The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to a record yesterday, eclipsing its 2000 high, as a two-month descent in oil prices accelerated and improved the outlook for consumer spending.
Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to a record, eclipsing its 2000 high, as a two-month descent in oil prices accelerated and improved the outlook for consumer spending.
Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose for the first time in three days, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to an intraday record, after a decline in oil to a seven-month low heightened expectations that consumer spending will increase.
"That's one small step for 'a' man, one giant leap for mankind." Source: Neil Armstrong, upon first stepping on the Moon July 20, 1969. An Australian computer expert has analyzed the voice audio and concluded that Armstrong actually did say "a man".
Israel's AWACS Superior To USAF In Some Ways The State of Israel is now flying a state-of the-art Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) surveillance aircraft that in some ways is superior to the Boeing E-3's flown by the US Air Force.
An Aussie Computer Programmer Says Everybody Heard Wrong According to Australian computer programmer Peter Shann Ford, Armstrong's famous utterance has been misquoted all these years.
No Agreement Yet Over Contentious US Requirement On midnight October 1st, a deadline to finalize an agreement between US security agencies and European airlines passed without a deal made.
Shuttle Main Engine Test Is Beginning Of The End For Shuttle NASA is marking a historic moment in the life of the nation's largest rocket engine test complex. The Stennis Space Center conducted the final space shuttle main engine test on its A-1 Test Stand Friday. Although this ends the stand's work on the Space Shuttle Program, it will soon be used for the rocket that will carry America's next
A Kodiak brown bear that likely fell off a cliff and hit her head was killed by wildlife officials after she was found blind, wandering in circles and bumping into trees outside the city of Kodiak.
