eight big issues
- Budget and spending What Bush said: Congress should pass the $150billion stimulus package quickly and then make 2001 and 2003 tax cuts permanent. More than 150 "wasteful" or "bloated" programs should be eliminated or reduced. "Earmarks" not voted on by Congress will be ignored by the...
- Research articles 2008-01-29
- Hibbett Sports, Inc. F2Q10 (Qtr End 08/01/09) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Certainly. Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Dan Wewer - Raymond James. Dan Wewer - Raymond James Mickey or Jeff, can you remind us the last time that Hibbett went through a cycle where footwear sales were down in this mid to high teen...
- Earnings calls 2009-08-21
- Family Dollar Betting on Long Recession?
- Family Dollar seems to be betting that the recession is going to last awhile longer. Right now most bargain retailers are doing everything they can to make themselves more consumer friendly, seeking to win sales from folks trading down for lower prices amid economic malaise and to...
- Blog posts 2009-09-03
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