Keep panic out of your portfolio, Coke Is It & 100 best companies to work for - Today in Money 1/22

Posted Jan 22nd 2008 8:58AM by Allan Halprin
Filed under: Google (GOOG), Yahoo! (YHOO), Coca-Cola (KO), China, Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), Money and Finance Today, Bank of America (BAC), Whole Foods Market (WFMI), Sears Holdings (SHLD), duPont(E.I.)deNemours (DD), Wachovia Corp (WB), Genentech Inc (DNA), Japan

In the News:

· Fed Does Big Emergency Rate Cut; Drops Rates .75 of a Point to 3.5%

· Markets: Stocks Gyrate After Fed Emergency Rate Cut; Will Stocks Still Plunge?

· World Markets Nose-Dive on U.S. Recession Fears; Nikkei Drops 5.7%

· China Worries Worsen Asian Plunge

· Bank of America Profit Sinks 95%

· Wachovia Earnings Plummet 98%

· J&J Earnings a Pleasant Surprise
· DuPont 4Q Profit Drops 37%, Company Backs 2008 Guidance

· Treasury Secretary Paulson Says Stimulus Package Needs to Happen Fast

· Report: EBay CEO Meg Whitman Ready to Retire

· Sears May Split Into Several Companies

· Report: Layoffs Coming at Yahoo!

· Whole Foods Sacks Plastic Bags

· Bill Clinton May Get $20 Million By Ending High-Profile Relationship

Keep Panic Out of Your Portfolio
This January has been the worst on record for the stock market. Is it time to buy?
Keeping Panic Out of Your Portfolio (Common Sense) | SmartMoney.com

Coke Is It
The beverage maker's massive size and strong overseas sales make it a recession-resistant company in a weakening economy. Is this the one company to own in today's volatile market?
Coke Is It - Kiplinger.com

Understanding Your Tax Bracket
While it's true that the Internal Revenue Service usually taxes every last cent we make, not every penny is taxed the same.
Understanding your tax bracket -Bankrate.com

The Death of Mass Luxury
Is the "mass luxury movement" dead? It certainly looks that way. Formerly free-spending shoppers who were "trading up" to high-end goods are now less likely to treat themselves to that Gucci bag.
The Death of Mass Luxury - BusinessWeek
Also: Consumers Are Tapped Out

Owning a Small Piece of Big Luxury
Fractional ownership can let you live the lifestyle of the rich and famous without necessarily being either.
Ownership of a fraction of luxury -Bankrate.com

100 Best Companies to Work For
Fortune's annual list surveyed nearly 100,000 employees from 446 different companies and asked them to evaluate their employers. These firms ranked the highest. Topping the list again this year is Google, followed by Quicken Loans, Wegman's, Edward Jones and Genentech.
Top 50 employers - FORTUNE Full List

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