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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Oprah OUT Rosie O'Donnell IN

Rosie O'Donnell will be moving into Harpo Studios this fall after Oprah's final farewell to her legendary show. This is good news for Chicago as yet another celebrity ambassador will be taking over day-time television.

O'Donnell released a taped message to Harpo staff saying "Thank you, Oprah. And thank all you people there. Some of you are going to be sticking around to make a kick-ass show for the Oprah Winfrey Network."

There is also good news for Oprah's current Harpo staff who will go on to work on Rosie's show. O'Donnell told O Magazine that her new show will be less celebrity driven and will focus on one topic for an hour including everyday topics and issues such as relationships, health and weight.

Having her own show is nothing new to O'Donnell. Lets go back 15 years ago to the Rosie O'Donnell show where she graced six consecutive daytime Emmys for her show, which lasted from 1996 to 2002. O'Donnell also had a short lived stint on the view, which lasted only a year.

There's no doubt that O'Donnell has won Oprah over not only with the privilege to work on her world-wide famous stage, but she has won Oprah's trust and respect. Let's keep the cameras rolling as Rosie moves in this fall.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

DECLINED

Your debit card may soon be denied. One of the nations largest banks, JP Morgan Chase is considering capping debit card transactions at either 50 or 100 dollars.

The changes are being considered because of interchange fees. Currently every time you swipe your debit card, your bank charges the retailer 44 cents that it shares with its partners. Those fees add up to 16 billion dollars a year according to data from the Federal Reserve.

The Wall Street reform passed legislation last year that would lower the fees to 12 cents. The changes won't go into effect until July of 2011. Chase is already testing $3 dollar monthly fees on debit cards, and $15 fees on checking accounts in certain states. The bank has also announced that it has stopped issuing debit reward cards.

If a cap like this does make its way to consumer accounts then they would be forced to write checks, take money from ATM's or even to put money on their credit cards. The people who need the most help are the one's who will be hurt the most. People who have bad credit that commonly use their debit card will now have to abide by a $50 or $100 dollar cap limit. What do you think about the new changes?