Department stores during the New Year holiday looked quite busy, reflecting the recovery in consumer spending. Companies that sell high-quality read more

Department stores during the New Year holiday looked quite busy, reflecting the recovery in consumer spending. Companies that sell high-quality goods, such as Isetan, are good picks.

Nobody has any doubt that ETA wanted to attack before the general elections,

Nobody has any doubt that ETA wanted to attack before the general elections,

People have to minimize the use of home equity for short term financial needs. Get your budget in order. Home read more

People have to minimize the use of home equity for short term financial needs. Get your budget in order. Home equity lines of credit are for long-term financial needs. They were not meant to buy cars and trips and fuel overspending.

is an option, but not a likely option. It's cleaner to have a deal with one partner than with multiple read more

is an option, but not a likely option. It's cleaner to have a deal with one partner than with multiple partners.

O reason, reason, abstract phantom of the waking state, I had already expelled you from my dreams, now I have read more

O reason, reason, abstract phantom of the waking state, I had already expelled you from my dreams, now I have reached a point where those dreams are about to become fused with apparent realities: now there is only room here for myself.

My prediction? This move will be completely forgotten. Few to nobody will use it. And, 6 to 12 months from read more

My prediction? This move will be completely forgotten. Few to nobody will use it. And, 6 to 12 months from now, Oracle will have to give a real response to the open-source threat it faces. Tossing a lightweight database in front of a fast-moving market that wants free, open, and killer databases just won't fly.

I stand on the sidewalk watching it because the responsibility is mine and I must, I take a very firm read more

I stand on the sidewalk watching it because the responsibility is mine and I must, I take a very firm hold on the handles of the baby carriage and I wheel it into the traffic.

We worked hard all year and tried to set an example for our people back home. Just because we are read more

We worked hard all year and tried to set an example for our people back home. Just because we are a small school, we don't have to follow the mold of other schools.

The interim results are positive but may fall short of investor expectations.

The interim results are positive but may fall short of investor expectations.