It launches in a few months and will put their municipal bond inventory online, through E-Trade and TD Waterhouse, giving Goldman national distribution at a small cost.

FORBES: Fear, Greed And Technology

Most of them are, but they have been splitting the difference for years between value (i.e. price and positioning) and volume (i.e. percent of inventory sold).

FORBES: Digital Advertising's Chaotic Evolution

While more than 90% of retail is still in bricks-and-mortar storefronts, e-commerce retailers promise nearly unlimited inventory, fast delivery to customers' doors and lower prices.

WSJ: Tax-Free Web Shopping Nears End

Courier companies generally hold the money for two weeks, which means that the e-commerce company has to restock inventory before the cash from its last sale has arrived.

FORBES: The Growing Pains of Indian E-Commerce: What You Need to Know

Software is coming, too, including a buying agent called E-speak that can search the Web, inventory other programs and broker deals.

FORBES: All Carly, all the time

Subscription e-commerce and relationship marketing with fast moving interesting inventory from sites like Shoedazzle, Hautelook, Fab, etc.

FORBES: D-Commerce And The Pixel Web: The Future Of E-tailing

"The title sponsorship costs for a Sprint Cup series race vary greatly from track to track, with variables ranging from market size to attendance, TV ratings and inventory included in the sponsorship package, " Mike Zizzo, spokesman for Texas Motor Speedway, said in an e-mail.

CNN: National Rifle Association to sponsor NASCAR race in Texas