In protest some LukOil franchises raised prices to nearly $9 per gallon.
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$KORS Insiders Look to Dump 23mn Shares
$HPQ to Pink Slip an Additional 2k Employees
$AAPL Expected to Release a Smaller MacBook with Cool Innovations
“Apple is prepared to announce a lot more than just a new iPhone this week, according to Aaron Lee and Joseph Tsai at DigiTimes.
Citing upstream supply chain sources, Tsai and Lee report Apple has begun mass shipping of new iMacs, as well as 13-inch MacBook Pros with retina displays. Retina display is Apple-speak for super high resolution screens.
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about these products. At the end of August we heard about a smaller MacBook Pro with retina. Last week read reports Apple was preparing for a refresh of the iMac.”
Comments »MMA Fighter, High on Mushrooms, Rips out Friend’s Heart and Tongue, Cooks Heart
Hackers Hold Mitt Romney’s Allegedly Stolen Tax Returns for Ransom
Gee, you think they can get Obama’s college transcripts?
Mitt Romney’s tax returns are reportedly in the hands of a team of hackers who are planning on releasing them publicly at the end of the month unless a ransom is paid.
The group allegedly obtained the files from PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Tennessee office on Aug. 25, in what was described as a Mission Impossible-like caper on PasteBin:
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Comments »SEC Charges China Firm With Falsifying Earnings
“BEIJING—The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged China Sky One Medical Inc. with falsely inflating its earnings, a rare action by the regulator almost two years after doubts about the accuracy of disclosures by small Chinese firms sent U.S. investors fleeing their stocks.
In a statement published on its website Tuesday, the SEC said that Sky One Medical, which makes Chinese medicine and was once listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, created about $19.8 million worth of phony export sales over the course of 2007 and 2008.”
Comments »DOJ Declares “Gross Negligence and Willful Misconduct” by $BP in Gulf Oil Spill
“(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is ramping up its rhetoric against BP PLC for the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, describing in new court papers examples of what it calls “gross negligence and willful misconduct.”
The court filing is the sharpest position yet taken by the U.S. government as it seeks to hold the British oil giant largely responsible for the largest oil spill in U.S. history.”
Comments »WATCH: Live Feed to Occupy Charlotte #DNC #MOWSS
Two RNC Attendees Threw Nuts At A Black CNN Employee And Said, ‘This Is How We Feed Animals’
Should we say the entire party is like this ? …similar to how #OWS or the tea party was depicted by a few nut jobs.
Comments »Hurricane Isaac Takes Out 75% of New Orleans Power
“Hurricane Isaac knocked out power, flooded Gulf-front roads and pushed water over the top of an 18-mile section of a rural Louisiana levee as it began a slow slog across the state with New Orleans in its path.”
Comments »Hurricane Isaac Laughs at Louisiana’s Billion Dollar Levee
NY Attorney General to Investigate Energy Drink Market
“New York’s attorney general is investigating whether the multibillion-dollar energy-drink industry is deceiving consumers with misstatements about the ingredients and health value of its products.
Eric T. Schneiderman issued subpoenas in July to PepsiCo Inc., PEP +0.15% maker of AMP, Monster Beverage Corp., MNST +0.47% and Living Essentials LLC, maker of 5-hour Energy drink, according to a person familiar with the matter. The subpoenas asked for information on the companies’ marketing and advertising practices.”
Comments »Drahgi Will Miss Jackson Hole as He Works Furiously to Do What Ever it Takes
“European Central Bank President Mario Draghi will not attend the annual Jackson Hole meeting of central bankers at the end of this week due to a heavy workload, the ECB said on Tuesday as its policymakers gear up for a critical meeting on Sept. 6.”
Comments »Apple Seeks Ban On Sales Of Eight Samsung Phones In U.S.
“Apple Inc. (AAPL) is seeking a U.S. sales ban on eight models of Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) smartphones and the extension of a preliminary ban on a tablet computer after winning a patent trial against the South Korean company.
Apple, which won more than $1 billion Aug. 24 after a jury found Samsung infringed six of seven patents at stake in the trial, named the phones it wants barred in a filing yesterday with U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California. The list includes several devices in the bestselling Galaxy lineup.”
Comments »Leaked Documents Connect Romney To Adelson, Casinos, Cigarettes
Dole Recalls Bagged Salad on Possible Listeria Contamination
“Dole says it is voluntarily recalling 1,039 cases of bagged salad after a random sample tested positive for the Listeria bacteria.
Dole Fresh Vegetables, a division of Dole Food Company, which is based in Westlake Village, Calif., issued the statement Wednesday evening, saying no illnesses have been reported in association with the recall.
The specific product being recalled is 10 oz. Dole Italian Blend, with a “Use-By” date of Aug. 20, distributed in eight U.S. states: Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Mississippi and Virginia.”
Comments »Anarchists May Disrupt Conventions With Acid Filled Eggs
Federal authorities are urging law enforcement agencies across the country to watch out for signs that extremists might be planning to wreak havoc at the upcoming political conventions — by blocking roads, shutting down transit systems and even employing what were described as acid-filled eggs.
The warning came in a joint FBI-Department of Homeland Security bulletin issued Wednesday.
The bulletin specifically warned about a group of anarchists from New York City who could be planning to travel to the convention sites to disrupt the events by blockading bridges.
Anarchists “see both parties as the problem,” so both conventions are prime targets for them, a federal law enforcement official told Fox News.
The Republican National Convention is set to open Monday in Tampa, Fla., and the Democratic National Convention gets underway a week later in Charlotte, N.C.
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Comments »Fed Probes RBS Over Dealings With Iran
“Federal authorities in the U.S. are investigating Royal Bank of Scotland for possible breaches of Iran sanctions in a probe that has already led to the departure of a senior risk manager.
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The bank uncovered the alleged failings after Chief Executive Stephen Hester initiated an internal review not long after his arrival three years ago.”
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