Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Free



Michael Farber: No clear winner in Free agency season (Sports Illustrated)
With the Free-agent frenzy slowly starting to assume room temperature after a robust week, there is no clear-cut answer to the obvious question of which NHL team improved itself most markedly in what is akin to a zero-sum game in a league that has capped salaries since the owners lockout of 2005.

Free



Michael Farber: No clear winner in Free agency season (Sports Illustrated)
With the Free-agent frenzy slowly starting to assume room temperature after a robust week, there is no clear-cut answer to the obvious question of which NHL team improved itself most markedly in what is akin to a zero-sum game in a league that has capped salaries since the owners lockout of 2005.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Money



Money-laundering crackdown ends (BBC News)
Police in Leicestershire confiscate more than �2.6m in a crackdown on organised criminals involved in Money laundering.

Money



Why marrying for Money isn't a bad idea (CNN)
There's a new book out called "Smart Girls Marry Money: How Women Have Been Duped Into the Romantic Dream -- And How They Are Paying For It," by Elizabeth Ford and Daniela Drake.

Free



Senators sign Free-agent Kovalev to two-year contract (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The Ottawa Senators signed Free-agent forward Alex Kovalev to a two-year contract, the team said on Monday.

Monday, July 6, 2009

Free



Absolutely, Positively Free ... if You Think You Can Afford It (New York Times)
Neither Ellen Ruppel Shell's %26ldquo;Cheap%26rdquo; nor Chris Anderson's %26ldquo;Free%26rdquo; are as sharp as their one-word catchy titles.

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Money



A survival guide for investors who use Microsoft Money (USA Today)
Q: I've been using Microsoft Money to track my personal finances, including stocks and investments. What should I do now that it's being discontinued.