Internet Advertising Revenues in Q3 '08 at Nearly $5.9 Billion
marketwatch.com — NEW YORK, Nov 20, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) today announced that Internet advertising revenues reached almost $5.9 billion for the third quarter of 2008, representing an 11 ........More… (Business)
Fed sees economic woes persisting into next year
forbes.com — By JEANNINE AVERSA , 11.20.08, 12:41 PM EST Pounded by a fierce financial crisis, the country is sinking deeper into economic despair that has pushed the number of newly laid-off workers to a 16-year high, with problems likely to stretch well into next ........More… (Business)
AP Top News at 12:53 pm EST
google.com — WASHINGTON (AP) - New claims for unemployment benefits jumped last week to a 16-year high, the Labor Department said Thursday, providing more evidence of a rapidly weakening job market expected to get even worse next year......More… (Business)
Winter forecast mixed across the country
google.com — WASHINGTON (AP) - Winter looks likely to be mild in the Midwest and dry in the Southeast, the government said Thursday. Warmer-than-average temperatures are expected for the nation's center, especially Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas, ........More… (Politics)
Bush to relax endangered species regulations
usatoday.com — AP WASHINGTON —Animals and plants facing possible extinction could lose the protection of government experts who make sure that dams, highways or other projects do not pose a threat, under rules the Bush administration is set to put in place before ........More… (Politics)
US warns of China 'cyberspying'
news.bbc.co.uk — China has stepped up computer espionage against the US government and American businesses, according to a Washington congressional panel......More… (Politics)
Obama receives good early reviews, tinged with concern about ‘change’
csmonitor.com — The Obama administration has just begun to take shape over the past two-plus weeks, but already the nightly talk-show critiques have begun......More… (Politics)
Judge Orders Five Detainees Freed From Guantánamo
nytimes.com — By WILLIAM GLABERSON After the first hearing on the government’s evidence for holding detainees at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp, a federal judge ruled on Thursday that five of the prisoners are not being lawfully held and ordered their release......More… (International)