Financial Stocks to Love
The subprime mortgage meltdown and resulting credit crisis have slammed financial stocks recently. But there are still some diamonds in the rough. They include Berkshire Hathaway, RBS, AFLAC, Raymond James and BOK.
Financial stocks we love - CNNMoney.com

Big Mac's Local Flavor
Once vilified for pushing America on the world, McDonald's lets countries invent their own buns, bags, and business practices. Now some ideas are making their way back home.
Big Mac's local flavor - FORTUNE

America's Best Drugstores
Consumer Reports readers rate service, speed, and advice (but too few ask for it). The top rated stores include Medicine Shoppe for independents, Publix for supermarkets and Kmart for mass merchants. The worst rated include RiteAid for independents, GiantEagle for supermarkets and Wal-Mart for mass merchants. The top-rated online drugstores were Walgreens for store websites and CaremarkRx for pharmacy benefit managers.
ConsumerReports.org - Drugstores: Ratings, finding the best store
ConsumerReports.org - Drugstores, which store is best for you?
Top Rated Drugstores Best Online Drugstores

Where to Find the Biggest Savings at Drugstores
Consumer Reports study of prices for four drugs at 13 stores and Web sites turned up big differences in prices. The moral if you pay out of pocket: Call different stores. Costco offered the biggest savings overall. Some Web sites, including AARP.com and Drugstore.com, were also relatively inexpensive, and shipping costs are low or nonexistent. Rite-Aid and Walgreens were the most expensive.
ConsumerReports.org - Drugstores, where to find the biggest savings

America's Most Junk-Food Obsessed Cities
Craving a Twix bar? If you live in Oklahoma City, chances are you're in good company. It tops our list of American cities with residents that buy the most junk food per capita. Pittsburgh, Memphis, Tenn., Little Rock, Ark., and St. Louis round out the top five. The data provided by The Nielsen Company, a New York-based market research firm which looked at eight categories--cookies, ice cream, frankfurters, carbonated sugar drinks, candy, snacks, pizza and bakery goods. The average of the CDI rankings of these categories produced the list of the cities that are the most junk food-obsessed.
America's Junk Food-Obsessed Cities - Forbes.com

Online Coupons for Offline Discounts
Consumers on the lookout for savings turn to the Web to find coupons for staples including laundry detergent, frozen meals, and clothing. See which virtual clippings are attracting the most demand.
Cutting Costs with Online Coupon Sites - BusinessWeek http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/05/0506_coupons/index_01.htm

Let Them Be
The birthplace of the Beatles has flourished in recent years, thanks in part to its ability to capitalize on the band's fame. But will Apple Corps continue to go easy on Liverpool?
Beatles Legacy in Liverpool - Portfolio.com

Top Rated Healthful Burgers That Taste Good
If you think of veggie burgers as poor imitations of the real thing, you might want to try one. At least a half-dozen companies now make them in a variety of tastes and styles. Some mimic meat; others are intentionally grainlike. All are lower in calories and fat than a conventional burger and higher in fiber. Among the burgers that get very good ratings from Consumer Reports are MorningStar Farms, Boca, Dr. Praeger's and Gardenburger.
ConsumerReports.org - Veggie burgers that taste good
Ratings: ConsumerReports.org - Veggie burgers, Ratings