PAJAK, Philippines: For four years, Raul Umpad has been making guitars by hand. Working under the shade of a mango tree, often without a shirt because of the humidity and heat, he smoothes the wood using sandpaper.
It is a dreary job, Umpad said. And the pay, about $4 a day, is not so good, […]
(AP) - Major business events and economic events scheduled for Friday:
STANFORD, Calif. — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Economic Summit on Globalization and Monetary Policy. 11 p.m. EST.
ERLANGER, Ky. — Comair regional airline pilots to complete voting on a concessions package.
FRANKFURT, Germany — Automaker Volkswagen AG […]
The Tasmanian Government has condemned an apparent gay hate campaign against two developers in the north-west town of Penguin.
The gay couple say they have received death threats and a dead wallaby nailed to their front door since announcing plans for a four-storey apartment block on the main street.
On the weekend, an anonymous pamphlet appeared in […]
The following are stock buybacks announced over the past 30 days.
(Interested in learning more about buybacks and why they’re important? Check out http://www.thestreet.com/funds/investingbasics/10269276.html)
COMPANY SYMBOL AMOUNT NOTES
3/01/2007
American International Group, Inc. AIG […]
This is a point I’ve brought up many times and believe me, I’ve been guilty of violating it on more than one occasion. Don’t listen to anyone but yourself when it comes to taking a trade. Learn the fundamentals of trading and develop your own style, don’t follow someone else’s. The most prevalent category […]
BY REUTERS
Posted 2/8/2007
Crude oil rose Thursday, ending $2 higher on technical buying and a late rally in heating oil and gasoline pits.
Traders cited talk of an unspecified problem at a Valero refinery in Texas and worries about whether violence in Nigeria will hurt oil exports from the OPEC member.
News that Occidental […]
for an archive of Cramer’s “Mad Money” recaps.
Jim Cramer launched Friday’s “Mad Money” TV show by offering viewers two speculative stocks to research over the weekend — a promising medical diagnostics play and an under-$10 technology name.
Cramer’s first pick, Biosite (BSTE) , is the type of company market players should want to be […]
Japan has launched a spy satellite aimed at monitoring North Korea.
The rocket, carrying a radar satellite, took off from the southern island of Tanegashima after three delays due to bad weather.
“The satellite has just gone into orbit and is operating normally,” said a spokesman at the Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Centre, which operates the information-gathering system. […]