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Madonna, Ritchie get preliminary divorce decree
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Spears makes unexpected appearance in court
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Astronauts step out for longest, hardest spacewalk
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Zimbabwe rejects Carter, Annan, Machel
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Nepals Buddha boy returns to jungle to meditate
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Romes chaos and crime meets its would-be Giuliani
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Jetliner plot suspect believed killed in Pakistan
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Economy, not rights, rules the new China-US world
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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US News Archive for July 2007:
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Home invasion suspects eyed in burglaries
Two parolees accused of killing a physician's wife and two daughters in a home invasion are suspected in two burglaries the night before, said homeowners who spoke with police. "We were within 24 hours of being that family," one man said. full story...
CNN - July 27, 2007
Congress passes 9/11 panel recommendations
Congress sent President Bush legislation Friday to intensify anti-terror efforts in the U.S., shifting money to high-risk states and cities and expanding screening of air and sea cargo. full story...
CNN - July 27, 2007
Scandal-Marred Tour Enters Penultimate Stage
After nearly three weeks, numerous doping scandals, two team withdrawals and plenty of ill feelings, the Tour de France heads into the final time trial on Saturday as a still-undecided race...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Overspending Is Portrayed at Health Institutes
A director at the National Institutes of Health violated conflict-of-interest rules, according to Congressional investigators...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Giants? Strahan May Be Calling It Quits
Michael Strahan didn?t show up to Giants camp Friday and is contemplating retirement, the team?s general manager said...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
House Sends Antiterror Bill to Bush
The bill would tighten security on air and sea cargo and allocate money where the threat is deemed greatest...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Report Uncovers Astronauts? Heavy Alcohol Use
A NASA investigation found ?heavy use of alcohol? by astronauts within 12 hours of flying...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Defying Veto Threat, House Passes Farm Bill
The Democratic bill includes aid to farmers and financing for low-income nutrition programs...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
White House Backs Gonzales on Testimony
A spokesman insisted the attorney general did not mislead Congress, but said national security factors prevented clarification...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Coca-Cola Bottling Posts Higher Quarterly Profit
The company reported about a 32-percent increase in quarterly profit due to modest gross margin growth and cuts in operating expenses...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Fortune Brands Profit Tops Expectations
The company posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings as strength in the beverage and golf businesses offset the downturn on home products sales...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Belo Profit Drops, but Results Top Expectations
The media owner said second-quarter profit fell 15 percent as the company struggled with weak newspaper advertising, but the results beat Wall Street expectations...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
[TS] Talking Business: ?Harry? and the Strange Logic of Book Discounters
Joe Nocera sees a line of ?Harry Potter? fans and finds himself in the wacky world of book discounting...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Coke Hires Former Allstate Executive
Joseph V. Tripodi, a former senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Allstate, will become Coca-Cola?s chief marketing officer...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Medtronic to Buy Spinal Device Maker
The $3.9 billion deal for Kyphon, which sells a minimally invasive therapy for spinal compression and fractures, may herald a new wave of acquisitions in the industry...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Ex-Qwest Chief Gets 6-Year Sentence
A federal judge also ordered Joseph Nacchio to forfeit $52 million in assets and imposed a $19 million fine for his insider-trading conviction...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
$3 Billion Hedge Fund Is Down 10% for Year
Sowood Capital Management, a hedge fund that invests in stocks and bonds, has been battered by credit markets that have hedge funds, their investors and their lenders on edge...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Deaths in US TV helicopter crash
Four people die after two helicopters collide while covering a car chase for US television stations...
BBC News - July 27, 2007
Brazil claims WTO cotton victory
Brazil claims a victory over the US after the WTO upheld many of its complaints over subsidies for cotton farmers...
BBC News - July 27, 2007
Lynching re-enacted in search for justice
The police were only about 50 yards down the road when the gun-wielding white mob stopped the car and dragged the two black men out, shoving them face first into the dirt ... full story...
CNN - July 27, 2007
U.S., Iraqi forces battle 'rogue' militia members
At least 17 people were killed Friday when U.S. and Iraqi forces battled "rogue" Shiite militia members in Karbala after a raid, the U.S. military said. full story...
CNN - July 27, 2007
Snow: No contradiction in Gonzales testimony
The White House and the Justice Department say what looks like a contradiction between testimony of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller is nothing more than a confusion of terms. full story...
