NAVTEQ and Fodor's Announce Map Data Collaboration (SYS-CON Media)NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, and Fodor's Travel, provider of global Travel guides, announce an exclusive arrangement to make Fodor's Travel guide information available to NAVTEQ customers licensing NAVTEQ digital map data for countries in North America, Europe and Asia.
Stocks Climb Higher in Volatile Trading (AP via Yahoo! News) Stocks moved higher in uneven trading Wednesday as investors welcomed improvement in the service sector of the economy, but worried about gasoline and fuel supplies for the coming Travel season as oil prices surpassed $67 per barrel.
Area prep athletes headed to soccer trip in Europe (Tri-County Times)One day Fenton prep soccer player Zach Wisniewski was asked if he could fill in as a player for a travel team called the Bloomfield Forest. Little did he know at the time it would open a door to one outstanding opportunity.
Group sees Europe ties to CIA flights (The Charlotte Observer)Amnesty International says recent interviews with former detainees have lent support to the idea that eastern European countries might have been involved in secret CIA flights to so-called "black site" prisons.
Alcatel boosts Thales stake in satellites deal (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Alcatel and Thales unveiled a long-awaited 1.6-billion-euro ($1.95-billion) satellites deal on Wednesday, more than doubling Alcatel's stake in Thales and setting the stage for further consolidation of Europe's aerospace and defense industry.