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Reuters - New applications for U.S. home loans
rose last week as refinancing activity accelerated amid
relatively flat 30-year mortgage rates, an industry group said
on Wednesday. | 2Business |
Interest rates on US 30- and 15-year mortgages fell in the latest week amid signs that inflation is being held in check, leaving consumers more cash to spend on other items such as purchasing a home, mortgage finance | 2Business |
Talking tough in her first public appearance since becoming Europe's competition commissioner, Neelie Kroes blocked a merger in Portugal's energy industry. | 2Business |
No plans for prosecutions over salvaged treasure
The scavengers who descended on East Devon's Branscombe Beach earlier this year and quickly made off with the cargo of 70,000-ton freighter MSC Napoli can keep their booty, the Receiver of Wreck has confirmed.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
GIVE professional golfers a sunny day with no wind, combine that with receptive greens and you have a recipe for low scores. Such were the conditions that greeted the players at Coolum for the PGA Championship | 1Sports |
Topless snap ends high altitude protest
A German man who'd spent 10 days atop a 72-foot pole in protest at a conviction for fraud finally descended from his temporary eyrie after his missus sent up a topless snap of herself, Reuters reports.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
I'm not quite ready for membership in AARP, but increasingly I've been getting invitations in the mail for me and my husband to attend investment seminars that promise to help us ensure we have enough money to retire. | 2Business |
SAUDI police killed seven militants believed to be linked to two car bombs which exploded near the Interior Ministry and a security unit in Riyadh overnight, a security source said. | 0World |
AP - Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner became chairman of Aston Villa on Tuesday, completing the second American takeover of an English Premier League soccer club. | 1Sports |
Sometimes, insiders are buying for all the right reasons. Who's at it this week? | 2Business |
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell was in China less than 24 hours this week, but that was enough to stir up a diplomatic tempest with some unorthodox and apparently unintended remarks about U.S. policy on Taiwan. | 0World |
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) reported today that she and her husband have between $10 million and $50 million in the bank, thanks in large part to former president Bill Clinton's lucrative speech-making career since he left office. | 2Business |
Pajoma FM spins African music, reggae, hip-hop â and urges people to stay nonviolent in Nairobi's tumultuous Kibera slum. | 0World |
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Workers at the Tyson Foods Inc. TSN.N retail deli plant in Cherokee, Iowa, ratified a five-year labor agreement, which includes bonus pay, a competitive health-care plan, and a flexible retirement savings program, Tyson said on Thursday. | 2Business |
Reuters - German compact disc and DVD
equipment company Singulus and Japan's Sony have teamed up to
develop a new technology for music and video discs, Singulus
said on Tuesday. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters - Roche and the US-based biopharmaceutical
company Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on Monday
unveiled a $1 billion alliance giving Roche rights to Alnylam's
technology for developing so-called RNA interference therapies. | 2Business |
Glen Johnson knows what it's like to put his fate in the hands of boxing judges and have decisions go against him. Glen Johnson wins a tightly contested fight with Antonio Tarver. | 1Sports |
AP - All of a sudden, the New York Jets defense looks ordinary. | 1Sports |
SUVA (Reuters) - Fiji's military chief said on Tuesday the army had taken over the country, plunging the South Pacific island nation into its fourth coup in 20 years. | 0World |
JAKARTA (Reuters) - OPEC may decide to increase oil output at its February 1 meeting in Vienna if supply is not sufficient, Indonesia's OPEC governor told Reuters on Thursday. | 2Business |
The vast majority of Basra residents think British troops have had a negative effect on the Iraqi region, a BBC poll suggests. | 0World |
Evidence from the Mars exploration rovers Spirit and Opportunity has led scientists to suggest that water was once present in large quantities on the red planet. | 3Sci/Tech |
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Fears of a post-election dirty tricks campaign by Thailand's old guard appear to be coming true. | 0World |
Massive desktop applications are so yesteryear, says reviewer John Brandon, who checks out the latest crop of online software packages. | 3Sci/Tech |
Web sites say that Apple will unveil a 60-gig iPod with color screen to display photos for holidays. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Fan sites are abuzz with messages that Apple Computer Inc. | 3Sci/Tech |
AP - The Okinawa Open in Japan is the final tournament that counts in 2004, although it won't create any major shake-ups in the world ranking that affects the Masters. | 1Sports |
NEW YORK/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc's plans to raise capital by selling a $2 billion stake to China Development Bank may be in jeopardy due to Chinese government opposition, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. | 2Business |
In a barely audible voice at a disciplinary hearing, Michael B. Nifong apologized to three former lacrosse players and their families. | 1Sports |
BESLAN, Russia -- School opened again yesterday. The boys of Beslan wore dark suits, the girls had lacy white bows in their hair. | 0World |
During 2004, three of my close friends have died from various forms of cancer, proving that regardless of what we have, there is nothing more important in this life than your health. | 1Sports |
AP - Spain's Carlos Moya was eliminated from the clay-court BCR Romania Open on Friday, losing to Italy's Filippo Volandri 6-3, 6-3 in the quarterfinals. | 1Sports |
New software can identify individual whale sharks by analyzing individual patterns of spots and stripes on the fishâs skin. | 3Sci/Tech |
