Apple Stock Watch: AAPL Closes Over $300 For First Time Shares in Apple Inc. closed over US$300 per share for the first time Wednesday, ending the day at $300.14, a gain of $1.60 (+0.54%), on moderately strong volume of 19.9 million shares trading hands. This marks the fourth record high close in a row. Read [...]
Geithner stokes world pressure on China over currency The Obama administration is trying to escalate international pressure on China to change how it manages its currency, casting a global focus on what U.S. officials say has become a major risk to the economic recovery. Read more on Washington Post
Fox News Sues Carnahan Senate Campaign in Missouri Over Use of TV Footage Fox News Network sued the U.S. Senate campaign organization of Robin Carnahan in Missouri alleging the unauthorized use of television footage with newsman Christopher Wallace in a “smear ad” against her opponent. Read more on Bloomberg
Button could quit F1 over return of team orders F1 champion Button says return of team orders could lead him to make early exit from sport Read more on Bay News 9 Tampa Bay
Afghans continue pulling money from Kabul Bank amid concerns over liquidity, risky lending KABUL, Afghanistan – Nervous Afghans pulled more deposits out of the nation’s largest bank despite assurances from government leaders that their money was safe. Read more on Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
Maple Park to host Fun Fest over Labor Day weekend MAPLE PARK – A fireworks display, car show, motorcycle show and horse-drawn carriage rides are just some of the activities that are going on in Maple Park this Labor day weekend. Read more on Kane County Chronicle
Holiday travel expected to rise 9.9% over 2009 BLADE STAFF AAA estimates 34.4 million travelers will take to the road and drive at least 50 miles from home this Labor Day weekend. That would be a 9.9 percent increase from last year. Ninety-one percent of travelers will reach their destination by car, AAA said. The [...]
‘Fixing’ casts shadow over cricket again The claims of match-fixing in the Test between England and Pakistan at Lord’s is the latest chapter in cricket’s fraught relationship with the betting industry. Read more on Sydney Morning Herald
Power cuts cast shadow over boiling Ramadan in Gaza JABALYA, Gaza Strip, Aug 24 — Some locals blame it on internal Palestinian politics, others try to blame it on Israel. Whatever the reason, constant electricity outages during a summer heat wave are driving people to distraction in Gaza. Residents in the coastal enclave, which is [...]
US News CEO to take over NY’s Daily News also Associated Press – August 13, 2010 5:45 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) – The CEO of U.S. News & World Report will take over the same job at New York’s Daily News. Read more on WCAX-TV Vermont
