Final hurrahs, Crude guesswork
Good day for toy shoppers, Bad day for bold predictions
GOOD DAY FOR: Toy shoppers, after retailer KB Toys filed for bankruptcy protection and announced that it would immediately start going-out-of-business sales at its 431 locations. This is the second bankruptcy for the 86-year-old toy story, after a 2004 stint in bankruptcy court. KB Toys employs about 4,400 year-round workers and another 6,515 seasonal employees during the holiday season. (Newsday)
BAD DAY FOR: Bold predictions, after Goldman Sachs energy analysts who foresaw imminent $200-a-barrel oil prices earlier this year lowered their 2009 forecast to $45 a barrel. The analysts see oil rising to $70 a barrel by 2010 and $105 a barrel by 2012. (Reuters)
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