Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from June 1 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from June 1 2003

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Help Desk Column.
June 1, 2003... By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--QUESTION: I keep getting pop-ups on my screen telling me that I am sending my IP out onto the Internet. I think this is why I have been getting...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Technobuddy Column.
June 1, 2003... By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--I've had pizza with Steve Jobs of Apple fame, and I've had a one-on-one talk with Microsoft's Bill Gates. I built my first computer from a kit...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Bankruptcies Column.
June 1, 2003... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--The following businesses filed for legal protection from creditors in the federal bankruptcy court in Oakland. Companies most commonly file for...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Business Listing Column.
June 1, 2003... Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--The following individuals or corporations filed fictitious-business-name statements in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The Times makes every effort to...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Careers Column.
June 1, 2003... By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Fred Pollock worked in the insurance and Internet industries, but it was his stint as a comedian that fueled his authorship of The College Senior's...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Kids and Business Column.
June 1, 2003... By Steve Rosen, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--If you're the parent of a student who plans to start college this fall, you probably are already accustomed to running the financial traps. ...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., At Your Service Column.
June 1, 2003... By Angela D. Curry, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--AT YOUR SERVICE: While going through some old papers, I found a Sears gift certificate made out to me for $70. It is from 1995 and there is no...

Experts Discuss Ramifications of New Federal Tax Cuts.
June 1, 2003... By Mark Davis, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Savvy John Stoneking bought shares of Cisco Systems Inc. not long after the company first offered them to the public. Thanks to several stock splits,...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Paul Wenske Column.
June 1, 2003... By Paul Wenske, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Look, I don't want to seem hard or insensitive. But anyone who falls for these transparent Internet advance fee scams, like the Nigerian e-mail scheme,...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Avrum D. Lank Column.
June 1, 2003... By Avrum D. Lank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--As the 21st century unfolds, the federal government is aggressively embracing electronic commerce. This is a good thing. Governments run on paper,...

South Bend Tribune, Ind., Action Line Column.
June 1, 2003... By Carol Elliott, South Bend Tribune, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--QUESTION: In February, I wrote a check for $21.19 at a local electronics store. Four days later, that check cleared my account at $71.19. The altered...

South Bend Tribune, Ind., Ed Semmler Column.
June 1, 2003... By Ed Semmler, South Bend Tribune, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--If you throw enough pebbles into the ocean, you eventually might be able to shape the shoreline. At least that's the theory Leadership South...

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Dan Gillmor Column.
June 1, 2003... By Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--On Monday, barring an 11th hour change of bureaucratic heart, the Federal Communications Commission will give a gaggle of powerful corporations a...

New Book Chronicles Life of Former IBM Leader Thomas Watson Sr.
June 1, 2003... By Chris O'Brien, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Any executive wondering how to cope with the current economic doldrums may want to pick up Kevin Maney's entertaining biography of Thomas Watson...

IBM Gambles on Success of State-of-the-Art Chip Plant in East Fishkill, N.Y.
June 1, 2003... By Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--EAST FISHKILL, N.Y.--Two hours north of midtown Manhattan, in a quiet, bucolic setting reminiscent of a Hudson River School landscape painting,...

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Money Manual Column.
June 1, 2003... By Mark Schwanhausser, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Who says there's no such thing as tax simplification? Thanks to three consecutive years of tax-cutting under President Bush, Americans now...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch David Nicklaus Column.
June 1, 2003... By David Nicklaus, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--St. Louis always has been a city that made things. From wood-burning stoves and streetcars at the dawn of the 20th century to fighter planes and...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Dave Beal Column.
June 1, 2003... By Dave Beal, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Note to Minnesota's biotech boosters: Take a look at San Diego. Over the last decade, this southern California metropolis has become home for...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Career Column.
June 1, 2003... By Amy Lindgren, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Times are tough all over -- at least, that's what some companies are telling their employees. With a struggling economy as the backdrop, some...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Real World Economics Column.
June 1, 2003... By Edward Lotterman, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Be careful when reading headlines of economic or financial news that use superlatives. The news often it isn't as earthshaking as the...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Entrepreneur Column.
June 1, 2003... By Lee Egerstrom, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Commodity trader Tim Carlson remembers watching prices jump up and down on a prospective deal during America's flirtation with Web-based...

