Wednesday October 01, 2008

Holidays

• Singapore - Children's Day
• Also see October 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• World Vegetarian Day
• French Republican Calendar - Cuve (Barrel) Day, tenth day in the Month of VendTmiaire
• Tuvalu - Independence Day (from Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), 1975)
• San Marino - two Captains Regent, elected by parliament, take office for six months.
• Nigeria - Independence Day (from Britain, 1960)
• People's Republic of China - National Day (1949)
• RC Church - Feast days of Saint ThTrFse de Lisieux; formerly of Saint Bavo and Saint Remigius
• Republic of Cyprus - Independence Day (from Britain, 1960)
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Events

• Russia's supreme court declares the imperial dynasty victims of political repression, marking the official rehabilitation of the house of Romanov. The decision overturns a lower court ruling that classified the killings as plain murder, and exonerates Emperor Nicholas II and his family of the alleged crimes the Bolshevik regime used to justify their killing. (Reuters)
• The United States Senate passes the civilian nuclear agreement with India by a vote of 86–13. India has not signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty, but may now undertake nuclear trade to the States (TOI)
• The National Transportation Safety Board reports that a Metrolink engineer sent a text message 22 seconds before the Chatsworth train collision in Los Angeles, California, that killed 25 people. (CBS)
• Mayor of Melbourne John So announces his resignation. (news.com.au)
• United States Army General David D. McKiernan, the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, says that a greater military presence is ampquotneeded as quickly as possible.ampquot (CNN)
• Subprime mortgage crisis:
• U.S. Representative Carol Shea-Porter says that ampquotmore than 400 economists, including Nobel laureates, appealed to Congress to slow down and make sure they got the bailout bill rightampquot. (Nashua Telegraph)
• Swedish Minister for Finance Anders Borg slams the culture of ampquotgreedampquot exemplified by U.S. financial institutions and its role in precipitating the current financial crisis. (The Local)
• The U.S. Senate approves HR1424, a revised version of the proposed bailout of the nation's financial system. (BBC)
• A new U.S. Armed Forces Unified Combatant Command for AfricamdashAFRICOMmdashis created. Main functions of AFRICOM include fighting terror, securing oil supplies in Africa, and supporting U.S. foreign policy in the region where Chinese influence is growing. (The Nation)
• A series of 4 blasts set off in Agartala, capital of the Indian state of Tripura, killing at least 4 people and injuring 100. Times of India
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Famous Deaths

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. T.I. - Whatever You Like
2. Pink - So What
3. Kanye West - Love Lockdown
4. Rihanna - Disturbia
5. Taylor Swift - Love Story

Top #5 R&B songs

1. T.I. - Whatever You Like
2. T-Pain Featuring Lil Wayne - Can't Believe It
3. Jazmine Sullivan - Need U Bad
4. Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight
5. Lil Wayne Featuring Bobby Valentino & Kidd Kidd - Mrs. Officer

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Luis Fonsi - No Me Doy Por Vencido
2. Flex - Te Quiero
3. Los Pikadientes de Caborca - La Cumbia Del Rio
4. Vicente Fernandez - Para Siempre
5. Alacranes Musical - Dame Tu Amor

News articles

• Labeled as a Bailout, Plan Was Hard to Sell to a Skeptical Public Politics is as much about marketing as anything else, and from the beginning, the plan often came across as a taxpayer-financed parachute for high-flying tycoons. [..]
• Many Foods Will Soon Be Labeled by Country of Origin Under the new rule, grocery stores will have to identify the country of origin for meats, produce and certain nuts. [..]
• See all financial news of October 1st, 2008

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $77.19
• Apple AAPL: opens at $111.92
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $26.38
• General Electric GE: opens at $24.00
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $115.51

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 105.83 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.0626 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.1256 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.8441 CNY
• 1 EUR = 148.24 JPY