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Wall Street Plays Hardball

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:03:37 -0800

Treasury Two-Year Note Yields Drop to Year Low on Risk Reversal - Bloomberg

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:26:45 -0800

Treasury Two-Year Note Yields Drop to Year Low on Risk Reversal
Bloomberg
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury two-year note yields fell to the lowest level this year on concern the rally in risk assets has outpaced growth prospects and as Federal Reserve officials signaled interest rates will remain near zero. ...
Sellers Scuttle Treasury Rally Before $118 Bln Supply Wall Street Journal
MONEY MARKETS-US Treasury bill rates dip below zero Reuters
Rally pushes US corp bond yields to multiyear low Forbes
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Barnes & Noble reports reader device sold out - Boston Globe

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:22:36 -0800

New York Daily News

Barnes & Noble reports reader device sold out
Boston Globe
ATLANTA - Barnes & Noble Inc.'s Nook device for reading digital versions of books, introduced last month, is sold out and new orders won't ship until after Christmas. The retailer said last month when it introduced the $259 device that it would ship ...
B&N's Nook Sold out Before Christmas The Money Times
Nook sold out for the holidays CNET News
B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders The Associated Press
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Chrome OS: Move Along, Nothing to See Here (Yet) - PC World

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:19:36 -0800

Globe and Mail

Chrome OS: Move Along, Nothing to See Here (Yet)
PC World
So I took the plunge and installed Chrome OS on a virtual machine on my Windows 7 laptop. I used Sun's free VirtualBox virtualization software and the downloadable version of Chrome OS hosted by Gdgt. Actually, when I used the Gdgt download in the form ...
Microsoft Partners Yawn In Chrome's General Direction ChannelWeb
Why Google Should Cool It With Chrome OS Wired News
Chrome OS: There Will Be Local Storage InformationWeek
CNET News - Computerworld - PC Magazine
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Husband of Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez attacked (Reuters)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:18:32 -0800

Reuters - The husband of Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez said he was attacked by government supporters as he waited on Friday to confront state security agents accused of detaining and beating his wife two weeks ago.

Google says PC will start in seven seconds or less - canada.com

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:03:00 -0800

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California - New Google Inc software will start up a computer as fast as a television can be turned on, the search company said on Thursday as it showed off its Chrome operating system designed for PCs that do their work on the Web. Google gave the first public look at its Chrome OS ...

More states add jobs, but many for temporary staff - Quad Cities Onlines

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:03:00 -0800

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sharp improvement, more than half of U.S. states added jobs in October, though economists said many of the gains likely occurred in temporary employment. That's customarily a positive a sign. Employers usually hire temporary workers before they add full-time jobs. But in ...

Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens - Quad Cities Onlines

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:03:00 -0800

NEW YORK (AP) — Investors can't shake their fears that the economy isn't keeping up with the stock market. Stocks fell for a third straight day Friday as a disappointing outlook from computer maker Dell Inc. suggested that an economic recovery could be uneven. The major indexes all had moderate ...

Hackers steal electronic data from top climate research center - Washington Post

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:59:01 -0800

Daily Mail

Hackers steal electronic data from top climate research center
Washington Post
Hackers broke into the electronic files of one of the world's foremost climate research centers this week and posted an array of e-mails in which prominent scientists engaged in a blunt discussion of global warming research and ...
Hacked E-Mail Is New Fodder for Climate Dispute New York Times
Global warming research exposed after hack Computerworld
Hackers Spur Global Warming Skeptics With Stolen E-mails ChannelWeb
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Gold prices inch higher, buoyed by safe-haven appeal; Other metals little changed - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:56:00 -0800

NEW YORK - Gold prices finished higher for a sixth straight day Friday, rising even as the dollar strengthened. The December contract added $4.90 to settle at $1,146.80 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange. For the week, prices gained 2.7 percent. Gold has been on a record-setting climb ...

Europe: Proton beams circulate in Big Bang machine - Houston Chronicle

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:42:00 -0800

UPDATES intro to reflect plan to restart CERN's Large Hadron Collider; graphic explains how the Large Hadron Collider works GENEVA — Scientists switched on the world's largest atom smasher Friday night for the first time since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ...

Charge more to save? - San Bernardino County Sun

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:35:00 -0800

For Citibank credit card holders, there is one way to escape the bank's rate hikes currently under way: Meet a monthly spending requirement. Those who meet the spending minimum - in some cases $750 a month - will be able to get a rebate on their total financing charges for that month. The rebate ...

Bank of America CEO Lewis may delay retiring: report (Reuters)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:33:07 -0800

Reuters - Bank of America Corp Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis has said he would consider postponing his retirement if directors need more time to find a successor or smooth the transition to the next CEO, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Leonardo da Vinci Exhibit Opens in Times Square - Art Daily

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:27:00 -0800

NEW YORK, NY (AP).- An interactive exhibit featuring life-size models of Leonardo da Vinci's 500-year-old inventions and machines is opening in New York City's Times Square. Although best known for painting the masterpiece "Mona Lisa," da Vinci also designed a fantastical array of futuristic flying ...

Barnes & Noble's Nook sells out before holiday - San Francisco Chronicle

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:27:00 -0800

The earliest that anyone who orders the $259 device on Friday - or later - will receive it is Jan. 4, the nation's largest bookseller said Friday. "While we increased production based on the high consumer interest, we've sold out of our initial Nook allotment available for delivery before the ...

Astronauts await word of baby girl on Earth - Gainesville Sun

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:20:00 -0800

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Atlantis' astronauts anxiously awaited word Friday on the birth of a crewman's daughter as they moved more supplies into the International Space Station and geared up for another spacewalk. Astronaut Randolph Bresnik was about to become a father for the second time. His wife ...

Europe: Proton beams circulate in Big Bang machine (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:15:18 -0800

AP - Scientists switched on the world's largest atom smasher Friday night for the first time since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago.

Voracious Invader May Be Nearing Lake Michigan - New York Times

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:06:00 -0800

CHICAGO — Asian carp, the big, hungry fish that the authorities here have for years been desperately trying to keep away from the Great Lakes, appear to have moved closer than ever to Lake Michigan. The carp, a non-native species that some fear could destroy the ecosystem of Lake Michigan by ...

Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin - Forbes

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:06:00 -0800

ROME -- A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus. Experts say the historian may be reading too much into the markings, and they stand by carbon-dating that points to the shroud being ...

GE, Vivendi talks over NBC Universal stretch on - San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:06:00 -0800

PHILADELPHIA - A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price. Further complicating matters is Vivendi SA's recent public statement that it ...