'Harry Potter' Conjures Up Record Sales Los (Web promotion) Angeles Times - 2

'Harry Potter' Conjures Up Record Sales Los (Web promotion) Angeles Times - 2

'Harry Potter' Conjures Up Record Sales
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago By Alicia Wittmeyer, Times Staff Writer. The latest adventures of the magical wizard sold an astounding 6.9 million copies in 24 hours, averaging more than 250,000 sales per hour and bringing in more revenues than the weekend's top two movies combined.

Stocks Slide on Citigroup's Q2 Earnings
Forbes - 39 minutes ago Stocks fell moderately Monday after weaker-than-expected earnings from Citigroup Inc. raised questions about other second-quarter results, but declining oil prices put a brake on the decline. With two big

Emily slams Yucatan
Bangkok Post - 42 minutes ago Cancun, Mexico _ Hurricane Emily battered Mexico's Caribbean beach resorts yesterday, forcing thousands of tourists out of fancy seafront hotels and into crowded shelters to escape its destruction. Emily knocked

ROUNDUP: Bohn gets first PGA victory
Detroit Free Press - 11 hours ago ENDICOTT, NY -- Jason Bohn got his first PGA Tour victory, closing with a second straight six-under 66 for a one-stroke margin and a tournament-record total at the BC Open on Sunday. Field: Former Michigan

Leiter Proves Perfect Fit With Yankees
San Francisco Chronicle - 9 hours ago By The Associated Press. Desperate for pitching, the New York Yankees turned to Marlins reject Al Leiter. It turned out to be a perfect match. Just days after being dumped by Florida, Leiter pitched three-hit

Lex: Maytag
Financial Times - 31 minutes ago Maytag is suddenly the most popular kid on the block. Since Ripplewood's offer to buy the unloved domestic appliance manufacturer in May two new aspiring best friends have sidled up. Whirlpool, the latest

Baffling problem could prompt shuttle fueling test
Spaceflight Now - 16 hours ago BY WILLIAM HARWOOD. After a long weekend of troubleshooting, engineers have not found an obvious problem that might explain why one of four hydrogen fuel sensors failed to operate properly during the shuttle Discovery's aborted countdown Wednesday.

Pillow-Talk Pressure for a Woman in O'Connor's Robe
New York Times - 17 hours ago When Laura Bush said in a television interview last week that she hoped her husband would name a woman to succeed Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court, a lot of people saw it as a top item on the first lady's "honey-do" list.