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Aug31	Oil Prices Backing Down John Palmer August 31, 2006 Know More: Economic News, Good News, On The Horizon, The Global Economy, Trends 2.0, The Global Economy Boy, is this a relief. Oil prices finished slightly above $70 a barrel Thursday as traders eyed the nuclear dispute between Iran and the West and after BP PLC officials said the company’s Prudhoe Bay output could be restored earlier than expected. Well, it will be if we see it at the pump. Continue Reading Posted at 10:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug31	Income, Spending Increase John Palmer August 31, 2006 There were a number of good economic signs today, including increased personal income. Consumers boosted their spending by the largest amount in six months and the back-to-school shopping season also got off to a strong start this summer. It goes... Continue Reading Posted at 9:21 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Mortgage Rates Continue To Drop John Palmer August 31, 2006 The housing market may be cooling, but that's good news for some consumers. Rates on 30-year mortgages fell for a sixth consecutive week, providing home buyers with more relief from an earlier rise in rates. OK, so it may not be a... Continue Reading Posted at 11:22 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug30	More Public Companies Going Private John Palmer August 30, 2006 This is becoming a trend. And it may be a bit of a shell game. Oil and gas pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Inc. Monday said it had agreed to be bought and taken private for $15 billion in cash by... Continue Reading Posted at 4:18 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug29	The Fed Chief On Globalization John Palmer August 29, 2006 This is another hot-button issue. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke cautioned lawmakers on Friday to avoid the temptation to impose protectionist trade policies as the United States grapples with fierce competition from a powerful wave of globalization. There are some... Continue Reading Posted at 5:36 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Weyerhaeuser And Domtar Combine Operations John Palmer August 29, 2006 And the beat goes on. Weyerhaeuser Co., one of the nation’s largest forest product companies, said Wednesday it has agreed to combine its fine paper business with the Canadian paper maker Domtar Inc. in a deal it valued at about... Continue Reading Posted at 3:01 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Rite Aid Acquisitions To Make 3rd Largest Drug Chain John Palmer August 29, 2006 It's happening more and more often. Here's the latest. Rite Aid Corp., the nation’s third largest drugstore chain, said Thursday it will purchase the U.S. Eckerd and Brooks operations of Canada’s Jean Coutu Group Inc. for about $2.55 billion in... Continue Reading Posted at 2:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug28	Soft Drink Makers Settle Lawsuits John Palmer August 28, 2006 It's getting harder to determine which is more hazardous: Soft drinks or lawyers. Coca-Cola Co. was sued Friday as part of an effort to force soft drink makers to eliminate ingredients in their products that can form cancer-causing benzene. What's... Continue Reading Posted at 10:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	eBay And Google Form International Partnership John Palmer August 28, 2006 What's that old adage? Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. This could turn out to be one of those situations. In a deal between two of the Internet’s most prominent properties, Google will begin selling advertising for Web... Continue Reading Posted at 10:49 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug27	Corporate Buyouts And Insider Trading? John Palmer August 27, 2006 This just keeps getting better. Over the past year, the shares of 41 percent of companies that received buyout offers showed abnormal and suspicious trading activity ahead of those deals’ public announcements, The New York Times reported Sunday. I'm torn.... Continue Reading Posted at 9:49 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Housing News, Fuel Costs, Make Wary Consumers John Palmer August 27, 2006 Not that this should come as any big surprise. Fresh evidence shows that high energy prices and sagging home values are pinching the main driver of the of the U.S. economy — the Average Joe’s wallet. But if I understand... Continue Reading Posted at 8:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug26	Cosmic Changes John Palmer August 26, 2006 OK, so maybe this isn't an earth-shattering (no pun intended) business issue. I still found it interesting. It's not often that the solar system loses a whole planet, but it did just that Thursday, when the International Astronomical Union meeting... Continue Reading Posted at 10:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	State Revenues Up John Palmer August 26, 2006 Here's some economic news that has some interesting ramafications. State lawmakers are saving lots of money for a rainy day because of improving economies and conservative economic forecasts, a report released Tuesday says. So, now that their coffers are full,... Continue Reading Posted at 9:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug25	Economic News And The Fed John Palmer August 25, 2006 Well, is the economy slowing down or not? Depends on who you ask. Relieved investors sent stocks soaring Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrials climbing more than 130 points after the Labor Department reported an unexpected drop in core wholesale... Continue Reading Posted at 7:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug23	Lowe's Profits Up, But Still Cautious John Palmer August 23, 2006 Not that this should surprise anyone in "flyover country", but high gas prices and a turbulent housing market are taking their toll on businesses and their financial outlook. Lowe’s Cos., the nation’s second-largest home-improvement chain, said Monday that its second-quarter profit... Continue Reading Posted at 7:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug21	Wal-Mart Posts Loss John Palmer August 21, 2006 This story contains some interesting items. