U.S. stock futures were flat on Monday, as oil prices remained stubbornly high, while the technology sector could get a lift from the latest twist in Microsoft's pursuit of Yahoo .
By Brian Entin Posted: Friday, May 16, 2008 at 6:14 p.m. Southeast Iowa fields can be calm and tranquil at night. But a couple of farmers say what’s been going on in their fields is downright bizarre. The farmers, who wish not to be named, found some of their calves mutilated.
Q:Why haven't my shares of Tiffany & Co. done better? It is supposed to be such a great company. -- F.L., via the Internet A: Uncertainty about the U.S. economy and the spending patterns of upscale consumers have hurt its stock price, yet this luxury retailer famous for the "little blue box" has a lot going for it. International sales rose 21 percent in its most recent quarter. Only Japan
May 19, 2008: Two U.S. military officers (an Army O-5 and a Navy O-4), serving as military attaches at the U.S. embassy in Russia, were expelled from Russia several weeks ago.
GOP criticizes $172,000 in spending by O'Malley and Brown Gov. Martin O'Malley and Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown have spent more than $172,000 in taxpayer dollars since taking office last year on trips for state business and political events around the county, and to foreign locales from Ireland to China, according to travel records obtained by The Sun .
Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Brother Sleeper Agent: The Plot to Kill F.D.R. by Jack O'Keefe, Ph.D., which is the author's most recent book to date. The 5.5 x 8.5 Paperback in the Fiction/ Historical category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $18.95. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/brothersleeperagent
May 19 (Bloomberg) -- Manitowoc Co. , the biggest ice-machine maker in the U.S., raised its bid for Enodis Plc to 1.08 billion pounds ($2.11 billion), topping Illinois Tool Works Inc.
U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy remained in hospital in Boston on Sunday as doctors tried to determine what caused the patriarch of America's most prominent political dynasty to suffer a seizure on Saturday.
May 19 (Bloomberg) -- Manitowoc Co. , the biggest ice-machine maker in the U.S., raised its bid for Enodis Plc to 1.08 billion pounds ($2.11 billion), topping a rival offer for the U.K. catering-gear maker from Illinois Tool Works Inc.
CNN has not only lost its battle to keep from releasing unaired video footage subpoenaed by lawyers in a personal injury suit, but the news network's counsel also have been rapped for not requesting in camera review of the footage until after the judge ruled against them. U.S.
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