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Web site allows novice traders to practice first

For many, the thought of investing in the stock market now causes serious anxiety. But a new Web site, WeSeed.com, aims to calm some nerves by making the market more accessible.
Amy Lieberman, a 40-year-old stay-at-home mother of two in Naperville, says she's found investing on the site to be a bit addictive.
For the last few weeks, she's managed a portfolio of stocks she's chosen to invest in with the faux money given to new users of WeSeed.com, Read the rest of this entry »

October 31, 2007 | allows, First, novice, PRACTICE, site, traders
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Investing in life

There is legitimate discussion of issues, and then there is distortion, as is found in Katha Pollitt's Sept. 8 column. Using scary phrases such as "anti-choice extremist," and "force more than 1 million women and girls a year to give birth against their will and judgment," and "for whom criminalizing abortion is the No. 1 issue" assumes her readers will not see through her rhetoric. The position of the pro-life stance is that human life is important, Read the rest of this entry »

October 31, 2007 | Investing, Life
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Johnson Matthey Says Second-Half Earnings Will Fall (Update1)

Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) --
, the producer of
a third of all catalytic converters used to control vehicle
pollution, said second-half earnings will fall after car sales
and platinum prices slumped.
Profit before tax in the six months through March will be 5
to 15 percent lower than the same period a year earlier, the
London-based company said today in a statement distributed by
the Regulatory News Service. The company hasn’t given a forecast
before Read the rest of this entry »

October 31, 2007 | Earnings, Fall, Half, Johnson, Matthey, Says, second, Update1, will
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American Commerce Solutions, Inc. Reports Acquisition Progress

American Commerce Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: AACS)
management today announced that discussions are ongoing with its
acquisition target.
Daniel L. Hefner, President and Chief Executive Officer of American
Commerce Solutions, Inc., stated, "Today's meeting with management of the
company that we hope to acquire was very fruitful. After several hours of
discussion, it was agreed that both entities see substantial benefit to the
union and desire to aggressively Read the rest of this entry »

October 31, 2007 | Acquisition, American, Commerce, Progress, reports, Solutions
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Opalis Software Delivers Industry First with Business Process …

The BPC IT Dashboard empowers executives, business users and IT staff by
linking operational IT and business process metrics into a single view
where organizations can track and monitor process performance across IT
systems and services, visualize real-time activity across heterogeneous
systems and vendors, and ensure compliance with business process KPIs,
SLAs and IT policies. Enterprises can monitor key processes Read the rest of this entry »

October 31, 2007 | Business, Delivers, First, Industry, Opalis, process, software, with
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Cheong Wa Dae Revises Crisis Management Guidelines

Cheong Wa Dae on Sunday said it has revised basic national crisis management guidelines to respond to threats to national security, natural disasters and damage to key infrastructure.
In contrast to the old guidelines that focus on ex post facto management, the new guidelines envisage requiring the government agencies and other organizations to make lists of potential crisis signs to prevent crises.
To deal with crises in the civilian sectors, Read the rest of this entry »

October 31, 2007 | Cheong, Crisis, guidelines, Management, Revises
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United Technologies Profit Rises 6%, Aided by Otis (Update1)

United Technologies Profit Rises 6%, Aided by Otis (Update4)
Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) --
, the maker
of Otis elevators and Pratt & Whitney jet engines, said third-
quarter earnings increased 6 percent with rising overseas demand
for elevator equipment and service contracts.
climbed to $1.27 billion, or $1.33 a share, from
$1.2 billion, or $1.21, a year earlier, compared with the $1.31
average analyst estimate in a Bloomberg survey. Revenue rose 6.9
percent Read the rest of this entry »

October 31, 2007 | Aided, Otis, profit, rises, technologies, United, Update1
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LOUD Technologies Inc. Announces Sale of SLM Marketplace, Austin …

LOUD Technologies Inc. Announces Sale of SLM Marketplace, Austin & Knilling
WOODINVILLE, WA – November 14, 2008 –
LOUD Technologies Inc. (NASDAQCM: LTEC) (“LOUD”) today announced the sale of its SLM Marketplace catalog and accessories distribution business and proprietary St. Louis Stage Gear brand, along with the Austin guitar and Knilling Instruments brands (“SLM Marketplace”) to St. Louis-based U.S. Band & Orchestra Supplies Inc. The Read the rest of this entry »

October 31, 2007 | Announces, Austin, LOUD, Marketplace, Sale, technologies
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FedEx quarterly profit falls

Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of Read the rest of this entry »

October 30, 2007 | Falls, FedEx, profit, quarterly
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Research and Markets: Savvis: Strategic Corporate Assessment …

SAVVIS is a provider of IT services to mid market companies and
government agencies. The company offers a broad range of hosting,
utility computing, network services, and managed IP services. It
manages its operation under three geographic segments: Americas, EMEA,
and Asia. In fiscal 2007, Americas accounted for around 84% of the
total revenues.

The company has infrastructure Read the rest of this entry »

October 30, 2007 | Assessment, corporate, Markets, Research, Savvis, Strategic
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