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Ralph Nader The former presidential candidate and consumer advocate's latest book is The Seventeen Traditions Paul Hawken is a relentless networking advocate for sustainable businesses worldwide. His books (for example, The Ecology of Commerce) and companies have persuaded businesses to see the efficiency and productivity of environmentally harmonious practices...
The most likely outcome is a bill somewhere between Maloney's and Dodd's that prevents credit card companies from boosting rates on existing balances but allows them to jack them up for future purchases, eliminates a variety of unfair billing and payment gimmicks the card companies use to jack...
Why are investors rushing to Rosetta? First off, the company's growth has exploded over the past four years. Rosetta Stone generated $209 million in revenue in 2008, compared to $25.4 million in 2004 - that's a 723% increase. Net income grew 632%, to $13.9 million, over the same period...
In a challenging consumer spending environment, however, that $500 could be used for more essential purchases. A second language is nice, but it doesn't pay the rent. Another challenge for Rosetta Stone: the barrier to entering the language learning market is small. "While we think its unique self-study...
Computerization spurred a boom in the 1970s and '80s, as did new methods of analyzing consumer data to unearth the most lucrative "revolvers," those who often carry high balances but are unlikely to default. Critics say contracts today, with their ever shifting terms and complex legalese, have helped customers get...