Chicago Tribune Auto Letters Column.
June 1, 2003... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--QUESTION: I bought an almost-new '98 Mercedes-Benz E320 with fewer than 3,000 miles on it in '98, expecting a car with rugged reliability and durability. I'm...

Chicago Tribune Business Outlook Column.
June 1, 2003... By William Sluis, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--JOB MARKET LABOR OUTLOOK LAGS: Although the economic backdrop has been brightening as worries about Iraq continue to recede, there is one area that...

Chicago Tribune Car Notes Column.
June 1, 2003... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Tower Automotive Inc. says it will move production of Ford Ranger frame assemblies from its Milwaukee plant to Bellevue, Ohio. The Grand Rapids, Mich.-based...

Chicago Tribune David Greising Column.
June 1, 2003... By David Greising, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Now comes the hard part. Now comes the money part. Or not. It all depends on how Dennis FitzSimons plays Tribune Co.'s hand. The Federal...

Damage Done during Absence of Homeowner Often Covered by Insurance.
June 1, 2003... By Mary Umberger, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--CHICAGO--It doesn't take a particle physicist to calculate that when the adults are away, the kids might play. That's been the case as long as there have been...

Chicago Tribune Jim's Driveway Column.
June 1, 2003... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Jim's Driveway is capsules of Jim Mateja's auto reviews that appear in the Chicago Tribune. The digested version of the most recent reviews will replace older ones...

Chicago Tribune New Cars Column.
June 1, 2003... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Time for a change. Or in the case of the Lincoln LS, time for 500 changes, whatever it takes to get sales of the entry-level luxury sedan back to where they...

Chicago Tribune Small Business Notebook Column.
June 1, 2003... By John Schmeltzer, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--LOWER RATES, EXPENSING RISE LOOK HELPFUL: Small-business owners stand to benefit heavily from the $350 billion tax cut legislation signed last week by...

AFC Restaurant Company Executive Hopes to Bring Company Back to Success.
June 1, 2003... By Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--At a black-tie dinner two months ago, in a ballroom at Midtown's restored Biltmore, Frank Belatti should have been elated. As he stepped...

New Federal Tax Cuts Likely to Have Small Impact on Most People.
June 1, 2003... By Hank Ezell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--There are two sure ways to score big from the newest round of federal tax cuts: have more children or have more money. But there are more...

Trumbull, Conn., Considers Options for Development of 'Downtown'.
June 1, 2003... By Stephania H. Davis, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Trumbull is a town in search of a downtown. Unlike several of its neighbors, including Fairfield, Bridgeport and West Haven, Trumbull...

U.S. Manufacturers Irked by Copies of Equipment Made in Other Countries.
June 1, 2003... By Rob Varnon, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Philip White stands over two machines that look very similar and slides a metal plate out of one and snaps it into another, demonstrating a perfect...

The Baltimore Sun Eileen Ambrose Column.
June 1, 2003... By Eileen Ambrose, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Stephanie Porcaro is only 21 but envisions being in debt for the next 30 years. The Oregon native recently graduated from St. John's College in...

Federal Officials Likely to Approve Big Changes to Media Ownership Rules.
June 1, 2003... By Andrew Ratner, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Nicholas Johnson was distressed by what he was hearing on the radio as he stopped at greasy spoons and filling stations as he traveled the flatlands of the...

The Baltimore Sun Jay Hancock Column.
June 1, 2003... By Jay Hancock, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--And you thought Alan Greenspan was helping the nation by keeping interest rates lower than they've been since 1961. Some economists are starting to worry that...

