Rate Hike

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First reported 34 mins ago - Updated 34 mins ago - 1 reports

Quinn disappointed by legislators allowing electric rate hikes

Gov. Pat Quinn today expressed disappointment in the General Assembly action allowing big electric companies' rate hikes. ... [Published News Tribune - 34 mins ago]

Entities: Pat Quinn, Rate Hike

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 reports

Statement from Governor Pat Quinn Regarding Senate Bill 9

SPRINGFIELD – Governor Pat Quinn today issued the following statement regarding Senate Bill 9. This week’s action by the General Assembly is in addition to the potential $311 million rate hike ComEd recently proposed to the Illinois Commerce Commissi ... [Published Illinois.gov - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Pat Quinn, Illinois Commerce Commission, Rate Hike

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 2 hours ago - 7 reports

Illinois General Assembly

House joins Senate in overriding 'Smart Grid' veto

The Illinois General Assembly has overridden Gov. Pat Quinn's veto of legislation that addresses so-called Smart Grid technology.The Illinois House voted 71-41 Wednesday to again approve the legislation. The Senate approved it for a second time on Tuesday. ... [Published State Journal-Register - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Smart Grid, Rate Hike, Lou Lang, Illinois Commerce Commission, Illinois General Assembly

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 2 reports

Mary Awbrey

THOMAS: Tyranny is no longer 'lurking' 5 commentsGwinnett names new fire chief 3 commentsWorker rescued after collapse at home of Falcons player 3 commentsFour indicted in international sex ring with Gwinnett ties 1 commentG-Braves' bullpen succumbs ... [Published Gwinnett Daily Post - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Rate Hike, FIRE MARSHAL, Dictatorship

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 11 hours ago - 2 reports

Wal-Mart Stores Inc

Walmart, Starbucks among 19 retailers rejecting swipe-fee settlement

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Starbucks Corp. are among 19 retailers opting out of a $7.25 billion antitrust settlement with Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. over fees charged to merchants to process credit-card transactions.The proposed settlement maintains ... [Published Denver Post - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Starbucks Corporation, Visa Inc, MasterCard Inc

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 7 reports

Bank of Ireland

Bank of Ireland reverses rate hike for 1,200 customers

The Bank of Ireland has partially withdrawn a rate hike that would have applied to 13,500 tracker mortgage customers. 1,200 of the affected customers are to have their rate increases cancelled.The Bank announced in February that its tracker mortgage customers ... [Published Which? - May 21 2013]

Entities: Bank of Ireland, Mortgages, Rate Hike

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 2 reports

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

House Likely To Vote On Student Interest Rate Bill

To view our videos, you need toenable JavaScript. Learn how.install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now. Then come back here and refresh the page.The House is likely to vote this week on a plan that would keep student loan interest rates from doubling ... [Published NY1 - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Hakeem Jeffries, student loan, Virginia Foxx, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Rate Hike

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 2 reports

Noted for May 22, 2013

Mark Thoma:Economist's View: Inequality and Economic Growth: Paul Krugman and Tony Atkinson|Dylan Matthews:Senior poverty is much worse than you think|THE humble shipping container is a powerful antidote to economic pessimism and fears of slowing innovation. ... [Published Brad DeLong - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Bank for International Settlements, Harvard University, Jaime Caruana

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Louisiana House Panel Halts Bill Giving Legislators Approval of Some Citizens' Wind Rate Hikes

Louisiana’s House Insurance Committee halted a bill that would have required legislative approval of large wind insurance hikes sought by Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp., but insurance ... ... [Published A.M. Best - May 21 2013]

Entities: Rate Hike, Property Insurance

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 3 reports

Anger over proposed 16 per cent rate hike for farmers

ARARAT farmers have described a proposed 16 per cent hike rate for farmers as insulting.The Victorian Farmers Federation said Ararat Rural City Council had proposed a 16 per cent rate hike for farmers, while keeping the residential rate rise to one per ... [Published Wimmera Mail Times - May 21 2013]

Entities: Rate Hike, Anger, Ararat (Ararat, Armenia)

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Baltimore water bills could rise by 15 percent

Customers of Baltimore's water system would see their water bills go up 15 percent ? more than expected ? under a proposal the Department of Public Works announced Monday.The projected rate hike follows years of increases and will bring a typical customer's ... [Published Baltimore Sun - May 21 2013]

