Top 25 Richest In The US 2009

Here is the list of 25 american's richest men extracted from top 400 richest americans 2009 according to forbes.

RANK NAME NET WORTH ($MIL) AGE RESIDENCE SOURCE

1 William Gates III 50,000 53 Medina Microsoft

2 Warren Buffett 40,000 79 Omaha Berkshire Hathaway

3 Lawrence Ellison 27,000 65 Redwood City Oracle

4 Christy Walton & family 21,500 54 Jackson Wal-Mart

5 Jim C. Walton 19,600 61 Bentonville Wal-Mart

6 Alice Walton 19,300 60 Fort Worth Wal-Mart

7 S. Robson Walton 19,000 65 Bentonville Wal-Mart

8 Michael Bloomberg 17,500 67 New York Bloomberg

9 Charles Koch 16,000 73 Wichita manufacturing, energy

Apple Earnings

Technology giant from the United States, Apple, managed to get out from recession with recorded profit increase due to strong demand iPhones, laptops, and desktop computers.

In the last three months ended 26 September 2009, Apple recorded net profit of US$ 1.67 billion or up 47% from the same period in the previous year. The increase was leveraged by increasing sales by 25% which is US$ 9.87 billion.

Apple Earnings Reached New Record

Apple, Monday (19/10) local time, reported its quarterly net profit reached 1.67 billion dollars and the sales of iPhones and Macintosh computers are touching a new record.

Apple's earnings recorded 9.87 billion U.S. dollars during the this quarter ended 26 September and there is an increase compared to last year which was 7.9 billion dollars for the same period.

Apple quarterly profits of 1.82 dollars per share increased significantly compared to the same quarter last year when reported profits are 1.14 billion dollars, or 1.26 cents per share.

Monday Night Football

The Denver Broncos won their sixth game over the San Diego Chargers on Monday.

The unbetable Broncos once again found a way to shake of a fast start by their opponent to outlast the San Diego Chargers in a row with a 34-23 victory.

Eddie Royal returned a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns as Denver joined Minnesota as the NFL's only 6-0 teams. The win extended the Broncos' lead over San Diego (2-3) in the AFC West.

NHL Standings

Oct 19 - NHL standings on Monday

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS

1. Pittsburgh 7 1 0 28 18 14

2. NY Rangers 7 2 0 35 22 14

3. New Jersey 4 3 0 18 19 8

4. Philadelphia 3 2 1 21 19 7

5. NY Islanders 0 3 3 13 23 3

NORTHEAST DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS

1. Ottawa 5 2 0 22 16 10

2. Buffalo 4 1 1 18 12 9

3. Boston 3 4 0 20 23 6

4. Montreal 2 5 0 15 24 4

5. Toronto 0 6 1 14 32 1