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. posted its first profit decline in a decade Tuesday as the world’s largest retailer was forced to pay a hefty price for withdrawing from Germany, selling its stores there at a... Continue Reading Posted at 11:07 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug20	Housing News John Palmer August 20, 2006 This could be good news or bad news, depending on where you live. The slowdown in the once-sizzling housing market is spreading, with 28 states and the District of Columbia reporting spring sales declines, led by big drops in former... Continue Reading Posted at 10:25 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug19	Dell And Sony Battery Recall John Palmer August 19, 2006 This will be interesting to watch. Dell Inc.’s record-setting recall of 4.1 million notebook computer batteries raised safety concerns about the power source of countless electronic devices, but experts said the laptop problem appears to stem from flaws in the... Continue Reading Posted at 8:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug18	Economy Rebounding? John Palmer August 18, 2006 Apparantly it's a little cheaper working in your kitchen than driving to work these days. Here are the details from the AP. Inflation at the wholesale level edged up by the smallest amount in five months in July as falling... Continue Reading Posted at 4:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug17	Gas Prices And Supply And Demand John Palmer August 17, 2006 This seems to fly in the face of popular opinion these days. With the partial shutdown of Prudhoe Bay last week, motorists who have felt the pain at the pump had more to moan about as the simple dynamics of... Continue Reading Posted at 11:52 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug15	Ford To Close Dealerships John Palmer August 15, 2006 This can't be good news in the city. Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it plans to trim the number of dealerships it has in 18 metropolitan areas across the country, blaming sliding car and truck sales for the decision. It's... Continue Reading Posted at 2:21 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug12	Healthcare Fraud John Palmer August 12, 2006 The fallout continues. The name will remain the same at HealthSouth Corp., but plenty else will change under a restructuring announced Monday as the medical services company continues its recovery from a $2.7 billion fraud. Unfortunately, greed by any other... Continue Reading Posted at 9:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug10	Housing Slowdown? John Palmer August 10, 2006 Depending on which part of the country you're in, hand wringing might be in vogue again. Here are the details according to AP. Luxury home builder Toll Brothers Inc. on Wednesday said third-quarter sales fell and signed contracts were cut nearly in... Continue Reading Posted at 10:33 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 9	Delta's Financial Woes John Palmer August 9, 2006 So, is this good news or bad news? Delta Air Lines Inc., the nation’s third-largest carrier, reported Wednesday a wider second-quarter loss of $2.21 billion even as higher ticket prices and fuller planes drove up revenue. But excluding huge reorganization... Continue Reading Posted at 9:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 8	More Corporate...Misstatements? John Palmer August 8, 2006 As if we really needed more of this. Cablevision Systems Corp., a New York-area cable TV systems operator, said Tuesday it would delay filing its second-quarter earnings and restate prior results because of a review into the pricing and timing... Continue Reading Posted at 2:20 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 6	The Changing Housing Market John Palmer August 6, 2006 Looking for a good investment? Some folks are going back to the future. “There was a huge craze,” said Larry Leitzman, a Tampa-based research and marketing coordinator at Grubb & Ellis, a national real estate agency. “Everybody was taking apartment... Continue Reading Posted at 11:27 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 5	The Good, The Bad, And The US Auto Industry John Palmer August 5, 2006 It doesn't get much more obvious than this... Toyota appeared to be on track to overtake General Motors as the world's No. 1 automaker as it boosted vehicles sales around the world and reported a 39 percent jump in profit... Continue Reading Posted at 5:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 3	Louisiana Politicians Hindering Economic Recovery? John Palmer August 3, 2006 I know it's a controversial issue, but between the politicians and the lawyers, what's a business to do? According to the Dow Jones Newswires: After months of escalating threats, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court... Continue Reading Posted at 9:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 2	CBS To Lay Another Egg? John Palmer August 2, 2006 Leno and Letterman couldn't write this stuff up. In a media world besieged by technologies like the Tivo and the iPod, advertisers are finding it harder and harder to get their marketing messages across. So TV network CBS has decided... Continue Reading Posted at 11:01 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 1	Pay Pal: Creative Breeding Ground John Palmer August 1, 2006 This either means Pay Pal is a launching pad, or that Ebay is not a great place for innovators. ... after online auction giant eBay bought the startup for $1.5 billion in 2002, the tight-knit group dispersed. Many have gone... Continue Reading Posted at 8:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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Aug31	