Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from April 4 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from April 4 2004

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Business Beat Column.
April 4, 2004

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Career Column.
April 4, 2004

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Investor's Eye Column.
April 4, 2004

Chicago Tribune Bill Barnhart Column.
April 4, 2004... By Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 4--There's no doubt the Bush administration has trouble finding things. Even President Bush jokes about weapons of mass destruction. The latest item to go...

Chicago Tribune Business Outlook Column.
April 4, 2004... By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 4--Those who insist the Federal Reserve will be forced to raise interest rates later this year point to a squeeze on raw materials, with steel prices soaring,...

Chicago Tribune Binary Beat Column.
April 4, 2004... By James Coates, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 4--Nothing gives this propeller head such delicious guilt as taking a couple of hours to set up friends' first Web sites while basking in compliments about my...

Chicago Tribune New Cars Column.
April 4, 2004... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 4--Stand at the front door, aim the key fob at the Chevrolet Malibu Maxx, press the button and in a couple of seconds the engine starts so the car can heat up in the...

Chicago Tribune Real Estate Column.
April 4, 2004... By Mary Umberger, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 4--If I don't get this paperwork off the top of my desk, it's going to fall over and crush me. -- The latest in a bumper crop of benefits for Chicago bungalow...

Businesses in Georgia Cities Feel Pinch from Record-High Gasoline Prices.
April 4, 2004

The Dallas Morning News Real Estate Column.
April 4, 2004

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Mark Davis Column.
April 4, 2004... By Mark Davis, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 4--An important lesson for American workers is that Charles Ponzi ran out of people. Ponzi ran a brilliant little scam in 1920. Ponzi's idea was to...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., At Your Service Column.
April 4, 2004... By Angela D. Curry, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 4--QUESTION: On Feb. 25 I brought my 2000 Lexus LS400 to Jiffy Lube for its regular oil change. I have been taking my car in for service at this same...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Paul Wenske Column.
April 4, 2004... By Paul Wenske, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 4--Steamed about high TV cable rates? What if you could order only the programs you wanted? Wouldn't that save a fair amount of pocket change? Some...

The Philadelphia Inquirer Consumer Watch Column.
April 4, 2004

Reading Eagle, Pa., Newsmakers Column.
April 4, 2004

Reading, Pa., Restaurant-Catering Business to Close after 32 Years.
April 4, 2004

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Dan Gillmor Column.
April 4, 2004

San Antonio Express-News G. Chambers Williams III Column.
April 4, 2004

Manufacturer 3M Pushes to Keep Pace with Flat-Panel Display Demand.
April 4, 2004

Chicago Tribune Auto Letters Column.
April 4, 2004... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 4--QUESTION: How did it come about that everyone knows the auto dealer's price of cars from the factory? The public doesn't know the price for which Sears bought...

Chicago Tribune Bill Barnhart Column.
April 4, 2004... By Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 4--Analysts say too few jobs and too much investor exuberance after the 2003 rally are major factors in the market's weak start. Worry over low interest rates is...

Chicago Area's Top 100 Companies Find 2003 Tough Year to Follow.
April 4, 2004

Chicago Tribune Chicago Stocks Column.
April 4, 2004... By Andrew Countryman, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 4--After a roaring end to 2003, the first quarter was a time of volatility and lowered expectations for the stock market. That showed up in the results of...

Companies Anticipate SEC by Widening Shareholders' Role in Picking Directors.
April 4, 2004

Chicago Tribune Jim's Driveway Column.
April 4, 2004... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 4--Jim's Driveway is capsules of Jim Mateja's auto reviews. 2004 -- CHEVROLET MALIBU LT: Base price: $22,870; Engine: 3.5-liter, 200-h.p. V-6; Fuel economy:...

Mergers Boom in First Quarter of 2004.
April 4, 2004

Mustang May Return to Racing Roots, Ford Hints.
April 4, 2004

Chicago Tribune Technology Buzz Column.
April 4, 2004... By James Coates, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 4--PROGRAM CORRALS CLIPBOARD'S BITS: Versions of the ClipMate software for manipulating and archiving material stored on the Windows clipboard during saving...

Chicago Tribune Transportation Briefs Column.
April 4, 2004... Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 4--AUTO -- Cadillac will offer a 3.6-liter, 255-horsepower V-6 engine in its rear-wheel-drive 2005 STS sedan. It replaces the front-wheel-drive Seville this fall and also will...

