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Tax Tips: More Time From the Tax Man (Tax Tips)Can't get your tax act together by April 15? Just file for an extension.
Source: SmartMoney.com | 4 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm 10 Things Your Airline Won't Tell You (10 Things)Disgruntled passengers want to know: How did things get so bad?
Source: SmartMoney.com | 4 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Apple fans eagerly touch and swipe first iPads (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 4 Apr 2010 | 1:11 am Flash, and some nods to recession, at NY auto show (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 4 Apr 2010 | 1:10 am Keeping adult children on your insurance policyHealthcare legislation allows offspring to obtain coverage through their parents until they're 26, but there are complications.With college graduation around the corner, parents are peppering their insurers with questions about how the new healthcare reform law will affect their adult children.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 4 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Plant owner: V-Vehicle lease canceled, founder outFounder Frank Varasano has been replaced as chief executive officer of V-Vehicle Co., the San Diego-based company created to build fuel-efficient cars, the company says.Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 4 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am What do buyers want in a home? Survey offers cluesHome buyers tend to want it all, especially in this age of affordability, when prices and mortgage rates are low.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 4 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Drum pioneer snares a big chunk of the marketRemo Belli's company, Remo Inc., has been making Mylar drumheads for five decades. The innovation is credited with helping spur the rock 'n' roll craze by making drums more readily available.The gig: Chief executive and founder of Valencia-based Remo Inc., a pioneer in drumhead technology and a leading manufacturer of drumheads for more than 50 years.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 4 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Business LettersInteresting juxtaposition of headlines inside last Sunday's Business section [March 28]: "Parents are teaching value of saving" and "Retailers cheer teen spending revival." Tellingly, the spending headline was larger and the story longer than the saving headline and story. I guess the recession wasn't deep enough to teach lasting lessons.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 4 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Apple's much-anticipated iPad goes on saleApple Inc. began selling its much-anticipated iPad on Saturday, drawing eager customers intent on being among the first owners of a new class of tablet-style computers.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 4 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Federal student-loan forgiveness options growPeople in the public service and private sectors can have their remaining debt erased after years of on-time payments.Dear Liz: I went to a very expensive art school at 17 and my education was funded totally by loans. I take full responsibility for what I owe, but because I had to defer payments a number of times throughout the years I now owe about $73,000 and I don't know how I will ever get out from under this debt.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 4 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Damning criticism of executive pay practices'Pay Check: Are Top Earners Really Worth It?' by David Bolchover is a useful, if flawed, addition to the debate.Don't get mad, get even. Good advice for those who find their exasperation at excessive pay packages bursting out of control.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 4 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Healthcare law challenge lies in closing loopholes and cleaning up ambiguitiesAnd now for the closing of the loopholes.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 4 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Easter trading laws create confusionEaster trading laws are confusing and the Government needs to "step up" and address the problem, an Auckland business advocate says."This weekend there has been more confusion and frustration than ever before around Easter trading...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 4 Apr 2010 | 12:50 am Peace breaks out on S.Korean factory floors (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 4 Apr 2010 | 12:44 am Big Bear Mining Corp. Signs Agreement with Rubicon Minerals (Amex: RBY) for 100% Interest in Red Lake Gold PropertySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 3 Apr 2010 | 11:54 pm Stung by costly loans, Greece doubts EU debt plan (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 3 Apr 2010 | 11:46 pm ECB to hold first meeting since EU Greece showdown (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 3 Apr 2010 | 11:39 pm 6 Value Funds Outpacing the Broad Market (Screens)The value-vs.-growth debate is now being won by funds like these.