Oil Prices Backing Down John Palmer August 31, 2006 Know More: Economic News, Good News, On The Horizon, The Global Economy, Trends 2.0, The Global Economy Boy, is this a relief. Oil prices finished slightly above $70 a barrel Thursday as traders eyed the nuclear dispute between Iran and the West and after BP PLC officials said the company’s Prudhoe Bay output could be restored earlier than expected. Well, it will be if we see it at the pump. Continue Reading Posted at 10:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug31	Income, Spending Increase John Palmer August 31, 2006 There were a number of good economic signs today, including increased personal income. Consumers boosted their spending by the largest amount in six months and the back-to-school shopping season also got off to a strong start this summer. It goes... Continue Reading Posted at 9:21 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Mortgage Rates Continue To Drop John Palmer August 31, 2006 The housing market may be cooling, but that's good news for some consumers. Rates on 30-year mortgages fell for a sixth consecutive week, providing home buyers with more relief from an earlier rise in rates. OK, so it may not be a... Continue Reading Posted at 11:22 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug30	More Public Companies Going Private John Palmer August 30, 2006 This is becoming a trend. And it may be a bit of a shell game. Oil and gas pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Inc. Monday said it had agreed to be bought and taken private for $15 billion in cash by... Continue Reading Posted at 4:18 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug29	The Fed Chief On Globalization John Palmer August 29, 2006 This is another hot-button issue. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke cautioned lawmakers on Friday to avoid the temptation to impose protectionist trade policies as the United States grapples with fierce competition from a powerful wave of globalization. There are some... Continue Reading Posted at 5:36 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Weyerhaeuser And Domtar Combine Operations John Palmer August 29, 2006 And the beat goes on. Weyerhaeuser Co., one of the nation’s largest forest product companies, said Wednesday it has agreed to combine its fine paper business with the Canadian paper maker Domtar Inc. in a deal it valued at about... Continue Reading Posted at 3:01 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Rite Aid Acquisitions To Make 3rd Largest Drug Chain John Palmer August 29, 2006 It's happening more and more often. Here's the latest. Rite Aid Corp., the nation’s third largest drugstore chain, said Thursday it will purchase the U.S. Eckerd and Brooks operations of Canada’s Jean Coutu Group Inc. for about $2.55 billion in... Continue Reading Posted at 2:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug28	Soft Drink Makers Settle Lawsuits John Palmer August 28, 2006 It's getting harder to determine which is more hazardous: Soft drinks or lawyers. Coca-Cola Co. was sued Friday as part of an effort to force soft drink makers to eliminate ingredients in their products that can form cancer-causing benzene. What's... Continue Reading Posted at 10:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	eBay And Google Form International Partnership John Palmer August 28, 2006 What's that old adage? Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. This could turn out to be one of those situations. In a deal between two of the Internet’s most prominent properties, Google will begin selling advertising for Web... Continue Reading Posted at 10:49 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug27	Corporate Buyouts And Insider Trading? John Palmer August 27, 2006 This just keeps getting better. Over the past year, the shares of 41 percent of companies that received buyout offers showed abnormal and suspicious trading activity ahead of those deals’ public announcements, The New York Times reported Sunday. I'm torn.... Continue Reading Posted at 9:49 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Housing News, Fuel Costs, Make Wary Consumers John Palmer August 27, 2006 Not that this should come as any big surprise. Fresh evidence shows that high energy prices and sagging home values are pinching the main driver of the of the U.S. economy — the Average Joe’s wallet. But if I understand... Continue Reading Posted at 8:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug26	Cosmic Changes John Palmer August 26, 2006 OK, so maybe this isn't an earth-shattering (no pun intended) business issue. I still found it interesting. It's not often that the solar system loses a whole planet, but it did just that Thursday, when the International Astronomical Union meeting... Continue Reading Posted at 10:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	State Revenues Up John Palmer August 26, 2006 Here's some economic news that has some interesting ramafications. State lawmakers are saving lots of money for a rainy day because of improving economies and conservative economic forecasts, a report released Tuesday says. So, now that their coffers are full,... Continue Reading Posted at 9:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug25	Economic News And The Fed John Palmer August 25, 2006 Well, is the economy slowing down or not? Depends on who you ask. Relieved investors sent stocks soaring Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrials climbing more than 130 points after the Labor Department reported an unexpected drop in core wholesale... Continue Reading Posted at 7:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug23	Lowe's Profits Up, But Still Cautious John Palmer August 23, 2006 Not that this should surprise anyone in "flyover country", but high gas prices and a turbulent housing market are taking their toll on businesses and their financial outlook. Lowe’s Cos., the nation’s second-largest home-improvement chain, said Monday that its second-quarter profit... Continue Reading Posted at 7:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug21	Wal-Mart Posts Loss John Palmer August 21, 2006 This story contains some interesting items. