Oil Falls Below $50 for First Time in 22 Months on Demand Slump
bloomberg.com — By Mark Shenk and Grant Smith Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell below $50 a barrel in New York for the first time in almost two years as a recession in the US, Europe and Japan cut global energy demand......More… (Business)
US Stocks Fall on Jump in Jobless Claims, Default Risks
bloomberg.com — By Eric Martin Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- US stocks fell and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index slid to a six-year low after jobless claims jumped to the highest level since 1992 and costs for protection against corporate defaults surged to a record......More… (Business)
Report: Rutgers president, board of governors failed to oversee ...
sports.espn.go.com — The Rutgers athletic department was allowed to operate without adequate oversight in its efforts to improve the football program, according to a report by an independent panel studying the department's operations......More… (Sports)
Founder of Colombia's DMG Group Arrested in Panama, EFE Says
bloomberg.com — By Hugh Collins Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- David Murcia Guzman, founder of a Colombian financial group accused of stealing customers' money via a pyramid scheme, was arrested in Panama, EFE reported......More… (Business)
GM Tumbles to Lowest Since '30s, Ford Falls as Aid Plan Falters
bloomberg.com — By John Hughes and Jeff Green Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp. fell toward its lowest since the 1930s after US lawmakers deadlocked on an auto-industry bailout, raising the prospect it could run out of cash before a new Congress can come to ........More… (Business)
Dick's Sporting Goods beats Street despite lower earnings
bizjournals.com — Dick's Sporting Goods reported third-quarter earnings Thursday that were down year over year but in line with the expectations of Wall Street analysts......More… (Business)
A Low Profile Birthday for Joe Biden
features.csmonitor.com — By David Cook | 11.20.08 When he was named as Barack Obama’s running mate, Joe Biden was billed as the deal-closer for people worried about Obama’s lack of foreign policy experience......More… (Politics)
NASA urine filtration toilet... the first model.
stupidsticks.com — I am just wondering who they got to test the first urine filtration, toilets? I know they say it tastes like water now. But really, this comic made me think who was the first guy to have a glass of filtrated pee?.....More… (Technology)