E! Online - Singer turned actor turned fashion guy Justin Timberlake is about to launch a new fall ad campaign for his William Rast clothing line, featuring a series of online film spots.
E! Online - As we hit the home stretch for summer movies, we find ourselves in a strange weekend of releases, with Death Race, The Longshots and Hamlet 2. Also, The Rocker is hitting theaters later than originally planned, which puts House Bunny's very talented Emma Stone in the position of having two movies open in the same week.
Reuters - Stock index futures fell on Thursday
as fears of more credit losses in the financial sector rattled
investors and shares of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae
and Freddie Mac slid anew.
E! Online - He may be hangin' at hot spots that require valet service now, but just a few years ago, Gossip Girl hunk Chace Crawford was the guy taking your keys.
AFP - Thai immigration authorities said Thursday they would expel former glam rocker and convicted paedophile Gary Glitter to his native Britain after Hong Kong refused to let him in.
E! Online - Love, angel, music...baby?
Reuters - Wall Street research analysts are projecting
yet another tough quarter for U.S. investment banks marked by
additional writedowns across a series of fixed-income assets
amid an already weak operating environment.
Reuters - Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE) denied a
magazine report on Thursday that it was considering more job
cuts and may spin off its market-leading trucks business as a
way to help boost its weak share price.
Thursday, August 21, 2008; DZ11
Ballpark Named Greenest
The Washington Nationals' ballpark has received the U.S. Green Building Council's National Capital Region's Project of the Year award. The award honored the ballpark's commitment to preserving the environment.
The honor was presented to the joint venture HOK/Devrouax and Purnell Architects and Clark/Hunt Smoot Construction, the design team.
By Carol Wolf
Bloomberg News
Thursday, August 21, 2008; D03
EBay, the world's largest Internet auctioneer, lowered fees for listing fixed-cost items by more than 70 percent to attract additional sellers and compete with Amazon.com. EBay said the changes won't affect its annual earnings projection.
Starting Sept. 16, sellers will pay 35 cents to list multiple quantities of the same item for 30 days, the San Jose company said yesterday in a statement. Sellers currently pay fees ranging from 35 cents to $4 per item listed for seven days.