European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 12 2007 Sta Sand stripes your Money Tony Bennett hangs with the the nine finalists on Fox Ameri can idol in los Angeles on March 31 commercials on the show go for As much As for a 30second spot and the shows financial Success has made some analysts see buying Stock in Fox Parent company news corp As a Good idea Ray Mickshaw Fox a stacked news corp Worth a look by Laura Goldman act if you Are a fan of the television show american buying the Stock of Fox televisions Parent news corp Symbol news is a great Way to capitalize on the ratings Phenomena it is the to watched show in the coveted 18to49 age group for the third year in a Row thirty three Mil lion viewers have tuned into american idol each week for the sixth season of the show in the Era of infinite Media choices capturing an audience of More than 30 Mil lion viewers on a weekly basis is the equiv Alent of climbing mount Kilimanjaro in High heels according to advertising age Commer column vials on american idol go for As much As for a 30second spot Desper ate housewives comes in at a faraway second at Fox television also includes the hit shows prison House and the Fox news Channel is so popular that news corp will be Able to charge More for renewals from Cable pro viders at contract time the company movie division 20th Century Fox had a Stellar year in 2006 with the accidental hit movie so comparisons with 2007 will be Tough Myne Tworkov the newest member of Fox television is one problem spot it has trouble attracting an audience for its sinday week English language Telen Kovelas such As fashion starring to Derek and Morgan Fairchild the potential of Fox interactive Media which includes myspace excites me the most Google has agreed to pay Mil lion dollars Over several years for the right to be the sole search provider on myspace the previously much criticized Purchase Price of million for my space is looking very cheap right now ceo Rupert Murdoch is one of the few old Media titans who have been Able to monetize the new Media at a Price of about news corp trades at a significant Premium compared with its competitors its Price earnings ratio is 27 compared to the mid teens for lbs Viacom time Warner and Disney while you Are voting for Sanjaya or Lakisha buy news corp Stock your prof its will double your listening pleasure Laura Goldman worked on Wall Street for More than 20 years she now runs her own investment advisory log capital from Tel Aviv what to do with scattered the Wall Street journal if youve got several 401 k plans from old jobs scattered around youre not alone nearly 10 Mil lion americans Are in the same boat its not always a bad thing but with a Little re search you might be Able to deploy that Money More wisely the worst thing to do is Cash out because that triggers taxes and penalties a surprisingly Large number of people do it anywhere from 27 per cent to 45 percent of departing workers Accord ing to studies if youve got multiple 401 Here Are your options option one dont change anything it Doest always make sense to Roll Over an older plan into your new employers if the existing plan offers Strong performing investments or to rated Mutual funds that Are closed to new con Sider just leaving the Money there next compare total costs and fees for each plan in a 401 investors usually pay the expense ratios of the funds or investments they hold plus sometimes an administration fee con Gress has recently raised questions about whether the Overall fees charged in 401 k plans Are Justi fied until that happens your Best bet is to talk to the human resources managers at your old and new companies or the plan providers to compare total costs option two move the Money into an individual retirement account the main advantage is in creased flexibility in picking investments iras let you continue to hold most of your previous 401 k investments such As specific Mutual funds whereas a new 401 k Doest permit that switching to an Ira also lets you buy other kinds of investments like individual stocks and Bonds one disadvantage of consolidating in an Ira is that in Many states this Money int always protected from creditors whereas 401 k plans Are this can matter to people in professions such As Medicine who must consider the risk of lawsuits in their financial planning says Robert Pagliarini a fee Only financial adviser in Mission Viejo Calif mondays Market summary indexes 52 High Lew name last net chg Dow Jones industrials Dow Jones transportation Dow Jones utilities nose composite amex Index Nash a composite 500 Midcap Russell 2000 do Wilshire 5000 Ltd chg chg 52wk chg nose amex Nash a most Active name last chg and Micron Kraft Geneles timeworn Pfizer first Atas Down hrs forum Exxon by 505206 342444 263476 262558 241434 214571 201269 191606 176964 176579 3u1 j3 27 most Active name vol 00 or More last chg Spur ishr2k nya up engy 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Kuwait Norway Philippines Poland saudi Arabia Riyal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey new military Exchange rates Are those available to customers at military Bank ing facilities in the country of issuance for Japan South Korea Germany the Netherlands and the United kingdom for no local currency Exchange rates purchasing British pounds in Germa Check with your local military Bank ing facility commercial rates Are inter Bank rates provided for reference when buying currency All figures Are foreign currencies to one Dollar except for the British Pound which is represented in dollars Pound and the euro which is precious metals new York merc close Gold Silver interest rates prime discount Federal funds Market rate 3month 30year sources the associated press Bank of America ends and sensibility Money tip of the Day Why pay taxes with plastic by Kevin g Demarrais the Hackensack record Hackensack if you owe Money to Uncle Sam pay ing your tax Bill with a credit card might seem appealing especially if you get frequent flier Miles or other benefits for each Dollar charged think twice As happens too often with free benefits these could be costly paying taxes with a credit card is now widely accepted and even encouraged by the issuers says Bill Hardekopf chief executive of which tracks credit card trends but this is not a Good idea for con for starters taxpayers using plastic get hit with a convenience fee of percent to percent of the payment and that just the Start if youre among the 46 percent of Ameri can households that carry a cred i card balance from month to month if your Bill is in the hundreds its not a big Harde Kopf said by phone from Bir Mingham Ala but if its into the thousands percent can really add even at the lower rate if your tax liability is you will pay just for the convenience of using plastic if you dont pay the credit card Bill in full you could be hit with an extra per month in interest using the average annual rate of he said it makes no he said the emphasis on credit cards and taxes is backward House holds should use their tax re fund to pay off their credit card debt instead of using their credit cards to pay their taxes despite the costs almost 2 Mil lion taxpayers paid with a credit card in 2006 a 36 percent in crease Over 2005 the irs re ports consider this option Only if you pay off your balance each month and youre getting some magnificent rewards Worth More than the percent fee you will have to Hardekopf says