From Friday, January 12 2007 - 9:00am To Sunday, January 14 2007 - 2:30pm Each week
Bring TVs, computers, monitors, printers, fax machines, pagers, telephones, cell phones, audio/visual equipment, palm pilots, VCRs, DVD players and similar obsolete, broken or unwanted electronics. 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. El Dorado County Fairgrounds There is no charge for e-waste drop-off and no minimum. However businesses with large quantities of computer equipment, office equipment and other equipment are encouraged to call for a free pickup. Pick up requires a minimum of 50 computer monitors www.ewaste.411.com For more information contact: Kathy Schulte (800) 635-1486
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc has begun talks with the U.S. government as its plummeting share price raises doubts about the bank's ability to survive, a person familiar with the matter said.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The board of directors of embattled U.S. automaker General Motors Corp is considering "all options" including bankruptcy, according to a report on the Wall Street Journal's website late on Friday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banking regulators seized California banks Downey Savings and Loan and PFF Bank & Trust late Friday as the housing crisis claimed two more victims from the financial crisis.
ZURICH (Reuters) - The financial crisis that has engulfed many top banks is spiraling into a broader economic crisis that has yet to peak, International Monetary Fund's top economist Olivier Blanchard told a Swiss newspaper on Saturday.
LONDON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday he was crafting a two-year plan to fight an economic crisis of "historic proportions" and Chinese leader Hu Jintao said his country was ready to play a big role in the global effort.