The Red Coats want nothing to do with Martha Stewart!

The domestic goddess has been turned down for a visa to enter Britain because of her rap sheet. She was reportedly set to tour several areas of the country, as well as tour the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday it agreed to settle insider trading charges against Martha Stewart and her former stockbroker relating to Stewart's sale of ImClone Systems stock in December 2001.

Under the settlement, Stewart agreed to the maximum penalty of about $195,000, or three times the losses she avoided, the SEC said.

Martha Stewart, who completed a five-month prison sentence a year ago for lying about her sale of ImClone stock, is now facing another legal hurdle.

The home diva was facing a deadline Thursday to respond to a civil suit brought on by the Securities and Exchange Commission that charges she illegally used nonpublic information to sell 3,928 shares of ImClone Systems Inc. back in December 2001.

Sure, her prime time TV show was a flop. But guess what? Martha Stewart is back in vogue...at least on Wall Street.

Shares of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (Research) are up more than 20 percent since February, when the company reported better than expected fourth-quarter earnings, excluding the cost of stock options, thanks to strong gains in ad revenue at the company's magazines.

Anyone who has traveled the rolling hills of unincorporated South Fulton County in the past year has noticed the growing presence of residential communities in various stages of development. One of the more recent planned editions to the area is Hampton Oaks, being developed by KB Home in conjunction with television personality and entrepreneur Martha Stewart.

Martha Stewart's deal to sell merchandise to Macy's department stores raised questions about the future of her relationship with Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD.O: Quote, Profile, Research), Sears Chairman Edward Lampert said on Wednesday.

Sears Holdings, which has sold Martha Stewart Everyday merchandise at its Kmart stores for years, decided not to carry the brand in its Sears chain for fear that the deal would not be renewed when it expires in four years, and the retailer would be forced to remove the goods.

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. swung to a fourth-quarter profit, helped by a continued rebound in advertising revenue at its flagship Martha Stewart Living magazine.

Shares of the company rose 71 cents, or 4.3 percent, to $17.20 in early trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

The Donald wasn't backing down yesterday in his feud with Martha Stewart - calling her a "moron" and taking pride in his poison-pen letter to her.

Donald Trump is still fuming over Stewart having the nerve to blame him for sabotaging her own prime-time "Apprentice" show. Her rationale: Trump wouldn't step aside, retire his successful show and give her the entire "Apprentice" audience.

"What moron would think you're going to fire the guy with the No. 1 show on television?" Trump told Newsweek yesterday.

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia is one of those companies that everyone loves to talk about ... even though the stock has deflated like a soufflé in recent months.

Remember how much buzz Martha Stewart's stock was getting at this time last year? Shares were trading around $35 and the hope was that Martha's imminent release from prison would serve as a huge boost to the company's fortunes. Ad sales and circulation are on the upswing for several Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia publications, most notably at the flagship magazine. Ad sales and circulation are on the upswing for several Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia publications, most notably at the flagship magazine. Not a good thing: Shares of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia have plunged during the past year. Not a good thing: Shares of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia have plunged during the past year.

But ironically, now that Martha is a free woman again, shares of her namesake company have been handcuffed. The stock has been cut in half over the past year and, at about $17, trades just a touch above its 52-week low.

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (MSO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said it plans to test launch a new women's lifestyles magazine that targets a younger audience than its flagship publication.

The magazine, called, Blueprint: Design Your Life, is described as a guide to "decorate, dress, entertain and organize their lives," for the "modern, multi-tasking woman" between the ages of 25 to 45.