Pipeline concerns prompted by oil decline

Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. executives are concerned the declining flow of oil along the 800-mile-long line could ultimately lead to corrosion and spills due to a build-up of ice and wax, the Anchorage Daily News said Saturday.

Boxing Day shoppers jam British stores

At Selfridges department store in Manchester, the shoppers suffered cuts and bruises when a ceiling panel fell on them just after the store opened, the BBC reported.

China holds near monopoly on elements

The U.S. Congress has ordered a study of potential alternatives because lawmakers are concerned about China's near monopoly and the fact that many of the mines are run by criminal gangs, The New York Times reported Saturday.

Mackey resigns as Whole Foods chairman

Mackey said on the Whole Foods Web site Thursday the Whole Foods chairmanship has been a title with no responsibilities or authority since John Elstrott became lead director in January 2001.

RV industry expected to bounce back

Airstream Inc. Chief Executive Officer Bob Wheeler said his recreational vehicle company has increased its work force by 50 percent and is boosting production amid increasing sales, the Chicago Tribune reported Saturday.

Madoff suffers dizziness, hypertension

A spokeswoman for the Bureau of Prisons said Madoff, serving a 150-year sentence in a Butner, N.C., facility after pleading guilty to orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme, was moved to the medium security jail's medical wing Friday after experiencing dizziness, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Fla. avocado industry faces beetle threat

Growers of Florida's second-largest tropical fruit crop are concerned because the invasive pest carries a fungus that has proven deadly to avocado trees and is marching southward to Miami-Dade County, where the bulk of the state's crop is grown, The Miami Herald reported Saturday.

Lockheed Martin pledges aid to Pa. park

The Washington Crossing Historical Park in Washington Crossing, Pa. -- visited by more than 100,000 tourists per year -- has been threatened by budget cuts. But Lockheed Martin said in a release Friday that its donation will fund the addition of a dedicated education wing at the park's visitor center, which is tscheduled for renovation in the latter part of 2010.

Boxing Day shoppers jam British stores

Bargain hunters jammed shopping districts in across Britain in search of day-after-Christmas deals as shop owners said they were expecting to see one of their busiest days, The Guardian reported.

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