Tag Archives: money

  • News Red Cross helps Oklahoma Tornado survivors

    How you can help the Oklahoma disaster relief

    Dozens were killed and countless homes and buildings were destroyed in the path of a tornado that hit Oklahoma on Monday, May 20. Relief organizations are working in the area and you can help.

  • News stock market

    Dow closes above 15,000 for first time ever

    It was another record-setting day on Wall Street. This time, the Dow closed above 15,000 for the first time ever, hitting 15,056.

  • News Man loses money playing for carnival prize

    Man loses thousands trying to win carnival game

    A New Hampshire man says he lost his life savings trying to win a gaming console prize at a carnival game.

  • News (MGN)

    Tax day: Where did the money go in 2012?

    Taxpayers can get the nitty gritty on just how the government spent those tax dollars withheld from your check.

  • News Money

    Sixth grader takes $20,000 to school

    Plenty of questions arose after a 12-year-old girl reportedly handed cash out to her classmates in a Taylor, Michigan school.

  • Education (MGN)

    College savings hits all-time high

    As tuition soars, parents and grandparents are putting more money than ever into 529 college savings plans.

  • News Ameren Illinois logo

    Ameren offers special repayment plan for customers who fall behind

    Ameren Illinois customers with past-due accounts have until the end of March work out a repayment plan that starts with ten percent of their overdue balance.

  • News money

    Americans see biggest monthly income drop in 20 years

    Americans saw their income drop so dramatically in January that it marked the deepest one-month decline in 20 years.

  • Politics Money

    Spending cut countdown: What’s Congress doing?

    $85 billion in widely disliked forced spending cuts start to take effect Friday. So what did Congress — back from a weeklong break — do on Monday to change course?

  • News Money

    Couple finds and returns $11,000 cash

    A couple spending Valentine’s Day in San Francisco found a valuable bag and turned it into police. The owner received it in the nick of time.

  • News image from heinz.com

    Berkshire Hathaway buying Heinz

    H.J. Heinz Company will be purchased by a group of investors that includes 3G Capital and Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway.

  • News / Weather Moline pothole repair truck (WQAD Photo)

    Moline paying money for potholes

    The City of Moline is offering a $50 gift certificate to the Moline resident who reports the largest pothole each month through March 31, 2013.

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