CNN - July 27, 2007
NASA to Confront Reports of Drunken Astronauts
Shana Dale, a NASA official, has the unenviable job today of explaining how it was that astronauts flew while drunk...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Gemstar Profit Up 42 Percent
The publisher of TV Guide magazine said that second-quarter earnings surged to $20.8 million, led by the company?s interactive program guide business...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Medco Health Profit Up 26 Percent
the pharmacy benefits manager said its second-quarter profit grew 26 percent on increased dispensing of generic drugs, and the company raised its full-year outlook...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Clear Channel Earnings Up 19 Percent
The radio and billboard giant earned $236 million in the second quarter, 19 percent more than the same period last year, as outdoor advertising continued bstrong growth...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Chevron Earnings Rise With Refining
Chevron said its second-quarter net income increased to $5.38 billion, from $4.35 billion last year, due to higher profits from refineries and the absence of year-earlier charges...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Volkswagen Profit Soars Amid Sales Rise
Europe's biggest automaker by sales said its profit in the 2nd quarter and first six months of 2007 soared to $1.67 billion on better-than-expected sales in Europe and China...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Advisers Tell Worried Investors to Take Stock ?Hiccup? in Stride
The question facing investors now is whether the market is just having a bad week or starting to turn the corner toward a bearish slump...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Former Qwest Chief Ordered to Pay $52 Million
A federal judge ordered Joseph Nacchio, convicted of insider trading, to forfeit $52 million in assets gained in illegal stock sales...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Easy Credit Evaporates, and So Does the Market?s Buyout Frenzy
The rationing of credit led investors Thursday to erase the takeover premiums that had propped up share prices for dozens of companies that had been considered buyout targets...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Cadbury Delays Sale of American Beverage Unit
The company cited ?extreme volatility? in the leveraged debt market, a decision that added to concerns that the private equity boom may be coming to an end...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Economy Posts Sharper Growth
The economy pulled out of a sharp winter slump and grew at a quicker pace in the spring, lifted by an improvement in the trade deficit and stronger business spending...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Stocks Extend Losses After Sell-Off
The major Wall Street indexes all declined a day after a sharp sell-off caused by worries about slowing economic growth and worsening borrowing conditions...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Refining profits bolster Chevron
US oil giant Chevron reports a rise in second-quarter profits, helped by stronger margins at its refining business...
BBC News - July 27, 2007
Vick denies dog fighting charges
Atlanta Falcons' star quarterback Michael Vick pleads not guilty to charges of organising dog fights...
BBC News - July 27, 2007
India and US confirm nuclear pact
India and the US reach a "historic milestone" as they finalise an accord on civilian nuclear co-operation...
BBC News - July 27, 2007
Mexico to spend 'drugs cash haul'
Mexico is to use $205m seized at an alleged trafficker's house for drug addiction treatment and tackling crime...
BBC News - July 27, 2007
Lynching reenacted in search for justice
The police were only about 50 yards down the road when the gun-wielding white mob stopped the car and dragged the two black men out, shoving them face first into the dirt. full story...
CNN - July 27, 2007
Raul Castro leads Revolution Day events
Interim leader Raul Castro led tens of thousands of loyalists Thursday in celebrations of Cuba's revolution, filling in for his ailing brother Fidel as the provisional government took on an air of permanence. full story...
CNN - July 27, 2007
FBI director appears to contradict Gonzales
FBI Director Robert Mueller told Congress Thursday that the confrontation between Alberto Gonzales and John Ashcroft in Ashcroft's hospital room in 2004 concerned the controversial warrantless surveillance program -- an apparent contradiction of Senate testimony given Tuesday by Gonzales. full story...
CNN - July 27, 2007
Senate Passes Bill Based on 9/11 Panel Proposals
Approval of the antiterrorism bill, which passed 85 to 8, put Democrats within reach of one of their central legislative goals...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Asian Stocks Fall Sharply After U.S. Sell-Off
Stock markets across Asia suffered one of the worst falls of the year Friday as contagion spread from Wall Street...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Global Markets Tumble as Credit Worries Deepen
The Dow industrials lost 311.50 points Thursday, following similar drops in Europe. The Nikkei 225 in Japan closed down 2.4 percent in trading today...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
EU outlines Intel 'market abuse'
EU competition regulators say chipmaker Intel abused its dominant market position in Europe...
