Most innovative companies, airline secrets & billion dollar sport of ultimate fighting - Today in Money 4/18

Posted Apr 18th 2008 9:44AM by Allan Halprin
Filed under: Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), eBay (EBAY), General Electric (GE), Pfizer (PFE), Wal-Mart (WMT), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Walt Disney (DIS), Caterpillar (CAT), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Citigroup Inc. (C), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Xerox Corp (XRX), Southwest Airlines (LUV), BP p.l.c. ADS (BP), Marriott Intl'A' (MAR), Contl Airlines'B' (CAL), Honeywell Intl (HON)

In the News:

· Citigroup Posts Worst-Than-Expected $5.1 Billion Loss; 9000 Job Cuts Coming

· Google Beats Q1 Estimates; Stock Soars

· Xerox Swings to Loss

· Caterpillar Earnings Rise 14%; Top Estimates

· Honeywell Earnings Impress Wall Street; Raises Guidance

· Sallie Mae Unsure About Future Loans

· Continental & Southwest Airlines to Raise Fares

· E*Trade Swings to Loss; Cutting Back as Recession Looms

· eBay Struggles to Rebuild Traffic

· Linen's 'N Things Shopping for a Buyer

· Thomson Reuters Takes on Uncertain World

· Netflix Lives!

50 Most Innovative Companies
The companies that make up BusinessWeek's annual ranking nurture cultures that value creative people in good times and bad. The top company by industry include Apple, Pfizer, Goldman Sachs, Disney, Toyota, GE, Marriott, Wal-Mart and BP.
The World's Most Innovative Companies

Airline Gate-to-Gate Times Slowest in 20 Years
Air travel is slower than at any time in the past two decades, a USA TODAY analysis shows. Here are the top 10 major routes where flight times have increased, gate to gate.
http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/air-trips-slowest-in-past-20-years/20080418074309990001 Air trips slowest in past 20 years - USATODAY.com

10 Things Your Airline Won't Tell You
Your hard-earned air miles are worth less all the time. We love to sock you with hidden fees. Customer service isn't always our top priority. Go inside the airline industry and see their secrets.
10 Things Your Airline Won't Tell You (10 Things: Personal Finance) at SmartMoney.com

Are There Too Many Women Doctors?
As an MD shortage looms, female physicians and their flexible hours are taking some of the blame.
Are There Too Many Women Doctors?

Squeezed Lenders Abandon Students
The exodus of lenders means students must be vigilant about securing loans. Here's how.
Squeezed Lenders Abandon Students (Consumer Action: Personal Finance) at SmartMoney.com

The Brothers Behind Ultimate Fighting
Two casino tycoons turned a violent fight club into a billion-dollar sports empire.
The Brothers Behind Ultimate Fighting - Forbes.com
Also: Ultimate Fighting Superstars

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