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10 Best Stocks You Might Actually Buy
You think you know what to buy to get the big returns? Think again. And don't think so hard. These are the top 10 "survivor" stocks of the original S&P 500, from inception until post-2000, as ranked by their average annual returns. They include Altria, Abbott Labs, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Tootsie Roll Industries, Pfizer, Coca-Cola, Merck, PepsiCo, Colgate-Palmolive and Crane.
The 10 Best Stocks You Might Actually Buy - Fool.com
The iPhone's Bumpy Ride
Nearly five months have passed since Steve Jobs unleashed his flashy iPhone upon the world. No doubt the iPhone will improve as time goes on, but it has become apparent that the business of designing, selling, and supporting smartphones is a lot trickier than selling PCs, even for a company as gifted as Apple. Little gotchas seem to pop up at every turn.
The iPhone's bumpy ride - FORTUNE
50 Great Places to Raise Kids
Family-oriented neighborhoods with the most affordable homes and the best schools may be hiding in places you've never heard of. These are the 50 most kid-friendly small towns and suburbs in the U.S. -- where crime rates and cost of living are low, and schools, test scores, and cultural activities are better than most.
Best Places to Raise Your Kids, 2007
$100 Fill-Up Coming to a Pump Near You
With speculators running up the price of a barrel of oil to the $100 range, there can be little doubt that the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline is headed for $3.50, and maybe even $4, before there's any sort of fallback. Here's a list of some of the biggest budget busters on the market, including tank size and how much it costs to fill an empty tank at $3.50 a gallon.
$100 fill-up coming to pump near you - Bankrate.com
A Sorry End to a Dazzling Career
After 50 years building one of the world's largest packaging companies -- and with it, a $5 billion fortune -- cardboard-box king Richard Pratt should be luxuriating in a reputation as one of Australia's most successful entrepreneurs and most generous philanthropists. Instead, the 73-year-old Melbourne tycoon is being publicly tarred as a thief.
The fall of Australia's cardboard-box king - FORTUNE
What They Don't Tell You About Frequent Flier Miles
Everything you think you know about frequent flier programs is wrong. Even the name "frequent flier program" is misleading. And every misperception you embrace helps the airlines beat you at the game. Here are four misconceptions about the miles you've been earning, and what they could be costing you.
Frequent Flier Mile Misconceptions - Portfolio.com
Top-Earning Actors Over 35
In Hollywood, the older you get the less bankable you are. Well, not always. These Hollywood stars are in their money-making prime. They include Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Ben Stiller, Will Smith, Brad Pitt, George Clooney and more.
The Top-Earning Actors Over 35 - Forbes.com
In Pictures: The Top-Earning Actors Over 35
Biggest Celebrity Meltdowns of 2007
Poor Lindsay and Britney: Today's Tinseltown may not have more scandals, just more cameras. In addition to Lindsday Lohan and Britney Spears other meltdowns include Paris Hilton, Alec Baldwin, Vanessa Hudgens, Paula Abdul, Isaiah Washingon, Kiefer Sutherland, Don Imus and Owen Wilson.
The Year's Biggest Celebrity Meltdowns - Forbes.com
Celebrity Holiday Megaspenders
Troubled pop star Britney Spears spends an average of $102,000 a month on "entertainment, gifts and vacation," according to court filings in her child custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline. But hey, it's par for the course if you're a fabulously wealthy entertainer. And that's especially so as we move into the holidays.
Celebrity Holiday Megaspenders - Forbes.com
After 50 years building one of the world's largest packaging companies -- and with it, a $5 billion fortune -- cardboard-box king Richard Pratt should be luxuriating in a reputation as one of Australia's most successful entrepreneurs and most generous philanthropists. Instead, the 73-year-old Melbourne tycoon is being publicly tarred as a thief.
The fall of Australia's cardboard-box king - FORTUNE
What They Don't Tell You About Frequent Flier Miles
Everything you think you know about frequent flier programs is wrong. Even the name "frequent flier program" is misleading. And every misperception you embrace helps the airlines beat you at the game. Here are four misconceptions about the miles you've been earning, and what they could be costing you.
Frequent Flier Mile Misconceptions - Portfolio.com
Top-Earning Actors Over 35
In Hollywood, the older you get the less bankable you are. Well, not always. These Hollywood stars are in their money-making prime. They include Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Ben Stiller, Will Smith, Brad Pitt, George Clooney and more.
The Top-Earning Actors Over 35 - Forbes.com
In Pictures: The Top-Earning Actors Over 35
Biggest Celebrity Meltdowns of 2007
Poor Lindsay and Britney: Today's Tinseltown may not have more scandals, just more cameras. In addition to Lindsday Lohan and Britney Spears other meltdowns include Paris Hilton, Alec Baldwin, Vanessa Hudgens, Paula Abdul, Isaiah Washingon, Kiefer Sutherland, Don Imus and Owen Wilson.
The Year's Biggest Celebrity Meltdowns - Forbes.com
Celebrity Holiday Megaspenders
Troubled pop star Britney Spears spends an average of $102,000 a month on "entertainment, gifts and vacation," according to court filings in her child custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline. But hey, it's par for the course if you're a fabulously wealthy entertainer. And that's especially so as we move into the holidays.
Celebrity Holiday Megaspenders - Forbes.com
Closing Bell: Economic Catapult for Thanksgiving & Black Friday (WMT, TGT, GRMN, GOOG, MSFT)
Deere up on Q4 earnings performance
Reid Hoffman: LinkedIn will go public (at some point)
