Cahill looks to stop job credit checks

A lot of companies check job applicants credit reports before they hire them and one lawmaker wants to stop this practice.

Education: Seattle Public School's fiscal rating, Race to the Top and Initiative 1098

This is in response to Seattle Public Schools flunks fiscal discipline [Opinion, July 28]. All the numbers are provided, but to formulate an opinion few readers will do the math rather than relying on the headline.

Fitch Affirms Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.'s IDR at 'AA'; Outlook Stable

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Walmart) as follows: --Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'AA'; --Bank credit facility at 'AA'; --Senior notes at 'AA'; --Short-term IDR at at 'F1+'; --Commercial paper at 'F1+'. The Rating Outlook is Stable. Walmart had approximately $47 billion of debt outstanding as of April 30, 2010. The ...

Glass of water

Stay cool and hydrated without spending too much cash. Drinking straight out of the tap is the cheap. Consider a reuseable water bottle. Durable plastic and aluminum bottles can cost you about $8 to $12.

Recent restaurant reviews

The following are shortened versions of recent full-length restaurant reviews. The date the original review ran and its overall rating is in parentheses.