Things added in January, 2007
College can be a crash course in DEBT
For many college students, being short on money and being away from home presents a dangerous temptation: CREDIT CARDS....read more | digg story
Hard to swallow: Big Pharma’s profits are stagnant
The clouds have darkened over Big Pharma. The industry's share prices have performed pitifully and a new report from Accenture, a consultancy, calculates that a whopping $1 trillion of “enterprise value”, which ...
Ford hit by record $12.7bn loss
Ford has reported a loss of $12.7bn ( £6.5bn) for 2006 - the biggest annual loss in the embattled US carmaker's 103-year history.read more | digg story
HP CEO Gets $8.6M Bonus in Scandal Year
"Hewlett-Packard Co. said Tuesday that CEO Mark Hurd received an $8.6 million bonus in 2006, a year of strong performance but one plagued by scandal over its shady boardroom spying antics."read ...
Oil falls sharply
Oil fell sharply toward $54 a barrel on Wednesday after a cold snap in the United States failed to trigger the long-awaited boost in demand in the world's largest heating oil market.