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Gas prices continue fall, even on holidays

Published December 2, 2008, 9:46 pm, The Index-Journal

One Thanksgiving tradition that didn’t happen this past Thursday was rising gas prices. Fuel prices increasing have become as prominent as turkey and football during the annual day of thanks, a trend that is not uncommon for most major travel holidays.

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Richardson to head up commerce

Published December 2, 2008, 9:34 pm, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

CHICAGO -- President-elect Barack Obama will name New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his pick for commerce secretary during a morning news conference today in Chicago, Democratic officials said.

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'Unwind' fairness questioned

Published December 2, 2008, 9:17 pm, The Gleaner

FRANKFORT -- If the proposed "unwind" of the Big Rivers Electric Corp. power plants lease isn't approved, western Kentucky will suffer for the next 15 years or so, executives close to the deal told state regulators Thursday. Two aluminum smelters with 1,400 employees could go out of business, they said. Economic development in western Kentucky could be crippled. And the region could be frozen in ...

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Worldwide Server Market Decelerates in Third Quarter, Exhibiting Significant Signs of Weakness for Fourth Quarter and ...

Published December 2, 2008, 9:16 pm, Centre Daily Times

According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, factory revenue in the worldwide server market declined 5.2% year over year to $12.6 billion in the third quarter of 2008 (3Q08). This is the largest quarterly revenue decline since the fourth quarter of 2002 as technology spending slowed around the world. Server unit shipment growth of 2.8% year over year in 3Q08 represented the slowest ...

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Detroit Faces 5 Crucial Issues

Published December 2, 2008, 9:16 pm, 13 WMAZ Macon

DETROIT — When the Detroit automakers lay out their plans for Congress this week to argue for taxpayer money, they'll likely spell out what they've already told shareholders: They plan to cut production (maybe even brands), make high-mileage cars and slash costs.

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Worldwide Server Market Decelerates in Third Quarter, Exhibiting Significant Signs of Weakness for Fourth Quarter and ...

Published December 2, 2008, 9:01 pm, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.----According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, factory revenue in the worldwide server market declined 5.2% year over year to $12.6 billion in the third quarter of 2008 .

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Aeros blow another third-period lead, fall 5-3

Published December 2, 2008, 8:40 pm, Houston Chronicle

The Aeros continue to prove that no lead is safe in the third period. And not in the good way.

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Emeryville biofuel institute dedicated

Published December 2, 2008, 8:19 pm, San Francisco Chronicle

Fast growing and tenacious species such as eucalyptus and poplar trees on the West Coast, and prairie grasses and switchgrass in arid portions of the Midwest, are prime candidates for the next generation of energy crops needed for liquid biofuels. But first,...

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Interview with Sergey Kislyak, Russian Ambassador to the United States

Published December 2, 2008, 7:56 pm, Arms Control Association

A Fresh Start? Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, Russia's new ambassador to the United States, has assumed his post at a critical time in U.S.-Russian relations and at a point when presidential transitions are underway in both Moscow and Washington.

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Pearl Dubai Awards AED8.85 Billion Construction Contract to Al Habtoor-Leighton Group

Published December 2, 2008, 7:55 pm, Zawya

Dubai - UAE: 26 November 2008: Pearl Dubai FZ LLC, one of the UAE's leading real estate developers, has awarded an AED8.85 billion (US $2.4 billion) main contract for the construction of its iconic Dubai Pearl project, to the Al Habtoor- Leighton Group Al Habtoor- Leighton Group , the UAE's largest construction group.

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