The Motley Fool - Have you ever heard of a practice called "revenue sharing" by mutual fund companies and brokers? It might sound like a good thing -- it has the word "sharing" in it, after all, and we've all been told how nice it is to share. But the money being shared isn't being shared with you. It's actually your money, and it's being shared with others!

Reuters - Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted and one-time Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke have formed a new band called Supernova, and will use a CBS reality show to find a singer.

The Motley Fool - I first heard the rumor two weeks ago, while on vacation in Japan: Vodafone (NYSE: VOD - News) would sell its Japanese mobile phone unit to holding company SoftBank.

The Motley Fool - Lots of people have been predicting Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL - News) downfall from its long-held lofty highs, but iPod frenzy has continued unabated. On Tuesday, though, two pieces of news hit the wires that might give Apple fans reason to pause.

The Motley Fool - Anybody who's been impressed by the Razr's edge might find it a double-edged sword at the moment. Some bad news about Motorola's (NYSE: MOT - News) most popular product hit the wires last week. Might a technical glitch in a smattering of its popular Razr mobile phones give a lot of consumers -- and investors -- a reason to hang up on the handset provider?

The Motley Fool - Earlier this month, social networking giant MySpace.com launched new sites for short films and video clips. MySpace Film is looking to duplicate the site's success as a hub for signed and unsigned music artists by giving pro and amateur filmmakers a platform to air their cinematic creations. The company is also promoting a Videos tab for users to upload homegrown and viral clips.

The Motley Fool - Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL - News) CEO Steve Jobs turned 51 on Feb. 24. While the mercurial man behind the Macintosh may have received gifts last week, he's apparently poised to give the Apple faithful a few this Tuesday. Will the "fun new products" that Apple has promised to unveil at a Feb. 28 media event be more of the same, or will it be the next step in Apple's transformation from niche computer maker to mainstream home-entertainment company?

The Motley Fool - It's a good problem to have: huge customer usage of an online service. This happened with such industry-disruptive companies as Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN - News) and eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY - News).

The Motley Fool - Proving that there's more than one way to skim profits off the Internet, Marchex (Nasdaq: MCHX - News) came through with a solid quarter as it continues to monetize attractive domains through its local search, contextual marketing, and vertical networking efforts. Revenues soared by 97% to hit $29.8 million for the quarter, and earnings came in at $0.03 a share, a penny better than last year's fourth-quarter showing.

The Motley Fool - Mutual fun and mutual funds will color in the week that lies ahead.

The Motley Fool - Daytraders, start your engines. One of the most overpriced companies on the market is set to report earnings. Hours of action-packed after-market pumping and dumping will surely ensue. Yes, it's earnings day at software-on-demand provider Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM - News). The company reports Q4 and full-year 2005 earnings tomorrow after the close.

The Motley Fool - Let's start with the basics. "IRA" is an abbreviation for "individual retirement arrangement" or "individual retirement account," depending on whom you ask. Now, did you know there are two different kinds of IRA? There's the traditional one, and there's the Roth IRA. Either one can serve you very well as you diligently sock money away for retirement.

The Motley Fool - After making a variety of major acquisitions -- such as for Siebel and PeopleSoft -- Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL - News) is focusing on smaller deals. However, it is a mistake to think these deals are immaterial. In fact, Oracle's recent deals show how the company uses acquisitions to be strong on both defense and offense.

The Motley Fool - Are you overthinking your investments? We'd never advise you to make money decisions without some careful consideration. But according to the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII), even the most well-adjusted investors fall victim to mind games.

The Motley Fool - With little effort, Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO - News) raised $6.5 billion in a convertible bond offering this week. It's a good bet that the networking giant plans to use its huge cash hoard to do some deals.

The Motley Fool - FON, a privately held company based in Spain, has a lofty vision; that is, it wants to provide Wi-Fi access to the world. Impossible? Well, maybe not. Now, the company has the help of some heavy hitters -- such as Google (Nasdaq: GOOG - News) and eBay's (Nasdaq: EBAY - News) Skype -- in the form of a Series A investment of $21.7 million.

The Motley Fool - In last month's "Burger Biz Brief," I highlighted several fronts that Wendy's (NYSE: WEN - News) was engaging in to get its enterprise into tip-top shape. Now with the release of its latest fourth-quarter results, we have more color available to flesh out the picture. And it's not all that pretty.

The Motley Fool - Many hail the Roth IRA as the greatest tax break ever invented, but there are some important issues to consider before jumping on board.

The Motley Fool - Some pet owners will do about anything for their hairy human, I mean, animal, friends. It is the human qualities of our furry companions that drive us to spend outrageous amounts of money on them -- buying everything from squeaky toys to indestructible balls. One enterprise cashing in -- while we cash out -- is Central Garden & Pet Company (Nasdaq: CENT - News). Its stock has risen fourfold over as many years, and a look at its latest results suggests business is still going strong.