U.S. Experiences Shortage of Pharmacists.
June 1, 2003... By David Wenner, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--It's a good time to be a pharmacist. Matt Wolf was just a few years out of pharmacy school when his annual salary as a pharmacist at a...

Executive of Cleveland-Based Steel Company Comments on Pennsylvania Plant.
June 1, 2003... By Tom Dochat, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--The new owner of the steel plant in Steelton has high hopes for the former Bethlehem Steel Corp. operation. V. John Goodwin, chief operating...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Gaming Column.
June 1, 2003... By Rod Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--PACK OF SUITORS THINS IN ALADDIN SCRAMBLE: The final dash to buy the Aladdin may be turning into a one-man race. Scuttlebutt suggests Financial Capital...

New Sales, Marketing Director for Myrtle Beach, S.C., Hotel Discusses Business.
June 1, 2003... By Dawn Bryant, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Myrtle Beach taxpayers could come to love Craig Smith's aggressiveness and 20-year background in the luxury hotel business. As the new sales...

The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tourism Talk Column.
June 1, 2003... By Dawn Bryant, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Four-diamond fever has hit the Grand Strand. Last week, the Radisson Plaza at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center became the first hotel here...

Myrtle Beach, S.C.-Area Upscale Housing Market Slows in 2003.
June 1, 2003... By Issac J. Bailey, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--The upscale portion of the Grand Strand's housing market -- one of the fastest-growing segments for years -- has slowed in recent months, and...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Company in the Spotlight Column.
June 1, 2003... By Len Boselovic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--You'd think a lousy economy would mean a big pickup in business for a firm that specializes in financial crisis management, restructurings and...

The Record, Stockton, Calif., Eric Grunder Column.
June 1, 2003... By Eric Grunder, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--It's hard to disagree with Ernie Segale. "I'm a little frustrated with America West, because they just really haven't lived up to their end of...

Interest Rates Drop to Even Lower Levels.
June 1, 2003... By Bruce Spence, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Ho hum. Mortgage interest rates dropped again last week, for the fifth consecutive week. They fell from a national average of 5.43 percent...

Americans Encouraged to Think about Retirement Savings Strategy.
June 1, 2003... By Gail MarksJarvis, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Are you saving enough for a decent retirement? If you are like most Americans, the answer is no. Promising yourself that you'll save more...

Bank Branches Flood Chicago-Area Suburbs.
June 1, 2003... By Mark Skertic, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Lake Forest is among the many Chicago-area communities where banks want to build new branches. Unlike most other towns, the north suburb has imposed a...

Boeing Seeks Location for New Commercial Airplane Plant.
June 1, 2003... By Melissa Allison, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--At a time when state and local governments have stretched their budgets to the limit, Boeing Co. is dangling a pricey carrot. The Chicago-based aerospace...

Milwaukee Company Plans to Launch Competing Ferry Service on Lake Michigan.
June 1, 2003... By James P. Miller, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--LUDINGTON, Mich.--Lake Michigan is big, but is it big enough to support two feuding ferry operators? For residents of this struggling lakeside community,...

Chicago Tortilla Maker Works to Resolve Strife Created by Labor Dispute.
June 1, 2003... By Kathy Bergen, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--The public display of antagonistic fireworks ended at Azteca Foods Inc. last month when the unionized workers of the Southwest Side tortilla-maker ended their...

Isuzu Motors to Offer New SUV for 2006 Model Year.
June 1, 2003... By Rick Popely, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--CHICAGO--Isuzu, struggling to survive in the U.S., will offer a new seven-passenger sport-utility vehicle for the 2006 model year based on a pickup built in...

Consumer Advocates Say Illinois' Lemon Law for Cars Too Weak to Help.
June 1, 2003... By Rick Popely, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--CHICAGO--The lemon law that is supposed to help Illinois consumers get rid of defective vehicles is a lemon itself. So say lawyers who have represented lemon...

