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...Grealish, managing director of the banking group at consultancy Celent. Citibank, HSBC, Capital One, E-Trade and Emigrant Bank are among those offering no-fee, no-minimum-balance Web-only accounts with well-above-average interest rates. Many even offer rates higher than ING Direct's. Kuhlmann's response: "Knock yourself out." So far, new-account growth at ING Direct hasn't slowed, and the 3% of accounts closed each year is below the industry average...
...cash in have their houses appraised, Antiques Roadshow--style. Features and renovations that add value--water views, granite counters--get a ka-ching! sound effect. (The premise is friendly to advertisers like Lowe's and Home Depot, since it helps viewers rationalize that spa bathroom as an "investment.") Minuses knock dollars off, especially anything that reflects the owner's individuality. "Your taste is very specific" is a death sentence on this show...
...their talents. An off-stage battle with booze or drugs doesn't necessarily add depth or soul to their performances. On the contrary, the history of show business is replete with sad stories that are redeemed by disciplined hard work. Plenty of stars refuse to trade on their hard-knock lives; they entertain us, not by forcing us to wallow in their miseries, but by causing us to forget our own for an hour...
Harder calls await the actor turned Senator turned actor turned candidate. His aides are debating whether to compete in a costly straw poll in Iowa in early August. Some believe that a strong Thompson showing could knock McCain out; others say privately that Thompson's late start means he won't do well in Iowa. "He has had a brilliant little run here," says an outside adviser, "but unconventional campaigns eventually have to turn conventional. We'll see if they survive the turn...
...second straight season, the Harvard men’s basketball team saw its Ivy title hopes smashed by a disappointing losing streak.With an Ivy League record of 3-3 entering the dreaded road trip to Penn and Princeton in early February, the Crimson had hopes of knocking off two of the league’s perennial powerhouses in one fell swoop.Instead, Harvard suffered its most heartbreaking defeat of the season, a double-overtime 74-68 loss to the Tigers that sent the Crimson spiraling downward into a five-game skid.The following night a tired squad lost...