Reuters – The Dow industrials and the S&P 500 added to gains while the Nasdaq turned positive on Thursday after a reading of business conditions in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region came in much better than expected, suggesting a more stable manufacturing sector.

Everyone wants to succeed in life. And no one starts a business of any sort, on-line or off-line, wanting to fail. Yet the sad fact is that 80% of offline and 97% of internet businesses will fail in the first year. 84% of internet businesses will never make any income at all. So what can you do to ensure your success? Luckily these four simple (never confuse simple with easy), tried and tested steps...

AP – The Obama administration wants to shame the mortgage industry into doing a better job of helping borrowers avoid losing their homes to foreclosure.

After over 100 years of practice, telephone companies still cannot seem to get it right. In a study of clients over a five-year period, TelCon Associates found that 77.4% were incorrectly charged on one or more of their telecom bills. The bulk of these errors were uncovered primarily for local and intralata services. While the percentage of errors is high, billing errors usually account for only a...

Reuters – Texas billionaire Allen Stanford, three associates and a top Caribbean regulator were indicted on fraud, conspiracy and obstruction charges in an elaborate $7 billion pyramid scheme to bilk investors, U.S. Justice Department officials said on Friday.

A satellite radio or subscription radio (SR) is a digital radiothat receives signals broadcast by communications satellite thatcovers a much wider geographical range than normal radio signals.The satellite radios function anywhere there is line of sightbetween the antenna and the satellite, given there are no majorobstructions, such as tunnels or buildings. SR audiences canfollow a single channel regardless...

We generally do not endorese free hosting services. You don’t want the site to be covered with those annoying banner and pop-up ads that the free services burden your site with. You want something which gives you everything you need for a low fixed cost and offers an efficient control panel. Unfortunately, a lot of people with web sites are not satisfied with their current hosting service, and...

You’re eager to start your home business and bring in some extra income. Although you’re probably bursting with ideas and enthusiasm and want to jump right in, take some time to plan and prepare for your new venture. Here’s a simple checklist you can use in the startup phaseof your home based business. Feel free to add additional checkpoints of your own! 1) Assess your personality....

There is a widespread, but unacknowledged epidemic sweeping thecountry. It’s called Press Release Addiction or PRA. Thosesuffering from PRA usually display the following symptoms:* An overwhelming compulsion to distribute a press release — nomatter how newsworthy it is.* Little understanding of how the media consumes information.* An expectation that every press release will receivesignificant...