Business & Technology
Don't expect major tax law changes anytime soon
By KATHLEEN PENDER
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Cutting taxes has been a preoccupation of the Bush administration, with a significant tax bill coming almost every year. But many of the cuts implemented during his presidency are set to expire between now and 2010.
How to stay away from legal fees
By BRUCE FREEMAN
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Q: Dear Professor Bruce: I dislike lawyers. What can I do in my business to make sure members of my family will not get into arguments that cause my business to have to pay a lot of legal fees?
A: Disputes among family members in a family owned business can easily cost thousands or even millions of dollars in legal fees, and result in incalculable damage to family relationships.
New data provides DNA time machine to Neanderthals
By LEE BOWMAN
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Studies by two international teams working with DNA recovered from the same 38,000-year-old Neanderthal leg bone indicate that our extinct yet nearest hominid relative was more than 99.5 percent genetically identical to us.
The largest comparison of gene codes yet done determined that the last common ancestor of humans and Neanderthals lived about 700,000 years ago.
Las Vegas looks to alternative fuels for city fleet
By MARK HANSEL
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
The pumps with the peculiar nozzles and large white tanks behind them tell you this is not just another gas station.
Yet this refueling station behind the Clark County Library is where most of the city of Las Vegas' vehicles fill up _ though, significantly, not with gasoline.
Target, Salvation Army compromise on bell ringers
By STEVE ALEXANDER and CHRIS SERRES
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Target Corp. and the Salvation Army have reached a compromise over a long-running dispute over whether to allow bell ringers in front of Target stores.
For the third consecutive year, Target will ban bell ringers outside its stores because of its no-solicitation policy.
Krispy Kreme looks for sweet return overseas
By M. PAUL JACKSON
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. plans to significantly expand operations into other countries, even as it dials back its presence domestically.
Krispy Kreme said in a recent filing to regulators that it plans to develop about 200 stores overseas over the next five years, including markets in Asia, the Middle East and Western Europe.
The company had announced plans earlier this year to expand internationally, but gave a clearer picture of those plans, and the number of potential new stores, in its annual filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Based on continued research and experience with international stores, the company is focusing international development primarily in potential markets," overseas, the company said.
According to the filing, Krispy Kreme is also hiring more workers to help with its planned expansions.
Oklahoma firm sues Disney, Mattel over Toys
By PAUL MONIES
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
An Oklahoma toymaker has put up a roadblock against media giant The Walt Disney Co. and its hit movie "Cars," alleging trademark infringement.
In a federal lawsuit filed last month in Oklahoma City, Collectible Promotional Products Inc.
Microsoft's Zune falls short of Apple's Ipod
By JAMES DERK
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Five years after the launch of Apple's Ipod, which rebuilt the online music industry by itself, Microsoft now has released "Zune."
Like many Microsoft attempts to copy Apple, this one is too little, too late and too big.
At a time when Apple is releasing smaller and smaller music players with more storage, Microsoft has released a 30 GB brick when compared to the current players from Apple and even a few others.
While Apple is moving to chip-based storage, Microsoft remains with a small hard disk, which undoubtedly will reduce battery time.
Settlement leads to new energy standards for appliances
By WADE RAWLINS
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
New energy standards for appliances such as refrigerators, water heaters and air conditioners will help consumers save on utility bills and reduce air pollution under a national settlement.
Get ready to get giddy, here comes PlayStation 3
By CHRIS CAMPBELL
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
When you first open the box to the PlayStation 3, you can't help but get a little giddy and ego-inflated. Come on, this is like Ferris Bueller discovering the Ferrari in his buddy Cameron's garage.
On Friday, Sony launches its next-generation console, and this is a serious piece of hardware for gamers and entertainment freaks all over the planet.
