Saturday, May 27, 2006

Making money on the internet - Groups fight to save TSR


Groups fight to save TSR
Palestine Herald-Press - The Texas State Railroad hosted the annual Armed Forces Day Celebration last weekend at its Palestine depot. Re-enactors were present representing several different military periods, and the public was treated to events including mock battles and

Governor Daniels' 2006 State of the State Address (Full Transcript)
WISH-TV - You provide me the privilege of this podium for just the second time, but I know that the excitement I feel on these occasions will never fade. Coming together, in the presence of our fellow citizens, to assess the condition of our state, and of its

Funding picks up for Wall of Fame mural renovation
Southeast Missourian - Chicago artist Thomas Melvin said he expects to start painting at the beginning of August. Sales of sponsorships for Cape Girardeau's Wall of Fame floodwall mural are picking up, and organizers hope for completion of the project by summer's end. The

Health care crunch
Thomasville Times-Enterprise - EDITOR S NOTE: This is the fourth of a four-part series about how immigration impacts the area. THOMASVILLE One of the biggest areas affected by immigration in this country is that of health care. Hospitals and medical facilities state and

Making money on the internet - Losses Tied to Sentencing


Losses Tied to Sentencing
Ledger - HOUSTON -- Just how much time former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling spend in prison could hinge on how much of the more than $60 billion lost in the company's crash is deemed their responsibility. Under federal sentencing

Ponzi scheme mastermind sentenced in $311 million scam
WIS-TV - (Santa Ana, California-AP) May 27, 2006 - A man accused of operating one of the largest Ponzi schemes in US history has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. James Lewis Jr. pleaded guilty to money laundering and mail fraud last October in the $311

Friday, May 26, 2006

Making money - Details On Daily Money Managers


Details On Daily Money Managers
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 19 minutes ago
Q What do daily money managers do? A They pay bills, deposit checks, keep track of financial and medical records and bird-dog billing errors. Q What don't they do? A Pick stocks, invest money for clients, or prepare tax returns, although some might if they are also accountants or financial advisers. Q Who needs one? A Someone who has trouble making sense of financial paperwork. Someone who Save to My Web

A Saving You Money E85 fuel warning
KVBC Las Vegas - May 26 3:15 AM
We're all desperate for a way to save some money on gas, but in some cases saving at the pump can mean disaster down the road.Save to My Web

WA rocks: making room for the boom
The Age - May 26 12:10 PM
A surging mining industry has the West Australian economy humming along like never before. The wild excesses of the WA Inc era have been replaced by a busy confidence, writes Ruth Williams.Save to My Web

Qld passes Future Fund laws
Australian Broadcasting Corporation - May 26 4:27 PM
The Qld Government has used its numbers in Parliament to pass laws setting up its Future Fund. The fund will be set up using money from the sale of parts of Energex and Ergon Energy.Save to My Web

House OKs area water projects
The Pueblo Chieftain - May 25 6:43 AM
Three Southern Colorado water projects have been funded in separate bills making their way through Congress. A $675,000 appropriation for the Arkansas Valley Conduit is included in the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Bill, passed last week by the House, said U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, R-Colo. The money will allow study of the $300 million drinking water conduit to continue toward Save to My Web

Woman who attacked elderly aunt charged with embezzlement
Boston Globe - May 26 5:03 AM
A Middletown woman who admitted attacking her elderly aunt with bleach is now charged with embezzling her aunt's money while acting as her guardian.Save to My Web

Too many booze sellers downtown?
The MetroWest Daily News - May 25 10:02 PM
FRAMINGHAM -- A spate of bars and liquor stores downtown could quash Armand Tavarez's hopes of making money off booze.Save to My Web

Make Your Future More Secure
Wellsville Daily Reporter - May 26 12:00 PM
(ARA) - Are you ready for retirement? A lot of people think the answer is "yes." They've listened to the experts and put money away in IRAs and 401ks, and they have pensions and social security coming to them. But according to a pair of new studies, it won't be enough.Save to My Web

Making money - Money is opportunity.


Money is opportunity.
Motley Fool - Enjoy your money now but not all of it! Pile away as much as possible. Because, in essence, money helps give you the freedom to do what you most desire. Cruising through the Alps. Eating well in lower Manhattan. Helping to pay for your child's

The power of powder
Republic - In a sense, Kobelco Metal Powder of America Inc. in Seymour is simply a huge recycling operation. Scrap metal, much of it leftover from making auto parts, is given a new lease on life, reduced to a metal powder which is used to make more auto parts

As We See It
Ely Daily Times - The Retired Senior Volunteer Program in Ely is in jeopardy of losing its office and office manager Jody Horton. But according to the state RSVP Executive Director Janice Ayres only the office is in jeopardy. The RSVP services still would continue

Thursday, May 25, 2006

Making money - Don't Believe the Golden Bounce


Don't Believe the Golden Bounce
Resource Investor, VA - 5 hours ago Overall, investors would do well to remember that making money isn t just about buying successful mining companies it s about buying them at the right

