| Seasonal ales made to take the chill off
For beer enthusiasts, staying warm during the holidays means taking a break from cooking and shopping to bask in the comfort of a winter ale. They can be spicy, sweet or pumpkin flavored, but winter brews almost always have more alcohol than the average beer because, baby, it's cold outside, as entertainers from Louis Armstrong to Liz Phair have sung. Small brewers let loose this time of year to create something special, which means more ingredients, more fermentation and therefore more alcohol, said Stephen Beaumont, a beer expert in Toronto who has written five books about beer. "When you give free rein to brewers, they tend to use a lot of ingredients, and that makes for big beers," Beaumont said. The higher alcohol usually means a slightly higher price.
The Majestic Star Casino, LLC Announces Third Quarter 2007 Results
The Majestic Star Casino, LLC today released financial results for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007. The Majestic Star Casino, LLC and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company") operate two adjacent dockside gaming facilities ("Majestic Star" and "Majestic Star II" and together the "Majestic Properties") located in Gary, Indiana, and two Fitzgeralds brand casinos located in Tunica, Mississippi ("Fitzgeralds Tunica") and Black Hawk, Colorado ("Fitzgeralds Black Hawk"). .
BusinessWeek.com
How expensive is it to raise kids? A BusinessWeek.com special report, "The Cost of Kids," arrives at some scary figures--plus ways to save, a rundown of tuition-free colleges, and the 50 most affordable places in the U.S. for families to live. Check it out at businessweek.com/go/07/kids. .
State Street: Investor Confidence Index falls in November
State Street Global Markets, the investment research and trading arm of State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT), said the Global Investor Confidence Index fell by nearly eight points in November, according to a report released on Tuesday. Boston-based State Street Global Markets said that Global Investor Confidence fell by 7.7 points to 74.3 from last month's revised reading of 82. North American investors were the key drivers in this decline, as their confidence fell from 90.4 to its second lowest reading ever of 78.9. Developed through State Street Global Markets' research partnership, State Street Associates, by Harvard University professor Ken Froot and State Street Associates Director Paul O'Connell, the State Street Investor Confidence Index measures investor confidence on a quantitative basis by analyzing the actual buying and selling patterns of institutional investors.
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