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Another Credit Crunch

  Retailers who had been bracing for weak sales this holiday season were pleasantly surprised on Black Friday, as retail sales rose 3 percent to $10.6 billion nationally according to MarketWatch. In the midst of the current ...READ»

Salary Stalks

CBS MarketWatch's Chris Pummer recently reported the 10 most overpaid jobs in the United States. They are: Mutual-fund managers Washed-up pro athletes in long-term contracts CEOs of poorly performing companies Orthodontists ...READ»

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The GMC Sierra Hybrid: The Hybrid that Lurking through Miami Streets

Most guys do not believe that it is possible to make a hybrid that is powerful, with decent towing capacity, and enough “manliness” inside and out to justify buying it for work (i.e. construction, contracting, etc.) or pleasure ...READ»

Green MBA Trend: Are Tehse Students Ready to Make A Difference?

Thanks to the How Online blog, I found these two articles--and their juxtaposition is quite telling: To start, an inspiring (and long-overdue) article on MarketWatch about how people are seeking MBAs not just to acquire ...READ»

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Advertisers in Issue 28

Absolut www.absolutvodka.com Aetna US Healthcare www.aetnaushc.com Agilent Technologies www.agilent-tech.com Alltel www.alltel.com AltaVista www.altavista.com Altoids www.altoids.com American Airlines www.aa.com American Century ...READ»

More News on Airlines Email Scam: “Buy flight ticket Online”

Our Post on “Bogus Virus Email Affecting Sun Country Airlines,” had an increase in traffic these last few days. I thought it was just an isolated case with Sun Country Airlines, as it turns out readers are emailing me other ...READ»

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Advertisers in Issue 27

2Bridge Software www.2bridge.com AltiGen www.altigen.com American Century www.americancentury.com American Electric Power www.aep.com American Express Financial Advisors www.americanexpress.com/advisors American Express Small Business ...READ»

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Implications of Mumbai terror attack ...

Some thing is needed to be done soon, else it might get too late!READ»

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Will Tech Buyers Ever Come Back?

Is the tech sector weaker than we think? Just last week, analysts were abuzz over buoying technology stocks: The tech-heavy Nasdaq hit 2,000 points on news that chip demand was once again rising. Philadelphia's Semiconductor Index, ...READ»

Whole Foods Gets a Whole Lot Bigger

MarketWatch has reported that Whole Foods has purchased rival natural-foods grocer, Wild Oats, for $565 million. Whole Foods has struggled in recent months, reporting a decline in fiscal first-quarter profit, largely due to ...READ»

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CEO See Ya!

This month: Peter Kann, CEO of Dow Jones.READ»

Dow Jones; Protect the Journal

Dow Jones Co. Inc., owners of The Wall Street Journal, received an unusual and surprising offer this morning. According to CNBC, Rupert Murdoch and his company News Corp. offered $60 a share for all outstanding shares in order to ...READ»

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Tech Watch: Ballmer Says Microsoft Should Buy Yahoo; New Dell Desktops; Kill Switch on Google's Phone

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer suggested that his company may buy Yahoo. Yahoo's stock rose with the speculation.READ»

The Wall Street Journal: Niche Audience vs. The Free Public World

Lately, I've been reading a lot of news reports about Rupert Murdoch's intentions to lift the pay wall from The Wall Street Journal online and I've been wondering if this is a good idea. During the course of my research about the ...READ»

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Apple Won't Sue Palm Over iTunes Syncing--There's No Need

The Palm Pre's ability to sync with iTunes led to speculation that Apple would drop the legal hammer on its competitor. But it turns out there are plenty of reasons for Apple to just look the other way.READ»

Search and Co-Opt

PodZinger has a way out of the Web-video conundrum: Make piracy pay.READ»

Why Is This Man Smiling?

Jimbo Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, slayer of Britannica, has a new giant in his sights: Google. And he thinks he has got a better way to search. Is he delusional--or inspired?READ»

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Disney Cuts $4 Billion Deal for Marvel and Its 5,000 Characters [Updated]

Who can contain the likes of Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk? Disney is up to the task. The company announced this morning that it is acquiring comic book publisher turned multimedia giant Marvel Entertainment for around $4 billion. ...READ»