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San Bernardino Career Resource Center, 8120 Palm Lane, offers free services for job seekers and employers. Career counseling, workshops and mock interviews are available, as are employer services and benefits. More information: (909) 386-6219. Interested businesses can call (909) 386-6208. CLASSES Time for Change Foundation and Washington Mutual are starting a new series of free financial-literacy and credit-repair classes from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays beginning Aug. 8 at St. John's Episcopal Church, 1407 N. Arrowhead Ave., San Bernardino. The lessons cover banking and finance basics, credit-score repair, homeownership, saving and investing. Free food and child care will be offered to all who attend. More information: (909) 886-2994. People's Choice Inc., 1505 W.
MN Bridge Collapse Kills at Least 6
MINNEAPOLIS, M.N. – Authorities say at least six people are dead after a bridge collapsed in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Freeway Bridge broke during Wednesday evening rush hour. The collapse sent vehicles, concrete and twisted metal crashing into the Mississippi River. There are dozens of vehicles in the rubble, some stacked atop each other. No word on what caused the collapse. ajl
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Flood relief may still be available to local residents.Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials will be at Weatherford Fire Station No. 3, located at 122 Atwood Court across from Love's Truck Stop on the Interstate 20 access road, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 28.The United States Department of Homeland Security is operating a Mobile Disaster Recovery Center (MDRC) in order to serve areas affected by recent floods.A press release stated the disaster recovery centers are a "one-stop shop" for individuals to learn more about their FEMA aid status with mitigation experts on hand to educate residents on how to avoid or reduce future disaster losses when rebuilding.Representatives of the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) will also be there to answer questions and help fill out applications for homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes, as well as non-profit organizations.Kenneth Clark, federal coordinating officer said in the release a mobile disaster recovery center enables FEMA to assist individuals throughout Texas."MDRCs are a great place for citizens to get answers to questions they may have concerning the disaster aid process," Clark said.The units have also been scheduled to visit Eastland, Burnet, Cooke, Tarrant, Wichita and Grayson counties.Brad Craine, FEMA public information officer, said FEMA officials make trips to affected areas with the unit for the convenience of the applicants.
37 States Give Consumers the Right to Freeze Credit Files to Prevent Identity Theft
Most Americans now have a new tool that provides powerful protection to help stop identity thieves from ruining their credit records. Thirty seven states and the District of Columbia have adopted laws in recent years giving consumers the right to put a security freeze on their credit files so crooks can't use stolen information to open fraudulent accounts. Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, has created an online guide for consumers interested in learning how to take advantage of these new security freeze laws. The guide is available at http://www.ConsumersUnion.org/SecurityFreeze.htm and offers detailed, step-by- step instructions for each state explaining how consumers can exercise this right. "A security freeze is a powerful tool that enables consumers to stop identity thieves cold," said Gail Hillebrand, Director of Consumers Union's Financial Privacy Now campaign.
Farm show bigger than ever
PITTSBURG, Kan. — The big top, brightly painted tents and flags may conjure visions of the circus, but the organizer of the Four-State Farm Show says farmers and farming enthusiasts will find more than entertainment at the event. Farm show bigger than ever By Greg Grisolano .
(AFX UK Focus) 2007-07-26 23:55 GMT: Ford posts profit, warns about future
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - Ford surprised Wall Street Thursday by posting its first quarterly profit in two years. Then it spoiled the party by warning investors that it still expects big losses in the next two quarters and no return to full-year profitability until 2009.
Ford squeezed most of the gains out through cost cutting, mainly with a roughly 30 percent decline in jobs, and good sales overseas. Now Ford needs its North American division to start turning a profit. That could be difficult with the company's U.S. rivals and Japanese automakers breathing down its neck. Still, investors applauded Ford's $750 million second-quarter profit -- also helped by higher net pricing on its vehicles. Ford shares rose on a day when many other companies' shares tumbled. But even President and Chief Executive Alan Mulally said investors should not think that Ford has turned the corner to consistent profitability.
Ford Posts $750M 2Q Profit
Ford surprised Wall Street Thursday by posting its first quarterly profit in two years. Then it spoiled the party by warning investors that it still expects big losses in the next two quarters and no return to full-year profitability until 2009. Ford squeezed most of the gains out through cost cutting, mainly with a roughly 30 percent decline in jobs, and good sales overseas. Now Ford needs its North American division to start turning a profit. That could be difficult with the company's U.S. rivals and Japanese automakers breathing down its neck. Still, investors applauded Ford's $750 million second-quarter profit — also helped by higher net pricing on its vehicles. Ford shares rose on a day when many other companies' shares tumbled.
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