BBC News - July 27, 2007
US Senate turns heat up on yuan
A key US Senate committee backs new measures to crack down on what it says is unfair currency manipulation by China...
BBC News - July 27, 2007
US TB man released from hospital
A US man who sparked a health scare by flying with a severe form of tuberculosis is released from hospital...
BBC News - July 27, 2007
FBI chief 'contradicts Gonzales'
Testimony by the FBI head differs from sworn statements by US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales over wiretapping...
BBC News - July 27, 2007
US town's migrant law quashed
A US federal judge rules as unconstitutional a tough local anti-illegal immigration law in Pennsylvania...
BBC News - July 27, 2007
Giants 2, Braves 1: Braves Fall to Giants; Bonds No Closer to Record
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The closest Barry Bonds came to a home run was watching Jeff Francoeur's drive sail over his head into the left-field seats. Dave Roberts hit a tying, two-run double in the fifth inning and scored the go-ahead run on Ray Durham's single to help the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 Thursday...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
My City: 52 Ways to Cool Off, and All of Them Free
The city?s pools are great for people watching, learning about a new neighborhood and offer a measure of cool, chlorinated bliss...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Opening a Door to College With Essays
A workshop for low-income students teaches them that their life experiences can be as powerful as stellar grades...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Swabs in Hand, Hospital Cuts Deadly Infections
A hospital in Pittsburgh has significantly reduced the occurrences of deadly drug-resistant infections...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Midsummer Night?s Screen
Summer moviegoing often involves an icy air-conditioned theater. But in New York the season includes movies with a setting that is equally cool: the outdoors...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
F.B.I. Chief Gives Account at Odds With Gonzales?s
Robert Mueller?s testimony about a 2004 confrontation over N.S.A. eavesdropping was a serious blow to the attorney general...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Wendy?s Posts 2nd-Quarter Profit
The restaurant chain, which recently put itself up for sale, reported a quarterly profit of $29.2 million as it worked on its image with new products and advertising...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Black & Decker Profit Falls as Housing Sector Slows
The toolmaker said net income in the second quarter profit fell to $118 million from $152.2 million a year ago, citing the tough U.S. residential construction sector...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Newell Rubbermaid Profit Jumps 19 Percent
The consumer products maker reported second-quarter profit of $142.2 million on a modest increase in sales...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Blockbuster Posts Loss on Online Business Costs
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New York Times - July 27, 2007
Coca-Cola Enterprises Profit Falls
The largest bottler of Coca-Cola drinks reported that quarterly profit fell to $270 million from $339 million, hurt by falling North American demand for soft drinks...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Kellogg 2Q Profit Up 13 Percent
The company?s second-quarter profit rose to $301 million on strong revenue growth and improved margins, and it raised its full-year profit guidance...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Office Depot 2Q Earns Dip
The retailer said its profits dipped 8 percent in the second quarter as weak sales in North America offset double-digit growth in international sales...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Goodyear Profit Jumps on Shift to Higher-Profit Tires
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New York Times - July 27, 2007
US Airways 2Q Profit Falls 14 Percent
The airline said higher costs hit profit but results topped Wall Street?s expectations and the carrier began recalling furloughed flight attendants and pilots...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
XM Satellite Radio Narrows Losses in 2nd Quarter
The company reported a second-quarter loss of $176 million, compared with a loss of $232 million, in the year-ago quarter, as it continued to add subscribers...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
3M Posts Higher Profit, Raises Forecast
The company said second-quarter profit rose about 4 percent to $917 million, driven by strong results in the safety and security, and health care businesses...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Comcast Net Income Rises 28 Percent
The nation's largest cable TV operator said a surge in subscribers for digital TV and its package of TV, Internet and phone services helped boost its revenue...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Travelers 2nd-Quarter Profit Up 29 Percent
The top writer of commercial auto and business insurance policies, said profit rose to $1.25 billion, helped by higher underwriting gains and net investment income...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Aetna Quarterly Profit Jumps 16 Percent
The insurer posted second-quarter earnings of $451.3 million as it capitalized on and fee increases, membership growth, cost containment and higher investment income...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Bristol-Myers Profit Up 6 Percent on Newer Drugs
The company said quarterly earnings rose to $706 million on resumed growth for its blood-clot preventer, Plavix, and higher sales of other drugs...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Homebuilder Posts Loss on Inventory Charge
