MAIFEST by Stammtisch El Dorado
Benefit Fundraiser for the "Make-A-Wish Foundation" to help local children with life-threatening illnesses. Come dance around the Maypole, musical entertainment by the Alpenband California, BBQ Chicken or Tri-Tip Sandwiches, hot dogs or hamburgers for children, raffle prizes, and no host full bar. 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. Honey Bear Ranch, 2826 Barkley Rd., Camino (Apple Hill) Adults: $20; Children under 12: $2.50 www.stammtischeldorado.com For more information contact: Micki Roggatz (530) 644-2567
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices rose more than $1.50 a barrel on Wednesday after Iran tested long- and medium-range missiles, but crude remained far from its recent record highs, boosting global equities.
SEOUL (Reuters) - Oil rose a dollar on Wednesday, recovering from a more than $5 fall a day ago, after Iranian state media reported that the country had test-fired missiles that could reach Israel and U.S. bases in the region.
LONDON (Reuters) - WPP Group , the world's second-largest advertising company, launched on Wednesday a hostile bid worth 1.08 billion pounds ($2.13 billion) for British market research firm Taylor Nelson Sofres .
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc on Tuesday posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit, lifting its shares, as higher aluminum prices and sales volumes offset increased costs.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Advertising revenue from YouTube is likely to total about $200 million this year and thus fall short of parent company Google Inc's <GOOG.O expectations, The Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday, citing two sources familiar with the matter.
Jul. 23 - The movie "Transformers" comes to Tokyo this week, a homecoming of sorts for the toy-robot film that earned over $260 million in three weeks in North America.