US loses AAA credit rating from S&P
[AP] – The lowering of America’s sterling credit rating was the punctuation mark on a tumultuous week in financial markets. Standard & Poor’s, the credit rating agency, said Friday it was dissatisfied with the plan Congress came up with earlier in the week to reduce the country’s debt.
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‘Captain America’ knocks Harry from No. 1 spot
[AP] – In a battle of summer movie heroes, Captain America topped Harry Potter this weekend at the box office. Paramount Pictures’ “Captain America: The First Avenger” opened at No. 1 with $65.8 million, according to Sunday studio estimates.
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Casey Anthony released from Florida jail
[Reuters] – Casey Anthony was released from a Florida jail on Sunday to resume the life on the outside interrupted three years ago when she was charged with the murder of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee.
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Temasek raises $3.6 billion from sale of China banks’ stakes
[Reuters] – Singapore’s Temasek sold stakes in two of China’s biggest banks on Wednesday to raise $3.6 billion, in a move likely aimed at reducing the sovereign investor’s big exposure to the financial sector and building up a warchest.
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United recovering from canceled, delayed flights
[AP] – A five-hour computer outage that virtually shut down United Airlines Friday night and early Saturday is a stark reminder of how dependent airlines have become on technology.
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Tesla Unveils High Power Charging Network From Lands End to John o’Groats
[PR Newswire] – Electric carmaker Tesla Motors announced today that it has partnered with UK hotels and tourist destinations to install a high power charging network, comprised of ten charge stations throughout Great Britain.
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Muslim scholars pulled from Delta plane in Memphis
[Reuters] – Two Muslim scholars headed to a conference on American fears of Islam were pulled from a morning flight on Friday, and were later told that the pilot had refused to fly with them aboard.
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Death toll at 39 from U.S. storms, nuclear plant shut
[Reuters] – The death toll from three days of severe storms and tornadoes in the southern United States rose to at least 39 on Sunday, with hundreds of homes damaged or destroyed in North Carolina alone, weather and emergency officials said.
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IG Markets: Profiting from Falling Markets
Profiting from Falling Markets web seminar by David Jones of IG Markets. www.contracts-for-difference.com What is a short position? Trend formation. Placing short trades on PureDeal. Short trading strategies
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How Google’s Android Can Lose From Winning
[paidContent.org] – As Android evolves into a dominant mobile platform, it’s forcing Google to confront some hard truths about how it works with partners, the perils of moral grandstanding and what exactly it means to be open.
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