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Are BlackBerrys just for businesses now?
My mom, sister and brother-in-law all have BlackBerrys and love them. They have the basic features they need, a keyboard and look pretty cool, if I do say so myself. But recently, less and less people outside the business community … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Technology, TheStreet
Tagged Ashley Wislock, BlackBerry, Blackberrys, business, business phones, cell, cell phones, cells, mobile, mobile phones, niche, niche business, phone, phones, Research in Motion, RIM, tech, technology, The Street, TheStreet
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Are young adults the new impoverished class?
We’ve been hearing a lot of mixed messages lately about the outlook for young graduates: some pundits point to an improving job market and bright futures, while others lament a tougher-than-ever economy. Whatever the case, there seems to be some … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, The working world, TheStreet, Your money
Tagged 20s, Ashley Wislock, cash advance, class, economy, impoverished, payday, poor, poverty, TheStreet, twenysomethings, young, young people
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J.C. Penney suffers big losses
Transforming a retail chain’s image may be harder than thought, as J.C. Penney is finding out. The Texas-based company reported a staggering loss of $55 million, or 25 cents a share, in the first quarter of this year. Same-store sales … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Retail, Shopping, TheStreet
Tagged Ashley Wislock, ellen, ellen degeneres, jcp, jcpenney, jcpenneys, quarterly sales, retail, retail sales, sale, sales, sales reports, shop, shopping, stores
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Buying a share of Facebook
Last week, Lauren posted about her conversation with a local stock broker who reported that there’s plenty of interest in York about buying some Facebook stock. For many people, it may be the idea of owning a little part of … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, For Investors, Stocks
Tagged Ashley Wislock, broker, brokers, companies, company, Facebook, facebook ipo, facebook stock, investing, investor, investors, IPO, Lauren Boyer, public companies, public company, share, shares, stock, stock broker, stock brokers, stock market, stock shares, stocks, York, York PA
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New York Times goes inside Peeps factory
Today is Easter, a day filled with bunnies, fresh flowers and, of course, Peeps. Oh, those marshmallow goodies that pop up conveniently each spring and negate any diet progress you’ve made toward your New Year’s resolution. I love them. And … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Food, Holidays
Tagged Ashley Wislock, Bethlehem, candies, candy, Easter, Easter candies, Easter candy, food, foods, holiday, holiday fun, holidays, New York Times, NYT, PA, peep, peeps, Pennsylvania, photo, photography, photos, sugar
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Best Buy to close 50 stores
Best Buy, which has a store in Springettsbury Township, plans on closing 50 big box stores in the coming year to cut costs and focus on its smaller, Mobile stores (there’s one in the Galleria), according to the Associated Press. … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Best Buy, Retail
Tagged Ashley Wislock, best, best buy, big box, box stores, buy, Circuit City, closing, profits, retail, retail industry, shopping, store, store closing, stores, York County
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CNN video talks gas drilling in PA
On the heels of my article yesterday about Rep. Saylor’s proposal to increase usage of natural gas vehicles, CNN.com has posted an interesting video, showing how Pennsylvania homeowners with gas wells on their properties were not informed by the PA … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Gas Prices, Green business
Tagged Ashley Wislock, CNN, DEP, drilling, enivroment, fracking, gas, gas drilling, Lycoming County, Marcellus, Marcellus Shale, natural, natural gas, PA, PA DEP, Pennsylvania, Shale
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The top 25 cities with most expensive gas
Monday, gas in York average $3.798, according to gas price tracking website, Gasbuddy.com. That’s pretty expensive, considering just one year ago, it averaged 3.356. But there is a tiny glimmer of sunshine for York County residents – we are still … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Gas Prices, Your money
Tagged Ashley Wislock, California, cars, cities, gas, gas prices, gas station, gas stations, GasBuddy, GasBuddy.com, gasoline, gasoline sales, money, oil, oil prices, PA, spending money, travel, York, York County, York PA
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Sears to ‘unload’ stores?
Though York County’s Sears and Kmart stores were safe after a December announcement that Sears Holdings Company, which owns the two chains was closing 100 to 120 stores, a new report from the Wall Street Journal says that the cash-strapped … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Wislock, Retail
Tagged 2011 earnings, Ashley Wislock, closing, Dears Holdings Group, earnings, K-Mart, Kmart, retail, revenue, sales, Sears, Sears Holdings, store closing, stores, Wall Street Journal, WSJ
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