| Skittles Makes Derrick Rose a Custom Candy Machine (at CNBC) Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is known to eat a lot of candy. So when the folks at Wrigley found out that he likes to down their Skittles brand, they decided to do something a little special for the hometown boy. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Stocks Add to Modest Gains; HP, Intel Fall [at CNBC] - Stocks added modestly to gains Wednesday after the government released data on consumer credit and investors learned the economy is growing but at a slower rate nationwide. Alcoa and AIG rose, HP fell. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Airline stocks climb; Southwest to buy AirTran [at MarketWatch] - Airline stocks got a boost Monday after Southwest Airlines said it would purchase discount-rival AirTran Holdings to gain access to Atlanta and expand its presence in the Northeast. us.rd.yahoo.com |
U.S. stocks slide as U.S. currency gains U.S. stocks slumped Tuesday as a strengthening U.S. dollar dented commodities and related shares. Back under 11,000, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 79.96 points to 10,930.38. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Consumer prices rise in Sept. due to energy Consumer prices rose slightly last month, driven up by higher costs for gasoline and food. But excluding those volatile categories, prices were flat. pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |