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Experts want more government focus on cybersecurityThe Bush administration should spend more on cybersecurity research, share threat information with private-sector security vendors and set up an emergency computer network that would continue working during Internet blackouts, a computer security trade group said today... | 3 |
Blair ally handed key role in British cabinet reshuffle (AFP)AFP - British Prime Minister Tony Blair reshuffled his cabinet, bringing back a key ally to lead Labour's campaigning ahead of a general election, expected in Spring 2005. | 0 |
Tiffany Posts Unexpected Dip in Earnings NEW YORK (Reuters) - Luxury jeweler Tiffany Co. on Thursday posted an unexpected drop in quarterly earnings and slashed its profit forecast, as weak silver jewelry sales in Japan and higher diamonds and precious metals costs more than offset improved U.S. sales. | 2 |
The spirit of satellite radioOnly one satellite radio stock is worth buying...and it #39;s not the one that snagged Howard Stern. This is an update of a column that originally ran on September 30. | 2 |
Oracle Slams PeopleSoft Board on Takeover (AP)AP - Business software maker Oracle Corp. attacked the credibility and motives of PeopleSoft Inc.'s board of directors Monday, hoping to rally investor support as the 17-month takeover battle between the bitter business software rivals nears a climactic showdown. | 3 |
Don #39;t expect miracles: Natwar Singh:India News: New Delhi, Nov 15 : India will give its quot;best shot quot; in the upcoming talks with Pakistan, but the country should not expect miracles, External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh said Monday. | 0 |
American League Gold Gloves announcedThe American League Gold Glove awards were announced Tuesday and two went to the Seattle Mariners. Seattle second baseman Bret Boone and Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki each were honored for the fourth time. | 1 |
Army Says Up to 28 G.I.'s Could Face Afghan Abuse ChargesThe Army's recommendation marked the completion of a nearly 2-year-old investigation into the deaths of two prisoners. | 0 |
At least 4 killed in suicide attack in Tel AvivAt least four people were killed and 30 wounded in an explosion which ripped through an open market in central Tel Aviv on Monday, Israeli rescue workers and police said. | 0 |
Australia turn the screw against India (Reuters)Reuters - Glenn McGrath finished with four wickets as Australia quashed Indian hopes of a fightback by establishing a big first-innings lead in the first test on Friday. | 0 |
Furcal Expected to Get Concurrent Sentence (AP)AP - Atlanta Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal is expected to plead guilty in Atlanta traffic court Thursday to his second drunken driving charge. | 1 |
Death toll rises in Chinese coal mine explosion.Safety standards are ignored in the pursuit of profits. In the first nine months of this year, 4,153 miners were killed. Beijing (AsiaNews/Agencies) - The death toll in a gas explosion in a Chinese coal mine | 0 |
MSN Joins the Desktop Search FrayMicrosoft has launched its long anticipated desktop search application, and it's packed with promising features and tools that make it a strong contender coming out the gate. | 3 |
Testimony: Ovitz Was Denied Signing BonusMichael Ovitz wanted a \$50 million signing bonus to become president of the Walt Disney Co., but the directors who eventually hired him were not willing | 2 |
Busch wins pole for season-ending raceKurt Busch came to Homestead-Miami Speedway with more in mind than just winning the NASCAR Nextel Cup championship. quot;I was just joking in the prequalifying interview that we needed a pole to get into the Bud | 1 |
Siebel Infuses SMBs with CRMExecutives at Siebel Systems (Quote, Chart) said its competitors in the CRM (define) space aren #39;t doing enough to meet the needs of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMB). | 2 |
Bush vows action over troops' kitPresident Bush says claims that US troops going to Iraq have poor armour protection are being addressed. | 0 |
UN calls for immediate end to Congo fightingThe United Nations called on Monday for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo as fighting between rival army factions flared for a third day. | 0 |
Nanotechnology Material May Supercharge InternetScientists have manipulated carbon atoms to create a material that could be used to create light-based, versus electronic, switches. The material could lead to a supercharged Internet based entirely on light, scientists say. | 3 |
Bush regrets using the word 'crusade' in war on terror (AFP)AFP - US President George W. Bush expressed regret over using the word quot;crusade quot; to describe the quot;war on terror quot; he launched after the September 11 attacks by Al-Qaeda. | 0 |
