Archive for June 25th, 2006

 The Record
Two wooden carvings stolen 34 years ago from a 500-year-old church in England were discovered on an Internet auction site and will be returned, a U.S. broker says.
British authorities have never determined who sawed off the lion and lamb figures from pews at the Church of St. Nicholas in Denston, England.
Paul Eash, an eBay […]

 Blogging Stocks
This just in from TheFlyOnTheWall.com (subscription required): A Merrill Lynch analyst has issued a report speculating that Microsoft will soon buy another large Internet player.
The reason – if it isn’t obvious — is Google’s increasing competitive threat. As we’ve written about obsessively on our Google blog, Microsoft is not only fading in its battle to keep up with […]

 AutoBlog

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is  looking to rearrange his personal car collection, so his customized 270-horsepower Mini Cooper is officially on the block. Mini tuning house Mini Mania is responsible for the barrage of modifications to the car, which include upgrades to the computer, suspension, exhaust and more.
In addition to the go-fast bits, the Mini sports […]