| Will the Apple iPhone be Googled?
For Matthew Key the choice has come down to Milton Keynes or Uxbridge. Battle plans have been drawn, extra troops deployed and this Friday at 6.02pm, the invasion will begin. Key, the man instrumental in bringing Apple’s iPhone to Britain on Friday, wants to be in the thick of it when his O2 stores fling open their doors to sell the most hyped product this side of Christmas. After months of planning, his main concern is that everything goes smoothly, and his only decision is which store to attend. By closing all 450 O2 outlets for four hours on Friday afternoon while a new Apple merchandising area is fitted out in each, Key is hoping that a throng of fanatics will start queuing in anticipation. .
Most dangerous country of the World
The cover of Newsweek's last issue dubbing Pakistan as the most dangerous country in the world, not merely stunned Pakistanis but the entire world, which earlier considered Iraq and Afghanistan as the most dangerous states. The cover stating " the most dangerous country in the world is not Iraq. But it's Pakistan" sent a wave of shock and anger all over Pakistan with analysts fearing the Newsweek's move as part of ongoing campaign against the country's nuclear programme. Ironically, the Newsweek's report does not contain any comparison or facts and figures about suicide bombings, killing of civilians, and personnel, and other terrorist incidents in Pakistan and Iraq. According to analysts, the Newsweek's report is totally baseless, and nothing more than a cock and bull story.
The Silver Blow Off
Gold fell all the way to $797.12 before it rebounded about 1% into the close, but it still ended with a loss of 3.15%. Silver dropped to as low as $14.51 before it rebounded over 20 cents from that low, but it still ended with a loss of 4.84%. At the time of writing, both metals are down about 2% more in after hours access trade. Euro gold fell to �550, platinum lost $41 to $1386, palladium lost $5 to $364, and copper fell roughly 6 cents to about $3.15. Gold and silver equities opened markedly lower and continued to drop throughout most of trade before finally closing with over 7% losses. The Economy: There were no major economic reports today. Tomorrow at 10AM EST brings Pending Home Sales for September expected at -2.0% and at 2PM is the Treasury Budget for October expected at -$53.0 billion.
MD wins right to sue TD over Visa fees
As record numbers of Canadians head south for cross-border shopping, a court has ruled that a class-action suit against the Toronto Dominion Bank over foreign currency transactions on its Visa credit cards will be allowed to proceed. The decision by the Court of Appeal for Ontario, released this week, overturns a lower court ruling that dismissed the certification of a class-action suit by a Toronto doctor who complained about service charges on his TD Visa card. Dr. Paul Cassano used his credit card to pay for a hotel in New York in 1994. The bill came to $563.36 (U.S.), or $766.62 (Canadian). The hotel mistakenly charged his credit card twice, so Cassano was given a credit. However, instead of a refund of $766.62, his credit card statement showed he was given $745.44.
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