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Wall St. Pullback Reflects Tech Blowout (Reuters) Reuters - Wall Street's long-playing drama, "Waiting for Google," is about to reach its final act, but its stock market debut is ending up as more of a nostalgia event than the catalyst for a new era.

Wall St. Bears Claw Back Into the Black (Reuters) Reuters - Short-sellers, Wall Street's dwindling band of ultra-cynics, are seeing green again.

Carlyle Looks Toward Commercial Aerospace (Reuters) Reuters - Private investment firm Carlyle Group, which has a reputation for making well-timed and occasionally controversial plays in the defense industry, has quietly placed its bets on another part of the market.

Oil and Economy Cloud Stocks' Outlook (Reuters) Reuters - Soaring crude prices plus worries about the economy and the outlook for earnings are expected to hang over the stock market next week during the depth of the summer doldrums.

Iraq Halts Oil Exports from Main Southern Pipeline (Reuters) Reuters - Authorities have halted oil export flows from the main pipeline in southern Iraq after intelligence showed a rebel militia could strike infrastructure, an oil official said on Saturday.

Oil prices soar to all-time record, posing new menace to US economy (AFP) AFP - Tearaway world oil prices, toppling records and straining wallets, present a new economic menace barely three months before the US presidential elections.

Stocks End Up, But Near Year Lows (Reuters) Reuters - Stocks ended slightly higher on Friday but stayed near lows for the year as oil prices surged past $46 a barrel, offsetting a positive outlook from computer maker Dell Inc. (DELL.O)

Money Funds Fell in Latest Week (AP) AP - Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by $1.17 billion in the latest week to $849.98 trillion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.

Fed minutes show dissent over inflation (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Retail sales bounced back a bit in July, and new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, the government said Thursday, indicating the economy is improving from a midsummer slump.

Safety Net (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - After earning a PH.D. in Sociology, Danny Bazil Riley started to work as the general manager at a commercial real estate firm at an annual base salary of $70,000. Soon after, a financial planner stopped by his desk to drop off brochures about insurance benefits available through his employer. But, at 32, "buying insurance was the furthest thing from my mind," says Riley.

Uprising Keeps Iraq Oil Exports Halved BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's oil exports were still running at half their normal rate Sunday as instability due to an anti-U.S. uprising prevented the re-opening of a main pipeline feeding the country's terminals in the Gulf.

Wall St. Pullback Reflects Tech Blowout NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's long-playing drama, "Waiting for Google," is about to reach its final act, but its stock market debut is ending up as more of a nostalgia event than the catalyst for a new era.

Wall St. Bears Claw Back Into the Black NEW YORK (Reuters) - Short-sellers, Wall Street's dwindling band of ultra-cynics, are seeing green again.

Carlyle Looks Toward Commercial Aerospace NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private investment firm Carlyle Group, which has a reputation for making well-timed and occasionally controversial plays in the defense industry, has quietly placed its bets on another part of the market.

Oil and Economy Cloud Stocks' Outlook NEW YORK (Reuters) - Soaring crude prices plus worries about the economy and the outlook for earnings are expected to hang over the stock market next week during the depth of the summer doldrums.

GlaxoSmithKline: CFO to Retire in March LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline <GSK.L> Chief Financial Officer John Coombe is set to retire in March when he turns 60, the company said on Saturday.

No Need for OPEC to Pump More-Iran Gov TEHRAN (Reuters) - OPEC can do nothing to douse scorching oil prices when markets are already oversupplied by 2.8 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude, Iran's OPEC governor said Saturday, warning that prices could fall sharply.

Non-OPEC Nations Should Up Output-Purnomo JAKARTA (Reuters) - Non-OPEC oil exporters should consider increasing output to cool record crude prices, OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Sunday.

Google IPO Auction Off to Rocky Start WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The auction for Google Inc.'s highly anticipated initial public offering got off to a rocky start on Friday after the Web search company sidestepped a bullet from U.S. securities regulators.

Dollar Falls Broadly on Record Trade Gap NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar tumbled broadly on Friday after data showing a record U.S. trade deficit in June cast fresh doubts on the economy's recovery and its ability to draw foreign capital to fund the growing gap.

Rescuing an Old Saver If you think you may need to help your elderly relatives with their finances, don't be shy about having the money talk -- soon.

Kids Rule for Back-to-School The purchasing power of kids is a big part of why the back-to-school season has become such a huge marketing phenomenon.

In a Down Market, Head Toward Value Funds There is little cause for celebration in the stock market these days, but investors in value-focused mutual funds have reason to feel a bit smug -- if only because they've lost less than the folks who stuck with growth.

US trade deficit swells in June The US trade deficit has exploded 19% to a record $55.8bn as oil costs drove imports higher, according to a latest figures.