Traders, Guns & Money
Business Day, South Africa - 21 hours ago reliable information is it? Otherwise you wouldn t need to write books like this - you d still be in the market and making money

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Making money on the internet - INTERNET NEWS STORIES


INTERNET NEWS STORIES
Industry Standard - ( InfoWorld ) - AT&T Inc. wants to make RFID (radio frequency identification) easy for enterprises, teaming up with some big-name partners on Tuesday for a managed service and technology development. RFID offers many possible benefits, such as a

More Related Stories
Digital Game Developer - Panda Software Warns Cybercrooks Target Online Games Cybercrooks Are Stealing and Selling Virtual Assets for the Most Popular Online Games (May 16, 2006) GLENDALE, Calif., May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- In a new malware dynamic, malware creators are now

Shouldn't You Be Online Banking?
WNEM - A few months ago, I had some decisions to make. After a number of years of living in the U.S., I was moving back to Britain. However, I had a financial life in America, including credit card bills that would need to be paid monthly (I know; ideally

Prepare for the Crash
Motley Fool - The stock market crash following the Internet bubble destroyed portfolios -- and dreams. The Nasdaq alone fell from 5,000 to below 1,200 -- a nearly 80% decline. And that's only the average . Many stocks became essentially worthless. The tragedy wasn

Net neutrality and politics
ZDNet Blogs - Zoe Lofgren, representative of the 16th district of California (the region that contains Silicon Valley), recently wrote an article for ZDNet where she defended net neutrality rules as a means of preventing broadband companies from acting as

Consumers Shun Backups, Study Says
TechNewsWorld - "Some people believe that a backup is making an extra copy of a file on your hard drive," said John Christopher, a data recovery engineer with DriveSavers, a data recovery company in Novato, Calif. "That's not what it's about, obviously, because hard

Replacement referendum deserves a 'Yes' vote
Journal Times - Let s get it right this time on the first ballot. Unified School District voters will go to the polls on June 6 just two weeks from now to vote on a $6.45 million referendum to help fund the district s operations. This is a replacement

Vonage shares drop at debut
Globe and Mail - NEW YORK Shares of Vonage Holdings Corp., the Internet telephone pioneer, dropped in their trading debut Wednesday after pricing late Tuesday at $17 (U.S.) a share, the middle of the expected range. Shares of Vonage fell 70 cents, or 4 per cent

Making money - Airlines are going flat-out to provide best seats for international


Airlines are going flat-out to provide best seats for international
Seattle Times - CHICAGO In the battle among airlines for international business travelers, it's snooze or lose. Literally. With long flights to China, India and the Middle East becoming more common, airlines are spending millions of dollars to make sure their

Vonage Shares Drop in NYSE Trading Debut
Associated Press - NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Vonage Holdings Corp., the Internet telephone pioneer, dropped in their trading debut Wednesday after pricing late Tuesday at $17 a share, the middle of the expected range. Shares of Vonage fell 70 cents, or 4 percent, to

Researchers say semantic Web will drive Internet
IT World - Much of the discussion is centered on the "semantic Web," the term for how researchers believe information on the Web can be intelligently labeled, interpreted and linked through applications that can draw relationships and discover buried

Vonage IPO stock drops on first day
Network World Fusion - The company's stock closed at $14.85 on Wednesday after going on sale at $17 when the New York Stock Exchange trading day began. Vonage offered 31.25 million shares, raising about $531 million. It planned to use that money to fund continued marketing

Vonage shares drop at debut
Globe and Mail - NEW YORK Shares of Vonage Holdings Corp., the Internet telephone pioneer, dropped in their trading debut Wednesday after pricing late Tuesday at $17 (U.S.) a share, the middle of the expected range. Shares of Vonage fell 70 cents, or 4 per cent

Bill to Ban Gambling Online Gets 4th Chance
Washington Post - Online poker players will have to fold their hands if a Virginia congressman gets his way. Today, the House Judiciary Committee will mark up a bill introduced by Rep. Robert W. Goodlatte (R) that would ban much online gambling, including bets on

Investors drop Internet phone pioneer Vonage
USA Today - NEW YORK (AP) Shares of Vonage Holdings (VG) , the Internet telephone pioneer, dropped in their trading debut Wednesday after pricing late Tuesday at $17 a share, the middle of the expected range. Shares of Vonage fell $2.05, or 12.1%, to $14.95

Microsoft Jazzes Up Mapping Service
Forbes - Microsoft plotted another leg of its ongoing course toward capturing more web traffic Wednesday as it updated its mapping service, Windows Live Local, to include features like real-time traffic data and the uploading of photos and lists to map sites

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Making money on the internet - Dell to try branded stores--sans inventory


