Even Big Brown can’t save horse racing
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Horse racing fans are likely to flock to Belmont Park in record numbers Saturday to see Big Brown take a shot at history.
Archive for June 7th, 2008
No TGIF at the job center
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Friday has little meaning at a state-run employment office in Harlem, which has become increasingly full as the economy continues to lose jobs.
Gas prices just shy of record
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Gasoline prices as measured in the daily AAA survey resumed their drive toward $4 a gallon Saturday, rising to just below the record level after a one-day retreat.
Dark day on Wall Street
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Stocks tanked Friday, with the Dow industrials shedding 395 points, after oil prices spiked more than $11 a barrel and the May jobs report showed a big jump in the unemployment rate.
Energy chief: New investment needed
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
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Amazon.com site down for 2 hours
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
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Oil surges $11 to record $138
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Oil prices shot up nearly $11 a barrel and settled Friday at a record $138.54 - geopolitical jitters, a dollar decline and a forecast that oil would hit $150 by July 4.