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Sandra Bullock Donates $1 Million to Japan Relief
Sandra Bullock is proving to be one generous actress. The Oscar winner donated $1 million to the American Red Cross this week to aid earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan, the charity told CNN on Thursday. This is the largest celebrity donation to the Red Cross since the disaster, although the charity has received other [...]
Visa Adds Person-to-Person Payments in U.S.
Visa just announced the ability for U.S. Visa card holders to send and receive funds from other cardholders anywhere in the world. The system, which will hit later in 2011, will greatly increase the scope of person-to-person digital payments globally. Visa says it’s mplementing the personal-payments protocol throughout its systems in the U.S., which means [...]
107 Year Old Man’s Tips For Retirement
Eight years ago, at age 99, Leonard McCracken failed an eye test for renewing his driver’s license. He put his Lincoln Continental up for sale and got $1,600. “I sold it in three days — I got a good price. I love to haggle,” he says. McCracken, who lives in Florida, has been living in [...]
Richard Branson: 5 Secrets to Business Success
No. 1: Enjoy What You Are Doing. Because starting a business is a huge amount of hard work, requiring a great deal of time, you had better enjoy it. I set out to create something I enjoyed that would pay the bills. There was no great plan or strategy. The name itself was thought up [...]
Green Bank
TD Bank really is now one of the greenest banks in the U.S. The company have just announced that it’s to achieve carbon neutrality, which means the bank’s energy use is offset by various energy-saving practices. TD Bank also plans to open up a LEED Platinum prototype bank later this spring in Queens Village, New York [...]
Future Citi Bank
First off, should we really trust the banks? We feel the answer is no. Citi is engineering the bank of the future — to be like a convenience store. In a retail space, there are three ways to turn customers on: attraction (enticing decor), engagement (“stay awhile” perks), and connection (the hard sell). “The problem with [...]
