img.article { border:1px solid #cae3fa; padding:3px; background:#eef6f9; }   VIEW SLIDESHOW   Business cards originated in China in the 15th century. Here in the US the use of business cards began in the 1890s and today you’d be hard-pressed to find any working person without one - even those who need no introduction.Diana Ratliff of BizCard Guru -- who describes herself as “one of the premier experts on ‘Business Card Networking’ in the United States” -- says this:“Back in 1994 I published a newsletter to help home business owners with their advertising. To my dismay I found that most of ...

Enough has already been written about the ghost town that Las Vegas has become. Luxury rooms can’t be given away fast enough - and I bet I could finally find a 5-dollar blackjack table now. But Atlantic City has gotten lost in the shuffle - and it's suffering even more than its larger cousin to the west.The city by the sea -- once “America’s Favorite Playground” -- has never been able to shake its seedy image. But as recently as a few years ago it was possible to see a brief glimmer of hope. There were new casinos on the ...

It's been a tough week for Donald and Ivanka. The 3 casinos Trump once ran in Atlantic City filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday. Meanwhile he and his daughter both resigned from the company's board of directors. This is the third time the casinos have filed for bankruptcy. According to the AP Trump offered to buy Trump Entertainment Resorts (TRMP) and take it private. When bond holders and other members of the board said no thanks Trump was none too pleased. "Other than the fact that it has my name on it which I'm not thrilled about ...

The Donald has filed for bankruptcy protection - again. Relax - it has nothing to do with an arrest by the fashion police for that infamous comb-over. Trump Entertainment Resorts (TRMP) -- owner of 3 casinos in Atlantic City New Jersey -- is feeling the sting of the recession and increased competition from slot machines in nearby states. Trump 62 a real-estate mogul and star of the TV show The Apprentice won't be jangling the tin cup in Times Square any time soon. Trump Entertainment has been through bankruptcy twice before and has been profitable in only 3 quarters since emerging from ...

U.S. stock market futures dropped Tuesday after a three-day break, as concerns over possible bankruptcies in the auto sector returned and a New York index of manufacturing activity hit an all-time low, outweighing a better-than-expected result from Wal-Mart Stores.