Business news for Mon, 26 Nov 2007 & with word spend. 13 news.

By Chris Bucholtz This is the vaunted “Cyber Monday,” the electronic version of the dreaded “Black Friday” of the holiday shopping season. Allegedly, it is when people go back to work and spend most of the day buying Christmas gifts on-line. Around here, I see none of that. Although it’s quieter than usual, and I [...]

Americans spent $700 million Monday without moving anything but their fingers, forecasters said, on what retailers promoted with special discounts as "Cyber Monday." One of the busiest online shopping days of the year, it is expected to surpass last year's by $100 million in sales.

Calls for more transparency at Citigroup Inc. grew louder Monday when HSBC Holdings PLC said it would put two funds with mortgage exposure on its balance sheet and spend $35 billion to bail them out.

Over lunch recently, an online publisher shared with me an RFP that he had received. The advertiser wanted to know how many impressions they could get for a million dollars.The publisher looked at me and said, "See, they still aren't getting it, are they?" When I asked what he meant by that, he said, "Broadband isn't about building reach. It's about building relationships. Broadcast is all about how many saw the advertising. Broadband is all about how much time they spend with the advertising. What advertisers should be asking is not how many impressions they can get for $1 million, but how much involvement they can get for that amount."

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. retailers, which pulled out all the stops for the Thanksgiving shopping weekend, are now trying to lure shoppers online to spend more of their holiday dollars.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Oil and natural gas stocks rose Monday amid modest gains in the overall market, as oil prices edged down. The Amex Natural Gas Index advanced 1.1% to 553. The Amex Oil Index advanced 0.4% to 1,436. Crude oil futures fell 73 cents to $97.45 on the Nymex. Occidental Petroleum fell 1% to $50.03 after it said it's deepening ties to Libya, with plans to spend about $5 billion in the next three years to boost oil production. Tesoro fell 2% to $54.82 after Tracinda Corp. objected to a poison pill provision adopted by the company. Chevron rose 0.5% after the company said it's evaluating options for its 5% stake in India's Reliance Petroleum. Tidewater rose 3% to $52.18 after Jefferies upgraded the oil services firm to buy from hold.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc will spend $2.4 billion on new mines, raise its dividend and generate billions of dollars from asset sales as it seeks to fend off a $120 billion takeover proposal from larger rival BHP Billiton Ltd.

Reuters - Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc will spend $2.4 billion on new mines, raise its dividend and generate billions of dollars from asset sales as it seeks to fend off a $120 billion takeover proposal from larger rival BHP Billiton Ltd.

Sacramento psychotherapists Peter Cole and Daisy Reese have worked with dozens of clients, helping untangle emotional conflicts that all too often were rooted in unhealthy attitudes about money – how to spend it, save it or squander it.

More than 147 million people hit the malls this weekend, up 4.8% over last year, but they spend 3.5% less per person. Momentum from Friday's stronger-than-expected start to the holiday shopping season rolled through the weekend as bargain hunters crowded malls and drove up traffic on popular websites.

Banks are set to spend over R1bn to introduce smart cards in order to curb fraud, says Absa.

FUKUOKA, Japan -- Salarymen -- the black-suited corporate warriors who work long hours, spend long evenings drinking with cronies and stumble home late to long-suffering wives -- have danger waiting for them as they near retirement.

If you're the average American, you're going to spend $909 on holiday gifts this year, according to a recent Gallup poll.