Friday, February 6, 2009

US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Stimulus hopes lift Wall St at open - Forbes

NEW YORK, Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday as investors bet Washington will act quickly on a stimulus package following bleak January jobs data, offsetting a drag from the energy sector due to sliding oil prices. * U.S. nonfarm read

LONDON (Reuters) - BBC "Top Gear" presenter Jeremy Clarkson issued an apology on Friday after he called Prime Minister Gordon Brown a "one-eyed Scottish idiot" at a live press conference in Australia. The highly paid and outspoken presenter drew read

Rebounding was a problem and so was free-throw shooting but Ludington High held Muskegon Orchard View to single-digit scoring in all four quarters and cruised to a 45-25 Lakes 8 Activities Conference victory on Thursday. Ludington is now 9-1 in the read

DETROIT (AP) -- Abdul "Duke" Fakir cried joyful tears when he learned that the Four Tops will receive a lifetime achievement award Sunday at the 51st annual Grammy Awards. He's also been on an emotional high as Motown Records, the label that recorded read