U.S. Postal Upsets Favorites in Tour of Spain LEON, Spain (Reuters) - U.S. Postal upset favorites Liberty Seguros to win the 17.2-mile opening team time trial stage of the Tour of Spain Saturday. | 1 |
Bush and Kerry Trade Attacks in Their Second Presidential DebatePresident Bush defended his decision to invade Iraq, while John Kerry said that Mr. Bush lacked the record to justify re-election. | 0 |
Tenet Says 4th-Quarter Loss to Widen From 3rd Quarter (Update2)Tenet Healthcare Corp., the second- largest US hospital chain, said fourth-quarter charges may exceed \$1 billion and its loss from continuing operations will widen from the third quarter #39;s because of increased bad debt. | 2 |
McNealy: Pulling Out A Tough Quarter At SunKeep praising your troops and maybe they #39;ll win the fight. Sun Microsystems (nasdaq: SUNW - news - people ) Chief Executive Scott McNealy saw good in earnings that were somewhat worse than expected. | 2 |
Pittsburgh in driver's seat now for top berthSyracuse's 43-17 victory over Boston College forged a four-way tie for first place in the Big East among the Orange, Eagles, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia. | 1 |
Bomb Threat Sparks Stansted EmergencyA bomb threat forced a passenger plane to divert to a London airport under military escort for an emergency landing today. The Olympic Airways flight | 0 |
Karzai thanks India for aid in reconstructionKabul, Dec 7 (UNI) Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, sworn-in today as the first democratically elected head of his state, praised India #39;s role in the reconstruction of the war-ravaged country. | 0 |
EU Recommits Itself to U.S. Relationship (AP)AP - The European Union and the United States recommitted themselves to a smooth trans-Atlantic relationship Friday and hoped the second term of President Bush would no longer be marred by nasty political and trade disputes. | 0 |
Retail Sales Rose an Unexpected 0.1 Percent in NovemberIn the latest snapshot of the holiday shopping season, the government reported a better performance than Wall Street had been expecting. | 2 |
Server Sales Continue to Soar (Ziff Davis)Ziff Davis - According to Gartner, worldwide server revenue increased in the second quarter by 7.7 percent over the year-ago period, and server shipments jumped 24.5 percent. | 3 |
Replacements on US team?A labor dispute between the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and players has halted World Cup preparations and could result in the national team using replacement players for the Feb. | 1 |
Clarke wins Taiheiyo MastersNorthern Ireland #39;s Darren Clarke fired a 4-under 68 Sunday to win the Japan Golf Tour #39;s Taiheiyo Masters. The European Ryder Cup star started the day with a four-stroke lead and widened | 1 |
Skulls Trojan Infects Symbian PhonesThe quot;Skulls quot; Trojan, which bills itself as quot;Extended Theme Manager quot; by quot;Tee-222, quot; has been found on Symbian shareware download sites. | 3 |
US forces in Afghanistan ""hopeful"" on release of UN hostages (AFP)AFP - The US-led military in Afghanistan expressed hope that three foreign UN employees being held hostage by suspected Taliban remnants would be freed soon. | 0 |
Ferrero and Santoro face off nextALICANTE, Spain -- Paul-Henri Mathieu pulled off a remarkable 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory against Spanish No. 1 Carlos Moya to give France a 1-0 lead on the opening day of their Davis Cup semifinal on Friday. | 1 |
P amp;O cuts to hit 1200 staff and ferry fleetPORTS and shipping company P amp;O is to lay off up to 1200 staff and slash services as part of a 240 million review to reduce costs at its loss-making ferries business. | 2 |
Consumer Price Index up 0.6 in Oct.(Washington-AP) Nov. 17, 2004 - The Labor Department #39;s Consumer Price Index shows a larger-than-expected gain, but combined with Thursday #39;s reading on wholesale inflation, analysts say the picture is one where | 2 |
D'backs to Continue Johnson Trade Efforts (AP)AP - The Arizona Diamondbacks haven't given up on trading Randy Johnson, managing partner Ken Kendrick said Tuesday. | 1 |
Blair Hails Russia Climate Pact MoveRussias signing of the Kyoto Protocol, bringing the global climate change agreement into force, was today hailed as a real step forward by Prime Minister Tony Blair. | 0 |
Equatorial Guinea Wants Thatcher Extradited --Lawyer MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (Reuters) - Equatorial Guinea wants Mark Thatcher, son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, extradited from South Africa after his arrest on suspicion of involvement in a coup attempt, one of the country's lawyers said Thu... | 0 |
