Archive for the 'Dollar Investment' Category

JetBlue Airways Launches Buy TrueBlue Points Service

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

TrueBlue Members Now Able to Buy or Give Points to Earn Faster Reward Travel
NEW YORK, Mar 3, 2008 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX) — JetBlue Airways Corporation
(JBLU) today announces the launch of Buy TrueBlue(r) Points service that will
allow members of the low-fare airline’s customer loyalty program, TrueBlue, more
ways to earn free travel. In a partnership with Points […]

Gold?s fabulous February, and probably March?

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

Gold finishes a fabulous February
Commentary: Now buoyant bugs are turning their attention to other metals
By Peter Brimelow, MarketWatch
Last Update: 9:57 PM ET Mar 2, 2008
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Gold finishes a fabulous February, and the gold bugs’
attention is turning to gold shares, and silver.
When I last wrote about gold, with the pleasingly prescient headline “Gold’s […]

Asian markets tumbled Monday. Tokyo stocks dive on yen rally, lead region?s decline

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Asian markets tumbled Monday, with Japanese stocks
suffering heavy losses on exporters such as Honda Motor Co. as the dollar
weakened further against the yen. The region’s financials took a dive in the wake
of a Wall Street sell-off, led by Mizuho Financial Group in Tokyo and National
Australia Bank in Sydney.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 Average […]

Financial News: Barclays Capital To Hire 1,500 In Asia

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

Financial News: Barclays Capital To Hire 1,500 In Asia
Last Update: 3/2/2008 7:01:00 PM
By Tara Loader Wilkinson
Of FINANCIAL NEWS
Barclays Capital is investing heavily in Asia and aims to hire 1,500 staff in the
region in the next two years, boosting its headcount by more than 40%.
Barclays CapitalBarclays Capital, which will focus on building its derivatives
and commodities business, […]

Mitsubishi Electric:Haven?t Decided To Quit Mobile Phone Ops?

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

Mitsubishi Electric:Haven’t Decided To Quit Mobile Phone Ops
Last Update: 3/2/2008 6:50:57 PM
(MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires
March 02, 2008 18:50 ET (23:50 GMT)

T-Mobile To Cut Several Nokia Phones From Portfolio - Report

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

T-Mobile To Cut Several Nokia Phones From Portfolio - Report
Last Update: 3/2/2008 11:08:10 AM
BERLIN (Dow Jones)–T-Mobile, the mobile phone unit of Deutsche Telekom AG (DT)
plans to take several Internet mobile phones of Nokia Corp. (NOK) out of its
portfolio due to plans by the Finnish phone maker to offer a free multimedia
sharing service Ovi, weekly magazine […]

What debt collectors can?t do to you?

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

The first was getting into debt beyond her ability to pay, a problem caused mostly by sudden job loss and unexpected medical bills for which she had no insurance. The second, much-bigger error, was that when she fell into dire straits, she panicked, froze up and did nothing. No calls to the creditors. No payments. […]

Little savings, stretched paychecks fuel debt addiction for many

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

Consumers addicted to debt
Americans can’t save money when they live paycheck to paycheck, survey finds
By Jennifer Waters, MarketWatch
Last Update: 3:27 PM ET Mar 2, 2008
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Most consumers claim that Americans are “addicted” to
debt and many say they can’t do much about it because their savings are too low
and they live paycheck to paycheck.
The […]

Six ?undiscovered? mutual funds that have great potential

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

Look at any mutual fund with a long-term track record so good that it has almost become a household name and you’ll come to one undeniable conclusion: It sure would have been great to have owned the fund from the very beginning.
But the fund industry’s flagships and name brands — Fidelity’s Magellan and […]

Four steps that will help you cope with a job loss

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Recession fears have been growing, job creation has
been weakening and observers see the ranks of the unemployed swelling in the next
few years in the case of a downturn.
In addition to financial hardship, emotional stress can accompany a job loss and
take its toll on households. But experts say if you or someone in […]