Activist, Heal Thy Company (The Motley Fool)

But there are a number of steps consumers can take to minimize the threat to their credit cards. First, the Fed urges consumers to maintain control of their credit cards at all times. Additionally, cardholders should avoid receiving paper statements which can offer thieves the opportunity to steal information from the mail. Separately, cardholders should monitor their accounts, preferably online, since credit card fraud is often detected by cardholders themselves and frequent monitoring can result in earlier detection of possible fraud.

Activist, Heal Thy Company (The Motley Fool)

Why takeover bids are so '80s.

Disaster Recovery May Include Replacing Personal Documents (AgNews)

COLLEGE STATION â€“ When disaster strikes, chaos reigns. Taking care of the safety of loved ones takes first priority, but recovery may also include rebuilding financial and personal information.

Other Reports to Congress (Federal Reserve Board)

The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 directed the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to study the effects of credit scoring on credit and insurance markets and to report their findings to the Congress.

Â¡EstÃ¡ aquÃ! 'Amero' makes coinage debut (WorldNet Daily)

Parody coin designer Daniel Carr has launched production of an "amero" coin which he is marketing to coin dealers and collectors. Blogger Daniel Taylor called attention to Carr's "amero" parody, commenting, "Pictures of the supposedly designed and coined 'amero' have been making the rounds on the Internet lately, causing a stir among those aware of real proposals for a common currency between the ...

Put Your Debts On Ice (The Motley Fool)

If you're fed up with paying interest on your debts, then why not freeze the interest on them until November 2008? Here's how.

Jackson Williams: "Is Our Children Learning?" Not by Channeling Einstein (and Other Thoughts, Including -- gasp! -- an ... (HuffingtonPost)

With the Bush clan and their benefactors, it's always been about serious personal emolument above all else. Just follow the money.

Baby boom - Cash crunch (CNN Money)

In the fall of 2003, Dennis and Beth Albiani had their future perfectly planned. They'd purchased 18 acres of rolling hills at the foot of California's Sierra Nevada near Sacramento, where they were preparing to build their 3,400-square-foot dream house.

Mint Wireless debuts on issue price (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)

Business technology provider Mint Wireless has listed on the Australian stock exchange in line with its issue price.

For $350, you can turn an iPod into a budget sound system (Boston Globe)

Home Entertainment The Korean company Mondo Systems has released a speaker system for the iPod, an add-on that might cost you more than you paid for the media player itself.

Murray's Â£10m boast sure to alert rival chairmen (The Scotsman: Sport)

SIR DAVID Murray's declaration that Rangers are prepared to take their summer spending past the Â£10million mark will have caught the attention of at least a couple of his fellow Scottish chairmen.