Money pros, college profs differ on stocks (The Clarion-Ledger)
The Clarion-Ledger asked four money professionals and two college finance professors to give us their opinions of what 2006 will mean for the stock market.

Poll: Money can buy happiness (TVNZ)
Money can buy happiness, according to a new survey on New Zealand lifestyles. A Colmar Brunton One News poll which quizzed 500 people about money, relationships and satisfaction with life reveals Kiwi happiness may be more complicated than having cash and good times.

Extra money means time for a spree (Hampton Roads Daily Press)
The General Assembly convenes soon in Richmond, and it's in the money. The state government, which has been thriftily saving its used aluminum foil and clipping supermarket coupons out of the newspaper, will have a surplus in the treasury this year of something close to a billion dollars.