Archive for Friday, August 15, 2008

• Wal-Mart says 2Q profit up 17%, raises outlook

• American Airlines is fined $7.1 million By Rick Popely

• Full speed ahead for American Apparel By Ey and Swathi P

• PG&E to tap into solar projects

• Sale of Anaheim hospital halted By Kim Christensen

• Stocks advance as investors return to financials

• Latino media expect political ad windfall

• Wireless carriers taking longer to answer customer service calls By Alana Semuels

• 2 air carriers to create alliance

• ‘Tropic Thunder’ could knock ‘Dark Knight’ off No. 1 By Josh Friedman

• Potter film pulls a vanishing act By Geoff Boucher

• European economy shrinks as spending, investment falter

• Yahoo names 2 Icahn allies to the board By Joseph Menn

• Mediterranean fruit flies wiped out, California says By Jerry Hirsch

• Netflix hopes to resume shipments today By Alex Pham

• Former Apple exec settles to end stock-option probe By Michelle Quinn

• JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley settle securities probe

• BA, American and Iberia sign deal

• Dollar’s sudden rise puts a dent in value of foreign holdings By Tom Petruno

• The most prized Bugatti in the world isn’t the speedster it once was

• High energy costs hike consumer prices in July; inflation up By Maura Reynolds

• FTC deal brings Airborne settlement to $30 million

• Oil price fall bodes well for stocks