Archive for June, 2007

NETELLER FOUNDER PLEADS GUILTY

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

June 30, 2007 — A founder of NETeller PLC, a payment processor for gambling Web sites, pleaded guilty to the illegal transfer of billions of dollars from U.S. citizens to overseas gambling companies.
Stephen Lawrence, 47, a former director of the Isle of Man-based company, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy before U.S. District Judge Kevin […]

PPR makes $7 billion bid for Puma

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

FRANKFURT: By G. Thomas Sims
The French luxury goods retailer PPR has bid about $7 billion for Puma, the German sporting goods company, promising to keep its chief executive, Jochen Zeitz, at the helm of the company he turned around.
The question is whether Puma investors will continue to show the same confidence in Zeitz, […]

The Demise of the Dollar

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Your Money, Your Life
Does the value of the United States Dollar concern you? Find out how recent trends have contributed to its decline. Countless geopolitical factors have had an effect.
China has rapidly accelerated its monetary situation. Asia as a whole holds the foreign reserves ransom while the region regroups from its mid […]

Rival promoters’ free shows breathe new life into Fringe

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

SCORES more free shows are to be offered at the Fringe this summer after programmes were announced by two rival organisations.
Fringe promoter Peter Buckley Hill split from his London-based collaborators The Laughing Horse and both are now organising “free Fringe” events at 17 venues across the city.
Mr Hill - who is organising PBH’s […]

TheStreet.com Ratings: Top Closed-End Funds

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

This column was originally published on RealMoney on Jan. 22 at 11:14 a.m. EST. It’s being republished as a bonus for TheStreet.com readers. For more information about subscribing to RealMoney, please click here.
I examined rising interest in the retail sector last week and highlighted favorable trades in the group’s household names. Let’s move to […]