09 Dec
Tom and Cathy Rogerson and their children, clockwise, Peter, Billy, Sophie and Sarah. To impart lessons in managing money, the couple have given the children $5,000 a year to invest collectively, to be used for the family vacation.
The New York Times
By GERALDINE FABRIKANT
TOM ROGERSON has seen his share of families bickering over money — often […]
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05 Dec
By KATRIN BENNHOLD and STEPHEN CASTLE
Published: December 5, 2007
PARIS, Dec. 4 — European policy makers hardened their tone this week on the decline of the dollar, as economists trimmed their growth forecasts for the 13-nation euro area and major manufacturers like Airbus threatened to move factories overseas.
On Tuesday, a senior French official said there was […]
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03 Dec
By Dave Shiflett
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) — It takes a deeply vile person to picket military funerals, especially with signs proclaiming “Thank God for Dead Soldiers” and “God Is Your Enemy.”
Meet the Reverend Fred Phelps, whose Westboro Baptist Church congregation takes to the streets and cemeteries to celebrate
American combat deaths. Phelps and his twisted flock […]
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03 Dec
Facebook Founder Finds He Wants Some Privacy
Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, sued to get a magazine to remove unflattering documents about him from its Web site.
By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
Published: December 3, 2007
Social networking Web sites can seem dedicated to the idea that nobody’s personal life is worth keeping private, but when it comes to Mark Zuckerberg […]
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