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. posted its first profit decline in a decade Tuesday as the world’s largest retailer was forced to pay a hefty price for withdrawing from Germany, selling its stores there at a... Continue Reading Posted at 11:07 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug20	Housing News John Palmer August 20, 2006 This could be good news or bad news, depending on where you live. The slowdown in the once-sizzling housing market is spreading, with 28 states and the District of Columbia reporting spring sales declines, led by big drops in former... Continue Reading Posted at 10:25 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug19	Dell And Sony Battery Recall John Palmer August 19, 2006 This will be interesting to watch. Dell Inc.’s record-setting recall of 4.1 million notebook computer batteries raised safety concerns about the power source of countless electronic devices, but experts said the laptop problem appears to stem from flaws in the... Continue Reading Posted at 8:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug18	Economy Rebounding? John Palmer August 18, 2006 Apparantly it's a little cheaper working in your kitchen than driving to work these days. Here are the details from the AP. Inflation at the wholesale level edged up by the smallest amount in five months in July as falling... Continue Reading Posted at 4:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug17	Gas Prices And Supply And Demand John Palmer August 17, 2006 This seems to fly in the face of popular opinion these days. With the partial shutdown of Prudhoe Bay last week, motorists who have felt the pain at the pump had more to moan about as the simple dynamics of... Continue Reading Posted at 11:52 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug15	Ford To Close Dealerships John Palmer August 15, 2006 This can't be good news in the city. Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it plans to trim the number of dealerships it has in 18 metropolitan areas across the country, blaming sliding car and truck sales for the decision. It's... Continue Reading Posted at 2:21 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug12	Healthcare Fraud John Palmer August 12, 2006 The fallout continues. The name will remain the same at HealthSouth Corp., but plenty else will change under a restructuring announced Monday as the medical services company continues its recovery from a $2.7 billion fraud. Unfortunately, greed by any other... Continue Reading Posted at 9:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug10	Housing Slowdown? John Palmer August 10, 2006 Depending on which part of the country you're in, hand wringing might be in vogue again. Here are the details according to AP. Luxury home builder Toll Brothers Inc. on Wednesday said third-quarter sales fell and signed contracts were cut nearly in... Continue Reading Posted at 10:33 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 9	Delta's Financial Woes John Palmer August 9, 2006 So, is this good news or bad news? Delta Air Lines Inc., the nation’s third-largest carrier, reported Wednesday a wider second-quarter loss of $2.21 billion even as higher ticket prices and fuller planes drove up revenue. But excluding huge reorganization... Continue Reading Posted at 9:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 8	More Corporate...Misstatements? John Palmer August 8, 2006 As if we really needed more of this. Cablevision Systems Corp., a New York-area cable TV systems operator, said Tuesday it would delay filing its second-quarter earnings and restate prior results because of a review into the pricing and timing... Continue Reading Posted at 2:20 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 6	The Changing Housing Market John Palmer August 6, 2006 Looking for a good investment? Some folks are going back to the future. “There was a huge craze,” said Larry Leitzman, a Tampa-based research and marketing coordinator at Grubb & Ellis, a national real estate agency. “Everybody was taking apartment... Continue Reading Posted at 11:27 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 5	The Good, The Bad, And The US Auto Industry John Palmer August 5, 2006 It doesn't get much more obvious than this... Toyota appeared to be on track to overtake General Motors as the world's No. 1 automaker as it boosted vehicles sales around the world and reported a 39 percent jump in profit... Continue Reading Posted at 5:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 3	Louisiana Politicians Hindering Economic Recovery? John Palmer August 3, 2006 I know it's a controversial issue, but between the politicians and the lawyers, what's a business to do? According to the Dow Jones Newswires: After months of escalating threats, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court... Continue Reading Posted at 9:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 2	CBS To Lay Another Egg? John Palmer August 2, 2006 Leno and Letterman couldn't write this stuff up. In a media world besieged by technologies like the Tivo and the iPod, advertisers are finding it harder and harder to get their marketing messages across. So TV network CBS has decided... Continue Reading Posted at 11:01 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 1	Pay Pal: Creative Breeding Ground John Palmer August 1, 2006 This either means Pay Pal is a launching pad, or that Ebay is not a great place for innovators. ... after online auction giant eBay bought the startup for $1.5 billion in 2002, the tight-knit group dispersed. Many have gone... Continue Reading Posted at 8:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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