D.R. Horton said today it posted a third-quarter loss of $832.8 million as it recorded charges to write down the value of unsold inventory and deposits on land...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Beazer Homes Posts Loss on Charges and Price Cuts
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New York Times - July 27, 2007
Raytheon Posts $1.34 Billion Profit
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New York Times - July 27, 2007
Amgen Profit Rises Sharply
The company, whose anemia drugs have come under fire, reported net profit of $1.02 billion, up from a year ago, when it took a large acquisition-related charge...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Dow Chemical Profit Up 2 Percent
The company said second-quarter profit rose to $1.04 billion as strong international growth offset weakness in the North American housing and automotive sectors...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Spitzer Woes Are Enjoyed on Wall Street
Some Wall Street tycoons who tangled with Gov. Eliot Spitzer appeared to savor his current troubles in Albany...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
The Energy Challenge: Navajos and Environmentalists Split on Power Plant
The struggle over a proposal for a huge coal-fired power plant on a Navajo reservation is a homegrown version of the global debate on climate change...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Home Refinancing Program Aims to Help Owners Stay Put
The program is similar to others adopted by several states that are trying to address the fallout from the aggressive home loans made during the recent housing boom...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: Drug Maker to Cut Jobs as Profit Slips
AstraZeneca said it would more than double previously planned job cuts as it reported that quarterly profit fell 12.5 percent...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
World Business Briefing | Europe: Airbus Problems Trim Profit at Eads
Problems at Airbus, including the cost of redesigning the midrange A350 jet and the delayed A380 superjumbo aircraft, caused second-quarter profits at the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company to slump 85 percent, the company said...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Report Backs Up Warnings About Drug Avandia
Avandia leads to an increased risk of heart attacks and is particularly dangerous to patients who take insulin, according to a report by federal drug reviewers...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
World Business Briefing | Asia: Japan: Canon?s Profit Rises 17 Percent
Canon, the world?s biggest maker of digital cameras, said second-quarter profit rose 17 percent as a weaker yen increased the value of earnings from its EOS and PowerShot models and its multifunction photocopiers...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
World Busines Briefing | Europe: Spain: Santander?s First-Half Profit Rises 39 Percent
Santander, the largest bank in Spain, posted a 39 percent increase in first-half profit, helped by the sale of its stake in an Italian bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, and cost controls...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Coca-Cola Bottler Improves Its Outlook
The largest bottler of Coca-Cola drinks posted beat Wall Street expectations in the second quarter, despite a 20 percent fall in net income...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Home Builders Post Steep Losses as Value of Unsold Land Slips
D. R. Horton and Beazer Homes USA, two large home builders, saw losses in the last quarter and predicted more tough times to come...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Wells Fargo to Limit Subprime Lending
Responding to decay in the subprime mortgage industry, Wells Fargo said it would stop lending to risky borrowers through brokers, but will continue to offer subprime loans...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Enrollments Propel Earnings for Aetna
The nation?s third largest health insurer saw a 16 percent rise in second-quarter earnings, beating Wall Street expectations...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Head of German Bank Replaced After Trading Inquiry and Losses
The German state-owned lender WestLB ousted its chief executive, Thomas Fischer, after 243 million euros ($334 million) of first-half trading losses...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Comcast?s Profit Jumps 28%, but Spending Worries Investors
The largest cable television provider in the U.S. saw a 28 percent increase in second-quarter profits, fueled by an increase in customers...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Dow Chemical?s Earnings Beat Estimates
Strong overseas demand helped offset high energy costs, leading the chemical maker to a better-than-expected second quarter...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Senate Panel Seeks to Pressure Trading Partners
The Senate Finance Committee approved a set of measures intended to give the U.S. additional tools to pressure China and other countries accused of manipulating the value of their currencies...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Blockbuster Posts a Loss on Heavy Online Spending
Blockbuster, the video rental company, reported a second-quarter loss Thursday, saying it spent heavily on its online business to compete with a rival, Netflix...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Sale of Aircraft Unit Lifts Raytheon?s Results
Raytheon said Thursdaythat second-quarter net profit rose sharply, helped by a one-time gain from the sale of its aircraft unit and strong revenue from its missiles and military electronics units...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
3M?s Second-Quarter Profit Rises 3.9%
