(ARA) - In the world of living paycheck to paycheck, unforeseen expenses create a very stressful situation. Whether the car breaks down, the water heater blows a leak or your dog needs emergency surgery from eating the hallway rug, finding a way to get out of the red gets harder every day. If you don't have an emergency savings account, the alternatives of how to pay for these situations are limited. If you have a credit card and are already making payments, you know how long it takes to pay back credit debt even if you have a low interest rate. A larger balance creates a bigger monthly payment. If you're already struggling to make the minimum payment, the debt will continue to grow with no end in sight.Here are a few options for you to pay for emergencies and to make solid but simple changes in how you manage your finances:* Credit counseling -- Talk with a financial advisor for help in creating a budget.

Pure Technologies Ltd. announces results for quarter and year ended December 31, 2007

Pure Technologies Ltd., TSX-V: PUR, announces revenues of $14,747,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007. Sales revenue for the year increased from $7,370,000 in the previous year to $13,118,000 and monitoring and technical support revenue increased from $1,324,000 to $1,629,000. Net income for the year was $2,022,000 resulting in earnings per share of $0.07 on a basic and diluted basis compared to a loss of $3,949,000 in 2006 with earnings per share of $(0.18).

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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-03-12 09:49 GMT: Malaysian shares close sharply higher on Fed rescue plan - UPDATE

KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) - Malaysian shares closed sharply higher on Wednesday as sentiment improved following strong gains on Wall Street overnight after the Federal Reserve pledged to pump up to 200 billion dollars into ailing US financial markets.

Extended bargain-hunting after Monday's free fall also gave the local bourse a boost.

But profit-taking dragged the benchmark index off the day's high before trading closed.

The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) rose 26.05 points or 2.2 percent to close at 1,232.59, off a high of 1,251.35.

The FTSE Bursa Malaysia 30-large cap index climbed 177.01 points or 2.2 percent to 8,177.69 and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia second board index gained 78.10 points or 1.3 percent at 5,890.87.

Advancers led decliners 595 to 197, with 205 stocks unchanged and 430 counters untraded.

26.03.2008 - DJ HUGIN NEWS/Extremely successful year for Wienerberger in 2007

Corporate news announcement processed and transmitted by Hugin ASA. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. =--------------------------------------------------------------------- =------------- Final results for 2007: - Revenues +11% to EUR 2,477.3 million, EBITDA +17% to EUR 551.2 million - Earnings per share +17% to EUR 3.46 (after hybrid coupon payments) - Managing Board recommends 12% increase in dividend to EUR 1.45 Outlook on 2008: - Sound development of business in Central-East Europe - Earnings improvement in USA despite further market decline - Continuation of profitable growth course - Goals for 2008 remain unchanged Vienna, March 26, 2008 - Wienerberger AG, the world's largest producer of bricks and the number two in clay roof tiles in Europe, was able to exceed its earnings targets in 2007 and again record double-digit growth in revenues and earnings.