Archive for November, 2007



Business Briefing (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Friday 30 November 2007 @ 3:11 am

Alaska Airlines follows lead of competitor, withholds data … Safeco to raise prices on auto, home and business coverage … White House dilutes forecast for economic growth in 2008 … Details emerging in plan to extend lower home loan rates … Citadel Investment gives E-Trade Financial $2.55 billion

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A Fund-Raising Rainmaker Arises Online (New York Times)

Friday 30 November 2007 @ 2:11 am

Two youthful computer whizzes are quietly trying to change how political campaigns raise money, netting millions of dollars for Democrats in the process.

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Gannett Preps Online Video Network To Streamline Content, Ads; Will Seek Syndication Deals (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)

Friday 30 November 2007 @ 2:11 am

While online video has had a place on most of the 150 websites behind Gannett’s over the past few years, the company has found it difficult to seamlessly organize, distribute and, most important, make money from it.

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Othello business sends troops ‘piece of home’ (Columbia Basin Herald)

Friday 30 November 2007 @ 2:11 am

OTHELLO - Stevens Funeral Chapel in Othello hopes the community will help gather supplies so they can send troops some comforts of home. The chapel is taking part in “Supporting Our Troops with a Little Piece of Home,” a program to provide troops with some everyday items they may be missing.

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Easy Money @ ImLive.com (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Friday 30 November 2007 @ 2:11 am

We’ve all heard the expression ‘easy money’ and we’ve all had offers to make it. There is obviously some suspicion regarding such offers, especially as we have been raised on the outdated ideals of hard work and remuneration.

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Walter Industries downgraded to ‘B1′, outlook cut to negative - Moody’s (FinanzNachrichten)

Friday 30 November 2007 @ 2:11 am

MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Moody’s Investors Service said it has lowered its corporate family rating for Florida-based diversified company Walter Industries Inc ( Nachrichten ) to ‘B1′ from ‘Ba3′, prompted by the anticipated decline in the cash flow contribution from Walter’s home mortgage finance business and the increased reliance on the volatile coal mining business.

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Internet Service Company Coming To Belfast; 200 Jobs Expected (WCSH 6 Portland)

Friday 30 November 2007 @ 2:11 am

BELFAST (NEWS CENTER) — athenahealth, Inc., a company that provides business services for medical practices, is moving into the old MBNA building in Belfast.

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Citi cuts 23 jobs in Iowa (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)

Friday 30 November 2007 @ 2:11 am

Citi Home Equity has trimmed 23 positions in Iowa from its home equity line of credit business unit. The unit of New York-based banking giant Citigroup Inc. said most of the jobs will be eliminated at the downtown Des Moines office that handles those loans.

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Gourmet Coffee Stops Make Gas Costs Higher As Oil Price Nears $100 a Barrel: Online Coffee Retailer Recommends Brewing … (PRWeb)

Friday 30 November 2007 @ 2:11 am

Commuters with a coffee habit contribute more to greenhouse gases and global warming if they make a morning coffee stop. Gourmet coffee brewed at home saves money and helps the environment by reducing fuel burned by starting and stopping the car and going out of the way instead of directly to the office, according to online coffee distributor. (PRWeb Nov 29, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: …

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Website Saves You Money While Shopping Online (WLBZ Bangor)

Friday 30 November 2007 @ 1:11 am

(NBC) — June Fowler actually makes money while she shops online. “I have earned $91.53,” Fowler said. That’s just from shopping over the past few days.

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