The next president could tip high court (USATODAY.com)USATODAY.com - This election's potential impact on the Supreme Court has seemed to be an afterthought, but the stakes for the court and the law are even higher now than they were in 2000. The prospect of a change on the court is greater and the replacement of one ju... | 0 |
Car Bombs, Shootings Rock Iraq CitiesTwo car bombs ripped through crowded Baghdad streets on Monday, killing at least 21 people and wounding 96, as insurgents step up their campaign to undermine the country #39;s | 0 |
Almost Perfect: U.S. Wins Softball GoldATHENS, Greece - The U.S. softball team won its third straight gold medal with an unprecedented and nearly unblemished romp through the Olympics, capped by a 5-1 victory Monday over an Australian team that, like the rest of softball's elite, never had a chance... | 0 |
Snow Predicts Oil Prices Set to Go Down (Reuters)Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow\predicted on Sunday skyrocketing oil prices were set to go\down and said Middle Eastern finance ministers had responded\positively to his request to boost output quotas. | 2 |
UN Rights Officials Talks of War Crimes in Darfur UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. envoys told the Security Council on Thursday that war crimes had probably occurred on ""a large and systematic scale"" in Sudan's Darfur region and called for foreign police to help stop abuses. | 0 |
Mourning Takes It Easy in First Practice (AP)AP - Alonzo Mourning wasn't ready Tuesday to put too much strain on his body, and the New Jersey Nets weren't rushing Mourning along in his attempt to become the second NBA player to return after a kidney transplant. | 1 |
No SEC Decision on Google IPO PaperworkSAN JOSE, Calif. - Google Inc.'s plans to move ahead with its initial public stock offering ran into a roadblock when the Securities and Exchange Commission didn't approve the Internet search giant's regulatory paperwork as requested... | 0 |
Nobel Peace winner to be namedSpeculation grows ahead of Friday's announcement of the 2004 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. | 0 |
From soup to nuts with Microsoft #8217;s collaboration chief<strong>Interview</strong> Anoop Gupta | 3 |
Google Ranks at Bottom of ISS Governance SystemGoogle Inc. (GOOG) tried to democratize the IPO process through its unusual auction, but its corporate governance is anything but shareholder-friendly, according to an influential proxy adviser. | 3 |
Formula One: Desperate days for also-ransSHANGHAI Far from killing the intrigue and interest, the almost total domination of the Formula One season by Michael Schumacher and Ferrari has, paradoxically, ensured a that the last three races of the year, starting with the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday | 1 |
NASA Develops Revolutionary Cockpit Display TechnologyNASA -- Imagine seeing clear skies all the time. It's not some weather fantasyland, but a revolutionary cockpit display technology being developed by NASA to make flying safer... | 3 |
Macedonian govt wins multi-ethnic victoryISN SECURITY WATCH (08/11/04) - A Sunday referendum in Macedonia against a government law granting the countrys ethnic Albanian minority more political rights and powers has failed due to insufficient voter turnout. | 0 |
Haiti Storm Death Toll Could Reach 2,000GONAIVES, Haiti - Workers dug new mass graves for corpses that still littered this flood-ravaged city Thursday as the death toll from Tropical Storm Jeanne rose to more than 1,070 and residents grew increasingly agitated from a lack of food and drinkable water. Health workers ... | 0 |
Valencia tarnish image with angry Champions League exitThe reaction of Valencia players, coach Claudio Ranieri and their fans to the 2-0 Champions League defeat to Werder Bremen has done irreparable damage to the image of the club according to Spanish media. | 1 |
HP grabs defense dealHewlett-Packard on Wednesday said it has won a contract worth \$290 million from an agency of the US Department of Defense. Under the deal, the company will work to build a single IT infrastructure for the Defense Logistics Agency. | 2 |
Bigleys brother pleads with BlairPAUL Bigley, brother of the Iraqi hostage Ken, last night appealed to Tony Blair to quot;pick up the bloody phone quot; to save his brother #39;s life. | 0 |
Bowden lands a new GM jobWASHINGTON The Washington-bound Montreal Expos have a general manager, at least for the time being. Former Cincinnati Reds GM Jim Bowden (BOH #39;-den) has been hired for the job. | 1 |
Stocks to Watch Friday U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips is seeking to buy up to 25 percent in Russian oil giant LUKOIL <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=LKOH.RTS target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">LKOH.RTS</A>, booking billions of barrels of new reserves, an industry source f... | 2 |
