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View Article  Fred Harteis News Articles - Where costs will rise (or fall) in 2007

Fred Harteis News Articles – Where costs will rise (or fall) in 2007

 

Heating & Gas

Oil prices hit all-time highs in July and have fallen more than 25 percent since, trading around $60 a barrel in recent weeks. That's reasonably good news for drivers and homeowners heating their houses since their costs aren't estimated to soar in 2007. And in some cases, they're expected to fall from 2006 levels.

 

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Corn futures are trading at 10-year highs, which could mean a pricier hamburger or breast of chicken come the fall of 2007. "Higher priced grain means higher ...   more »

View Article  Fred Harteis News Articles - Moviegoers zap cellphone abusers

Fred Harteis News Articles - The next time you talk on your cellphone in a movie theater, beware: Your neighbors are listening.

 

Regal Entertainment Group, the largest U.S. movie theater chain, is arming moviegoers with a new gadget that allows them to call in the ushers and remove unruly audience members with the press of a button.

 

Cellphones drive us crazy," Regal Chief Executive Michael Campbell told the Reuters Media Summit in New York Wednesday.

 

"We had gotten to the point ... where we have had people getting into physical battles in theaters. One customer will say ...   more »

View Article  Fred Harteis News Articles - Six ways to shrink that heating bill

Fred Harteis News Articles - With winter fast approaching, and the cost of natural gas and oil still far above historic norms, here are six basic steps that could save you big on heating bills.

 

Most are cheap and easy, although a couple require a significant financial outlay and professional installation. Either way, the tips below, outlined by the Alliance to Save Energy, will help go easier on the environment, strengthen the nation's energy security and save you money.

 

Clean your furnace filter - This could be as easy as cleaning the lint from your dryer, says ASE ...   more »

View Article  Fred Harteis News Articles -The retirement plan Uncle Sam has right

Fred Harteis News Articles - Considering the mess that Social Security and Medicare are in, the federal government is probably the last place you'd look for insights about retirement planning.

 

But I've got to hand it to the feds: When it comes to investing their own money for retirement, they really know what they're doing. In fact, the Thrift Savings Plan - the equivalent of a 401(k) plan for members of Congress and other government employees - is one of the best retirement plans around.

 

Alas, to be in it you must work for the government. But that ...   more »