Source: SmartMoney.com | 3 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm US delaying currencies report amid China dispute (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 3 Apr 2010 | 9:04 pm Apple aficionados flock to iPad launchHundreds of technology aficionados flocked to Apple’s US retail stores to pick up the computer maker’s biggest new product since the iPhone’s introduction in 2007Source: Financial Times - US homepage | 3 Apr 2010 | 9:00 pm Smartest ways to spend your tax refundExpecting a large chunk of change back from the IRS? Think carefully about where you want to spend it.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 3 Apr 2010 | 8:55 pm Finally! Job growth returnsThe U.S. economy gained more jobs in March than any other month in the last three years, according to a government report released Friday.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 3 Apr 2010 | 8:54 pm Apple's iPad hits shelves; testing beginsNEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc's iPad hit stores on Saturday after months of buildup, igniting excitement and kicking off a critical sales period that will determine if the sleek tablet computer becomes the next blockbuster.
Source: Reuters: Business News | 3 Apr 2010 | 8:46 pm Census jobs provide short but welcome opportunity (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 3 Apr 2010 | 7:47 pm U.S. delaying currencies report amid China disputeWASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is delaying a report to Congress on currency policies amid calls from some lawmakers that it should cite China as a currency manipulator harmful to the U.S. economy.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 3 Apr 2010 | 7:29 pm U.S. delaying currencies report amid China disputeWASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is delaying a report to Congress on currency policies amid calls from some lawmakers that it should cite China as a currency manipulator harmful to the U.S. economy...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 3 Apr 2010 | 7:29 pm The world's biggest investment banks ordered to inject billionsSome of the world’s biggest investment banks could be forced to pump billions of pounds into their UK businesses following a probe by the City regulator. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 3 Apr 2010 | 6:01 pm Punch Taverns told: You don’t need a chiefOne of the biggest shareholders in Punch Taverns said the pub giant should not hire a replacement for Giles Thorley, the departing chief executive. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 3 Apr 2010 | 6:01 pm Gartmore star Guillaume Rambourg sent secret trading notesGuillaume Rambourg, the star trader suspended last week from Gartmore, the fund manager, used the Bloomberg instant messaging system to “direct” trades for nearly a year. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 3 Apr 2010 | 6:01 pm US tycoon Wilbur Ross is to back Sir Richard Branson bank spreeWilbur Ross, the billionaire Wall Street turnround expert, is backing Sir Richard Branson’s attempts to conquer British high street banking. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 3 Apr 2010 | 6:01 pm Mukesh Ambani’s play for video gamer, CodemastersMukesh Ambani, the Indian billionaire said to be the world’s fourth richest man, has taken a 50% stake in Codemasters, the Warwickshire computer games firm. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 3 Apr 2010 | 6:01 pm Kirby Adams, Corus chiefWell, I’m amazed. Kirby Adams has actually shown up. The boss of Corus, Europe’s second-largest steel company, has a reputation for being absent when required. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 3 Apr 2010 | 6:01 pm City lets George Osborne make a monkey of the votersSomething strange has been happening in recent days. The Tories, through George Osborne, made an announcement that to me represented an unmistakeable softening of the party’s fiscal stance. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 3 Apr 2010 | 6:01 pm Election fever sparks a race to the bottomWe should have an election called this week, and if there was any doubt how the City was going to be treated, it was dispelled yesterday by Lord Mandelson, the business secretary. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 3 Apr 2010 | 6:01 pm Bank urged to keep rates lowThe Bank of England’s monetary policy committee should keep interest rates low for the foreseeable future and be prepared to extend its £200 billion quantitative easing programme, the “shadow” MPC says. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 3 Apr 2010 | 6:01 pm Net-a-Porter delivers a dozen millionairesThe £350m sale of Net-a-Porter to Richemont, the Swiss luxury goods group, has created about a dozen millionaires. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 3 Apr 2010 | 6:01 pm U.S. delays China yuan ruling ahead of Hu visitWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Saturday he was delaying an April 15 report on whether China manipulates its currency but pledged to press for a more flexible Chinese currency policy.
