Business Credit Repair Report

The number of Americans studying abroad -- which has risen 150 percent in the past decade -- continues to set records, rising 8.5 percent in 2005-2006, according to the Institute of International Education's (IIE) 2007 report on international education exchange.

"The opportunity for more young Americans to study abroad is a goal shared by the president, the secretary of state, and leaders in Congress, industry and academia," IIE President Allan E. Goodman said in issuing the report, Open Doors 2007. .

UK small caps open lower; Greatfleet hit by FY warning

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - UK small caps were lower in early trade, taking their cue from the wider market, where credit market concerns weighed, with recruiter Greatfleet sold down on the back of a full-year profit warning. The FTSE Small cap index was 8.1 points lower at 3,796.7 by 9.21 am, while the FTSE 10 was 40.5 off at 6,490.1.

Greatfleet was 3.6250 pence off at 4.250 after the specialist recruiter warned it now believes the outcome for the current year will be significantly below its previous expectations. The board has recently become aware of "certain matters" which may have an impact on the outcome for the current year. In addition, the company's trading in October was significantly below budget. Traders also made for the exit in Copper Resources, 6 adrift at 149, after the company said there has been no statement from the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo on review of its mining contracts.

Ex-Wife Of D.C. Serial Sniper: I Was Real Target

For 23 days in October 2002, terror, fear and murder gripped the Mid-Atlantic region. Ten people were senselessly gunned down that month, and many wondered who would be next. But there is one woman, Mildred Muhammad, who said she was the real target all along. "There is no doubt in my mind that he came here to kill me," said Mildred to CBS station WJZ-TV's Denise Koch. "What everybody went through for 23 days, I went through for three years. I always checked the rooftops. I always checked the pumps." A prosecutor in the Virginia trial against John Allen Muhammad, who is now on death row for the murders, says the sniper spree stemmed from a revenge plan to kill his ex-wife Mildred. Five years later, Mildred says she and her children are still struggling to reclaim their lives. She says John Muhammad still shows up on her credit report, and his debt and infamous legacy have put financial constraints on their family.

Salmond: Heads and hearts to clinch Games

ALEX Salmond believes the Glasgow bid has secured enough votes to win the race for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, it emerged last night.