Crude oil prices jump to new high The price of crude oil reaches new record levels amid concerns about possible unrest in Venezuela and the threat of sabotage in Iraq.

Shell 'could be target for Total' Oil giant Shell could be bracing itself for a takeover attempt, possibly from French rival Total, a press report claims.

Google IPO faces Playboy slip-up The bidding gets underway for Google's public offering, despite last-minute worries over an interview with its bosses in Playboy magazine.

Eurozone economy keeps growing Official figures show the 12-nation eurozone economy continues to grow, but there are warnings it may slow down later in the year.

Swatch dismisses tax allegations Swiss watchmaker Swatch, official timekeeper to the Athens Olympics, denies allegations of tax and customs duty evasion.

Expansion slows in Japan Economic growth in Japan slows down as the country experiences a drop in domestic and corporate spending.

Rand falls on shock SA rate cut Interest rates are trimmed to 7.5% by the South African central bank, but the lack of warning hits the rand and surprises markets.

Car prices down across the board The cost of buying both new and second hand cars fell sharply over the past five years, a new survey has found.

South Korea lowers interest rates South Korea's central bank cuts interest rates by a quarter percentage point to 3.5% in a bid to drive growth in the economy.

Google auction begins on Friday An auction of shares in Google, the web search engine which could be floated for as much as $36bn, takes place on Friday.

HP shares tumble on profit news Hewlett-Packard shares fall after disappointing third-quarter profits, while the firm warns the final quarter will also fall short of expectations.

Mauritian textile firm cuts jobs One of the oldest textile operators on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius last week shut seven factories and cut 900 jobs.

Chad seeks refugee aid from IMF Chad asks the IMF for a loan to pay for looking after more than 100,000 refugees from conflict-torn Darfur in western Sudan.

Wal-Mart to appeal sex bias case Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, has been given the right to appeal a US judge's order giving the go-ahead for a huge sex discrimination lawsuit.

Heavy competition hits Toys-R-Us US retailer Toys-R-Us may sell its Babies-R-Us unit after being hit by intense competition from retail chains such as Wal-Mart.

Japan nuclear firm shuts plants The company running the Japanese nuclear plant hit by a fatal accident is to close its reactors for safety checks.

Merger forms world's biggest bank Japan's Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group signs a deal to take over troubled rival UFJ Holdings, forming the world's largest bank.

Veteran inventor in market float Trevor Baylis, the veteran inventor famous for creating the Freeplay clockwork radio, is planning to float his company on the stock market.

Fears for T&N pension after talks Unions representing workers at Turner & Newall say they are 'disappointed' after talks with stricken parent firm Federal Mogul.

Saudi Arabia to open up oil taps Saudi Arabia says it is ready to push an extra 1.3 million barrels a day of oil into the market, to help reverse surging prices.

Saudi phone sector gets $1bn lift A group led by the UAE's Etisalat plans to spend $1bn (£544m) on expansion after winning two mobile phone licences in Saudi Arabia.

Indians fill rail skills shortage Network Rail flies in specialist Indian engineers to work on the West Coast Mainline because of a UK skills shortage.

Cairn Energy takes drill to Nepal British oil and gas firm Cairn Energy has signed a deal with Nepal to explore five new drilling areas in the Himalayan kingdom.

A hotel icon guides an empire, and chooses carpets When J. Willard Marriott Jr. popped into Boston recently, it was an opportunity to talk with one of the most recognizable names in the world about the business he knows best: hotels. From a conference room in the Marriott Copley Plaza, the 72-year-old chairman and namesake of the 2,700-hotel Marriott Hotels International chain spoke with Globe reporter Keith Reed on ...

Steady as they go BEDFORD -- Scientists at NitroMed Inc. hope their experimental drugs will cure heart disease someday. But lately their focus has been on more mundane matters.

Google IPO: Type in 'confusing,' 'secrecy' I've submitted my bid to buy shares of Google Inc. in the computer search company's giant auction-style initial public offering. That could turn out to be the good news or the bad news.

A bargain hunter's paradise Massachusetts bargain hunters showed up in droves and shopped hard on yesterday's sales tax holiday, buying everything from treadmills and snow blowers to candles and chandeliers, and crediting the 5-percent tax break with bringing them into the stores.

Researchers seek to untangle the e-mail thread E-mail is a victim of its own success. That's the conclusion of IBM Corp. researchers in Cambridge, who have spent nearly a decade conducting field tests at IBM and other companies about how employees work and use electronic mail. It's clear to them that e-mail has become the Internet's killer application.

