Quote from The Baron Son "Tis not one’s failings alone that produce
self-mastery, but studying the causes of such failure, coupled with
the persistent application of new methods."
10 cool tools for mobile phones These software programs help you do everything calculate your carbon footprint to remotely monitor your home.
$270B luxury market loses its luster The Yves Saint Laurent boutique on Madison Avenue on Manhattan's Upper East Side is always the epitome of luxe cool, even on a recent warm August afternoon. Its impeccably polished black cabinets are filled with the latest must-have accessories, among them a python Muse handbag that retails for $3,295 and $760 red sandals with four-inch heels. Chic, unsmiling clerks fiddle with the clothing, which includes a $17,000 hand-painted floral gown.
The only way to fix Social Security John McCain and Barack Obama both talk about how they would put Social Security on sound financial footing.
America's most dangerous jobs Fishing, flying and logging were the three most dangerous jobs in America in 2007. These occupations reported higher death rates than any others, according to according to a report out today from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Railroads: The new money train High energy prices have started to put a dent in corporate profits. But surprisingly, one industry that relies heavily on oil has not been hurt: the railroads. Most of the nation's top railroad companies have chugged along with strong sales and earnings increases in 2008, their results stoked by rising demand for transporting food and coal.
IndyMac borrowers to get relief The FDIC, six weeks after taking over mortgage lender IndyMac Bank, said Wednesday that it will start systematically modifying some of the bank's most troubled loans to keep borrowers in their homes.
