Dow lowest since '97…Jobs report due… | KXNet.com North Dakota …
Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck, ND
AP NEW YORK (AP) With yesterday's decline of 281 points, the Dow is coming off its lowest close since April 1997. It stands at 6594. The S&P dropped 30 and the Nasdaq was down 54 points. HONG KONG (AP) Asian stock markets resumed their downward slide …

Workers On Unpaid Leave
Sudbury Star, Canada
Posted By AP The New York Jets told employees on the business side of the team's operations Thursday that they must take two weeks of unpaid leave this off season in an effort to withstand the sagging economy. Rather than cut jobs, as several other …

Matt Stover
Baltimore Sun, United States
Stover, a free agent, said he approached the Ravens with an offer he had received from the New York Jets on Monday. The Ravens informed… Matt Stover, the Ravens' kicker for their entire existence, said tonight that he is no longer wanted by the team. …

Posted -55 sec ago
Welland Tribune,  Canada
Bill Guerin, traded to Pittsburgh from the New York Islanders on Wednesday, had an assist on Crosby's goal. After missing four games because of a groin injury, Crosby skated on a line with Guerin and fellew newcomer Chris Kunitz. …

British Rapper Lady Sovereign Announce Extensive North American …
AHN
She also released a free single entitled "I Got You Dancing," making it available on her MySpace site and her official website. The singer also previewed material from her new album "Jigsaw" at a secret show in New York last month.

MarketAxess Announces Monthly Volume Statistics for February 2009
CNNMoney.com (press release)
NEW YORK, March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX), the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for US and European high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and other types of fixed-income …

Shell Rolls Out All-New Shell Nitrogen Enriched Gasolines With …
CNNMoney.com (press release)
Consumers lined up in their vehicles for an opportunity to try the new fuel (at no cost) in top commuter markets, including New York City, Los Angeles, Washington (District of Columbia), Seattle, Houston, Jacksonville, and Cincinnati. …

Red Wine Extract "Could Hold The Key" To Weight Loss And Muscle Gain
WebWire (press release), GA
A new commercially available supplement based on red wine extract from Biotivia Bioceuticals LLC (www.biotivia.com) could hold the key to weight loss, according to cutting edge research. New York, USA (6 March 2009) - Two new supplements available from …

Japan stock index drops to 4-month closing low
eTaiwan News, Taiwan
Nissan Motor Co. shed 1.2 percent to 326 yen. Sony Corp. was down 3.8 percent at 1715 yen, and Panasonic Corp. declined 2.4 percent to 1091 yen. In foreign exchange, the dollar was trading at 97.43 yen, down from 98.20 yen in New York late Thursday. …

231 Nigerian women to get N89m loan facility - official
Le Mali en ligne, Mali
New York, US - Nigeria's Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Salamatu Suleiman, says 231 women enterpreneurs in the country will soon collect N89 million as soft loans. Suleiman made the disclosure Thursday at the 53rd session of the …