| Credit One Financial Services, New Debt Consolidation Company ...
NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Credit One Financial Solutions (www.creditonefs.com), a new financial services company formed by five former MBNA executives, held a Grand Opening today attended by Gov. Ruth Ann Minner. The new company, which already employs 51, offers debt consolidation solutions to responsible consumers with prime credit. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony today, the company said market demand for its products would result in a doubling of its workforce by the end of next year. "We see a real need among financially responsible consumers who want to consolidate their debt in a way that saves them money and enables them to pay off their debt faster," said Joseph DePaulo, Chief Executive Officer of Credit One Financial Solutions. "Unlike many traditional debt consolidation providers, Credit One can grant an immediate loan approval over the phone, allowing a customer to have his or her debt consolidated into a Personal Line of Credit by the time they hang up the phone." DePaulo said a Credit One Personal Line of Credit had two advantages over the better known method of transferring debt to a new credit card.
MacBook Pro line updated
As surmised among the rumorscenti, this morning's Apple Store outage was the preshow for a MacBook Pro speed bump. The new units ship with either 2.2 GHz or 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo (Santa Rosa) processors, upgraded NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT video cards (with either 128 MB or 256 MB of VRAM), new mercury-free LED displays, and a minimum of 2 GB of RAM (yay!) with support for 4 GB (YAY!). The slot-loading optical drive has also been updated to 8x, in line with the MacBook configs. Apple also notes that the 17-inch model "offers a new optional 1920-by-1200 high-resolution display, providing over 30 percent more screen real estate than the standard 1680-by-1050 display." Does it come with a set of magnifying glasses too? The 802.11n version of the Airport Extreme card rounds out the feature package. For a handy spec list, check the end of the Apple press release.Ladies and gentlemen, start your credit cards...
Commentary: Washington's quest for allies in its battle against ...
The US, with limited success, is using its diplomatic channels to urge nations to which it has privileged access to take a firm stand against Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez. In the meantime, the European Union (EU) is fast allowing its presence on the map of Latin America to fade. On the Chavez issue, the EU clamorously remains neutral, and in doing so, might be losing out on what could be important benefits emerging from a sharpening divide separating the U.S. from a progressive bloc of Latin America states. Anti-American sentiments are on the rise in Latin America, which was demonstrated by the wave of unrest manifested during President Bush’s tour of the region in March. After six years of neglect as a result of its preoccupation with Iraq, the Bush administration’s interests in South America are only now being resurrected.
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