Friday, May 19, 2006

Making money - High Interest Rates Fuel Virtual Banks


High Interest Rates Fuel Virtual Banks
CBS News - May 17 3:06 PM
A growing number of Americans are ditching their accounts with brick-and-mortar banks and moving their money to virtual banks, which can offer better rates because they don't have to open and staff multiple branches.Save to My Web

Attorney's argument used to block spyware
The Arizona Republic - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
CHICAGO - He's been using a computer for only a year, but 48-year-old Shawn Collins wants to accomplish what the software industry has failed to do: stop annoying pop-up ads and spyware from intruding into personal computers.Save to My Web

MySpace's Next Frontier: Video
The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News - May 16 8:31 AM
News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS - News) Rupert Murdoch has spent his career making money from audiences' eyeballs, whether through newspapers or television. Now he's doing the same on the Internet.Save to My Web

The 25 Most Influential Executives, 2004
Business Travel News - May 19 5:01 PM
JANUARY 17, 2005 -- Business travel executives faced a new set of decisions last year, while U.S. government officials resolved some long-standing issues.Save to My Web

Web inventor sees his brainchild ready for big leap
Reuters via Yahoo! News - May 19 1:59 PM
The World Wide Web is on the cusp of making its next big leap to become an open environment for collaboration and its inventor said he has not been so optimistic in years.Save to My Web

Growing up Fast
Kiplinger Magazine via Yahoo! Finance - May 19 6:07 PM
Profiles eight strong, reasonably priced growth stocks of emerging companies with great futures. Claims the trick is to find companies that are not too small or too big, have exciting ideas and a secure lead on their competition.Save to My Web

Rediff.com Is No Google
The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News - May 17 11:12 AM
Rediff.com (Nasdaq: REDF - News), one of the most hyped-up Internet portals, reported fourth-quarter and fiscal 2006 results Tuesday night. Revenues for the quarter were about $5 million and the year were about $18 million, each up about 48% over 2005 numbers. The company ended the year in the black to the tune of $1.2 million. But does strong revenue growth and profitability make Rediff the Save to My Web

President Discusses the American Competitiveness Initiative
[Press Release] White House News - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
President Bush on Friday said, "When our nation leads and remains the most productive place in the world, it means a higher standard of living for our people. It means better wages, better quality of life. It means you're more likely to realize your dream. If we wall ourselves off and stagnate as an economy, it's going to be harder for the American Dream to continue to renew itself."Save to My Web

Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Love Qwest for Growth
TheStreet.com - May 18 4:41 PM
The stock is hated by analysts but shows a lot of growth potential, says Cramer. Plus, Sears and L-3.Save to My Web

Swiss storm out to an early lead in fleet races
Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
Valencia, 19 May, 2006 - It was a very tricky day out on the waters off Valencia with light, shifty conditions, along with a left-over swell from earlier wind making life hard for the sailors.Save to My Web