money

Ford and GM are leaking cash

Sat, 11/08/2008 - 00:00 - International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions

General Motors is running out of money, reporting a loss of $4.2 billion for the quarter. Ford lost $2.9 billion and made more cutbacks.

Locklear snapper 'called police'

Fri, 10/03/2008 - 12:06 - BBC News | Entertainment

A photographer who reported Heather Locklear for allegedly driving erratically made money from taking photos of her arrest.

Short of cash, 'N.Y. Sun' shutting down

Tue, 09/30/2008 - 21:15 - USATODAY.com Nation - Top Stories

The New York Sun is shutting down after running out of money, ending a six-year run in which the newspaper provided an alternative ...

The end of a Wall Street era, even at Goldman Sachs

Mon, 09/29/2008 - 01:55 - International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions

In a world of big egos and bigger bets, Goldman Sachs is the firm that other Wall Street firms love to hate. Its investment bankers are the smartest. Its traders, the best. They make the most money. But the beginning of the end is felt even at Goldman.

Rwanda: Money Scandal Rocks Local Music Forum

Mon, 09/29/2008 - 00:45 - AllAfrica News: Latest

The country's music forum, Kundumuzikinyarwanda, an umbrella body of local musicians, is on the verge of disintegrating owing it to an ugly money-related scandal involving two top managers of the body.

Solar cooling outfit shows prototype, lands funding

Sat, 09/27/2008 - 13:55 - CNET News.com

Quiet angel investor Quercus Trust puts money into Promethean Power, which is combining solar power and thermoelectrics to make refrigerators for rural India.

Going, going... Spice Girl Mel B sells the contents of her old home

Fri, 09/26/2008 - 11:10 - BBC News | Entertainment

Spice Girl Melanie Brown is auctioning off the contents of her former home in the UK to raise money for charity.

Raffles: U.S. real estate's latest game of chance

Thu, 09/25/2008 - 07:01 - International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions

A number of homeowners have been using raffles and competitions in a last-ditch effort to raise money and unload a house.

Africa: What Happens to Aid Money?

Wed, 09/24/2008 - 12:15 - AllAfrica News: Latest

Tired of navigating the often-secretive donor funding world, a group of international non-profits have launched the Publish What You Fund (PWYF) campaign to encourage donors to reveal timely and accessible information about how they are spending their money.

Small banks move in to fill the gap on Wall Street

Wed, 09/24/2008 - 06:25 - International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions

In many ways, these small and midsize companies look like the Wall Street of old, before firms took on large amounts of leverage - or borrowed money - and began trading aggressively.