Free credit scores could be helpful to consumers
Consumers who want to get their hands on a free credit score might want to look at their credit card statements or online accounts.A few credit card issuers are providing free access to credit scores...
View ArticleShould tax refund go to pay down credit debt?
Q: I will be receiving a tax refund of $5,000 or so this year and was wondering how best to use the money. I have about $7,000 in credit card debt and two car loans, and my son will be attending...
View ArticlePromise and peril in an ultra-connected world
We’re in the beginning of a world in which everything is connected to the Internet and with one another, while powerful yet relatively cheap computers analyze all that data for ways to improve...
View ArticlePros and cons of messaging apps
Mobile messaging apps have come into their own. • What they are: Apps that allow users to send text messages, photos, videos and sometimes make voice and video calls from one mobile phone to another....
View ArticleMeet the new old thing – mobile messaging
When it comes to online communication, the big thing these days is mobile messaging.For proof of that, you need look no further than Facebook’s $19 billion purchase last month of popular messaging...
View ArticleFive goals for better fitness
If exercise were a pill, it would be one of the most powerful drugs ever invented.Chances are, you’ve heard many variations of that sentiment. It’s not hype. A 2010 review of 40 studies in the...
View ArticleSave money by dodging fees
Fees! Consumer Reports hates them as much as you do. And not just because all of that nickel-and-diming adds up to a pretty penny. It’s also because they can be hard to escape.Consumers pay $2.4...
View ArticleBuffalo Angels fund reaches $1 million mark
Buffalo Angels LLC, a member-managed angel investor fund, has completed its initial closing after selling membership units totaling $1 million to 31 local accredited investors.Buffalo Angels LLC is an...
View ArticlePanasci competition nears final round
Ten teams led by University at Buffalo students have advanced to the semifinals of the Henry A. Panasci Jr. Technology Entrepreneurship Competition, with the winner to receive $25,000 in start-up...
View ArticleLevy has high hopes for Buffalo’s entrepreneurs
Prominent entrepreneur and venture capitalist Jordan Levy is confident that a new $5 million business plan competition will help lure innovative businesses to Buffalo. Levy chairs the steering...
View ArticleOn the Record / March 18, 2014
Hires/Promotions/Honors Hunt Real Estate ERA chairman and CEO Peter Hunt was recently named Realtor of the Year by the Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors. Hunt, whose company was also recognized...
View ArticleVodafone agrees to buy Spain’s Ono for $10 billion
LONDON – British telecommunications company Vodafone agreed on Monday to buy Spain’s Ono for 7.2 billion euros ($10 billion) as it seeks to expand operations across Europe.The deal is part of a...
View ArticlePurported bitcoin figure hires lawyer
LOS ANGELES – The man Newsweek claimed is the creator of bitcoin has hired a lawyer in an attempt to clear his name, repeating a denial he made to the Associated Press more than a week ago that he has...
View ArticleGood news on U.S. economy sends stocks sharply higher
NEW YORK – Investors were able to put aside the ongoing political turmoil in Ukraine on Monday to focus on a bit of good news on the U.S. economy.Stocks ended sharply higher, helped by a report that...
View ArticlePlan to wind down mortgage companies could hurt housing recovery
A U.S. Senate plan to dismantle Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may deliver an unintended blow to a fragile housing recovery.A draft of the measure, which Senate Banking Committee leaders released Sunday,...
View ArticleU.S. factory output rebounded strongly in February
WASHINGTON – U.S. factory output rebounded strongly in February after harsh winter storms caused a steep drop-off in production in January. Manufacturers produced more autos, home electronics and...
View ArticleSloma returns to Niagara IDA chairmanship
WHEATFIELD – Henry M. Sloma, who returned to the board of the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency in January after a year off, was elected chairman at Monday’s annual reorganization...
View ArticleTonawanda Coke’s sentencing won’t include victim compensation
People who think they’re a victim of Tonawanda Coke’s environmental crimes will get their day in court – but not this week.A federal judge has rejected a request that Grand Island and Town of...
View ArticleExchange opens individual insurance market to competition
The state insurance exchange established as part of the Affordable Care Act opened New York’s insurance market for individuals to more competition, the Kaiser Family Foundation reported Monday.The...
View ArticleThe News to take questions on tax filing
Taxpayers with questions about filing their returns will once again have a free opportunity tonight to pose their questions, by phone or online, to a panel of accountants hosted by The Buffalo...
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