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October 8, 2008


Walmart Unwraps Big Christmas Values Early

October 1, 2008

PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In 3,500 stores across the U.S., Walmart today reduced prices on some of the most popular toys, signaling its determination to be America's price leader this Christmas. And over the next 10 days the retailer will fast track the opening of Christmas shops in stores nationwide. Read more

Erroneous Orders Routed to NASDAQ Result in Cancelled Trades

October 1, 2008

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today cancelled all trades in security Google Inc Cl - A "GOOG" at or above $425.29 and at or below $400.52 that were executed in NASDAQ...Read more



Pending Home Sales up Strongly

October 8, 2008

PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pending home sales activity surged as buyers took advantage of low home prices and affordable interest rates, according to the National Association of Realtors(R). Read more

Jobless Claims Reach 7 Year High, Biggest Losses are in Texas

October 2, 2008

In the week ending Sept. 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 497,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 496,000. It is estimated that the effects of Hurricane Gustav in Louisiana and the effects of Hurricane Ike in Texas added approximately 45,000 claims to the total. Read more

EMI Loses Case Against Digital Music Pioneer Michael Robertson

October 2, 2008

PRNewswire/ -- New York District Judge William H. Pauley III has ordered the copyright infringement lawsuit against Michael Robertson dismissed and the case against MP3tunes and its personal music lockers to proceed in his New York court. Read more

Boeing Receives $650M International Space Station Contract Extension

October 2, 2008

PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today was awarded a $650 million sole-source contract from NASA to continue to deliver and integrate the remaining components and software for the International Space Station (ISS). Read more

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