Source: Reuters: Business News | 3 Apr 2010 | 5:45 pm Wait for iPad is over as Apple die-hards rush to storesEnthusiasts eagerly wait in long lines at popular stores to score the new touch-screen tablet computer. 'It's a new member of the family,' one buyer says. But at other stores, it's business as usual. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 3 Apr 2010 | 5:19 pm Political Economy: Nailing Jello (CQPolitics.com)CQPolitics.com - Last week, with the enactment of the health care reconciliation package, Congress struck a blow to the tax shelter business after many years of trying. There's a good chance, though, that the blow will be glancing and that the lawmakers' intent won't be achieved.Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 3 Apr 2010 | 5:03 pm AA patrolmen to vote on strikeAA patrolmen could announce a strike as early as this week following a ballot for industrial action of its members.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 3 Apr 2010 | 4:19 pm Premier League to take on Ofcom over Sky price rulingThe Premier League has asked its lawyers, DLA Piper, to prepare a legal challenge to Ofcom's demand that BSkyB cut wholesale prices.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 3 Apr 2010 | 4:16 pm Business demands interest rates keep low to aid recovery from recessionEconomists have warned that the Monetary Policy Committee must keep the bank rate at 0.5pc if UK business is to recover from the effects of the recession.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 3 Apr 2010 | 4:14 pm Rio Tinto executives in China jail appealTwo of the Rio Tinto executives jailed for bribery and stealing commercial secrets will appeal against long prison sentences handed down by a Chinese court.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 3 Apr 2010 | 4:11 pm Give Indian suitors a say, Gulfsands urgedGulfsands Petroleum's largest shareholder, Schroders, has told the Middle East-based explorer to open talks with two Indian enterprises trying to buy the company.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 3 Apr 2010 | 4:06 pm Executives' pay in finance sector lags behind their listed rivalsBonuses paid to financial services executives almost halved and salaries fell 10pc in the last year as the recession continued to affect the sector.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 3 Apr 2010 | 4:03 pm Cross-party support among MPs for break-up of big banksA powerful cross-party Commission ordered to recommend financial reform to the next Government is set to propose a radical break-up of the City's biggest banks.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 3 Apr 2010 | 3:59 pm Plant owner: V-Vehicle lease canceled, founder outFounder Frank Varasano has been replaced as chief executive officer of V-Vehicle Co., the San Diego-based company created to build fuel-efficient cars, the company says. Ray Lane, a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 3 Apr 2010 | 3:57 pm Admit it Facebook, Twitter is coolerFacebook used to be an obsession, writes Rupert Neate, but now it has fallen behind Twitter in the race to be the coolest.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 3 Apr 2010 | 3:49 pm Branson tells Brussels to block BA tie-up deal with American AirlinesSir Richard Branson is to demand that the European Commission overrules a tie-up deal between British Airways and American Airlines which would see them controlling more than 60pc of lucrative flight slots between Heathrow and the United States.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 3 Apr 2010 | 3:38 pm Cash flows into FacebookCan the internet social networking phenomenon ever convert its hundreds of millions of users into bottom-line profit?Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 3 Apr 2010 | 3:28 pm Markets not exempt from Easter lawsIt will be hit and miss for anyone planning to spend the morning at their local market today.The Labour Department says markets are not exempt from the Easter trading laws, meaning stall-holders could be hit with $1,000 fines.But...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 3 Apr 2010 | 3:27 pm NewsWatch: Payrolls on the markets' mind after long weekendAs jobs report adds to evidence that U.S. economy is recovering, earnings season kicks off in the coming week.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 3 Apr 2010 | 3:05 pm Inquiry begins into deadly Wash. refinery blast (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 3 Apr 2010 | 3:03 pm US delays China currency reportThe US Treasury delays by several months a report on whether China manipulates its currency, the yuan.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 3 Apr 2010 | 2:58 pm Britain's Mandelson attacks 'unacceptable' Barclays bankerBritain's Business Secretary Peter Mandelson has launched a scathing attack on Barclays Capital president Bob Diamond, branding him the "unacceptable face" of banking in an interview on...