May Dept. Posts Lower Profit, Sales Fall (Reuters)Reuters - May Department Stores Co. ,\parent of Lord Taylor and David's Bridal retail chains, on\Tuesday posted a lower quarterly profit on disappointing sales\of dresses and home furnishings. | 2 |
HP Building Portfolio of Products For Telecom Carriers, Equipment <b>...</b>Vendor says it #39;s developing standards-based servers in various form factors for the telecom market. By Darrell Dunn. Hewlett-Packard on Thursday unveiled plans to create a portfolio of products and services | 3 |
Microsoft pays dearly for insults through ignoranceINSENSITIVE computer programmers with little knowledge of geography have cost the giant Microsoft company hundreds of millions of dollars in lost business and led hapless company employees to be arrested by offended governments. | 3 |
Maradona 'can be treated abroad'Former football star Diego Maradona can return to Cuba for drug rehabilitation, his lawyer says. | 0 |
Andreessen: Microsoft to make IE more competitiveThe success of alternative browsers such as Mozilla Foundation #39;s Firefox may ultimately have an unexpected side effect, causing Microsoft to be more aggressive in leveraging its dominance of Internet client software, said Marc Andreessen, one of the | 3 |
SIA: Chip sales to hit record, flattenSemiconductor sales will reach \$214 billion this year, a new record high. But next year will be about the same. | 3 |
Takeover Bid For Struggling Sainsbury #39;sA corporate dealmaker and former Tory Party treasurer is reportedly planning a 5bn takeover bid for struggling supermarket chain Sainsbury #39;s. | 2 |
Kerry Links Iraq War, U.S. Economic Woes (AP)AP - Democrat John Kerry sought to link the Iraq war to U.S. economic woes on Wednesday, calling President Bush's move against Baghdad a ""catastrophic choice"" that so far has drained #36;200 billion in needed resources at home. | 0 |
SEC seeks to update stock sale rulesBEIJING, Aug.18 (Xinhuanet) -- The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may revise its rules on initial stock offerings to modernize 1930s-era guidelines, agency commissioners and staff said. | 2 |
Court weighs wine shipping rulesRogue Valley wine shippers hope the US Supreme Court agrees with arguments presented Tuesday on behalf of small wineries. The high court was told state laws barring people from buying wine directly from out | 2 |
Lewinsky and Loos dish on kiss-and-tell after Clinton and Beckham (AFP)AFP - Kiss-and-tell queens Monica Lewinsky and Rebecca Loos, in a debate on media payments for interviews, came clean about dishing the dirt on Bill Clinton and David Beckham, but the former White House intern claimed her sex story sat on higher mor... | 0 |
Reverse Migration: From Linux to Windows (Ziff Davis)Ziff Davis - The number of enterprises migrating from Windows to Linux is a growing concern for Microsoft. But it's not a one-way street. Some companies #151;unhappy with their open-source experience #151;are making the switch back to Windows. | 3 |
Charges threat to US market chiefsTHREE senior officials running one of Americas junior stockmarkets could face civil charges relating to its options market, following a probe by US watchdog the Securities and Exchange Commission. | 2 |
The New Customers Are In TownToday's customers are increasingly demanding, in Asia as elsewhere in the world. Henry Astorga describes the complex reality faced by today's marketers, which includes much higher expectations than we have been used to. Today's customers want performance, and they want it now! | 2 |
Conservative groups to boycott P amp;GA group based in Tupelo is one of two organizations calling for a boycott of some Procter amp; Gamble products because of the company #39;s stand on a political issue in its home town, Cincinnati. | 2 |
Plato Gets Top GradeThe company gets a boost from its Lightspan acquisition, but will future growth be slow? | 2 |
Nigeria fuel shortage hits planesA sudden aviation fuel shortage grounds domestic and international flights out of Nigeria's commercial centre. | 0 |
BlackBerry Maker's Patent Suit Upheld TORONTO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court upheld a patent infringement finding against BlackBerry e-mail device maker Research In Motion Ltd. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=RIM.TO target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">RIM.TO</A&g... | 2 |
Phishing Scams Continue to GrowAfter a drop off earlier this fall, more fraudulent Web sites are popping up. | 3 |
Google shares soar 18 percent on first dayIn the stock #39;s first day trading, investors bought, sold and flipped shares at a furious pace, with the price ending just above \$100 -- 18 percent higher than where it started. | 2 |
Egyptians Spared No Expense on Animal Mummies (Reuters)Reuters - Ancient Egyptians revered cats and other\animals and took as much care in preparing them for their\passage to the next life as they did with humans, scientists\said on Wednesday. | 3 |