The 3M Company said it saw strong second-quarter performances across all its businesses...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
High Fuel Prices Lower US Airways? Profit
The carrier also said it had invested heavily this quarter in improving its operations, as it reported a 13.6 percent drop in second-quarter earnings...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Energy Regulator Seeks $291 Million From Traders and Failed Fund
Federal regulators said Thursday the failed hedge fund Amaranth Advisors and two traders accused of manipulation of natural gas markets face $291 million in penalties...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Second-Quarter Profit Up 13 Percent at Kellogg
Strong sales growth, particularly in retail snacks, and improved margins helped the cereal producer beat Wall Street expectations...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Regulators in Europe Accuse Intel of Violating Antitrust Laws
The European Commission has accused the world?s largest chipmaker of using illegal rebates in its fight against rival Advanced Micro Devices...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
2 Drug Makers See Slowdown, With Mixed Outlooks for Year
Amgen beat Wall Street expectations despite reporting slow revenue growth, while Bristol-Myers Squibb raised its 2007 outlook...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Advertising: Whiten Your Teeth Even While Walking the Dog
Johnson & Johnson is trying to revive the market for teeth-whitening products with a new product and advertising campaign...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Struggle in Housing Market Is Expected to Persist All Year
New home sales fell in June by 6.6 percent, the largest amount in five months, a decline that was more than triple what had been expected...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Porsche Designs an S.U.V. for the Environmentally Conscious
Driven by concerns that are as much political as they are environmental, the company will offer a hybrid version of its Cayenne sport utility vehicle by the end of the decade...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Gap Picks a Canadian Retailer as Its New Chief
In a surprise move, the ailing clothing giant picked Glenn Murphy, the former head of Canada?s largest drugstore chain, as its new C.E.O., despite promises it would find a seasoned clothing executive...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Despite a Decline, Exxon Mobil?s Quarterly Profit Again Tops $10 Billion
The results were in contrast with those of Royal Dutch Shell, which reported a strong jump in quarterly earnings...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Microsoft Offers a Web-Based Strategy
Executives said they would add Internet services to Microsoft?s desktop applications to respond to the growing threat posed by rivals like Google...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Sony?s Quarterly Profit Doubles
Strong digital camera sales and the success of ?Spider-Man 3? helped offset losses from the PlayStation 3 game console...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Vc Nation: A Thaw in Investment Prospects for Sex-Related Businesses? Maybe
Mainstream investors are starting to show interest in firms that make and distribute pornographic entertainment and sexually related products and services...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Apparel Maker VF Acquires Jeans and Activewear Brands
VF?s acquisitions of Seven for All Mankind and Lucy Activewear for a combined $885 million are intended to add new contemporary labels to brands including Wrangler and The North Face...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Alabama Company Is Exonerated in Murders at Colombian Mine
A federal jury found that Drummond, an Alabama-based coal company, was not liable for the deaths of three union leaders at its mine near La Loma, Colombia, in 2001...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Ex-Official Is Expected to Return to Chrysler
Wolfgang Bernhard will assume the post after the automaker is purchased by Cerberus Capital Management...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Ford Breaks String of Losing Quarters, but Says Respite Will Be Brief
The automaker today reported its first quarterly profit in two years, although it continued its money-losing streak in its core market of North America...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Goldman Bets Hedge Money of Its Own
Raanan A. Agus, head of Goldman?s equity proprietary trading desk, is starting a hedge fund, but with a twist. His fund will be inside Goldman Sachs itself...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Heritage and Horsepower
BMW is opening a lavish, cathedral-like showroom in Munich to showcase its history and to deliver vehicles, bathed in a spotlight and rotating on a turntable, to their new owners...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
With Tools on Web, Amateurs Reshape Mapmaking
New tools are allowing people with minimal skills to do what only professional mapmakers were able to do before...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Global Stock Markets Tumble Amid Deepening Credit Fears
The Dow industrials lost more than 300 points Thursday, following similar drops in Europe. Friday morning trading saw the Nikkei drop 2.5 percent...
New York Times - July 27, 2007
Judge dismisses Parmalat US trial
A US judge rules that two banks and two auditors will not face charges over the collapse of Italy's Parmalat...
BBC News - July 27, 2007
Blast at space tourism test site
Two people die and four are hurt in a blast at a California rocket-testing site run by a space tourism pioneer...
BBC News - July 27, 2007
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