Archive for December, 2007

09 Dec

Teaching Teamwork, but With Real Money

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 […]

05 Dec

Europeans Toughen Line on the Dollar’s Weakness

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 […]

03 Dec

Nutty Church Rejoices Over Dead U.S. Soldiers: Dave Shiflett

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 […]

03 Dec

Facebook Founder Finds He Wants Some Privacy

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 […]