America’s Fastest-Growing Businesses of 2008
A great article from Entrepreneur Magazine. PRNewswire: Entrepreneurial companies continue to be the engine driving the nation’s economy, generating an astounding $4.6 billion in 2007 revenue. The fastest-growing of those businesses are spotlighted in the 14th annual 2008 Hot 100 listing from Entrepreneur magazine. Of the 100 companies that made the cut for 2008, 76%
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Washington Mutual exit the wholesale mortgage business
Here is an interesting article today from NEW YORK (CNN) — Washington Mutual told employees Monday that it will exit the wholesale lending business and close home-loan centers nationwide. Washington Mutual, the nation’s largest savings-and-loan association, is taking those steps to focus on delivering home-lending products to customers through banking stores and online, a WaMu
- Published in Financial Market, Real Estate
Microsoft gives yahoo ultimatum on merger offer
Microsoft (MSFT) just drop a time bomb on Yahoo (YHOO). Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Apr. 5 sent a letter giving Yahoo’s board three weeks before it initiates a proxy fight, including nomination of a new slate of directors likely to approve the deal. “Microsoft’s preference has always been to offer a speedy and friendly
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Internet Millionaires under 30
Everyone has heard that is the internet is greatest monetary equalizer? Well, over the last few years, too many millionaires has been created as the internet grow and transformed into the new century. Today, the internet doesnt not require you to be a tech savvy, computer geek, seo/sem specialist, first-world-straight-As genius just to be rich
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IT’S NOT AN “APRIL FOOLS” JOKE
FRONT PAGE NEWS OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL TODAY – THIS IS NO “APRIL FOOLS” JOKE Americans Delay Retirement As Housing, Stocks Swoon Nest Eggs Shrink, Deferring Dreams; ‘Freaked Out’ Elite By JENNIFER LEVITZ April 1, 2008 As the falling real-estate and stock markets erode their savings, many aging Americans are delaying retirement, electing labor
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New President of Taiwan – Ma Ying-jeou
Today Mr. Ma Ying-jeou, the leader of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party, has won 58 per cent of the presidential vote. A record breaking wining of the Taiwan presidential election histry. The election between Ying-jeou of the KMT and Frank Hsieh of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Ma Ying-jeou will formally takes over on
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Taiwan President Election
Hello from Taipei Taiwan, Many of you might know I am currently on a 2 month long trip traveling in various places in Asia. Here is live from Taiwan’s latest KMT campaign for the 12th president election. I have planned to fly back to Taiwan to cast my vote for the next president Mr Ma
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