In Defense of the Balloon Boy Dad – New York Times
FOR a country desperate for good news, the now-deflated balloon boy spectacle would seem to be the perfect tonic. As Wolf Blitzer of CNN summed up the nation s unrestrained joy upon learning that the imperiled boy had never been in any peril

PRESS DIGEST – New York Times business news – Oct 19 – Forbes
Oct 19 (Reuters) – The following were the top stories in the New York Times business pages on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * As the U.S. Senate prepares to tackle global warming, the nation’s

Business News – Am770chqr.com
TORONTO – Stock markets could be set for a tepid trading week after an anemic finish last week that seemed to fly in the face of another series of positive earnings reports. Well-received earnings reports from the likes of Amazon.com and Microsoft at

Business calendar – Akron Beacon Journal
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Data tipped to decide Cup day rate rise – ninemsn
Inflation is expected to have eased slightly in the September quarter, but will still leave scope for the central bank to raise interest rates by as much as half a percentage point, economists say. The September quarter consumer price index (CPI