Trading Strategies for October
Following the most volatile September in memory, here are 10 ways to play the year's scariest month.
http://www.marketwatch.com/newscommentary/tradingstrategies
Payout Jackpots for Credit Crunch CEOs
Though they were at the helm of companies that were bruised or broken by the credit crunch, these 12 CEOs were still offered big severance packages when they were shown the door. They include Merrill Lynch's Stan O'Neal who got $161 million, Citi's Chuck Prince $105 million and Countrywide's Angelo Mozilo $100 million to name a few.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/26959512
Small Businesses Struggling to Hang On Across USA
Small businesses are in a very tough spot right now. They are right in that little crevice where money is tight - and getting tighter. Right where weekly payrolls can be financed only by personal credit cards or home equity loans. And right where "income" for the boss is taking five bucks from the till and paying for a sandwich that day for lunch. It's where bankers and other lenders decide if their small business will get money to buy goods, expand or pay employees - or not. The economy is very scary right for many small business owners.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-09-30-main-street-small-business_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
Food Now Gets Label of Origin
Coming soon to an apple, a pound of hamburger or a head of lettuce near you will be a label that says what country the item came from.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2008-10-01-food-labeling_N.htm
0% Credit Card Offers May Soon Disappear
New restrictions may result in the end of 0% credit card offers. Get in while you can.
http://www.smartmoney.com/deal-of-the-day/index.cfm?story=Zero-Percent-Credit-Card-Offers-May-Soon-Disappear
Don't Hide From Your Quarterly Statement
Quarterly statements from your brokerage account or retirement plan will soon be in your e-mail or snail mail and the odds are it won't be pretty. Burying your head in the sand won't put a dime back in your portfolio -- but keeping informed and diversified might<.
A HREF="http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/pf/personal-finance-news-a1.asp"> http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/pf/personal-finance-news-a1.asp
A Business Plan for the Catholic Church
A group of execs are putting management skills to work on shaping up the U.S. Catholic Church.
http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/sep2008/ca20080930_431981.htm?campaign_id=twxa
Scams and Shams That Prey on Cancer Patients
In some cases, unproven 'therapies' can be dangerous, experts say.
http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/619383.html?campaign_id=twxa
The Last Typewriter Repairman?
Every business day, as he has done for the past 49 years, Paul Schweitzer, travels the streets and skyscrapers of Manhattan making "house" calls, carrying his black leather tool bag by his side. Schweitzer, who insists on wearing a suit and tie while on his rounds, is one of the last of his kind: the typewriter repairman.
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/sep2008/sb20080925_900705.htm?campaign_id=twxa
Florida's Unlikeliest Folk Hero
Meet strip-club king Joe Redner who turned the nude lap dance into a $25 million fortune but still longs for a place in Florida politics.
http://www.portfolio.com/culture-lifestyle/culture-inc/arts/2008/10/01/Joe-Redner-Profile
Will Rich Ross really have a positive impact on Disney's movie operations?
Consumers sick of recession, may spend extra on holidays
Corrections, seasonality and Santa Claus
