AFX UK Focus 2006-12-21 13:19 GMT: WALL STREET OUTLOOK Higher ahead of Q3 GDP report; Nike earnings in focus Interactive Investor
NEW YORK (AFX) - Wall Street is looking at a higher open ahead of a string of economic reports including a final reading of third-quarter GDP growth, with earnings from Nike Inc, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc and Raytheon Co also set to provide an early focus. According to the spread-betting firm IG Index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is seen opening 17 points higher at 12,481. Separately, Nasdaq 100
DECKED OUT WRECKER The Bay City Times
TAWAS CITY - Got a flat tire? Dead battery? Car in the ditch? Call Bay Towing in Tawas City this week and you might break a smile over it. Towing service owner Tom Goettel has his wrecker lit up like a Christmas tree.
Schlabach: Rice's Dillard proves to be quite the catch ESPN
Jarett Dillard wasn't highly recruited out of high school, but the Rice wide receiver has caught on and is one of the major reasons the Owls are headed for a bowl game, writes Mark Schlabach.
Teens injured in Hylo Road crash identified Salem Statesman Journal
The two teenagers injured in a crash that killed a South Salem High School student were identified Thursday.
Horror & Heroism Lancaster Online
MORNING RECESS HAD just ended on that beautiful, warm October day.
At the Throttle: December 16, 2006 -- one day at NNRy Museum Ely Daily Times
The day started very early in the morning, as do most days around the museum. This was going to be a busy day for us as there were four Polar Express® trains on the schedule.
2006: Your final exam Independent
Papal provocations, Zidane's moment of madness, the Foreign Secretary's caravan, Tom Cruise's wedding It all comes flooding back. Or does it? Find out if you've been paying attention over the past 12 months with our bumper quiz of the year.
Roswell leaders offer safety tips Roswell Daily Record
Holiday cheer without holiday fear was the focus of a “Holiday Safety Tips” press conference Thursday morning.
Oceanside police officer shot dead in traffic stop North County Times
OCEANSIDE -- A young police officer was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop in an eastern Oceanside neighborhood Wednesday night, city officials said.
Angelic behavior and the contagious curmudgeon The Bolingbrook Sun
The hands on the clock suggested a ridius, dead-of-night hour when it became excruciatingly clear that the preschooler was up and doing her occasional sleepwalking thing.
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