Tiny companies are a great way to make a fortune off of the stock market. Synutra International, Inc. (Nasdaq: SYUT) is a great example of this. This dairy-based, nutritional-products company has jumped from a little Bulletin Board operation to a billion dollar corporation. The company finally graduated from Over-the-Counter status to the Nasdaq Stock Market [...] [...more]
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Gold critics often say that the shiny yellow metal has few industrial uses compared with, say, silver or copper. That happens to be what we call a half-truth. It [...more]
Do you know the name Kathleen Casey-Kirschling? Her birth date is the source of her fame. Kathleen Casey-Kirschling was born on January 1, 1946, at 12:00:01 a.m. She is widely recognized as the first baby boomer. In October, she was the first boomer to sign up for Social Security benefits. Behind her is a bulge, like a [...] [...more]
The World of Yesterday Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer Stefan Zweig witnessed first-hand the summer of 1914. [...more]
