Reuters – A woman walks past a CitiBank branch on the Avenue of the Americas, in New York, November 17, 2008. (Brendan …
WASHINGTON – Rushing to rescue Citigroup, the government agreed to shoulder hundreds of billions of dollars in possible losses at the stricken bank and to plow a fresh $20 billion into the company.
Regulators hope the dramatic action will bolster badly shaken confidence in the once-mighty banking giant as well as the nation’s financial system, a goal that so far has been elusive despite a flurry of government interventions …

AP – In this June 1, 2007 file photo, of Vice Chairman Michael Duke during the annual Wal-Mart shareholders …
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, unexpectedly announced Friday its chief executive will retire in February and be replaced by the head of its international division, Mike Duke.
The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer said Duke, 58, will take over the reins from Lee Scott, 59, effective Feb. 1. Duke also becomes a member of the board of directors effective immediately.
Scott will continue as chairman.
Additionally, Wal-Mart said Eduardo Castro-Wright, …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Volatile grand champion Asashoryu will not return to the ring until the New Year despite being fit enough to hunt and cook wild animals in the Mongolian mountains.
The firebrand yokozuna returned to his native country for treatment to an elbow injury last month and spent 10 days living in a tent and eating wild boar, deer and wolves.
“I was just trying to survive,” Asashoryu told reporters. “Out in the wild we had to catch the animals, prepare them and eat them ourselves.
“I brought some sauce for …

DALLAS (November 7, 2008)— EDGE Tech Corp (www.edgetechcorp.com), a leading U.S.-based supplier of DRAM and flash memory upgrades, portable computing products, storage devices, and other experience-enhancing technology solutions, just released its sleek, stylish line of High-Resolution Digital Picture Frames.
EDGE’s new line of Digital Picture Frames offer seven-inch, eight-inch, and 10-inch screen size options, all with MP3 players. All frames display photo slideshows with multiple transition effects and timing. Every model features Auto Power, which enables users to program the frame to power on and off at designated times. Other features …

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday.
The high court declined to hear an appeal by Canadian airlines of a decision by the Canadian Transportation Agency that people who are “functionally disabled by obesity” deserve to have two seats for one fare.
The airlines had lost an appeal at the Federal Court of Appeal in May and had sought to launch a fresh appeal at the Supreme Court. The court’s …