CSK Auto Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2005 Results (The Auto

CSK Auto Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2005 Results (The Auto Channel)
PHOENIX--Dec. 5, 2005--CSK Auto Corp. , the parent company of CSK Auto Inc., a specialty retailer in the automotive aftermarket, today reported its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2005.

Detroit's 'Big Three' Automakers Launch New Incentive Programs
General Motors, Chrysler and Ford announce new programs in efforts to boost slackening year-end sales.
Perry Stern

More Nation/world business (Detroit Free Press)
Ford Motor Co . is likely to sell more than its target of 900,000 F-Series pickups this year, company president Jim Padilla said Wednesday.

U.S. Oct. Consumer Credit Falls as Auto Loans Drop (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Borrowing by U.S. consumers unexpectedly fell in October as plunging auto sales reduced demand for financing, a Federal Reserve report showed today.

Preview: 2006 Porsche Cayman S
Porsche's new mid-engine coupe builds on the Boxster S, but kicks it up a notch in the performance department.
Mike Meredith

2006 NAIAS Coverage
The Official Web Site of the North American International Auto Show.
Editors of MSN Autos

Sun adds support for open source Java database (Java World)
December 19, 2005 Sun Microsystems is incorporating its open source Java DB database into the latest version of the Sun Java Enterprise System. The company also announced that a plug-in for Java DB will come with NetBeans IDE 5.0, an upcoming version of its software development environment.

Vital Signs for the Week of Dec. 12 (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
On tap: The Federal Reserve meets to set monetary policy, November retail sales, industrial production, and consumer prices, and more

Vital Signs for the Week of Dec. 12 (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
It promises to be a busy week for the markets, including a Federal Reserve policy meeting on Tuesday and a bevy of economic data throughout the week. In fact, the data are becoming increasingly important to Fed decisions. In the coming months, the strength or weakness of the numbers will be critical in Fed deliberations on when to stop tightening interest rates. In particular, policymakers will

Contributing unequally to kids is all right - sometimes (The Plain Dealer)
I have been helping my kids contribute to Roth IRAs since they were about 15. They are now 21 and 22 and in college. They don't earn a lot, but I try to match what they earn and deposit it into their Roth IRAs.