Blu-ray may not displace DVD for years
Many consumers balk at spending $300-plus for player
By Ryan Nakashima
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES – Blu-ray stomped HD DVD to become the standard format for high-definition movie discs, but years may pass before it can claim victory over the good old DVD. Noemi Velazquez, a 44-year-old warehouse worker, can explain why. She took one look at the $399 price tag of a Blu-ray player at a Best Buy store one night this month in Glendale and kept going.
Indications of inflation high on investors' focus list
Recession now secondary worry
By Madlen Read
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK – Investors examine the same key economic reports at the start of every month – on manufacturing, the service sector and employment. This week, they will be looking at these indicators for inflation clues as much as they will for insight into economic growth.
