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Then he goes and plunks down $36 bil for CBS. What changed? Better to ask what didn't change, and the answer is that at age 76, Redstone, whose heart rate is lower than that of many pro athletes, remains a driven dealmaker obsessed with staying ahead of the pack. CBS chief Mel Karmazin may have "seduced" Redstone into this merger, as both sides note. But Redstone was looking for love. He almost always...
There have been some innovations in the past 12 months--the new I-bond, whose interest rate rises and falls with inflation; the EasySaver plan, which features automatic bank-draft purchases; and PC purchasing via a bank. Next up: online purchases direct from the Treasury with no commissions or fees. Treasury will be trumpeting these new features--which private industry caught onto years ago--in a marketing campaign next year...
...bonds an investing anachronism? Not necessarily. They're especially well suited for anyone who puts away only $50 or $100 at a time (and saving any amount you can is worth doing) or who doesn't have a decent retirement plan at work. Increasing our anemically low national savings rate in this manner may emerge as the bureau's new mission...
...plan to buy I-bonds, do it before Nov. 1, when yields get reset. I-bonds have two elements: a guaranteed 3.3% interest rate and the rate of inflation, last counted at 1.75% (for a total 5.05% yield). The inflation rate is going higher, and will be applied to old and new bonds. But the guaranteed part may go lower on the new bonds. Buy now, and lock in the old guarantee...
...Harvard sailing team tops even the squash team for low campus profile. Even with three returning All-Americans, it does not rate a spot on the official Harvard Athletics web site, a privilege even the Alpine and Nordic ski teams enjoy...