Microsoft FAT patent falls flatPatent office rejects one of four patents on File Allocation Table format for Windows, though Microsoft can appeal.\ | 3 |
U.S. Thinks Explosives Vanished in Spring '03Pentagon officials have identified the period during which nearly 400 tons of powerful explosives from an Iraqi military facility vanished, leading to speculation over should claim responsibility for the disappearance. | 0 |
Oil Is Steady After Reaching Record \$50.47 on Supply ConcernOil futures were little changed after touching a record \$50.47 a barrel on concern Nigerian rebels will follow through on threats to cut shipments from the fifth-largest supplier to the US. | 2 |
BC wheels its way to Tire Bowl in N.C.After squandering the Big East title and a Bowl Championship Series bid to the Fiesta Bowl, Boston College yesterday settled for its next best option by accepting an invitation to the Continental Tire Bowl. Making their sixth consecutive bowl appearance, the Eagles will play North ... | 1 |
Martyn defies rampant IndiaIndia ended the fourth day needing 210 more runs to win this multi-stranded epic of a second Test and level the series against Australia. | 1 |
US SOLDIER JAILED FOR IRAQI ABUSEA US soldier was yesterday jailed for eight months after pleading guilty to abusing Iraqi prisoners. Armin Cruz forced naked inmates to crawl along the floor and handcuffed them together at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison. | 0 |
5 'inside' directors quit Marsh boardNEW YORK -- Embattled insurance broker Marsh amp; McLennan Cos. said yesterday that five members of its board of directors -- all of them executives of the company -- are leaving the board. | 2 |
New Somali President Asks for 20,000 AU Peacekeepers ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Somalia's newly elected president, Abdullahi Yusuf, has asked the African Union to send 20,000 peacekeepers to disarm militias controlling his lawless Horn of Africa country, an AU spokesman said on Saturday. | 0 |
Palestinian Mourners Await Arafat's ArrivalThe coffin of Yasser Arafat, draped with the Palestinian flag, was bound for Ramallah in the West Bank Friday, following a formal funeral on a military compound near Cairo. | 0 |
Arctic People Seek Tropical Team on Global WarmingArctic peoples aim to team up with tropical islanders in a campaign against global warming, arguing that polar bears and palm-fringed beaches stand to suffer most. | 3 |
Paris govt. offices slowly switching to open-source softwareLocal government offices in the French capital will be moving to open source software, but they #39;ll be doing it slowly. An independent study showed that a switch to open source would cause quot;significant | 3 |
Loblaw Profit Rises 19 as Lederer Fends Off Wal-Mart (Update1)Loblaw Cos. said third-quarter net income rose 19 percent as the company, Canada #39;s largest supermarket chain, cut distribution costs and sold more of its profitable nonfood goods. | 2 |
Nintendo and Sony Make Pushes Before HolidaysNintendo Co. and Sony Corp. (SNE) made separate product announcements Tuesday that the video game giants hope will attract more customers ahead of the highly competitive holiday shopping season. | 3 |
Huge US bakery files Chapter 11Bee Staff Writer. Interstate Bakeries Corp., which operates a bakery in Sacramento and recently closed another here, filed Wednesday for bankruptcy reorganization. | 2 |
First Look: \$100 Video Editing Apps Square OffNew entry-level programs from Adobe and Pinnacle bring plenty of editing power to desktop directors. | 3 |
Zvidauri Wins Gold for GeorgiaATHENS (Reuters) - After playing second fiddle at the last two World Championships, Georgia #39;s Zurab Zviadauri finally shook off his choker tag. | 1 |
Target practicePrime Minister Ariel Sharon has ordered the Israeli Defense Forces to stop the barrage of missiles from the Gaza Strip. Thus, the Israeli Army and Air Force are engaged in a major confrontation with the terrorists in Gaza. | 0 |
Baseball: Maddux wins 14th Gold GloveGreg Maddux won his 14th Gold Glove award and three members of the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals have been honored as the top fielding players at their positions. | 1 |
Thumbthing For EveryoneThumbs. For centuries, they have conveyed the simplest of messages. Up/down, good/bad, salvation/lion chow. But look at the folks in the elevators, the checkout lines, even crawling along in traffic jams. | 3 |
Ecclestone counters courts with cash offer.Bernie Ecclestone has attempted to shrug off Monday #39;s court ruling, which found in favour of the three banks holding a 75 per cent stake in Formula One, by making a substantial cash offer to the sport #39;s ten teams in an attempt to prevent a breakaway series | 1 |
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