Entities: Baltimore (Maryland, United States), Water System, Public Works

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 3 reports

S.F., Labor Unions Urge Kaiser To Revise Planned 2014 Premium Rate Hike

San Francisco city officials and several labor unions are demanding that Kaiser Permanente justify its planned premium rate hike for 2014 and develop an alternate rate proposal, the Los Angeles Times reports.BackgroundKaiser Permanente has proposed a ... [Published California Healthline - May 20 2013]

Entities: Rate Hike, Labor Unions, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco (United States)

Quotes

"If current container freight rates stay on this level for the rest of this year, there is no doubt they will have trouble reaching the full-year guidance" Nykredit Markets equity analyst Ricky Rasmussen said

Maersk set to lower guidance on shipping rate slump -analysts [Published Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide - 1 hour ago]

"Thirty years ago, I spearheaded the drive to create the Citizens Utility Board, a consumer watchdog that today agrees this rate increase approved by the General Assembly is unjustified."

Statement from Governor Pat Quinn Regarding Senate Bill 9 [Published Noodls - 1 hour ago]

"This is a tornado that occurred in Oklahoma," said Bob Hartwig, an economist and president of the Insurance Information Institute. "This doesn't have any impact on the cost of homeowners insurance in Florida… in the same way that a hurricane in Florida has no impact on the rates in Oklahoma."

Oklahoma tornado unlikely to impact Florida property insurance market [Published St. Petersburg Times - 2 hours ago]

"We've seen a significant uptick in the severity and frequency of storms in Ohio" Bonelli said

Oklahoma tornado won't impact local insurance rates [Published 610 WTVN - 2 hours ago]

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Blogs

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Bernanke: No rate hike soon [Published AdBanks.net - 7 hours ago] Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warns of risks of raising interest rates too soon, reiterates that Congress needs to do more to help economy. The U.S. economy is on stronger footing than a year ago, but Ben Bernanke wants to be careful not ...
Noted for May 22, 2013 [Published Brad DeLong - 19 hours ago] Mark Thoma:Economist's View: Inequality and Economic Growth: Paul Krugman and Tony Atkinson\|Dylan Matthews:Senior poverty is much worse than you think\|THE humble shipping container is a powerful antidote to economic pessimism and fears of slowing innovation. ...
Noted for May 22, 2013 [Published J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All ... - 19 hours ago] Mark Thoma: Economist's View: Inequality and Economic Growth: Paul Krugman and Tony Atkinson \| Dylan Matthews: Senior poverty is much worse than you think \| THE humble shipping container is a powerful antidote to economic pessimism and fears of ...
This Microsoft Invention Could Finally Destroy ... [Published EquityJungle - v0.1 - May 21 2013] For too long we've been held hostage by our local cable companies. Their monopoly-like status has left us chained to spotty service, inexplicable rate hikes and laughable customer service. But a new product is about to trigger a revolution - or, ...
Zillow: House Prices up over 5% year-over-year ... [Published Calculated Risk - May 21 2013] From Zillow: Annual U.S. Home Value Appreciation Exceeds 5 Percent for Sixth Straight Month in April U.S. home values continued to climb in April, increasing 0.5 percent from March to $158,300, according to the April Zillow Real Estate Market Reports. ...

Audio/Video

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Health Insurance Rate Hikes on the Way for Youn... [Published FOX Business - Video - Feb 21 2013]
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Airfare Hikes on the Way? [Published FOX Business - Video - Jan 09 2013]
Ridiculous - Parking Prices Shoot Way Up [Published The Young Turks - YouTube - Dec 31 2012]
DirecTV to Hike Rates 4.5% [Published FOX Business - Video - Dec 27 2012]

Press Releases

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Citi Simplicity® Says Goodbye to Frustration of... [Published Business Wire - May 14 2013]
AARP Invites Illinoisans To Join Fight Against ... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - May 01 2013]
Illinois American, Aqua Illinois Push Bill To P... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - Apr 29 2013]
New AARP Survey: New Yorkers Feel Steamrolled b... [Published PR Newswire: Consumer Products & Retail - Apr 26 2013]
Fitch: Brazilian Rate Hike Could Increase Mid-t... [Published Business Wire Professional Services News - Apr 24 2013]