Midwestern U.S. Economic Indicators Show Signs of Hope in May.
June 1, 2003... By James P. Miller, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Midwest manufacturing activity showed unexpected zip in May, surging into growth mode for the first time since February, according to a closely watched...

Experts Discuss How Consumer Can Find Right Real Estate Agent.
June 1, 2003... By Mary Umberger, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--CHICAGO--Eight hundred thousand real estate agents. That, give or take a few, is how many are in the field today, according to the National Association of...

Wineries Celebrate Oklahoma's Approval of Limited Wine Sales.
June 1, 2003... By Debbie Blossom, Tulsa World, Okla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--New law has state wine industry in festive mood This year's Tulsa International Mayfest has come and gone, but Brendan McBratney is already looking...

New Edward Jones Stockbroker Seeks Clients in Fairlawn, Ohio, Area.
June 1, 2003... By Jim Mackinnon, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--First-year stockbroker Chad Immel is finding clients the old-fashioned way: By knocking on doors, come blue skies, drizzling rain, snow-slushed...

Video Game Industry Sees Sales Reach Record $16 Billion in 2002.
June 1, 2003... By Erika D. Smith, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Something about those boxy looking ships, predictable attack patterns and simplistic firing sequences mesmerized players in video game arcades in...

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Tapan Munroe Column.
June 1, 2003... By Tapan Munroe, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--In the past few days, we have had some good economic news. First, consumer confidence edged higher in May after a healthy increase in...

Newburgh, N.Y.-Based Recycling Company Continues to Succeed.
June 1, 2003... By Nicoletta Koveos, The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--NEWBURGH, N.Y.--The old saying 'one man's trash is another man's treasure' is not just true at yard sales and thrift shops. At...

Teaneck, N.J., African Art Dealer Turns Hobby into Occupation.
June 1, 2003... By Teresa M. McAleavy, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Freddie Barber Jr.'s approach to sales isn't highlighted in business school texts or practiced by retailers. But the mantra "everything is...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Your Money's Worth Column.
June 1, 2003

Prudential Securities under Investigation for Annuity Sale Issues.
June 1, 2003... By Kathleen Lynn, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Prudential Securities, the brokerage arm of Newark-based Prudental Financial Inc., is under investigation for allegedly violating consumer...

Schering-Plough under Investigation for Marketing Practices.
June 1, 2003... By Lewis Krauskopf, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Schering-Plough Corp. on Friday said it was the target of a federal grand jury investigation and indicated that prosecutors plan to pursue an...

Securities Fraud Common in New Jersey, State Official Says.
June 1, 2003... By Kathleen Lynn, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Promises of 12 percent interest. Pumped-up stock prices. Phony statements hiding the fact that an investment is being plundered. Franklin L....

New Jersey's Wine Industry Gains More Attention.
June 1, 2003... By Kevin G. DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--The Hopewell Valley Vineyards and Royal Wine Corp., two faces of the New Jersey wine industry, are about as different as two companies can be....

Workers in Middle of Careers Likely to Remain Unemployed Longer, Study Says.
June 1, 2003... By Jim McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--A few years ago it would have been unthinkable that someone with Steve Elmore's education and job experience as a computer systems analyst would be...

Womelsdorf, Pa., Appliance Store Continues to Operate.
June 1, 2003... Reading Eagle, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--In 1991, Robert Manbeck Grimes, 77, retired from Walter H. Grimes Inc. of Womelsdorf, the store his father founded in 1926. Of course, retirement -- as is often the case with...

Lenhartsville, Pa., Appliance Store Continues to Grow.
June 1, 2003... Reading Eagle, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--When Clarence A. Lesher founded Lesher's Appliances at 71 W. Penn Ave. in Lenhartsville in September 1941, the United States was still months away from the infamous Pearl...

Maidencreek, Pa., Electronics Store Aided by 'Big Box' Retailers.
June 1, 2003... Reading Eagle, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Larry F. Sutton, president of Maidencreek TV & Appliance Inc., Maidencreek Township, has some strong thoughts on the growth of the big-box chain stores and their impact on...

