Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

October 13, 2008 3:41:04 PM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

Stories related to: AARP

Stories

7 Stories

  • January 2008

    • Senate & White House Battle Today Over Stimulus Plans

      Washington Post  |  Jan 31, 08 4:35 AM CST

      Senate & White House Battle Today Over Stimulus Plans

      (Newser) - The Senate and White House face off today over economic stimulus packages designed to get consumers spending again. With bipartisan support, the Senate Finance committee approved a $157 billion plan that would give more than $1,000 to almost every family in the US. A White House proposal, backed by the House of Representatives, is considerably less generous. More »

    • Jack Still a 'Fool for Love' at 70

      Associated Press  |  Jan 17, 08 2:29 PM CST

      Jack Still a 'Fool for Love' at 70

      (Newser) - Notorious ladykiller Jack Nicholson is ready for a new romance, though he admits he remains, at 70, "a fool for love." "Ask any old friend of mine, they'll say, 'Jack's pretty smart, but in this area the man is beyond the pale. Don't ask him anything about love. Or if you ask him, don’t listen,'" he told AARP The Magazine . More »

      Tags

      romance  • love  • AARP  • Jack Nicholson

  • December 2007

    • Rule Threatens Retiree Health Benefits

      New York Times  |  Dec 27, 07 5:00 AM CST

      Rule Threatens Retiree Health Benefits

      (Newser) - A new policy will let employers cut or drop medical benefits for retirees once they pass the age of 65 and qualify for Medicare. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has created a specific exemption from age discrimination rules that will allow employers to create two classes of retirees with different benefits, the New York Times reports. More »

      Tags

      discrimination  • Medicare  • retirees  • employers  • AARP

  • November 2007

    • SEC Web Push Faces Hurdles

      Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 24, 07 9:16 AM CST

      SEC Web Push Faces Hurdles

      (Newser) - SEC Chairman Christopher Cox's campaign to make corporate information available to investors electronically sounds like a no-brainer, but it's beset with resistance on multiple fronts. That's because such proposals as online shareholder forums and making corporate data interactive—which would allow investors to sort and compare information—could give an advantage to investors comfortable with the internet and business technology. More »

      Tags

      Internet  • SEC  • shareholders  • investors  • Christopher Cox  • AARP

  • October 2007

    • Tech Firms Court Aging Boomers

      CNET  |  Oct 9, 07 1:51 PM CDT

      Tech Firms Court Aging Boomers

      (Newser) - Technology companies are beginning to target the over-50 audience, as was on display at the 2007 AARP convention last month, where Microsoft, Google, and for the first time, Nintendo all pitched products to the retiree crowd. "This is the first tech-savvy retirement generation...they have been living with it for the past 15 years," an industry researcher told cNet. More »

      Tags

      Google  • Microsoft  • Nintendo Wii  • baby boomer  • AARP

  • August 2007

7 Stories

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion—politics, sports, business, trends, technology, personalities, crimes, and controversies. Newser keeps you not just better informed, but, with our signature graphic interface and smart condensed format, more enjoyably informed.

Learn more »