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'Chihuahua' fetches $17.5M, remains top movie dog

AP — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:07:45 +0000

An adorable talking dog remained just the sort of escapist movie hero audiences wanted after a week of awful economic news. Disney’s family comedy “Beverly Hills Chihuahua,” with Drew Barrymore providing the voice of the pooch, was the No. 1 flick for the second-straight weekend with $17.5 million, raising its 10-day total to $52.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

`Chihuahua' fetches $17.5M to win another weekend

AP — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:23:18 +0000

An adorable talking dog remained just the sort of escapist movie hero audiences wanted after a week of awful economic news.

Paterno coaching from press box at Wisconsin

AP — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:15:27 +0000

A sore right leg will keep Penn State coach Joe Paterno in the press box for the No. 6 ranked Nittany Lions’ game at Wisconsin on Saturday night.

How the stock indexes fared Thursday

AP — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:30:37 +0000

Wall Street plunged again Thursday on anxiety about tight credit, the flagging economy and the financial health of automakers General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. A year after the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 index surged to record highs, the two major indexes are now at their lowest levels in five years.

Summary: Hexion gets $540M to aid Huntsman buyout

AP — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:08:34 +0000

WHAT HAPPENED: Hexion Specialty Chemicals received a $540 million pledge from parent Apollo Management LP to help it close its fiercely contested takeover of Huntsman...

Summary: AMD spins off chip factories

AP — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:04:35 +0000

AMD’S SPLIT: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will now focus on designing chips and spin off a new venture focused on making them. Chip-making factories are massively expensive, and AMD can’t afford to compete dollar-for-dollar with Intel...

JoePa says he'll decide on sideline later in week

AP — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:17:41 +0000

Penn State coach Joe Paterno is unsure whether his sore right leg will fell well enough to be on the sideline for Saturday’s game at Wisconsin.

Audiences choose 'Chihuahua' with $29M debut

AP — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:40:57 +0000

Drew Barrymore’s “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” pawed its way to the top spot at the weekend box office, debuting with $29.3 million.

Summary: eBay to cut work force by 10 percent

AP — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:48:44 +0000

THE LAYOFFS: EBay Inc. is eliminating 1,600 jobs, about 10 percent of its work force. The online auction site operator will cut 1,000 full-time employees and let several hundred temporary and part-time workers go. It will also leave some open...

Mayweather Sr. sends Hatton on tough birthday run

AP — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:10:49 +0000

Ricky Hatton had no time to celebrate his 30th birthday Monday. His new trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr., made sure of that.