convince the world it can meet its fiscal targets. that news helped gold continue its recent climb towards its biggest quarterly gain in two years. earlier, mixed economic data failed to impress investors and initial jobless claims hit a two month low. the final talley on second quarter gdp was lower than expected. after the bell, battered blackberry maker research in motion reported a smaller than expected quarterly loss. shares soared in late trade. discover also got after hours boost from upbeat earnings. nike, however, stumbles thanks to weak demand in china. earlier, apple drove teches and the nasdaq higher. ge, part owner of this network, hit a four-year high after predicting a 10% rise in industrial revenue. tempeurpedic will buy sealy for $229 million. heineken won a battle with asia pacific breweries for the tiger
and kathleen morris are the winners of a 229 million dollar powerball jackpot and met with financial advisor earlier this week and learned they didn t have much planning and now they do. the minnesota couple has 60 days to decide whether to take a lump sum that equals 84 million after taxes or a full payout over 30 years. comedy central funny man steven colbert the political ad game in iowa and mocking endorses rick perry in the ames straw poll, well, sort of. but not their rick perry. our rick perry. on august 13th, write in rick perry. that s parry with an a for america.
he and his troop went on a hike. sometimes her son s mind races too fast but she s hopeful that he s going to be okay. i don t know if he s freaking out and wondering or if he did stop to pray and to sit and to be still. that s what i ve been praying that he would do. a minnesota couple hit the jackpot literally. we have thomas and kathleen morris who won the powerball lottery worth $229 million. the couple usually buys three tickets and decided to go for five this time. the question is if they want 123 million in cash now or go with the full payment over 30 years. if they take the cash now, they will keep about $84 million after taxes. decisions, decisions. today is the day texas governor rick perry expected to announce he s joining the field of presidential hopefuls. will voters want another republican from the lone star state?
private place, unlike her walk across the fairgrounds to get there. palin is expected to leave iowa today, saying she does not want to step on anybody s toes. well, for the latest political news and analysis from nbc news, head over to first read. it s updated daily. log onto firstread.msnbc.com. you know what they say about karma. life on the links keeps getting worse for tiger woods. the former number one golfer in the world has failed to advance at the pga championship. it s his seventh overall as a pro. a change in routine is helping a minnesota couple cash in big time. thomas and kathleen morris hit it big, winning $229 million powerball jackpot. this week he decided to go big and buy five tickets. the winner was one of the extra two tickets. i pulled in. filled up, and then bought the
that he is running. also, you ve been hearing the threats of a possible double dip recession. you need to be ready. we ve got your recession-ready tips coming your way. but let s start with that breaking news we are getting in from the cnn newsroom. this comes to us from pennsylvania where one person is still trapped right now in an overturned greyhound bus. this happened in lancaster county on the pennsylvania turnpike. at least 23 people we re told in all have been injured. some had to be flown to the hospital by helicopter. again, this is just developing sto story. we re waiting to get pictures in from the scene. one person is still trapped and at least 23 injured with an overturned bus there in pennsylvania. when we get more about that, we ll bring it to you. also the breaking story out of pakistan. u.s. embassy saying an american businessman was abducted from his home in lahore in the eastern part of that country. cnn s is a joining us now. ressa, any reason yet th