Here are more market summaries for Wed, May 31, 2006: poor May, Dell, Google, Netgear.

NEWS:

The 3 major market indexes (S&P, Nasdaq, Dow) all have had their worst May in 2 or more years.

STOCKS:

Dell Computers (NYSE: DELL) announced they’ll include the free Skype software preloaded on their new laptops. Skype is a quality free IM (Internet […]

Here are some market summaries and/or stocks to watch for Wed, May 31, 2006: Oil, digital cameras, Vonage/ VoIP, Microsoft:

NEWS:

The Dow gained some early points, rebounding slightly from the terrible performance of yesterday  - consider the worst day on the market in 2 years.

High oil prices (over US$3/gallon) are increasing demand for fuel efficient cars […]

Some additional market summaries for Tues, May 30, 2006. A new living wage for the US? Oil rises; Wal-Mart slumps, Dell is up:

NEWS:

On Street Signs today, Paul Sonn talked about trying to institute a minimum living wage of US$10/hr in Chicago. David Vite argued against this, some employers could not possibly pay more than $6.50/hr […]

Some market-related summaries for Tues, May 30, 2006: new US Treasury Secretary, Sirius Satellite Radio, Sun Microsystems:

NEWS:

President Bush announced Hank Paulson (Goldman Sachs chairman) as the replacement to US Treasury Secretary John Snow. This news seemed to have a negative effect on the stock prices of brokerage firms.

STOCKS:

Sirius Satellite (NYSE: SIRI) - makers of the […]

Someone once said that if you wanted to make a million dollars, you had two choices:

Sell one item to one person or company for $1 million.
Sell one item each to a million people for $1.

Of course, both choices have their pros and cons, and there are issues of initial costs, taxes, etc. But the latter […]

Little short on money for a new project? Can’t get friends or relatives or a bank to take notice? What do you do? Here are a few sources of loans or even revenue:

MarketWatch reports that there are viatical buyers who purchase your life insurance policies. They typically pay out between “15-30% of the policy’s face […]

More summaries:

AllAfrica.com reports that the government of Botswana feels it is losing out on tax money from prostitution and the sex trade.
Ame Info reports that money market instruments will be “key tools in developing … liquidity for the Islamic financial services industry.”
Maine’s Morning Sentinel reports findings from the Journal of Gambling Studies that most lottery […]

RFID Journal reports that Arby’s Restaurants plans to accept a variety of contactless/ touchless payment cards at 1,000 of their 3,500 locations in North America. This includes their T.J. Cinnamon’s and Pasta Connections locations. Similarly, Seven & I Holdings Co. is introducing e-money readers into Japanese Seven-Eleven stores. They are trying to set up an […]

Here are some recent financial summaries and snippets.

Retail money market funds in the US rose by $8.99 billion in the business week ending May 12/06. This includes $6.99 bln taxable and $2 bln tax-exempt fund assets.

Should Canadian investors buy shares in the Big Five Canadian banks? Gary Norris thinks its time, and explains why. Primarily, […]

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