» College Journal MBA News

• Fewer Companies Fund Executive M.B.A. Degrees - A decade ago, full sponsorship of an employee's M.B.A. was standard practice at many large firms. But along with reliable raises, corporate sponsorship of pricey degrees is disappearing as companies trim costs.

» Yahoo Internet

• Prosecutors, Ex-AOL Engineer Strike Plea (AP) - AP - Federal prosecutors and a former America Online software engineer have negotiated a tentative plea agreement over charges he stole more than 92 million e-mail addresses and sold them to Internet spammers, according to two people familiar with the case.

» Reviews

• TV Review: Not Only But Always (Reuters) - Reuters - In a season of musical and comedy movie biographies, this look at the lives of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore is by far the most disappointing. It was surely a bridge too far for accomplished playwright Terry Johnson ("Hitchcock Blond"), whose writing and direction here capture none of the magic of the comic duo who were at the peak of Britain's 1960s comic revival.

» Company Earnings

• El Paso Posts Loss as Output Dips (Reuters) - Reuters - El Paso Corp. , the biggest U.S. natural gas pipeline company, on Monday posted a third-quarter loss as higher prices for oil and gas failed to offset lower production volumes.

» Most Viewed

• Pistons Fan Sues Pacers, Players (AP) - AP - A Pistons fan who was charged with trespassing during the brawl at The Palace of Auburn Hills filed suit Monday against the Indiana Pacers and players Jermaine O'Neal and Anthony Johnson.

» Real Estate Journal News

• Mixed-Use Residences Appeal to Busy Families - Building a mixed-use development as a new residential neighborhood is a bit unusual, but the concept has been a hit in one Orange County, Calif., community. Every home is designed with office space large enough to house a small business.

» Yahoo Technology

• Industry Gears Up for Two-Headed Chips (AP) - AP - For decades, computer performance has been driven largely by the increasing numbers of ever-smaller transistors squeezed into the machines' silicon brains. With each generation, speeds jumped and prices dropped.

» Real Estate Industry News

• No appeal on FSBO court ruling in California - State law presents double standard for newspapers, Web sites

» Yahoo Business News

• Dollar Trapped in Ranges, Seen Vulnerable (Reuters) - Reuters - The dollar traded in tight ranges against the euro and the yen on Tuesday ahead of the year-end holidays, but market players said it was only a matter of time before the currency resumed its slide.

» Active Business Networking

• Overtstock.com's Reputation Network - Overstock.com Auction is trying to differentiate itself from EBay  with its buyer/seller feedback system which utilizes a social network rating concept based on reputation. "These 'reputation networks' will work particularly well for on-line auctions, where buyers, sellers, enthusiasts and experts...

» Stock Markets

• Blue Chips Rise, Symantec Drags on Nasdaq (Reuters) - Reuters - U.S. blue chips rose slightly on Monday as oil prices slipped and alleviated worry about high energy costs cutting into corporate profits, but a 5 percent slide in Symantec Corp. weighed on the Nasdaq.

» U.S. Economy

• Leading Indicators Climb in November (AP) - AP - A gauge of future economic activity that had declined for five-straight months reversed course in November, signaling that the nation's financial engine is still gaining power even though the growth rate has slowed.

» WallStreet Journal Business News

• Drug-Stock Ills Are Hard to Cure -

» Personal Finance

• Fannie Mae CEO Career Still in Jeopardy (Reuters) - Reuters - Fannie Mae Chief Executive Franklin Raines' struggle for his job and reputation after regulators found extensive accounting problems at his company is an unexpected twist in a career that had seemed likely to vault him into a prominent role in national politics.

» Enterprise Software

• Popular File-Sharing Site Shuts Down (AP) - AP - One of the Web's most popular file-sharing sites has shut down less than a week after Hollywood announced a flurry of lawsuits against operators of such Internet servers.

» Real Estate for Home Buyers and Sellers

• What are the benefits of piggyback financing? - Alternative to mortgage insurance could save money