Few Reading, Pa.-Area 'Mom-and-Pop' Stores Survive, But Some Succeed.
June 1, 2003... By Christopher Hinz, Reading Eagle, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Five decades ago, more than a hundred independent TV and appliance stores dotted the Berks County landscape, making them as ubiquitous in their day as the...

Racecar Driver Opens Powersport Dealership in Ontelaunee, Pa.
June 1, 2003... By Christopher Hinz, Reading Eagle, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Michael Andretti Powersports has relocated to a 22,000-square-foot store in the former Redner's Warehouse Market at Route 61 and Ames Way in Ontelaunee...

Shillington, Pa., Store Owner Sees Niche for Small TV, Appliance Dealers.
June 1, 2003... Reading Eagle, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Barry J. Kasper, 57, an owner-operator of Kasper TV and Appliance Co. Inc., Shillington, believes he has the key to being a small fish in a big retail pond. "As long as...

Owner of Fleetwood, Pa., Television Store Says Small Businesses Can Survive.
June 1, 2003... Reading Eagle, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--"Our clientele is typically older and wiser," said Robert H. Keller, 61, vice president and co-owner of Clark's TV and Appliance Inc., Fleetwood, in explaining the store's...

South Bend, Ind.-Area Banks Find Varying Success with Supermarket Branches.
June 1, 2003... By Heidi Prescott, South Bend Tribune, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Shoppers normally head to the supermarket when there is nothing to eat around the house, not when they want to refinance their mortgage. Or apply...

Michigan Grants $385,000 to Keep Door Manufacturer in Decatur.
June 1, 2003... By Andrew Soukup, South Bend Tribune, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Special-Lite Inc. will receive $385,000 in state and local money to ensure the manufacturing company stays in Decatur, the Michigan Economic...

Low Mortgage Rates Keep South Bend, Ind.-Area Lenders Busy.
June 1, 2003... By Andrew Soukup, South Bend Tribune, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--1st Source Bank is flooded with requests from people seeking to refinance their homes. So are Irwin Mortgage, Jericho Mortgage and virtually every...

U.S. Corporations Make Adjustment to Reporting 'Goodwill' in Accounting Books.
June 1, 2003... By Homer Brickey, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--American corporations took hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of charges against their earnings last year to comply with a new accounting standard...

Ohio Builders Start to Consider Building Concrete Houses.
June 1, 2003... By Mary-Beth McLaughlin, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Delta builder Sam Witt has spent a decade trying to make homes more energy efficient, so using concrete walls was a logical next step. J.P....

Low Interest Rates Benefit Some, Hurt Others.
June 1, 2003... The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--For potential home or car buyers, the current low interest rates are heavenly. But for those looking for a place to stash their savings and get a reasonable return, the...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Notes Column.
June 1, 2003... By John Kostrzewa, Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--Housing has been one of the brightest spots in Rhode Island's lackluster economy. Listings don't stay on the market long. Some buyers offer more...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
June 1, 2003... By Neil Downing, Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--QUESTION: I was just interested in the tax (law recently signed by President Bush), if that would be affecting the Social Security checks at all. I'm...

El Cajon, Calif., Activist Seeks to Help Men Achieve Healthy Work-Life Balance.
June 1, 2003... By Michael Kinsman, The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--When the U.S. Supreme Court stepped up last week with a decision that requires states to follow the provisions of the federal Family and Medical...

The Boston Globe Business Intelligence Column.
June 1, 2003... By D.C. Denison, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--WHEN THE BOTTOM LINE IS NOT JUST ABOUT MONEY: Looking for a recession-proof Boston -- industry with proven growth potential? Consider conflict resolution. ...

SARS Exposes Poor Conditions of China's Health Care.
June 1, 2003... By Indira A.R. Lakshmanan, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--HAHUKOU, China--For 900 million Chinese peasants, a white curtain with a red cross is the first line of defense against SARS. In this village on...