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The Working Rich
 
Bud Hadfield, Houston based Chairman and Founder of Kwik Kopy Corporation as well as 5 other national and international franchise organizations talks exclusively with BNN about what led him from business failure to international success. Bud is also a nationally recognized author of best selling books including Wealth Within Reach. (full interview)

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• Is there a downside to Houston's downtown revitalization?
• The latest on Houston's merger and acquisition activity.
• Houston's fastest growing companies.

Developers transform rice silo site 

The Memorial Heights development, once the site of old rice silos, has become a major construction zone. 

Removable panels will give new Compaq PCline snazzy colors 

Compaq Computer Corp. kisses its all-beige boxes goodbye today, unveiling new Presario computers with removable color panels that allow users to customize their PCs. 

Reliant to meet expectations; Dynegy's earnings will triple 

Reliant Energy and Dynegy will both meet Wall Street's expectations for the second quarter, company officials said Tuesday.

Nasdaq powered by Intel
 5:19 p ET
The Nasdaq composite index surged to its highest close in more than two months Monday, coming within 80 points of wiping out all its losses for the year, lifted by a Intel, which rose on positive comments from a Wall Street brokerage (full story).

Berkshire Hathaway to Buy Justin

Omaha (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's holding company Bershire Hathaway, Inc. (BRKA.N) said it agreed to buy footwear and building materials manufacturer Justin Industries Inc. (JSTN.O) for about $600 million on Tuesday, in a deal that would bring the Acme building brand into Bershire Hathaway's manufacturing portfolio.

Carnival Shares Sink on Earnings Report

Miami (Reuters) - Carnival Corp. (CCL.N) signaled to investors on Tuesday that profitability was flagging at the world's biggest cruise group. igniting fresh sell-offs in Carnival and rival Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL.N) shares.

Vivendi, Seagram, Canal Plus Form Media Giant

Paris (Reuters) - France's Vivendi, its Canal Plus pay-TV unit and Canada's Seagram Co said on Tuesday they would merge in a $34 billion all-share deal that creates a new global media powerhouse to rival AOL-Time Warner.

 

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