Wholesale Costs Increased More Than Expected in July
Date: 17 August 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hints of inflation as the Labor Department’s producer price index rose 0.4 percent, exceeding forecasts.
Replaying Wednesday, August 17, 2011
The August 17, 2011 was a Wednesday under the star sign of ♌. It was the 228 day of the year. President of the United States was Barack Obama.
If you were born on this day, you are 14 years old. Your last birthday was on the Sunday, August 17, 2025, 320 days ago. Your next birthday is on Monday, August 17, 2026, in 44 days. You have lived for 5,434 days, or about 130,430 hours, or about 7,825,850 minutes, or about 469,551,000 seconds.
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17th of August 2011 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on August 17, 2011
76 Cents Worth of Good News
Date: 18 August 2011
By Paula Span
Paula Span
A small consolation for those on Medicare.
Venezuela: Nationalizing Gold
Date: 18 August 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela said Wednesday that he planned to take control of the country’s gold industry to halt illegal mining and bolster reserves.
Managing social-media overload; the Flame Index; augmented reality; tech news.
Date: 17 August 2011
Stephanie Rosenbloom of The Times offers tips for wrangling personal time back from multiple social-media Web sites. John Jones of The Flame Index explains how the site ranks companies that are battling negative events in the news. The weekly discussion of technology news includes a look at Google’s deal for Motorola Mobility and a new blog about Windows 8.
Reporter Known for Scoops Is Held in Hacking Inquiry
Date: 18 August 2011
By Sarah Lyall
Sarah Lyall
The British police arrested James Desborough, the Hollywood reporter for the defunct News of the World tabloid, on Thursday, bringing the number of arrests in the phone hacking case to 13.
That Remake of AOL? It’s Still Being Written
Date: 17 August 2011
By Verne G. Kopytoff
Verne Kopytoff
AOL’s chief executive, Tim Armstrong, is confident that his company can regain some of its former glory.
Creed C. Black, Newspaper Executive, Dies at 86
Date: 18 August 2011
By Douglas Martin
Douglas Martin
As publisher of The Lexington Herald-Leader, Mr. Black supported an investigation of the University of Kentucky basketball team that led to the first Pulitzer Prize for the paper.
In Crisis, Reminders of Disputes in Euro’s Founding
Date: 17 August 2011
By Stephen Castle
Stephen Castle
Germany’s fiscal discipline was at odds with France’s push for growth in the 1990s, and the differences persist.
Morning Buzz
Date: 18 August 2011
By Daniel E. Slotnik
Daniel Slotnik
What is going on around the city.
Morning Buzz
Date: 17 August 2011
By Matt Flegenheimer
Matt Flegenheimer
What’s going on around the city.