http://technorati.com/business/ Rising all from the Technorati Finance Channel. Sun, 11 May 2008 16:40:49 -0700 Technorati v1.0 http://static.technorati.com/pix/logos/logo_sm.gif http://technorati.com/business/ support@technorati.com (Technorati Support) http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://technorati.com/articles/TdV2OL4n3RAyYpLKhxBi0UEjXkoPbzaJI01%2FA93fZfs%3D http://technorati.com/articles/TdV2OL4n3RAyYpLKhxBi0UEjXkoPbzaJI01%2FA93fZfs%3D Sun, 11 May 2008 15:36:57 -0700 http://technorati.com/posts/xYqrrxBB7MvQ4qgYuczFI87FcYXD4Q%2BOinleEKrTsL0%3D http://technorati.com/posts/xYqrrxBB7MvQ4qgYuczFI87FcYXD4Q%2BOinleEKrTsL0%3D Sun, 11 May 2008 14:15:14 -0700 Chinese electronics retailer Suning says it has been approved by Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission to issue a non-public offering of no more than 73 million shares and the funds raised will be used to develop 250 chain stores and the construction http://technorati.com/posts/GT2w6fTB%2FECzt%2BBN26d8Pv8IPagZD9qjBic9eZUrJns%3D http://technorati.com/posts/GT2w6fTB%2FECzt%2BBN26d8Pv8IPagZD9qjBic9eZUrJns%3D Sun, 11 May 2008 14:11:49 -0700 Betting The House Posted by Jay Tea Published: May 11, 2008 - 5:00 PM Earlier today, I heard an NPR feature on the subprime mortgage crisis. They interviewed one guy who was in trouble with his mortgage, in arrears and facing foreclosure. They asked him http://technorati.com/posts/vVrMpnhuSC%2B3eC0EFEKXIW%2BT%2Bt5LaFwu83H4Ge0XcIM%3D http://technorati.com/posts/vVrMpnhuSC%2B3eC0EFEKXIW%2BT%2Bt5LaFwu83H4Ge0XcIM%3D Sun, 11 May 2008 13:24:21 -0700 photo credit: booleansplit Its Mothers Day, and I am looking forward to a day of being regaled and honored by the family unit. This will be followed by an evening of guilt when the realization sets in that havent done a darn thing recently to deserve a http://technorati.com/posts/T7Kwis4MOLAtH9hq2svgJOGp54jh6c%2Fn2GZzoOfhQ00%3D http://technorati.com/posts/T7Kwis4MOLAtH9hq2svgJOGp54jh6c%2Fn2GZzoOfhQ00%3D Sun, 11 May 2008 12:29:09 -0700 I believe we will continue to find direction in the market with the news due out next week. The Federal Budget is due out on May 12th, posed to reveal the typical boost from tax receipts. However, the governments stimulus package will lead to a $400 http://technorati.com/posts/%2FNjeXxtTs4miP0OOCnyE3LD6tkRUs9TJxzM34jG6co4%3D http://technorati.com/posts/%2FNjeXxtTs4miP0OOCnyE3LD6tkRUs9TJxzM34jG6co4%3D Sun, 11 May 2008 12:02:34 -0700 A recent Citi Card ad campaign focuses on customers stories. In one, a 20-something tells her story: I dont cook. So I made my eat-in-kitchen a fabulous walk-in closet. Since I enjoy a day of shopping far more than cooking, I decided to do a bit of home http://technorati.com/posts/m5tIzfvELW%2BvgG8fNobIXfH1EFvKKEw1WoFZdkR2hWs%3D http://technorati.com/posts/m5tIzfvELW%2BvgG8fNobIXfH1EFvKKEw1WoFZdkR2hWs%3D Sun, 11 May 2008 11:23:00 -0700 Das Capitolin sends us to Benchmark Reviews for an in-depth feature on DDR3 memory that begins: "These are uncertain financial times we live in today, and the rise and fall of our economy has had [a] direct [effect] on consumer spending. It has http://technorati.com/posts/%2FzHFUup0F2EK74cdlIMb0kPNmOEYjE%2B5xNIvfmdySfs%3D http://technorati.com/posts/%2FzHFUup0F2EK74cdlIMb0kPNmOEYjE%2B5xNIvfmdySfs%3D Sun, 11 May 2008 11:20:38 -0700 Golfers who want to play on the Fort Brown Golf Course near the US-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas will soon need a passport. Thats because the Department of Homeland Security, in an attempt to build a more or less straight fence, decided to put the http://technorati.com/posts/oIaZGwFjhTi%2BxfaR%2Bgs8xxkQZOvANNUNhWL2h%2F3TWuE%3D http://technorati.com/posts/oIaZGwFjhTi%2BxfaR%2Bgs8xxkQZOvANNUNhWL2h%2F3TWuE%3D Sun, 11 May 2008 11:19:01 -0700 By Kathy G. Ive been remiss in replying to this post by Megan McArdle, but today Ive finally gotten around to it. This will be a really long post, so dont say I didnt warn ya. McArdle basically argues two things: that 1) the minimum wage has a http://technorati.com/posts/MfZSYGbQ0d457HmNvjhC4pMkSXEIoxPaFH%2F5uxCtW8A%3D http://technorati.com/posts/MfZSYGbQ0d457HmNvjhC4pMkSXEIoxPaFH%2F5uxCtW8A%3D Sun, 11 May 2008 10:59:23 -0700 The East Valley Tribune reports from Arizona. In the first quarter of 2008, there were 310 resales of homes in Maricopa at a median price of $170,000, according to a real estate report issued by Arizona State University. In the same quarter of 2007,