'It's all a guessing game'
Predictions are the currency of the day at the Florida Money Show, where ideas, intuition mix with learning.
Big plans for tiny devices
USF hopes to interest area businesses in a St. Petersburg lab for prototyping microgadgets.
Northrop offers $5.9-billion for TRW
The bid would give the defense contractor an entry into the military satellite market.
Jury finds Monsanto guilty of pollution
The case centered on Anniston, Ala., where the chemical giant once operated a PCB plant.
Business digest
NAPSTER CAN INVESTIGATE SONG RIGHTS: Napster Inc. can investigate whether the five major labels own the rights to songs they say the music-swapping service infringes, a judge ruled after settlement talks broke down. The labels -- AOL Time Warner, Sony, Bertelsmann, EMI Group and Vivendi Universal -- sued in 1999 claiming millions of Napster users were illegally trading copyrighted songs. Napster has barred music trading on its Web site since July and is testing a paid subscription service.
SEC: Corporate disclosure rules need tightening soon
Chairman Harvey Pitt says the commission could enact new rules if Congress takes too long.