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 3 Apr 2010 | 1:47 pm US delaying currencies report amid China disputeA U.S. official says the Obama administration is delaying a report to Congress on currency policies that some lawmakers have insisted should cite China as a currency manipulator hurting theSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 3 Apr 2010 | 1:15 pm For eager buyers of Apple iPad, morning lines are worth itAmid an atmosphere of carefully cultivated euphoria, hundreds of Apple fans waited in line eagerly at the Grove on Saturday morning, excited to get their hands on some of the first of Apple's new iPad tablet computers.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 3 Apr 2010 | 1:13 pm IPad goes on sale to long lines, high expectationsAfter months of hype, Apple begins selling through its own stores, Best Buy outlets.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 3 Apr 2010 | 1:09 pm Silver Short Squeeze Could Be ImminentSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 3 Apr 2010 | 12:52 pm Flash, and some nods to recession, at NY auto showPlenty of flash and muscle are on display at this year's New York International Auto Show, but the event is offering some concessions to the recession, too. Among them was a Smart fortwoSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 3 Apr 2010 | 12:33 pm Second LNG train comes online in Yemen: mediaThe second train of Yemen's liquefied natural gas plant has come online, boosting the impoverished country's production capacity to 6.7 million tonnes of LNG per year, state media reported...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 3 Apr 2010 | 12:08 pm US delays decision on China currency manipulationThe US Treasury Department is postponing a contentious report on international exchange rates, a move that allows the Obama administration to avoid the delicate question of whether to label China a currency ‘manipulator’Source: Financial Times - US homepage | 3 Apr 2010 | 11:56 am Census jobs provide short but welcome opportunityAs census workers gear up to count us, they are counting themselves lucky to be employed. This once-a-decade temporary work force is giving a timely boost to the battered job market....Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 3 Apr 2010 | 11:51 am Stocks to Watch: Stocks to watch MondayAmong the companies whose shares are expected to see active trading Monday are Intel, J. Crew, MDRN and Tesoro.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 3 Apr 2010 | 11:51 am iPad buyer's guideThe Apple iPad finally hits stores Saturday after much anticipation. But do you really want one? Here's what the much-hyped device can do -- and what it can't.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 3 Apr 2010 | 11:49 am French strike to disrupt cross-Channel ferries' Easter serviceA strike by French ferry workers was expected to cause severe disruptions on both sides of the Channel over the Easter holiday after entering its second day Saturday. "The strike is set...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 3 Apr 2010 | 11:24 am U.S. delays decision on China yuan manipulationWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Saturday delayed a decision on whether to label China a currency manipulator in a move likely to further thaw relations between the two...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 3 Apr 2010 | 10:24 am Charge cards make a comebackIf you haven't yet gotten a solicitation for a charge card (which, unlike a credit card, requires you to pay in full every month), you probably will soon.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 3 Apr 2010 | 10:05 am KiwiSaver investments mired in perplexityIt may surprise you to learn that, courtesy of KiwiSaver, you are an investor in the Brazilian stock market. You may be equally unaware you are a shareholder in tobacco company Philip Morris or oil conglomerate Exxon Mobil.Yet...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 3 Apr 2010 | 10:00 am Dairy queen owes sex compoThe woman behind a $1.5 billion dairy farm bid owned a collapsed hotel chain, in which her husband was accused of "inappropriate touching" and "sexual harassment" of a staff member.Property developer May Wang, who is the frontwoman...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 3 Apr 2010 | 10:00 am Merino missionMerino clothing manufacturer Icebreaker hopes to open 50 retail stores around the world within the next three to four years.The darling of the fine wool garment sector has just opened a flagship store on Newmarket's Broadway,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 3 Apr 2010 | 10:00 am Martin Hawes: Modern solution to an old problemI have a theory: in the past 20 years or so, credit cards have reduced our apparent need to budget and our ability to do so. When our grandparents ran out of money, things were dire: the power was cut off, they didn't eat or were...