Business news for Mon, 31 Dec 2007 & with word good. 14 news.

The year just past was not a good one for the stocks of Long Island's publicly-traded companies, which fell 11.5 percent overall, pulled down mostly by two companies involved in the mortgage industry crisis.

Even with the last-day retreat, major indexes posted gains for the year. Data on existing home sales provided rare good news for the housing market

Give Back and Empower others. Giving back is not just donating money for the sake of having a good conscience; it is much more than that. There is a reason that with the so-called web 2.0 virtual communities are appearing all over the Internet.

As the new year dawns, and the frenetic holiday season recedes, it's a good time to take stock of how well you're doing in search. There's no better time than the post-holiday lull to do some hard thinking, and some thoughtful planning, about how you might improve your organization's search visibility in 2008 by using best practices -- both in terms of SEO and paid search.

Farrah Gray, author of "Get Real, Get Rch: Conquer the 7 Lies Blocking You From Success" says that consumers and investors making New Year's resolutions should start the process by exchanging hopes and dreams for a plan. In a radio interview, Gray said that most people let themselves get sidetracked from their goals because they don't have a plan to reach them, so they keep hoping to reach their targets without actually plotting the course to take to make good things happen.

4HOME Superstores’ managing director, Donagh McClafferty tells the Irish Examiner why the sluggish housing market could spell good news for the home improvement sector in 2008.

[More Trends] Not only will blue replace green as the environmental movement's color, but there is good news for aging baby boomers: Genetic testing and available medical breakthroughs will help prevent chronic disease. Buzz words: "radical transparency" and "cooperative consumption."

REAL ESTATE FOR commercial real es tate, the good times seen in the beginning of 2007 proved to be too good to last. At the end of 2006, we warned, "The city's commercial real estate market is in the middle of such a perfect Zen balance that...

Every corner of society today reminds us how a good education can open the door to countless opportunities. One of those, it turns out, is a greater chance of being your own boss.

iPhone accessories Congratulations: Santa has rewarded your good behavior with an iPhone. Now it's up to you to keep it clean and pristine, through icy, salty, and sandy New England winters.

The new Australian government considers the F/A-18E Super Hornet not good enough to guarantee air supremacy for Australia in a region where advanced Su-27 and Mig-29 derivatives are becoming common. But Australia is not exactly spoilt for choice.

The frozen yogurt business puts a sour taste in Daniel Kim's mouth. And that's good. Kim, head of Red Mango USA, is on a mission ...

A New Year's resolution: Remember that in the world of communications etiquette, the "Golden Rule" still applies. Good companies, and good people, don't forget.

The New Year heralds a fresh beginning when we can start over and put yesterday's wrongs right. And the extraordinary past 12 months in personal finance have certainly given many of us good reason to review our actions, writes Paul Farrow.