Archive for April 12th, 2009
Violence erupts in Bangkok
Riot police descended on scores of anti-government protesters in the streets of Thailand’s capital and violence intensified early Monday.
Anheuser mulls Rolling Rock sale - report
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV is examining a sale of its struggling Rolling Rock brand, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition, citing people familiar with the matter.
Cargo ship captain rescued from pirates
Navy snipers opened fire on pirates holding an American cargo-ship captain hostage after seeing that one of the pirates “had an AK 47 leveled at the captain’s back,” a military official said Sunday.
Gas prices: Up 5% in three weeks
Prices at the pump are up nearly 10 cents from three weeks ago, according to a survey published Sunday.
Week 12: ‘Glimmers of hope’
President Obama returned to Washington from his first tour of Europe and Iraq this past week — his 12th week in office — to move forward with his plan to fix the battered banking sector and to report early signs of a recovery.
Madoff opening-day Mets tickets fetch $7,500
Two opening-day Mets tickets, part of a season ticket package formerly owned by convicted Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff’s company, fetched $7,500 in an eBay auction Sunday morning.
