News money 2008-08-03 Andanh.com

What's in(side) a name Sunday August 3, 2008
CINCINNATI - After watching the price of her favorite bread rising too quickly, Michele Shores decided it was time for a fresh approach.

The Backup Files Sunday August 3, 2008
It was supposed to be a shipment of lobsters destined for a date with drawn butter, but an accident last week on Interstate 395 that spilled some of the crustaceans onto the highway turned into a news story with legs.

Cigna profit leaps 37% in 2nd Q Sunday August 3, 2008
Cigna Corp. trumped Wall Street expectations with a 37 percent jump in second-quarter profit, but the health insurer's stock fell Friday after it lowered 2008 membership growth expectations and some income guidance.

New computers often arrive with junk funk Sunday August 3, 2008
Call it junkware. Or call it bloatware or demoware or adware. Computer users denounce it as crapware. It's the software preinstalled on new Windows computers. (Bloatware is entirely a Windows issue; Macs don't have such software.) It is there, usually in a trial version, to entice users to try a particular service or buy the full-featured program.

foolish trivia Sunday August 3, 2008
Iwas founded in 1980 to focus on Applied Molecular Genetics. Today, I'm one of the world's largest biotechnology companies, helping people fight cancer, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses. (Perhaps you've heard of Aranesp, Enbrel, EPOGEN, Kepivance, Neulasta, NEUPOGEN, Sensipar or Vectibix?) Based in Los Angeles, I operate in more than 30 nations and employ 17,500 people. I was added to the Nasdaq 100 index in 1989 and to the Standard & Poor's 500 index in 1992.

Drugmaker Eli Lilly buys SGX pharma Sunday August 3, 2008
SGX Pharmaceuticals, we hardly knew ye. On Tuesday, Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) announced its purchase of the development-stage drugmaker, which had its IPO in 2006.

The scoop on shorting Sunday August 3, 2008
You know all about buying low and selling high, right? Did you know you can also make money by reversing that? Sell high and then buy low, and you're engaging in "shorting."

The Dell toll Sunday August 3, 2008
Ibought 100 shares of Dell stock the first year it was offered because I believed in the company but couldn't afford its $3,000 computer. Good move. But I sold the shares two years later, after watching them "not go anywhere." Very bad move. -S.O., ONLINE

Fair value Sunday August 3, 2008
Q How can I determine what a company's fair value is? - D.B., HONOLULU

A check on the credit crunch Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:00 EST

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Nearly a year into the credit crunch, the mortgage and housing markets remain confusing and difficult for many consumers.

Look who's here! Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:00 EST

Each week, the Times meets a visitor or summer worker. This week, we catch up with Meta Reycraft of Pelham, N.Y.

Xobni is inbox backwards - and forwards Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:00 EST

For all the hype about "social networking" Web sites, the most popular and successful way to network over the Internet is still the oldest: e-mail.

Tap into power of partners Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:00 EST

You know how it is when you learn a new word or idea? Suddenly you see or hear it everywhere? That's what it's been like for me around the notion of collaborations and partnerships in small business.

In Marstons Mills, echoes of the past Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:00 EST

Main Street antique includes horse facilities

Family enterprise: Covering the Cape Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:00 EST

Take a small business with a full line of accessories and jewelry, add five sales locations from Sandwich to Wellfleet and what will you have? One very busy Saturday.

Some see red over proposed 'green' resort in Maine Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:32:18 -0400
WINTER HARBOR, Maine - On paper, the development here in eastern Maine sounds like a dream for people looking to get away from it all. Located on 3,300 acres of remote...

Shirley roofing co. files for bankruptcy Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:53:12 -0400
Superior Industries Inc., one of New England's largest residential roofing companies, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Shirley company was unable...

Plainville furniture maker reclaims legend's lumber Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:49:46 -0400
A Plainville woodworker thinks splendid splinters from the Splendid Splinter's old baseball campground in Lakeville will make excellent high-end furniture. Stephen...

Business plan helps boutique builder Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:49:14 -0400
Many small business owners talk about developing a business plan and experts put it at the top of the list as a "should do" for a successful business. This is one...

State Lays down new law for chips Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:17:32 -0400
LOS ANGELES - Snack lovers, rejoice: Munching on potato chips just got a little healthier. Four food manufacturers agreed to reduce levels of a cancer-causing chemical...

The Corporate Shuffle Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:24:53 -0400
It's fun to stay at the YMCA. Patricia S. Bellinger, Michael Contompasis, Carlos W. Cubia, John P. Fowler and Nancy Stuart joined the general board of the YMCA of...

Should you stick with a fund-manager star in a slump? Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:06:22 -0400
In a market where the mighty have fallen, investors are having a hard time separating the strong from the meek. As a result, they're preparing to bail out on any manager...

U.S. economy capsizes luxury Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:01:23 -0400
FRESNO, Calif. - In July 2006, Valley Boat Emporium in Fresno sold 53 boats. In July 2008, owner Ron Monteverde says he'll be fortunate if he sells 15. With gas prices...

Mail carrier fights for his right to wear a kilt on the job Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:00:53 -0400
LACEY, Wash. - Until last week, Dean Peterson was just a relatively anonymous 48-year-old mail carrier. Then he went to Boston and nervously introduced a resolution to...

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