Microsoft Corp. 2.0: a kinder corporate culture Even a genius can mess up. Bill Gates was a brilliant technologist when he cofounded Microsoft , but as he guided it to greatness in both size and historical consequence, he blundered. He terrorized underlings with his temper and parceled out praise like Scrooge gave to charity. Only the lash inspired the necessary aggressiveness to beat the competition, he thought.

Letters Target the abusers of legal weapons We can all share the outrage, expressed by columnist Steve Bailey (''Summer Sizzler," Aug. 11), at the killings in the city's poor neighborhoods. But there's no need to share his ignorance. He argues for renewal of the so-called assault weapon ban, claiming that otherwise, ''UZIs and AK-47s could again be flooding the streets." His ...

Retailers try to meet budget, style needs NEW YORK -- Apparel retailers are hoping their back-to-school fashions will make the grade among style-conscious teens and young adults this fall, but it could be a tough sell, with students and parents keeping a tighter hold on their wallets.

Bandaged power grid still vulnerable In the year since the largest blackout in US history, utilities have fixed many of the problems that contributed to the breakdown but still haven't resolved larger issues that could lead to future outages, according to industry officials, regulators, and specialists.

Checking funds too often is wasted effort Larry from Scottsdale, Ariz., was trying to compliment me recently, writing that ''he reads [my] column every week, right after I see how my mutual funds are doing."

A post-bankruptcy strategy to tackle debts How should I stabilize my financial future? I am 44 years old and my wife is 38. She declared bankruptcy a year ago under her own name; I did a bankruptcy in 1997. We were able to buy a house in May with an adjustable-rate mortgage that has a 7.99 percent interest rate as a result of our credit. I ...

Somewhere between gleam and gloom President Bush has been saying that the US economy has ''turned the corner." Democratic presidential candidate Senator John F. Kerry, in the wake of this month's poor jobs report, quipped that it was more like a U-turn.

Technology company sues five ex-employees A Marlborough-based technology company is suing five former employees, including three senior managers, for allegedly conspiring against their employer while working on opening a competing business.

Grant to aid Lynn Central Square Central Square in Lynn should be looking a bit brighter. New sidewalks, curbs, fences, lights, landscaping, and road improvements are planned for the Gateway Artisan Block, a key area of the square, with $830,000 in state grant money given to Lynn last week.

State grant to aid Lynn; Bank gives Salem $10k Central Square in Lynn should be looking a bit brighter. New sidewalks, curbs, fences, lights, landscaping, and road improvements are planned for the Gateway Artisan Block, a key area of the square, with $830,000 in state grant money given to Lynn last week.

A New Legal Chapter for a 90's Flameout A lawsuit against Gary Winnick, the former chief of Global Crossing, refocuses attention on what Mr. Winnick knew about his company's finances as it imploded.

Will Russia, the Oil Superpower, Flex Its Muscles? Russia is again emerging as a superpower - but the reason has less to do with nuclear weapons than with oil.

Switching Titles, if Not Gears, at Dell Kevin B. Rollins, the new chief executive of Dell, talks about Dell's transitory slip in customer service, and why he sees a broader technology recovery taking place.

For Sale: The Ultimate Status Symbol With the country in need of cash and rich people dying to show off their wealth, Mr. Stein proposes a unique solution: having the government sell titles of nobility.

How Donated Dollars Turn Into Pennies Nonprofit organizations have long used professional fund-raisers to help raise cash, often losing the bulk of the donations to the fund-raiser's fee.

Dell's Oh So Swell Plus, IBM wants help, and is Google overexposed?

Isle of Capri Antes up for Growth The casino operator posts a drop in earnings amid construction.

IBM: Help Wanted Amid signs of a mixed recovery in tech, Big Blue lays out a plan to add 18,000 workers.

Ignore Your Lender Banks let you get away with a lot more than you should.

Quality Gets Swept Away Quality Distribution is hammered after reporting a large loss for the second quarter.

Cashing in on Digital Video Apple, Avid, and Adobe are leading actors on the digital video stage.

Making Your Insurer Pay If Hurricane Charley blows your house down, how can you make your insurance company pay?

BEA Systems Bucks Up The software company's stock rises on improved second-quarter numbers.

Foolish Collective Reflections on a first Foolday.

Delightful Dell The company's results show that it's not grim all over tech world. Just all of it that isn't Dell.

Chrysler's Bling King After a tough year, Detroit's troubled carmaker is back -- thanks to a maverick designer and a car that is dazzling the hip-hop crowd

Why Oil Prices Aren't Falling The troubles of Yukos drive up the price

Punching at iTunes How rivals are taking aim at Apple's dominance in digital music

Scion Grows Up Toyota's trendy youth brand gets a sporty coupe. Will kids get on board?