Chicago Tribune Worklife Column.
April 4, 2004... By Carol Kleiman, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 4--'The face of the American labor movement is changing--women gradually are becoming the majority of union workers." That observation is from an expert on union...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Technology Queries Column.
April 4, 2004

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Technobuddy Column.
April 4, 2004

Billings Gazette, Mont., Jan Falstad Column.
April 4, 2004

The Hartford Courant, Conn., Dan Haar Column.
April 4, 2004

The Hartford Courant, Conn., Money Talk Column.
April 4, 2004

The Orange County Register, Calif., Jonathan Lansner Column.
April 4, 2004

Chick-fil-A Cow Poses for Calendar in Hollywood.
April 4, 2004

Delta Air Lines' Financial Condition Weakens; Bankruptcy Rumors Circulate.
April 4, 2004

Bankruptcies among Elderly Americans Rise.
April 4, 2004

Bakersfield, Calif., Home Sellers Have Options for Paying Lower Commissions.
April 4, 2004

Amish Farmers Now Grow Bulk of Maryland's Tobacco.
April 4, 2004

M&T Bank Comes to Financial Rescue of Baltimore School System.
April 4, 2004

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Bankruptcies Column.
April 4, 2004

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Business Bulletin Column.
April 4, 2004

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Business Listing Column.
April 4, 2004

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., People in Motion Column.
April 4, 2004

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Tapan Munroe Column.
April 4, 2004

Minnesota Job Seekers Outnumbered Jobs by 3-to-1 in Late 2003.
April 4, 2004

Erie Times-News, Pa., Business Buzz Column.
April 4, 2004

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Your Money's Worth Column.
April 4, 2004

Schering-Plough CEO Discusses Pharmaceutical Industry.
April 4, 2004

Exchange-Traded Funds Grow in Popularity, Choices.
April 4, 2004

The Orange County Register, Calif., Worth Your Wallet Column.
April 4, 2004

The Philadelphia Inquirer Andrew Cassel Column.
April 4, 2004

The Philadelphia Inquirer Personal Finance Column.
April 4, 2004

Foster City, Calif., Biotech Firm Traveled Hard Road to Success.
April 4, 2004

New Survey Shows Variety of Workers Holding Stock Options.
April 4, 2004

New Stockton, Calif., Deli Offer Wireless Internet Access.
April 4, 2004

The Record, Stockton, Calif., Eric Grunder Column.
April 4, 2004

The Record, Stockton, Calif., Moving Up Column.
April 4, 2004

St. Louis Post-Dispatch David Nicklaus Column.
April 4, 2004

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Entrepreneur Column.
April 4, 2004

The Boston Globe Business Intelligence Column.
April 4, 2004

The Boston Globe Consumer Beat Column.
April 4, 2004

Image Blitz Planned for Boston's Democratic National Convention.
April 4, 2004

The Boston Globe Economic Life Column.
April 4, 2004

Massachusetts Agencies Prepare for Gay Spouses.
April 4, 2004

Coolly, GOP Tries to Woo Young Voters.
April 4, 2004

Longtime CEO Leaves Boston's Caritas Christi Health Care System.
April 4, 2004

U.S. Prods United Nations for Nuclear Export Rule.
April 4, 2004

The Boston Globe Peaks & Valleys Column.
April 4, 2004

Lane Reduction of I-93 to Bring 10-Month Headache for Boston-Area Motorists.
April 4, 2004

Tyco Mistrial May Inspire New 'Law & Order' Episode.
April 4, 2004

Massachusetts Water Policy to Limit Usage; Rules Target Stressed River Basins.
April 4, 2004

Pennsylvania Municipalities Ponder Enforcement of New Building Code.
April 4, 2004

Independent Record, Helena, Mont., Open for Business Column.
April 4, 2004

How Job Seekers Can Make Most of Helena, Mont., Career Fair.
April 4, 2004

Montana Experts Offer Advice to Get Job Seekers through Interviews.
April 4, 2004

Students Find Internships, Volunteering Key to Choosing Rewarding Careers.
April 4, 2004

Indiana Graduates Face Better Job Market, Slightly Higher Starting Salaries.
April 4, 2004

Bismarck, N.D., Manufacturer Faces Transportation Hurdles.
April 4, 2004

The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa., Business Management Column.
April 4, 2004... By Judy Olian, Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 4--Most executives will tell you unequivocally that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is not the primary reason they, or their organizations, are more...

Younger Investors Remain Optimistic despite Scandals, Volatility.
April 4, 2004

AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Business Briefs Column.
April 4, 2004