Among the stock activity stories for Tuesday, July 22, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares in Sweden's LM Ericsson fell Tuesday after the world's largest wireless equipment maker reported a 70 percent plunge in second-quarter profits on costs related to acquisitions, development and restructuring. DENVER (AP)--Shares of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. dropped 6 percent Tuesday after the global mining company reported its second-quarter income slid 14 percent because of lower sales volume and one-time costs. NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of automotive retailer AutoNation Inc. jumped Tuesday on news that Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates owns a 5.5 percent stake in the company. NEW YORK (AP)--Share of Pepsi-Cola bottler PepsiAmericas Inc. rose Tuesday after the company revised its full-year outlook higher than Wall...
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Eid Al Fitr? Apart from the fact that we are not celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, or Prophet Mohammad (PBUH); Eid Al Fitr is the rewarding celebration to conclude the holy month of Ramadan in the Muslim calendar -- a...
By Philadelphia 76ers Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 Philadelphia, Pa. – October 13, 2008 – Philadelphia 76ers President and General Manager Ed Stefanski announced today that the team has exercised the third-year options on...
Get the latest from Metrolink on its Twitter feed, where the newest tweet is this service alert: Ventura Co. Line to be shut down in the Chatsworth area due to heavy smoke in tunnel area. More details to follow. And...
The original iPhone and iPod touch were terrific devices for playing music you'd placed on them. With the advent of the App Store, they're now capable of playing music streamed from such online music services as Pandora,...