GOOD DAY FOR: Green lights, as General Electric is axing 1,400 lighting-division jobs and closing several plants that make incandescent light bulbs. As consumers switch to more energy-efficient fluorescent bulbs, sales of the traditional bulbs invented by GE founderThomas Edison are declining by at least 10 percent a year. (Bloomberg in Los Angeles Times, free registration required)
BAD DAY FOR: Aging rock stars, as artists like Bruce Springsteen, the Police, and Van Halen are being outsold by 14-year old Miley Cyrus, the star of a hit Disney Channel show and the daughter of country star Billy Ray Cyrus. The average ticket price for her 54-date tour is $230, and one ticket sold for $2,565. (MarketWatch)
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