Dell to try branded stores--sans inventory
ZDNet - ZDNet Tags: Notebooks and tablets Personal computers Apple Computer Inc Dell Inc. Dell plans to open two stores this year, but has no plans to abandon its direct-sales model, a company representative said Tuesday. The first store will open in Dallas

Turning $1,000 Into $277 Trillion
Motley Fool - Recently, I wrote a little article (with nearly the same name as this one) aimed at exposing a fairly common market myth: the idea that any individual can trade his or her way to supersized returns, day in and day out. "All I need is the chart

Money Saving Ideas
Eyewitness News - Can t do without your morning cup o joe? If you thought you were making a better choice by skipping the caffeine, you may want to think again. A report presented at the American Heart Association s Scientific Sessions back in November noted

Monday, May 22, 2006

Making money - Son of Sam sues lawyer for book profits


Son of Sam sues lawyer for book profits
United Press International - 3 hours ago Convicted killer David Berkowitz wants to block his former attorney from making money off his sensational case by using the state's "Son of Sam" law -- enacted

Save On Laser Hair Removal - But At What Cost?
abc7news.com, CA - 22 hours ago enough for Ann. Ann: "They're coming in and making money off the people of California and someone should do something.". The two bills

Making money on the internet - Cheney Visit Comes At Key Time for Doolittle, Pombo


Cheney Visit Comes At Key Time for Doolittle, Pombo
KCRA TheKCRAChannel.com via Yahoo! News - May 22 7:41 AM
Vice President Dick Cheney will be making stops in Sacramento and Stockton today.Save to My Web

Sunday, May 21, 2006

Making money on the internet - Tooth Fairy index outpaces Dow


Tooth Fairy index outpaces Dow
Pioneer Press - May 21 1:21 AM
U.S. children now get an average of $2 a tooth from the Tooth Fairy, up 22 cents or 12.4 percent, from last year, according to a poll of members released last week by Eagan-based Securian Dental. Minnesota's average is $1.81 per tooth. This is the first time Securian conducted a poll for Minnesota so there is no year-ago comparison.Save to My Web

Yahoo CFO cautious over revenue growth outlook
Reuters via Yahoo! News - May 18 5:27 PM
Yahoo Inc. Chief Financial Officer Sue Decker said on Wednesday the company can grow faster than the Internet industry over the next several years, albeit at the lower end of the 24 percent to 31 percent increase in revenues the company has forecast for this year.Save to My Web

A new kind of online banking
Greensboro News-Record - May 21 12:16 AM
Virtual banks such as Bank of Internet can offer better rates because they don't have to operate multiple branches.Save to My Web

Great deals in Europe
The Charlotte Observer - May 21 6:25 AM
Live well, spend less. It's a nice concept -- but one that's hard to pull off when you are a U.S. tourist traveling through Europe.Save to My Web

Taking Nortel Out of Hell
Red Herring - May 20 11:44 PM
The companys new CEO has a hard year ahead of him.Save to My Web

Those Who Can, Teach
Kiplinger Magazine via Yahoo! Finance - May 19 5:55 PM
Spotlights four creative teachers who are giving kids a head start on smart financial decisions, using game simulations to teach practical real world economics such as running a household or a business, or using classic literature to teach basic economic tenets like setting goals and making choices based on costs and benefits.Save to My Web

Ports wireless plan on hold
The Daily Iberian - May 20 7:42 PM
The Port of Iberia board of commissioners has taken a step back and will wait before making any moves to install wireless communications.Save to My Web

Yahoo Gives Upbeat Outlook for Continued Growth
TechNewsWorld.com - May 19 1:57 PM
Despite being a well-established player, Yahoo can outgrow the overall Internet industry in coming years, company executives told analysts and investors. Yahoo used its annual media day to paint an upbeat portrait of the company's future and to lay out a broad menu of new features it would offer its millions of users.Save to My Web

Making money - The impetus behind a move into higher gear


The impetus behind a move into higher gear
Financial Times, UK - 44 minutes ago from carmaking. So it came as a big surprise that Fiat Auto - Europe's sixth largest carmaker by sales - was making money. "When we

ARCH chief is addicted to making start-ups go
Chicago Tribune, United States - 16 hours ago Caterpillar Inc. Besides making money, the backers want their investments to stimulate Midwestern economies and create jobs here.

Island of freedom
St.Petersburg Times.ru, Russia - May 18, 2006 If you want to do something for people, rather for making money, then it turns out very well. The same is true for Fidel. .

Making Money An Impossible Mission
Cinema Blend - May 7, 2006 Jimmy Buffet's pet project Hoot took a painful plowing, only making $3.4 million and just barely securing a spot in the top ten.

Next Up on the System i: Native .NET
IT Jungle, NY - 2 hours ago platforms. One is about making money with good software and lock-in, while the other is about making good software. Customers will

Forsberg prefers the Flyers
San Jose Mercury News, USA - May 20, 2006 month to operate. Obviously, it's not making money. Finally, San Jose's downfall against Edmonton was special teams. (Take note