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Finding Your Perfect Fit Posted By : Remy LeBeau

Power dressing is a must in the corporate world. For professionals in all levels, business attire has become synonymous to dressing for success. For men, this would definitely mean wearing a classic, perfectly fitted, dress shirt that is of excellent quality.



From A 6 Figure Bank Account To Zippo Posted By : Devora Witts

Filing for bankruptcy can be a definite solution to every credit card swipe build up. However, its best to gather all the facts before signing away your debt.


Oil drops below $110 as Gustav fades

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil fell below $110 a barrel on Tuesday for the first time since April as traders bet the U.S. oil industry would recover quickly from Hurricane Gustav.


Google sees new browser displacing desktop software

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Google Inc is challenging Microsoft Corp with its own Web browser that lets users run many applications that once worked only when installed on local PCs, executives said on Tuesday.


Coca-Cola buys Chinese juice maker for $2.5 bln

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co will pay $2.5 billion for Chinese juice maker Huiyuan , triple its value, strengthening the world's leading drinks maker's hold on a booming market in the biggest foreign takeover in China.


KDB sent offer to Lehman, Korean banks deny role

SEOUL (Reuters) - State-controlled Korea Development Bank (KDB) proposed buying 25 percent of U.S. bank Lehman Brothers for up to $5.3 billion, a newspaper reported, but Korean banks rumored to be joining a bid consortium denied they were involved.


HSBC, China bank also interested in Lehman: report

SEOUL (Reuters) - Europe's biggest bank HSBC Holdings and an unidentified Chinese bank are among potential buyers of Lehman Brothers, South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing a financial industry source.


Commodity and tech shares lead market lower

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Tuesday, as a steep decline in the price of oil and other commodities hammered energy and materials companies while tech shares fell amid jitters a global economic slowdown would crimp technology spending.


Murdoch yearns to buy New York Times: report

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch yearns to buy the New York Times and toyed with acquiring a sizable minority stake in Bloomberg News, Vanity Fair's Michael Wolff reports in an October 2008 article.


Ospraie fund to close after 27 percent August slide

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Ospraie Management LLC will close its flagship fund after it plunged 27 percent in August on losses in energy, mining and natural resources equity holdings, in one of the biggest ever closures of a commodities-focused hedge fund.


ConAgra warns on profit, shares fall

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - ConAgra Foods warned on Tuesday it would miss its first-quarter earnings forecast after costs for commodities like corn and crude oil eroded profits on sales of cooking oil, Banquet frozen dinners and popcorn, prompting shares to fall more than 4 percent.