July 2009

Okay gang, I DID IT.  I completed my first triathlon, the Nautica New York City Tri! I signed up waaaay back on October 31st of last year when I got an email from News Corp, our parent company, that said we were a sponsor and hey! Let's put together a team! Woo hoo! I had never done a "tri" but did complete the 2006 New York City Marathon so I thought, "Cool! New experience! Team! Rah ... read more

That's what I'll be doing Sunday at the crack of dawn when I jump into the Hudson to start my very first Triathlon. I'll be digging down deep to that 'place' we ALL have that helps us take a step further, push a bit harder, go a little faster... even if we don't feel like it. I've been training since January as part of the News Corp/Fox Business team. A bunch of us from "the family", including ... read more

Hi gang, I've been in Israel the entire week for vacation but in typical "Liz" fashion, couldn't help but figure out a way to tell a most unusual financial story that comes out of this region.  I landed an interview with Israel's central banker. Stanley Fischer is the Ben Bernanke of Israel, trying to keep inflation at bay and the currency stable.  Wednesday I arrived at the Bank of Israel ... read more

Every business network is expounding on the dismal June Jobs report, about whether the Stimulus package is funneling jobs to the public quickly enough, or whether we need more money pumped into the system. Fox Business wanted the story straight from the source. Yesterday, I hopped on the DC shuttle, landed in Washington and hours later was sitting in Labor Secretary Hilda Solis' office for an ... read more

When the Sons of Liberty sent out the alarms that the British were coming, that was the line one brave American uttered down in Lexington.  Along one of the main roads in Lexington, Massachusetts, there were homes that were considered way-stations for militia.  These houses were often owned by leaders in the various towns.  They communicated in top-secret ways, often with secret handshakes and ... read more