What's Cool In the Pool ... ... And Hot On the Deck Americans are spending more on tricking out the places where they swim. Here's a look at the new wave of accessories

Che Lives! The 1960s communist's famous likeness is a hot item for modern-day capitalists

Made in the U.S.A. Where does that hamburger come from? Those strawberries? America's ranchers and farmers think you have the right to know

The Age of Doom In 1993 six geeks had a digital nightmare that changed the culture. It's about to get far creepier

Hip Hop's Online Shop Celebrity fashion is booming. These webpreneurs are bringing it to main street

Stoking the Steamroller No other recording artist can channel American middle-class tastes quite like Chip Davis and his best-selling band

Coming to The Rescue Got a unique problem? Not to worry: you can find a financial planner for every specialized need

The New Customers Are In Town Today's customers are increasingly demanding, in Asia as elsewhere in the world. Henry Astorga describes the complex reality faced by today's marketers, which includes much higher expectations than we have been used to. Today's customers want performance, and they want it now!

Bridge Story - A Tale of Two Dragon Cities For first time visitors to China, one of the most stunning entry points is Shanghai. The view from the mouth of the Yangze River, which looks out over Shanghai and other cities, reveals an incredible urban and industrial panorama, clearly one of the most rapidly developing areas among all the cities of the world. And yet . . . The Chinese have described themselves as "A plate of scattered sand grains" that would never join or unite with each other. Piset, in his latest Awakening Dragon column, tells the story of Two Bridges to illustrate just some of the underlying dynamics of China's explosive economic growth.

Barrel of Monkeys, 2004 Edition: Notes on Philippine Elections Well, it's election time in the Republic of the Philippines, and that means the monkeys are rolling around in those political barrels, having as much fun as they can while laughing their heads off at the strange goings-on that characterize a democratic process loosely based on the American model but that de facto looks more like a Fellini movie crossed with a Tom and Jerry cartoon - column includes a useful election-year glossary!

Globalization Circa 2003: Random Reflections The word 'globalization' seems to have evolved into a cliche and handy dandy fighting word for ideologues. The alternative (and often conflicting) definitions and interpretations are enough to make you dizzy.

Oldsmobile: The final parking lot Why General Motors dropped the Oldsmobile. The four brand paradoxes GM had to face - the name, the product, image re-positioning, and the consumer - all added up to a brand that had little hope of rebranding.

Not All Jobs Belong To The White Man: Asian Minorities, Affirmative Action, And The Quest For Parity At Work Although a smattering of Chinese, Filipinos, Japanese, Indians, Thais, and others may crow about seeing their kind sitting in prominent positions in corporations and organizations in the USA, these accomplishments become mere cultural high-fives and ritualistic chest-thumping goaded and impishly patronized by 'mainstream society' - the milder and gentler term for the white-dominated populace.

Downhome Pinoy Blues, Intersecting Life Paths, and Heartbreak Songs The Blues is alive and well in the Philippines, as evidenced by this appreciation of the Pinoy Blues band 'Lampano Alley', penned by columnist Clarence Henderson as a counterpoint to his usual economics, business, and culture fare.

The Best Places in Asia Survey Thailand, after escaping the worst ravages of SARS and terror attacks, is the place of choice for APMF readers right now in our 'Best Places in Asia' survey. After more than 5,000 votes since March 2003, Thailand dominates the tourism categories (Best Business Hotel, Restaurant, Hawker Food, Tourist Resort, Bar, and Guest House) but Bali, Hong Kong, and Malaysia lead other sections such as Best Airline, Airport, City, and Tourism Destination.

Best Cities in Asia for Living Chiang Mai is the surprise leader in the newest category of the APMF Asian Business Travel Survey, nudging out Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Hong Kong as the most livable city in Asia. Add your vote and reasons to make your opinion count. Our Best Airlines survey has also surpassed the 1,000 respondent mark, with Cathay Pacific extending their lead over Singapore Airlines.

The Real Time Modern Manila Blues: Bill Monroe Meets Muddy Waters in the Orient Globalization does strange things to people. A day in the life of a Manila Philippines based business consultant - proving that you really CAN talk about Muddy Walters, bluegrass and work all on the same page...

Best Asian Tourism Destinations The new APMF survey of the best Asian tourism destinations has just kicked off, but it's crowded at the top, with Chiang Mai in Thailand just leading from perennial favourites Hong Kong, Bangkok and Phuket in Thailand, and Bali in Indonesia. Be one of the first to vote and let us know your reasons.

What are the best cities for business in Asia? One of our new categories in the APMF Sense of Place survey is for best Asian business city. After a couple of days, Singapore leads the pack, followed by Bangkok, Thailand and Hong Kong. Enter your vote and comments and make your views count. More new categories include best city for livability, and best tourism destinations.