Glad to see you’re all still standing after yesterday’s storm of the century. Quite a doozy, wasn’t it?
Speaking of a doozy, here are your links for Friday.
- The Mobile Press-Register says the departure of the Air Force’s top two leaders should have little to no impact on the tanker program.
- Wichita travel agent Joe Bye of Cruise Holidays of Wichita says in a USA Today article that frustration with airlines is leading more people to drive to ports. “It’s sad that this is what flying has come to,” he says.
- The Washington Post has a good story on the impact hedge funds and big Wall Street banks are having on the price of oil.
- Oil, by the way, is going up, up, up today. And the markets are going down, down, down.
- Gas in Wichita is some of the cheapest in the nation, according to GasBuddy.com.
- MarketWatch says Wal-Mart has given signals that is interested in expanding into the electronics installation and repair services market.
- Evander Holyfield meet Ed McMahon. CNBC says the former heavyweight champ’s $10 million estate near Atlanta is under foreclosure. For some reason, I just don’t feel real bad for a guy who buys a home with 109 rooms — including 17 bathrooms, three kitchens and a bowling alley — and then can’t afford it, whatever the reasons.