Archie, a Chinese Crested, is seen here prior to winning World's Ugliest Dog competition at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif. in 2006.
Sears Canada
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Test your business knowledge! Sears Canada shares rose this week because a) The "spring fever" mattress sale was a huge hit; b) Geologists discovered a large shale gas deposit beneath a store in Edmonton; c) The company declared a special dividend of $3.50 a share or $376.7-million, most of which will wind up in the pocket of Eddie Lampert's Sears Holdings. Answer: C. |
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General Electric is a brand you can trust - except when one of its coffee makers burns down your kitchen. After 83 reports of overheating, smoking, melting, burning and at least one "significant" kitchen fire, Wal-Mart recalled 900,000 GE-branded coffee makers made under licence by a company in China. The stock is giving investors third-degree burns. |
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As research for this item, we were forced to look at countless American Apparel models wearing see-through blouses. And frankly, we're disgusted. But not nearly as disgusted as we are by the stock: The retailer posted a first-quarter loss of $17.6-million and said it will soon be in violation of its credit agreement. No wonder the models can't afford more clothes. |
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"Honey, you know that college money we were setting aside for the kids?" "What about it?" "Well, I got a margin call and …" "And what?" "How do you feel about home-schooling them through university?" |
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Ways to hurt yourself in China: 1) Accidentally slip off the Great Wall while posing for a photo; 2) Stand in Tiananmen Square yelling anti-government slogans; 3) Put all your savings into the stock market. With China taking steps to cool inflation and rein in property speculation, owning stocks has been about as much fun as eating fried insects on a stick. |
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