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Virgin Group hit by collapse of Woolies (Mad.co.uk) Virgin Group is the latest company to become embroiled in the collapse of high street retailer Woolworths. It facing up to £100m in liabilities as it steps in to support Zavvi, the chain that was previously Virgin Megastores. us.rd.yahoo.com
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-05 03:35 Glance-PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - Dec 5 (Interactive Investor) The Bank of England cut interest rates from three percent to two percent on Thursday, their lowest level since 1951. The CBI praised the move, but its chief economic adviser Ian McCafferty warned that "what is critical for business and consumers alike is that this reduction is passed on". us.rd.yahoo.com
Rowling tells court has stopped working (Tiscali) NEW YORK (Reuters) - An emotional J.K. Rowling said on Monday she had stopped working on a new novel because her creativity was stifled by a fan’s bid to print an unofficial encyclopaedic companion to her Harry Potter series. us.rd.yahoo.com
Woolworths collapse causes Zavvi website shut-down (Computer Weekly) Entertainment retailer Zavvi has shut down its website because of stock shortages caused by the collapse... us.rd.yahoo.com
Woolies collapse hits Zavvi website (The Inquirer) Emma Hughes the Inquirer , Wednesday 3 December 2008. 15:40:00 Domino effect POOR OLD WOOLIES’ collapse is now beginning to affect others as entertainment retailer Zavvi has been forced to shut its website down. The decline of the ailing store has caused mass stock shortages for Zavvi.... us.rd.yahoo.com
Fears for last part of Woolworths (Independent) The surviving part of the collapsed Woolworths empire may be placed in administration by the end of the week in a move that could hit the chain's pension fund, it was reported today. us.rd.yahoo.com
Capricorn One (DVD Talk) Capricorn One Lionsgate 1978 / Color / 2:35 anamorphic widescreen / 123 min. / Street Date October 14, 2008 / 19.98 Starring Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro, Sam Waterston, O.J. Simpson, Hal Holbrook, James Karen. us.rd.yahoo.com
Fare Alert! Price Drops for XCOR's Ticket to Space (Universe Today) The commercial space company XCOR announced today that the travel company RocketShip Tours will begin selling suborbital rides on XCOR's two-seater spacecraft, the Lynx. And get this: the price for the ticket has actually been lowered from the original estimates. $95,000 USD will get you a seat right up front, next to [...] us.rd.yahoo.com
Whassup with Netbooks? (ZDNet) The Netbook represents an enormous change for how we think of computers, as well as how we use them. It has not been a failure. by Dana Blankenhorn us.rd.yahoo.com
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-03 04:46 Glance-PRESS DIGEST - British business - Dec 3 (Interactive Investor) The Times us.rd.yahoo.com
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