I just read a press release on my favorite on line mega giant life insurance agency, Selectquote, now offering quotes by simply texting your age into your cell phone. That's it! Your age and you get a quote! How stupid

I'm as guilty as anyone on this. I go to the doctor and they tell me what's wrong and what to do about it. I go home and decide that either I've got a better idea or at least a

Delivery from Fincantieri set for 2011

Wartsila extends dual-fuel (DF) engine range

140 ft unit for FMT

largest vessel thus far seized

Comcast Corp., General Electric and Vivendi are targeting a Thursday announcement of deals that would give Comcast a 51% stake in NBC Uni, sources confirmed Tuesday.

Vivendi shares rose Tuesday as investors cheered a tentative agreement to sell the French telecom and media firm's 20% stake in NBC Universal to partner General Electric for $5.8 billion.

News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch on Tuesday called on the U.S. government to stay away from expanding regulation and subsidizing newspapers and media companies in an attempt to save them in the digital age.

Shareholders of Liberty Entertainment and DirecTV on Thursday approved the split-off of the Liberty Media business and its merger with satellite TV giant DirecTV Group, which Liberty Media has also controlled.

The recent strength in crop prices has been lead by soybeans. The rapid pace of exports and export sales has been the primary factor supporting soybean prices, but a number of factors are influencing both corn and soybean prices.

I've been thinking about Advent. Actually I've been thinking about beginnings, the US economy, Black Friday, Computer Monday, sales, jobs, Afghanistan, health care, hope and expectations.

The National Association of Credit Managers reports that its November survey shows 'encouraging results'. The Credit Managers' Index (CMI) rose 3.9 basis points to 55 in November, which is strong when compared to the dismal 34.4 reading in the year-ago

The Institute of Supply Management reported that the US manufacturing sector expanded in November for the fourth consecutive month. The ISM's index now stands at 53.6, compared to 55.7 in October and while down 2.7%, a reading over 50 indicates

With an increase in pending home sales in October marking the ninth month in row sales contracts have gone up, National Association of Realtors analyst Lawrence Yun remained optimistic that the housing market would balance out by mid-2010.

The economic recovery seems on track for slow but steady gains, after reports Tuesday showed growth in manufacturing activity, construction spending and contracts to buy homes.

The week's biggest real-estate deals in the Valley.

Profits soar in the last quarter for Phoenix-based Universal Technical Institute Inc., which provides training for automotive, motorcycle, marine and other technicians. Net income per share rose to 32 cents, beating analyst estimates by 19 cents.

NEW YORK - The stock market is picking up where it left off before its scare over debt problems in Dubai.

Sen. John McCain urged the chairman of a Senate committee Tuesday to schedule a vote before year's end on a controversial federal land swap that could bring North America's largest copper mine and 1,400 jobs to a site just east