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.
Thursday, March 11, 2010 07:03:06 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.
Thursday, March 11, 2010 07:03:06 GMT (breaking)

Company Offers First 'Practical' Jetpack
A New Zealand company is selling a 500 pound gadget that will shoot you a mile high. In the Martin Jetpack, you can fly around for 30 minutes on a full tank of gas. It costs $90,000.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0500

Prius Hits Wall In N.Y.; Police Point To Stuck Accelerator
Police in Westchester County (N.Y.) say a 56-year-old woman smashed a 2005 Toyota Prius into a stone wall Tuesday after a stuck accelerator pedal "shot" the vehicle forward.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:15:00 -0500

A Decade Later, Nasdaq Is Half Its All-Time High
The Nasdaq composite index hit an all-time high a decade ago today — but now the index is less than half of what it was. The stock exchange, home to many of the tech stocks that benefited from the dot-com boom, is still feeling the effects of the bust that left scars on the economy.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0500

Training Displaced Workers But For What Jobs?
In Dayton, Ohio, Sinclair Community College has been a driving force in helping retrain the unemployed so they can find work after graduation. But high paying manufacturing jobs don't seem to be coming back, and any good job is tough to find.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0500

Decade After Introduction, Euro Struggles
Of the 16 countries that use the euro, some have stable economies, while others are in bad shape. But in recent weeks, there has been speculation that Greece might default on its debt, putting other European countries at risk. Just over a decade after the euro was introduced, the unified currency is having something of an existential crisis.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0500

'Soros Lectures' Shares Wisdom, Criticisms
George Soros has made billions of dollars predicting the ups and downs of global financial markets. Soros speaks to Steve Inskeep about his new book <em>The Soros Lectures: At the European University.</em> It is Soros' dissertation on why the world financial system is so flawed &mdash; and what corrective steps will help.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0500

After Quake, Haiti Seeks Better Business Climate
Haiti's small business elite sees January's earthquake as an opportunity, but not just to make money. They say it's a chance to refashion the corrupt, inefficient way things are done in Haiti, while marshaling international support to boost the country's industries.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:02:00 -0500

Underwater Cable May Ease Electric Shortages
Energy developers have struggled to connect new sources of renewable electricity with big cities, without building ugly and expensive transmission corridors. A Canadian company has unveiled a nearly $4 billion plan to bury underwater cables in Lake Champlain, the Hudson River and Long Island Sound. The project would feed power to New York City and Connecticut.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0500

Study: Doctors May Not Know Which Drug Is Best
Doctors prescribe specific drugs based on how well they think individual drugs actually work. A study in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association</em> says that in many cases, doctors don't have enough information to know which drug is best.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0500

BofA To End Overdraft Fees On Debit Cards
Customers who try to make debit card purchases without enough money in their accounts to cover the transaction will be denied at the cash register. For ATM transactions, those who try to withdraw more than their balance will first have to agree to pay a $35 overdraft fee.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:22:00 -0500