January 26, 2007

Microsoft shares rise after results, outlook. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Microsoft Corp. edged higher on Friday after the world's largest software maker reported better-than-expected quarterly results and raised its 2007 profit target. [Reuters: Business] 1:15:54 PM

NDP calls for ban on ATM fees. Federal NDP Leader Jack Layton called Thursday for legislation restricting bank-machine fees at a press conference in Toronto. By CBC. [CBC | Money News] 10:56:56 AM

Jimmy Carter: Too many Jews on Holocaust council Former president also rejected Christian historian because name sounded 'too Jewish' Freedman, now a professor of law at Hofstra University, was picked by the council's chairman, author Elie Weisel, to serve as executive director in 1980. The council, created by the Carter White House, went on to establish the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Freedman says he was tasked with creating a board for the council and with making recommendations to the White House on how best to memorialize the Holocaust. He told WND he sent a memo to Carter's office containing recommendations for council board members. He said his memo was returned with a note on the upper right hand corner that stated, "Too many Jews." The note, Freedman said, was written in Carter's handwriting and was initialed by Carter.  7:08:24 AM