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Marketplace Report: Restaurant Online Ordering Takes-off
Delphis Software www.delphissoftware.com, a Fresno, California based corporation, has emerged as the industry leader in restaurant internet food order applications with an installed based of over 15,000 restaurants. Placing food orders via the internet has evolved over the last 18 months into a hot market for savvy high-tech firms. With Delphis Software leading the way, continued growth in this arena is expected.
Sunday, March 14, 2010 02:36:32 GMT (breaking)

Nonprofit Raffles are Big Business
Mega House Raffle www.MegaHouseRaffle.com has now moved into position as the nation's largest charitable raffle. With massive cuts in funding for nonprofit organizations in both the public and private sectors, house raffles are fast becoming an effective vehicle for raising much needed money to fund charitable operations. Mega House Raffle describes itself as California's largest, however our review clearly puts this raffle as the biggest in the country.
Sunday, March 14, 2010 02:36:32 GMT (breaking)

The Allure Of For-Profit Universities Grows
As higher learning becomes increasingly expensive, students are taking a greater hand in where and how they get an education. Anya Kamenetz, author of the forthcoming <em>DIY U</em>, talks with host Guy Raz about the growing attraction to revenue-seeking universities.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0500

Is Apple Entering An Age Of Empire?
A quarter century ago, Apple touted itself as the alternative to computer hegemony. But its new iPad grows works only with applications approved by and sold through Apple. Host Guy Raz talks to Slate technology columnist Farhad Manjoo about whether Apple is stifling innovation by building the type of empire it once warned against.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0500

Report Details What Led To Lehman's Collapse
A 2,200-page bank examiners' report released Thursday details what went wrong that led to the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. It shows Lehman executives had been using accounting gimmicks to camouflage billions of dollars of debt.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0500

Obama Considers Janet Yellen For No. 2 Fed Post
President Obama intends to nominate Janet Yellen, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, to take over as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, an administration official says. She served as a top economic adviser to President Clinton.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:58:00 -0500

Examining Lehman's Creative Accounting
A new report says Lehman Bros. used accounting tricks to cover up the fact it had been insolvent for weeks before it filed for bankruptcy in September 2008. Lynn Turner, former chief accountant for the Securities and Exchange Commission, discusses the creative accounting techniques the company used to manipulate its books.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0500

Obama Postpones Trip To Indonesia
President Obama is delaying his trip to Asia next week to focus on his big push on health care. The White House tweeted the announcement. His family was going to go with him but they will not now. The White House wanted Congress to act on the health care bill by March 18, Obama's original departure date.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:30:00 -0500

Pink Floyd Wins Battle With EMI Over Online Sales
A British Court ruled record label EMI may not sell Pink Flloyd songs individually without the band's permission. The band insisted its contract prohibited those sales. EMI said the contract didn't apply to Internet sales.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0500

Administration Turns Eye Toward Big Agribusiness
Top Obama administration officials launch a series of workshops Friday delving into agriculture antitrust issues. Some big agribusiness firms say the forums will showcase a well-functioning, free market, but some producers think the probe will expose a system increasingly hostile to traditional family farms.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0500

We Bought A Toxic Asset; You Can Watch It Die
Remember those complicated bonds full of home mortgages? The ones that almost brought down the economy? A team of reporters with NPR's Planet Money used $1,000 of their own cash to buy a tiny piece of one &mdash; and plan to track it until it dies.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:34:00 -0500

Most States Have No Laws Against Freelance 'Repos'
The auto repossession industry is big business. Two million cars were repossessed last year. A report from the National Consumer Law Center says most of those are done without the involvement of courts or police. These so-called self-help repos have caused at least six deaths in recent years.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0500

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