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Current News for September 24, 2008

Analyst expects weak 4Q sales trends at Starbucks (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:31:40 PDT
A William Blair & Co. analyst said Monday that sales trends at gourmet coffee retailer Starbucks Corp. appear to have weakened during the fiscal fourth quarter.

U.S. Taxpayers File Class Action Suit over Economy

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:01:56 PDT
In an unprecedented legal move, the taxpayers of the United States have banded together to file a class-action lawsuit against the Bush administration and federal government for gross mismanagement of the economy and financial sector. - It's not real news, but it's a fantastic idea.

Gas and Speculation in Nashville, TN

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:08:36 PDT
Image: eschipul Recently, I had the pleasure of sharing thoughts with my friend as gas began to run out all around Nashville. Evidently Hurricane Ike had caused some problems with supply and there wasn’t any getting to Nashville. I didn’t think much about it at the time, since the day before Ike hit prices jumped a few cents in New Jersey, where I was at the time. However, in retrospect, this scare seemed to crop up after the storm has gone through and prices in NJ had gone down. Perhaps I

Manitoba/National News (Portage Daily Graphic)

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:04:22 PDT
NEW GLASGOW, N.S. — Green Leader Elizabeth May wants the broadcast consortium organizing the leaders’ debates to meet with all parties in public to determine who’s responsible for excluding her.

Highland Capital, Greylock in on Digg’s $29M third VC round

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:03:08 PDT
Highland Capital Partners has led a $28.7 million Series C round of funding for Digg Inc., a Seattle-based social news website, according to company officials.Lexington, Mass.-based Highland Capital was joined in the funding by previous Digg investors Greylock Partners, which operates an office in Waltham, Omidyar Network and SVB Capital.

Nicolas Cage: Bangkok Became Dangerous

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:07:55 PDT
Academy-award winning actor Nicolas Cage loved being immersed in the Thai culture for the filming of his latest movie, "Bangkok Dangerous," but he didn't expect the bustling, authentic backdrop to literally become a real-life danger zone. More: - Continued here Mike

Audi S4: Kompressor macht Druck

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:42:51 PDT
Auf dem Pariser Autosalon stellt Audi gegen den Trend einen S4 mit Kompressor und 333 PS vor.


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