Yahoo Local launches to lure local ad spend
Yahoo Inc on Sunday rolled out Yahoo Local a local search service from the home page and Yahoo Search to help users find nearby businesses such as restaurants dry cleaners and banks. The effort targets local advertisers amid rising online competition with Google and Yellow Pages publishers. Anis Ben Amora seen at a Yahoo interactive bus stop in San Francisco.
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Meg Whitman Tops Fortune list as Most Powerful Woman
Fortune magazine names EBay president and CEO Meg Whitman the top powerful woman in business surpassing Carly Fiorina. Whitman credited with eBay growth and a sharp earnings beat aided by Baazee India acquisition. Andrea Jung, Anne Mulcahy, and Marjorie Magner follow in top five. Oprah Winfrey ranks sixth.
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Oil prices dip as futures settle under 50 dollars
Oil prices retreated below 50 dollars a barrel while analysts cited geopolitical and weather uncertainty limiting any rapid supply boost. November light crude settled 21 cents lower at 49.91 on NYMEX. Traders noted easing tension after a Niger Delta militia leader tentatively agreed to disarm fighters who had threatened a full-scale war.
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Supreme Court lets stand do not call list ruling
The Supreme Court rejected telemarketers appeal, upholding the national do not call list as constitutional. Since its inception, over 64 million numbers are on the FTC run registry, with fines up to 11,000 dollars per numbered call and more than 500,000 complaints against 130,000 firms.
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Banks gain freedom to issue rival credit cards
Washington AP reports the Supreme Court considered leaving in place a ban that kept banks from offering cards from Discover and American Express. The Bush administration argued removing the restriction would boost competition and potentially lower rates, while banks currently issuing only Visa and MasterCard fear surrendering their cards. American Express pressures banks to issue its cards amid the case.
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Lawrence taxi service targets drunk drivers with scooter ride
Tobias Souders started S-Man Transportation Services in Lawrence offering a $5 ride home. Instead of a traditional taxi, he drives customers back in their own cars, stowing his scooter in the trunk to escort them home. Regulatory issues arose when police required proper lights on the folding scooter before registration at the Douglas County Courthouse.
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S-Man Transportation Faces Regulatory Delay for Scooter Ride Service
Souders operates a late night scooter service from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. using a gas-powered Tanaka PaveRunner that lacks a manufacturer statement of origin. He awaits proper paperwork to confirm street safety while relying on car-based shuttling with James Harmon. A KU senior user praised the service as fast and convenient for rides to The Ranch and Taco Bell.
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Anheuser-Busch brews caffeinated sweet beer for club-goers
Anheuser-Busch unveiled BCE a caffeinated sweet beer aimed at 21 to 35-year-olds to compete with spirits. The beverage blends caffeine guarana and ginseng with berry flavors at 6.6 percent ABV. It will roll out in phases starting November with in-store and nightlife promotions and a higher price than Budweiser.
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Grain and livestock futures slip on Chicago exchanges
Chicago Board of Trade futures for wheat corn and oats fell while November soybeans slipped. On the Mercantile Exchange pork and beef futures finished mixed with live cattle and feeder cattle movements. Local elevator quotes showed mostly steady grain prices across Ottawa Edgerton Overbrook and other elevators with soybeans around 4.70 a bushel and corn near 1.63. Nonferrous metals in New York listed gold at 434.00 per troy ounce silver 6.74 and platinum 865.00 in spot and contract pricing.
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