White House looking for stimulus: official Published Sep 3rd, 10 WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The Obama administration is looking for stimulus measures that are effective, said Alan Krueger, the Treasury’s assistant secretary for economic policy on Friday. “The President has asked his economic team to review measures that are targeted and responsible,” Krueger told reporters. “We’re looking for responsible policies that ensure that the recovery in the job market continues and we are looking for programs that deliver bang for the buck and are going to be effective,” he said. The budget deficit should not be an obstacle, Krueger suggested  |
Take That, Rumors! Céline Dion Shows Off Healthy Baby BumpPublished Sep 3rd, 10 Is it just us, or do the words neener, neener, neener come to mind? Just in case Céline Dion didn’t silence the rumormongers enough this week when her rep denied reports she had… |
Big surprise: Spammers find their way into Apple’s Ping social networkPublished Sep 3rd, 10 Now that we’re little more than a day from the launch of Apple’s social network Ping , reports are coming in that spammers are beginning to target the service — surprising no one. The biggest scam right now appears to be an offer for free iPhones which is popping up on many high-profile Ping accounts, reports MacRumors . Even though Apple has said that it has 160 million iTunes accounts tied to credit cards, you can also easily create an account without one — which opens the doors for spammers to flood the service. |
Unemployment rises slightly in August to 9.6%Published Sep 3rd, 10The nation lost 54,000 net positions last month, the U.S. reports. Once-growing manufacturers shed jobs last month, as did budget-strapped state governments and the Census Bureau. The nation’s jobless rate worsened slightly last month, edging up to 9.6% from 9.5% in July, the government said Friday in a report that had little for workers to cheer about this Labor Day weekend. |
ICC warns Pakistan betting investigation could take monthsPublished Sep 3rd, 10• Suspended players face life ban if found guilty of corruption • They face interviews by ICC once police have spoken with them The fate of the three suspended Pakistan players, whose alleged involvement in a betting scam has thrown cricket into crisis, will hang in the balance for months after the International Cricket Council said today it was likely to take that long to investigate the claims. The players were charged last night under the ICC’s anti-corruption code and have been provisionally suspended until their tribunal. They face a potential life ban if the charges are upheld. |
TUAW’s Daily App: Mirror’s EdgePublished Sep 3rd, 10 Usually, we like to use this space to highlight developers and apps that could use a little more exposure, not call out big-budget titles from developers like Electronic Arts. But this one’s worth it — Mirror’s Edge is a pretty terrific, completely original translation of the plaforming game that arrived on consoles last year. It was out on the iPad at launch earlier this year, and now the game has made its way to the iPhone , bringing Retina Display graphics and the same well done gameplay. Out of all of the “major” game publishers, EA has shown Apple quite a bit of love in the past, and this is probably the company’s best original (in mechanics, if not actually name or premise) title for the iOS platform |
Walgreens August same-store sales up 2.1%Published Sep 3rd, 10This is a Real-time headline. These are breaking news, delivered the minute it happens, delivered ticker-tape style. Visit www.marketwatch.com or the quote page for more information about this breaking news. |
