WALL STREET OUTLOOK Slightly lower ahead of Fed rate decision UPDATE (Sharewatch) (Updating to add jobless, GDP data and market commentary) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - US stock futures are pointing to a slightly lower open as investors tread cautiously ahead of a Federal Reserve decision on interest rates, but Intel is looking at gains after broker Lehman Bros said it was upbeat about the chip maker's upcoming quarterly results....more...Big Boxes Aim to Speed Up Shopping (WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance) For years, big box retailers were just building bigger boxes. Now, they're trying to make shopping more convenient by helping customers find items more quickly and cutting down on checkout times....more... Former Laker qualifies for U.S. Senior Open (Lake Sun Leader) ST. LOUIS - A 1975 Camdenton graduate who finished runner-up in the state high school tournament twice to Payne Stewart qualified to compete in the 28th U.S. Senior Open....more... John Lennon?s Ivor Novello Award Will be Auctioned July 3 in Las Vegas (PR.com) John Lennon's Ivor Novello award, the UK equivalent to the Grammy Award in the US, will be auctioned off in Las Vegas July 3rd including 400 lots of rare and authentic Beatles Memorabilia, Autographs, Photographs and Artwork by ItsOnlyRockNRoll.com and Victorian Casino Antiques. Since 1955, members of the ?British Academy of Composers and Songwriters? have annually selected recipients of the ......more... Hearts open store to coincide with strip launch (Edinburgh Evening News) HEARTS are to open a new club shop at Edinburgh's Gyle shopping centre later this month to coincide with the launch of their new Umbro kit....more... Legal Notices (Formula 1) Formula One Management Limited ('FOM') is a wholly owned subsidiary of Formula One Administration Limited ('FOA') and acts as its agent and business manager and together with Formula One Licensing BV, these companies form the Formula One Group of Companies ('Formula One Group')....more... Recap of top stories for the week of 6/18/07 (antiMUSIC) CMJ reports: In a night of King Of Snake-worthy chaos, members of Underworld were injured during an attack on the Ejekt festival in Athens, Greece on Saturday night, according to the band's MySpace page....more... Volunteers Needed (Savannah Morning News) The Dolphin Project ...more... 'As Seen on TV' store moves headquarters to Scottsdale (The Arizona Republic) Remember the Clapper, the on-off switch sensitive to clapping hands? Or mighty OxiClean, the multipurpose cleaner now sold in major retail stores?...more... |