I'm Asieh Namdar at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Cuban officials have selected Raul Castro to replace his brother Fidel as president. The 81-year-old Fidel Castro who is in poor health is stepp
Good afternoon, everybody. So glad you with us. I'm Catherine Callaway at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. A record turnout is expected in Florida where voters are casting ballots for their presidential nomi
Hello to you, I am Creshon Saunders at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta, here is a look at whats happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Investigators are on the scene of an accident at the Denver airport. A Continental Airline's jet veered off the runway last ni
Hello to you, I'm Creshon Saunders at the CNN. com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Folks, don't drive if you don't have to. A message from the Minnesota DOT to residents in the southwestern part of the state
There were two anti-US firebrands, Iran and Venezuela who are making the most noise, and they were saying that the weaker US dollar is to blame for the record high oil prices. Currently oil export earnings are denominated in US dollars. And that's o
Scripts: We were invited to open up a store there. We did very well. And then all of a sudden it was reported by a local blogger that perhaps we were being disrespectful of the history and culture of China. And I think for us as soon as that occured
Script: The son of a Mexico City shopkeeper has become the world's richest man. According to Fortune Magazine, Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is now worth abillion dollars more than Microsoft's Bill Gates. Slim owns Latin America's largest cellphone com
It happened back in 1989, but the lawsuit is still being fought, and the latest round goes to Exxon. A Federal Appeals Court cut the amount of punitive damages Exxon owes nearly in half to 2.5 billion
The most powerful firm in cyberspace now wants to conquer outer space. It's just the latest move in what has been a banner year for Google as it's spread its online web into bold new directions. Less
I am not, ah,real, real tall, but I do like to get those extra-large, exit row seats, because it just is a more comfortable way of traveling. Well, JetBlue is now trying to make more legroom for every
Today, Citigroup raised its view for 2007. Its market forecasters are now targeting around 14,000 for the Dow Industrials and 1,600 on the SP. That is about a 14 percent increase from where the Dow is
Let's start with the General Motors, because it looks like GM is looking to spiff up its car-line by importing one of its most popular European models to this side of the Atlantic. Beginning in the th
NASCAR has been an American institution for 53 years. The drivers, the fans, the cars, a symbol of America. But the tires, that could be a different story in the future. Goodyear has an exclusive cont
It's a shocking figure. Many Americans living paycheck to paycheck depend on those so-called two-week loans to stay financially afloat. But a study released by the Center for Responsible Lending found
Smile, you're on consumer behavior camera. No surprise that you'll likely be videotaped while holiday shopping, but it's not all for security. Some of it is for market research. Retailers are tracking
We call this Black Friday because the huge sales historically have helped push retailers into the black. And, while today is much publicized for shopping, the busiest shopping day of the year isn't ac
The silver dollar, or the gold dollar, whatever they have called it..., ( the dollar coin) the coin dollar. .. talk about a comeback, it's not been, unlike the torpedo, (why?)the dollar ...Because dol
Let's start out with the airlines, because airlines can be measured, Richard, in so many different ways, by revenue, by market cap , miles flown by paying customers, and one more, number of people flo
Investors don't buy Russian shares looking for small gains, they do it to make a killing. With that potential comes high risk. That's why Russian companies like steel giant Severstal are flocking to t
No. . . . . . She hasn't, has she? It's every passenger's nightmare. Good grief, what , what did they say? Trapped in a plane, and a fellow traveler’s on the phone, talking loudly. Well, look, send