Posts tagged “Reuters”
Adventures In Hilarious Typography
From a national wire service, no less, we get this lovely example of typographical oversight: U.S. President Barack Obama‘s plan to free up airways would nearly double the amount of commercial spectrum currently available for wireless devices, an administration official said on Monday. “Airways”, indeed! Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postShare on Facebookshare via RedditShare with [...]
Rounding, With A Vengeance
Reuters, yesterday afternoon: In London, BP shares closed down 5 percent, against a drop of 2 percent in the STOXX Europe 600 Oil and Gas index. In New York, the company’s American depositary shares fell more than 6 percent. BP shares have lost about a third of their value since the crisis erupted. Actually, it’s [...]