Walmart's New Health Food Push: Is It Too Hard to Swallow?
Bonds Are a 'Safe' Investment: A Big Lie Gets Even BiggerWild 2008 Investing Forecast
Got the stock market jitters? Get used to it. Next year should be another wild ride on Wall Street. That's not to say stocks won't rise in '08. Just that the ride is likely to be bumpy, with the possibility of nasty sell-offs and confidence-building rallies along the way. Five top Wall Street gurus share their hopes and fears for the coming year.
Where Are Stocks Headed in 2008? - USA Today 8 Ideas for '08 Stock Picks of the Pros
101 Dumbest Moments in Business
Jessica Simpson stars in commercials for Pizza Hut's Cheesy Bites pizza, then tells Elle magazine that she's allergic to wheat ... and tomatoes ... and cheese. Whoops!!! This is just one example of what a dumb year it was! Fortune chose the absolutely dumbest of the dumb that the gods of fate and humor delivered into our laps - and yours - this past year.
101 Dumbest Moments in Business - FORTUNE
2007 Advertising Highs & Lows
The snackmeister Orville Redenbacher has been dead since 1995, but ConAgra, the maker of his namesake popcorn products, revived him in commercials with a digital doppelgänger. The zombielike results were grotesque enough to inspire critics to rebrand the character as "Orville Deadenbacher." Six months after the ads first appeared, ConAgra buried the campaign, dismissed the creative agency and moved the account elsewhere. This was a year for quick hits and fast flops as campaigns broke new ground.
A Year for Quick Hits and Fast Flops as Campaigns Broke New Ground - New York Times
For Last-Minute Shoppers, It's All About Shipping
This week, more packages will be shipped than any week of the year, says Susan Rosenberg, UPS spokeswoman. More packages, cards and letters will be mailed at the post office today -- roughly 1 billion -- than any day of the year, says Joanne Veto, spokeswoman for the United States Postal Service. Here's an update from UPS, USPS, FedEx, Wal-Mart.com, Amazon.com, ToysRUs.com, BestBuy.com, CircuitCity.com, Landsend.com on your deadline for getting gifts for the holidays.
For last-minute shoppers, it's all about shipping - USATODAY.com
With the holidays upon us, early December through the new year is one of the worst times for drinking and driving. One drink too many puts you at risk for not only an arrest, but also for fees, fines and costs that can run you thousands of dollars. Here are potential financial costs you might realize.
Drunk driving could cost $20,000 - Bankrate.com
Help! Our Kids Are Driving Us Broke
Teach your teens and tweens budgeting basics and avoid going breaking the bank.
Going broke: budgeting basics for kids - and parents - MONEY
10 Reasons You Shouldn't Loan Friends Money
Most of us will, as we grow up, at some point be hit up for a loan by a friend. Most of us agonize over the decision, but there's no reason you should. To prepare you against that day, consider this list of ten reasons you shouldn't loan money to your friend.
Ten reasons you shouldn't loan money to friends - WalletPop
Shopping Bags Are the Fashion
Once a flimsy afterthought in American retailing -- used to lug a purchase home from the store, then tossed into the trash -- the lowly, free store bag is undergoing a luxurious makeover. From upscale emporiums to midprice chains, retailers are engaged in a heated competition to make the most durable, fashionable shopping bags.
Never Mind What's in Them, Bags Are the Fashion - New York Times
Oprah's Favorite 'Favorite Thing'
If you want to be considered an inspiring leader, give Winfrey's favorite "favorite thing"-the gift of appreciation.
Oprah's Favorite 'Favorite Thing'
Goldman Earnings Sink After Buffett Dividend
Johnson & Johnson's Income Falls 23%
Burberry Shares Leap on Sales Update
