Bill Clinton has escaped to the island for five of the past seven summers.

ECONOMIST: American holidays

Double-dippers have history on their side: in five of the past seven American recessions, the economy dipped more than once.

ECONOMIST: The economic slowdown does not herald a double dip. Yet

Now, it has won five of its past seven league games, but it will need to perform even better to haul itself into fourth.

WSJ: Focus Is on United's Slipstream

The Dow has fallen five of the past seven days.

FORBES: Consumer Spending Grew More Than Expected Last Month; Stocks Ready To Rally

Over the past seven years the price for the standard five-germ inoculation (including diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough) has dropped 40%.

FORBES: With Vaccines, Bill Gates Changes The World Again

At least 23 people, including seven children, have been killed in the past five months.

ECONOMIST: South Africa

Robert Sumwalt, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, said an 11-member "go team" would be on the ground in New York for the next five to seven days, interviewing crew members and passengers about the incident, and looking into past incidents and maintenance of the ferry.

WSJ: Dozens Injured in Manhattan Ferry Crash