Headline News Archive

2008

September

16

• What market tumult means for us. The stunning events rattling the financial markets are raising a lot of questions about the average person's finances. We talked to several experts to find

• New website on medication safety. Amid the deluge of drug advertising and news about safety issues, plenty of patients are bewildered over how to weigh the risks and benefits of

• Qué hacer después de un huracán. Todos sabemos que un huracán arrasa. Pero también es cierto que, después de su paso, es mucho lo que podemos hacer para

15

• What changes in financial world mean to customers. One clear implication of the tumult in the financial world is that some of the biggest brains in the business, from the Federal Reserve to

• The effects of credit crisis at home. The turmoil sweeping through the financial markets has left many people worried about their own stocks, bank accounts, and retirement funds. The tottering of investment

14

• FHA loans enjoy a boom. It was the mortgage of last resort when home sales were booming. Buyers balked at the paperwork. Sellers hated the home-repair rules. What a difference

12

• Cómo ahorrar dinero en tus seguros. En una época de aumento sustancial de precios necesitas una mejor arma para luchar contra la economía tambaleante. Y para eso el Insurance Information

11

• New car accident database lacking. Long-awaited information on serious vehicle accidents was released to the public Wednesday by the federal government, but crucial data on tires and child-safety seats was

09

• Will drivers trade privacy for discounts?. Of all the things that seem unfair about auto insurance, this is perhaps the worst: Infrequent drivers who log less than 5,000 miles a year, are

• Be skeptical with low-mileage used cars. High-tech digital odometers are making it easier for crooks to cheat unsuspecting used car buyers. The scam is even easier to pull than in the

08

• Gustav victims face insurance worries. As victims of Hurricane Gustav's fury turn to their insurance companies for help in recovering from the wind and water inflicted damage to their property,

04

• Hybrid savings: winners and losers. In its October issue, Consumer Reports magazine looks at the overall financial benefit of 12 different hybrid vehicles. The analysis takes into account initial outlays compared

01

• El 'sueño americano' roto. La ecuación de "trabajo más esfuerzo igual a éxito" a la que se reduce el sueño americano, no da el resultado esperado

August

28

• California pay-as-you-drive policies. California drivers could be offered a new -- and often cheaper -- kind of car insurance next year under a voluntary pay-as-you-drive plan proposed Wednesday

24

• Answers, not IOUs, for Social Security. Whatever happened to Social Security? As the Democrats prepare to convene this week in Denver, and the Republicans gear up for their get-together in St.

21

• Revelan los SUV más seguros. Cuatro SUV pequeños recibieron ayer altas calificaciones de la industria de seguros, un reconocimiento de las mejoras en la seguridad de este tipo de

20

• Más datos de cuidado infantil. La página electrónica del Medicare acaba de publicar detalles sobre la tasa de mortalidad por neumonía y medidas sobre el cuidado de

18

• Promotores de la salud. María Méndez ha sido Promotora de Salud por 6 años, pero apenas en el 2005 empezó a serlo con un salario, y aún

14

• Asegura tu viaje...es mejor. ¿Qué hacer si tienes que cancelar un viaje? ¿Cómo evitar pagar dinero en penalidades y depósitos? ¿Vale la pena gastar un poco má

13

• El robo de identidad para trabajar. El robo de identidad es uno de los crímenes de mayor crecimiento en Estados Unidos durante los últimos años y los hispanos no

12

• Prevén un alza de 10% en costos de salud para el 2009. Se espera que los costos de la salud suban en más de un uno por ciento el año próximo, de acuerdo con

04

• Prescription records used to assess customers. Health and life insurance companies have access to a powerful new tool for evaluating whether to cover individual consumers: a health "credit report" drawn from

July

28

• ¿A quién ayudará la ley de rescate?. El Senado de Estados Unidos aprobó el proyecto de ley que busca apuntalar al sector hipotecario y que autorizaría préstamos por miles de

27

• Extending health insurance for young people. hildren are generally dropped from their parents' health insurance when they turn 18 or 19 or graduate from college. But 16 states now require insurers to cover dependent

22

• Social Security unveils new earnings calculator. People planning for retirement got a new tool this week: a fast and easy online estimator for their Social Security benefits. The Social Security Administration