http://businessthech.today.com Business Technology News Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:01:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Look outside the app to bolster junk-mail filtering in Outlook 2003 and 2007. http://businessthech.today.com/2008/03/21/block-spam-and-phishing-attempts-in-outlook/ Do bounties work? Perhaps. But perhaps they work for reasons other than the most obvious ones. http://businessthech.today.com/2008/03/21/extend-firefox-win-stuff-the-joy-of-the-bounty/ WASHINGTON (AP) -- The explosion of a star halfway across the universe was so huge it set a record for the most distant object that could be seen on Earth by the naked eye. A star 7.5 billion light years away exploded, giving off the ... http://businessthech.today.com/2008/03/20/star-explodes-halfway-across-universe/ NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The Treasury Department said Friday it plans to lower the minimum investment amount for government bonds in an effort to make them more affordable for average investors. Beginning April 7, people will be able to buy as little as $100 in Treasury marketable bills, notes, bonds ... http://businessthech.today.com/2008/03/20/treasury-bonds-for-100/ http://businessthech.today.com/2008/03/20/jpmorgan-chief-to-rivals-dont-raid-bear/ NEW YORK (Fortune) -- It's already hooked America's youth, and now Facebook is set on winning the hearts of two potentially lucrative demographics: Adults and the rest of the world.First, the adults: Facebook this week took on LinkedIn and other popular networking sites for working professionals with a new set ... http://businessthech.today.com/2008/03/20/facebook-gets-business-friendly/ NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Thanks to its stake in Visa's initial public offering this week, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has enough money to pay for its Bear Stearns purchase and still have about a billion dollars left over.JPMorgan (JPM, Fortune 500) made at least $1.36 billion in Visa (V)'s IPO ... http://businessthech.today.com/2008/03/20/jpmorgan-chase-makes-1b-plus-on-visa-ipo/ NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- You might think that Mount St. Mary's doesn't belong on the same basketball court with North Carolina in Friday night's NCAA match-up. But the small school from rural Maryland is a lot closer to the Tar Heels in talent than they are in earning power off ... http://businessthech.today.com/2008/03/20/big-dollars-score-in-ncaa-tourney/ NEW YORK (AP) -- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Friday it has struck a more cautious stance on brokers and may downgrade Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. because of the prospect of volatile markets hurting profit more than expected.S&P said its current rating on the ... http://businessthech.today.com/2008/03/20/goldman-lehman-may-face-downgrade/ NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Though times are tough now, Americans believe the economy will bounce back by next year, according to a survey released Friday.A national CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll found that 60% of respondents think economic conditions in the United States will be "good" next year, as opposed to ... http://businessthech.today.com/2008/03/20/americans-confident-in-2009-turnaround/