Archive for May 15th, 2009
Hubble spacewalk hits gyro glitch
Astronauts from the shuttle Atlantis struggle with the most crucial spacewalk to upgrade the Hubble telescope.
No CommentsWall St. sags on oil; S&P ends worst week in 2 months (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. stocks stumbled on Friday as energy shares dropped along with oil prices on worries about weak demand, overshadowing fresh reassuring economic data.
Following Chrysler, GM slashing U.S. dealers (Reuters)
Reuters - General Motors Corp said it would drop about 1,600 U.S. dealers as it struggles to slash billions of dollars in operating costs and debt ahead of an anticipated bankruptcy filing by the end of the month.
Foodies flock to Twitter-savvy food trucks (AP)
AP - For some foodies, Tweets lead to great eats.
Anger at Obama Guantanamo ruling
Civil liberties groups criticise President Obama’s decision to revive military trials for some Guantanamo Bay detainees.
No CommentsIndia poll counting set to begin
Counting is set to begin in India as the marathon general election in the world’s largest democracy finally draws to a close.
No CommentsHubble spacewalk hits gyro glitch
Astronauts from the shuttle Atlantis struggle with the most crucial spacewalk to upgrade the Hubble telescope.
No CommentsGM to close up to 1,100 dealers
Troubled US carmaker General Motors announces plans to close up to 1,100 of its US dealerships in a bid to avoid bankruptcy.
No CommentsBoost to Hubble’s direction sense
Astronauts from the shuttle Atlantis have begun the most crucial of five spacewalks to upgrade Hubble.
No CommentsWall Street tumbles as energy, bank sectors take a toll (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. stocks fell on Friday as energy shares dropped on worries about weak oil demand, and banks slipped as investors took recent profits in the sector.