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...first time in years, it pays to pay attention. You may be stuck earning a token amount in a forgotten bank savings account or brokerage sweep account. If so, make a change. Bank CDs have O.K. yields. But with a CD, you lock up your money at a fixed rate of return for a period of months. Money funds have similar rates of return without locking up your cash, and with a money fund, you are certain to get higher rates if the Fed persists in boosting its benchmark federal funds rate...
...TIME Thursday, Lamont's campaign manager, Tom Swan, said the candidate was not actively controlling the investment. "He does not own any stock directly, it's not a direct holding," he said. Part of the Wal-Mart stock is held in a Goldman Sachs "Tax Advantaged Core Strategies managed account," according to a letter released Thursday by Swan. He said the account is designed to track the S&P 500 index, and that Goldman Sachs makes the investment decisions for the account...
...SHARING Zipcar Home of a well-conceived, well-executed service for urban dwellers who need a set of wheels every now and then but prefer not to own one. The website makes it very easy to reserve a car, look at recent charges to your account, learn what's covered under the usage fees, and learn all that is expected of you as a member of this rapidly-expanding club. Now serving eight cities including New York, San Francisco, Providence, RI, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Toronto. Ready to go on a road trip? Check gas prices by zip code...
...offering all sorts of free applications, from Spreadsheets and Calendar to Picasa (for digital photos) and Gmail. There's Google Scholar, which lets you search for academic papers on any topic, and Google Finance (nice charts!); Google Maps has inspired countless "mash-ups" including weatherbonk.com. Register for a free account and you can personalize your home page too. Click here, for a menu of features and services that have officially launched; go to Google Labs for the new stuff that's still in beta (such as Spreadsheets). The unaffiliated (but lovingly devoted) Googletutor.com has helpful tips and advice for making...
...with its well-sourced and carefully documented account of Gibson's anti-Semitic tirade and belligerent behavior during his DUI arrest on Pacific Coast Highway last week, upstart TMZ became legit. "It was definitely a watershed event," says Citron, a former Los Angeles Times entertainment industry reporter and editor who has also done stints as an executive with TicketmasterOnline, USA Network Interactive and Movielink. "That story gave us credibility because we were first and we were accurate. It introduced us, in a way that was positive, to people who hadn't heard of us." Even the publicists whose clients...