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 3 Apr 2010 | 10:00 am Bernard Hickey: Abnormal now the normSome homeowners are wondering when the housing market and the mortgage market will go back to "normal", a situation in which banks lend freely and fixed rates are cheaper than floating rates.They figure once borrowers can confidently...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 3 Apr 2010 | 10:00 am NewsWatch: IPad goes on sale to long lines, high expectationsAfter months of hype, Apple begins selling through its own stores, Best Buy outlets.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 3 Apr 2010 | 10:00 am Flower power offers colourful lifestyleTwenty varieties of chrysanthemums power a lucrative business and lifestyle opportunity in a rural location 15km from Paeroa and Ngatea on the Coromandel."This is a well-established enterprise with 10-year track record that is...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 3 Apr 2010 | 10:00 am Trend for owner-occupiers in OnehungaSales and leasing opportunities in the Onehunga and Penrose commercial and industrial market are "far from dead" with three new offerings now being featured, says Paul Rosenberg of Barfoot & Thompson Commercial, who, with colleague...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 3 Apr 2010 | 10:00 am It matters to you if it matters to themEthics: the word seems to be everywhere. The idea of ethical investment has been around for a long time, and this year a travel guide was published to point out green (read ethical) tourism operators for discerning tourists.Fair...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 3 Apr 2010 | 10:00 am U.S. probing LPS unit Docx LLC: report (Reuters)Reuters - A unit of Lender Processing Services Inc , a U.S. provider of paperwork used by banks in the foreclosure process, is being investigated by federal prosecutors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 3 Apr 2010 | 9:49 am U.S. probing LPS unit Docx LLC: reportCHICAGO (Reuters) - A unit of Lender Processing Services Inc, a U.S. provider of paperwork used by banks in the foreclosure process, is being investigated by federal prosecutors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
Source: Reuters: Business News | 3 Apr 2010 | 9:49 am The Unusual Suspects (AAPL, BBBY, BBI, BGP, CRAY, DFS, ENER, FSLR, GGP, IOC, LULU, MON, OXGN, PALM, WPO)This weekend’s roster of the Unusual Suspects has far fewer earnings previews due to the notion that earnings season is over and we are already getting ready for another earnings season. But there are far more stocks to watch considering that the news flow is light right now. The cast of characters in the Unusual [...][[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 3 Apr 2010 | 8:57 am Geithner And The Odd Sovereign Debt ConfusionTreasury Secretary Tim Geithner for some reason found it necessary to explain to a member fo Congress that the debt obligations of Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) were not sovereign obligations of the US government. It was a puzzling comment because there has been no assumption in the market that Fannie and Freddie enjoyed such [...][[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 3 Apr 2010 | 8:07 am Are the U.S. and China Making Up?China’s agreement to attend a nuclear summit in Washington gave many hope that China would finally join the U.S. on sanctions against Iran. Today, there are hints that China could finally be easing back the currency manipulation that has tilted U.S.-China trade relations to America’s detriment. Looking ahead to Chinese President Hu Jintao’s April 13 [...][[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 3 Apr 2010 | 7:20 am NewsWatch: Developers race to get in on iPad launchAs early enthusiasts begin to line up for Apple’s latest gadget, application developers are looking to secure a foothold in the potentially lucrative market opportunity presented by the iPad.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 3 Apr 2010 | 7:05 am Personal Finance Daily: The week's 10 best Personal Finance storiesIn case you missed them, here are the top 10 Personal Finance stories from MarketWatch for the week of March 29-April 2:
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 3 Apr 2010 | 6:00 am Trade Deficit Looms, Shadowing Yuan DebateBy staff reporter Yu Hairong of Caixin Online China is expected to post its first monthly trade deficit in six years, adding another twist to debates over the yuan’s value. Read more… Filed under: China[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 3 Apr 2010 | 5:34 am Auto Review: 2011 VW Jetta SportWagen TDI: Who needs hybrids?This may be hard for you to grasp in this age of the crossover vehicle, but a wagon still makes lots of sense. As you are gulping, forget all those evil thoughts about a diesel as well.
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