Only a month ago, sizzling commodities prices seemed destined to soar higher with record-breaking rallies in crude oil and corn. But now the boom appears to be taking a breather, cooled by a weakening economy and a milder Mother Nature. In just seven trading...<a

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Cisco Snags a Home Networking Startup - Seeking Alpha

News | seekingalpha.com | 5 hours 20 minutes ago

Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) unveiled a $120 million deal Wednesday for Pure Networks Inc. to add the venture-backed target's home networking software to its Linksys business.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/86674-cisco-snags-a-home-networking-startup

Dolly Brings Winds, Rain to Texas Coast - Washington Post

News | www.washingtonpost.com | 5 hours 45 minutes ago

· Hurricane Dolly hit the south coast of Texas yesterday, bringing 100-mile-per-hour winds and heavy rains to low-lying areas on the border of the United States and Mexico.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/23/AR2008072303322.html

Dolly downgraded to tropical storm after pounding Texas, Mexico - AFP

News | afp.google.com | 6 hours 47 minutes ago

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AFP) — Hurricane Dolly was downgraded to a tropical storm late Wednesday after it tore into the south Texas coast with 160-kilometer (100-mile) per hour winds and left 250,000 people without drinking water in Mexico.

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gdciUEpiUunqW0ehKgzfZGPR-9Gw

Dolly downgraded to tropical storm in south Texas

News | www.iht.com | 7 hours 29 minutes ago

BROWNSVILLE, Texas: Hurricane Dolly barreled into South Texas on Wednesday, lashing the coast with winds up to 100 mph and dumping heavy rain that flooded some low-lying areas but spared levees along the heavily populated Rio Grande Valley. Authorities had feared the first hurricane to hit the U.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/24/america/Tropical-Weather.php

Dolly weakens to tropical storm

News | uk.reuters.com | 9 hours 14 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hurricane Dolly has weakened to a tropical storm as it moved inland over Texas after drenching the Texas-Mexico coast with heavy rains, the National Hurricane Centre said on Wednesday. In

http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKN2347304020080724?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews

American Airlines changes instructions to maintenance workers on lightning damage

News | www.canadianbusiness.com | 10 hours 43 minutes ago

Federal regulators on Wednesday blocked American Airlines from making changes to the way it inspects

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/headline_news/article.jsp?content=D923SN0G0

Hurricane Dolly Makes Landfall in Southern Texas (Update2) - Bloomberg

News | www.bloomberg.com | 12 hours 26 minutes ago

July 23 (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Dolly was downgraded to a Category 1 storm as it made landfall today in southern Texas, where coastal residents weathered their first direct hit by a hurricane in almost a decade.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aANiSuyK_o1U&refer=home

Hynix plans to close Eugene plant - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com

Blog | blog.oregonlive.com | 13 hours 2 minutes ago

Oregon's jittery economy took its biggest hit today with word that Hynix Semiconductor plans to shutter its 10-year-old memory chip plant in Eugene in the next two months, putting more than 1,100 employees and 300 contractors out of work.

http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2008/07/hynix_plans_to_close_eugene_pl.html