News as of 02/09/2005
» College Journal MBA News
- Business Schools Court Globetrotting Students - U.S. universities are working to keep a global perspective in their classrooms. Graduate-business programs are among the schools working hard to attract students who have lived abroad.
» Yahoo Internet
- Yahoo Tests Toolbar for Firefox Browser (Reuters) - Reuters - Yahoo Inc. said late on
Wednesday it has released a test version of its toolbar for the
Mozilla Firefox Web browser.
» Reviews
- Theater Review: as You Like It (Reuters) - Reuters - William Shakespeare's
romantic pastoral comedy "As You Like It" is a warm, generous
and life-affirming affair, an artful blend of insight, wit,
wisdom song and dance. And this production is superbly
well-performed by the outstanding company from Theatre Royal
Bath and directed by the legendary Peter Hall.
» Company Earnings
- Corrections Corp. Income Plummets in 4Q (AP) - AP - Prison operator Corrections Corp. of America posted an 81 percent income drop in the latest quarter as a large tax benefit a year ago period hurt comparisons.
» Most Viewed
- Fake Celebrity Autographs Outnumber Real (AP) - AP - Before you plunk down hundreds for a signed copy of a dusty Beatles album or a golf ball whacked by Tiger Woods, take a good look at it. Chances are, it's fake.
» Real Estate Journal News
- Three Ways to Find Real-Estate Bargains - To get the best deals on real-estate investments, skip the tax-deed sales and invest in tax liens. Here are tips from an investment pro.
» Yahoo Technology
- HP Tech Record Mixed During Fiorina Years (AP) - AP - When Carly Fiorina took charge of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, the slumping Silicon Valley pioneer was on the verge of missing the Internet boom.
» Real Estate Industry News
- Real estate lenders battle for top spot - Execs tap controversial issues at mortgage technology event
» Yahoo Business News
- Oil Prices Hold Steady (Reuters) - Reuters - Oil prices held steady on Thursday
unfazed by a fall in crude supplies in the United States, where
stocks are more than 20 million barrels above levels a year
ago.
» Active Business Networking
- Taking tax advantage of a worthless stock - The volatile stock market has been tough on many investors. Some were able to sell bad holdings and use the losses to offset any gains. But what if your shares of Dot-WWW Corp. dropped off the stock market radar before...
» Stock Markets
- Stocks Fall on Cisco Concerns; HP Soars (Reuters) - Reuters - U.S. stocks tumbled on Wednesday, led
by a slide in tech shares after a disappointing report from
bellwether Cisco Systems Inc. triggered investor
concerns about industry demand.
» U.S. Economy
- Fed Language May Soon Change - Report (Reuters) - Reuters - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
President Jack Guynn said the central bank still has "got a
ways to go" on raising interest rates, according to quotes in
The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday but may need to change the
language in its policy statement.
» WallStreet Journal Business News
- H-P's Board Ousts Fiorina as CEO -
» Personal Finance
- Fannie restatement may take a year (FT.com) - FT.com - Fannie Mae's estimated $9bn earnings restatement may take a year to complete, the Securities and Exchange Commission's chief accountant told policymakers on Wednesday at Congressional hearings held to discuss the recent accounting scandal at the mortgage finance provider.
» Enterprise Software
- Microsoft Releases 64-Bit Windows, Server Update Betas (PC World) - PC World - Running 32-bit and 64-bit applications on the same system is a step closer to reality.
» Real Estate for Home Buyers and Sellers
- Refinancing reverse mortgage gets cheaper - But borrowers must meet Fannie Mae's standards
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