In nearly a third of cases of sudden cardiac arrest in the hospital, the staff takes too long to respond, a study found. | 3Sci/Tech |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Drug maker Merck & Co. Inc. MRK.N dominated trading in U.S. stocks on Thursday, single-handedly driving the 30-stock Dow Jones average lower after it withdrew its arthritis drug Vioxx because a study showed it doubled the risk of heart attack and stroke. | 2Business |
The AP needs to take a mulligan on this pronouncement. | 2Business |
AP - Bobby Mattick, who managed the Toronto Blue Jays in 1980 and '81 and helped develop the talent that produced five division titles and two World Series championships, died at 89. | 1Sports |
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission decided on Wednesday to recommend a partial suspension of Turkey's negotiations to join the European Union after it failed to open its ports to EU member Cyprus, EU sources said. | 0World |
MONROVIA (Reuters) - At least four people died in riots on Friday in Liberia's capital, where U.N. peacekeepers fired in the air to bring rampaging, stick-wielding youths under control and a daylight curfew was in force. | 0World |
AP - Iran's secretive Quds Force, accused by the United States of arming Iraqi militants with deadly bomb-making material, has built up an extensive network in the war-torn country, recruiting Iraqis and supporting not only Shiite militias but also Shiites allied with Washington. | 0World |
MICHURINO, Russia (Reuters) - Alexander, a 14-year-old Christian from the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz, achieved two firsts this summer -- he saw the sea and formed a friendship with a Muslim boy from Chechnya. | 0World |
Find links to umbrella organizations, travel agents, Web sites and phone numbers to help you plan the Next Great Trip | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters - Friendster Inc. named Google Inc.
as its exclusive advertising and Web search provider, part of a
plan by the originator of the social network craze to expand
globally, the company said on Tuesday. | 3Sci/Tech |
The first Guantanamo terror suspects to be arraigned are an alleged Al-Qaeda accountant, a poet who is accused of crafting terrorist propaganda, a man who drove and protected Osama bin Laden, and an Australian who fought with Afghanistan's ousted Taliban. | 0World |
Tesco reports a modest rise in sales over the Christmas trading period, with UK like-for-like sales up 3.1%. | 2Business |
PARIS (Reuters) - French philosopher Jean Baudrillard, whose provocative, paradoxical style was reflected in the title of his 1991 work "The Gulf War did not take place", has died, his publisher Galilee said on Wednesday. He was 77. | 0World |
French President Jacques Chirac told his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao he wants to end the European Union's 15-year embargo on arms sales to China, introduced after troops killed student demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in 1989. | 0World |
The Christian Science Monitor - • Monday, July 2:
Istanbul, Turkey: Trial begins of suspects accused of killing Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, who was an advocate of minority rights and free speech.
Strasbourg, France: French President Nicolas Sarkozy convenes public rally about Europe's future.
Accra, Ghana: Africa... | 0World |
NewsFactor - Over the next several weeks, IBM (NYSE: IBM) will roll out new technologies within its content management portfolio, with a focus on managing unstructured data with improved XML handling. | 3Sci/Tech |
FT.com - US stocks were in rally mode at midmorning on Friday, after a closely watched measure of inflation fell back into the Federal Reserve's comfort zone. | 2Business |
AP - President Bush is seeking a successor to Michael K. Powell, whose chairmanship of the Federal Communications Commission has been marked by dramatically increased enforcement of broadcast indecency standards. | 3Sci/Tech |
President Megawati Sukarnoputri conceded defeat in Indonesia's first direct leadership ballot on Thursday by not filing any complaints, despite claims from her party of vote fraud. | 0World |
Betting on the home underdog on Monday Night Football has long been considered a savvy play, but the Miami Dolphins didn't appear to be a good bet against the New England Patriots. | 1Sports |
Reuters - Gunmen in speedboats kidnapped three
foreign workers from an offshore oilfield in Nigeria which was
preparing to restart after being closed for 20 months due to an
earlier attack, security sources said on Sunday. | 0World |
Canadian Press - SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Child sex abuse is rampant among Aborigines in remote northern Australia, a government report released Friday said, blaming widespread drunkenness and the breakdown of traditional societies as among the root causes. | 0World |
NEW YORK -- Only 1 in 6 users of Internet search engines can tell the difference between unbiased search results and paid advertisements, a new survey finds. | 2Business |
Israel on Sunday released six Egyptian students arrested in August and charged with conspiring to kill Israeli soldiers, sources close to their families said. | 0World |
Two prominent players and widely held stocks in the group, Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people ) and Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ), have been especially battered of late. | 2Business |
And the nominees are... | 3Sci/Tech |
AP - A long day of high-level negotiations over the state budget ended without a deal Friday, with 24,000 state workers slated to go on unpaid furlough Monday if no agreement is reached over the weekend. | 0World |
Donovan McNabb can be the star of the Super Bowl if he can figure out a way to beat the Patriots Sunday. But he still may have to share the spotlight with his mother Wilma , who has become somewhat of a spokeswoman for NFL mothers everywhere because of her Campbell's Soup commercials. | 1Sports |
Google IPO Bidding Opens
Google's IPO bidding is officially open. Google and its underwriters expect to open the auction for the shares of Google’s Class A common stock at 9:00 a.m. EST (press time) on Friday, August 13, 2004. Google bidders must have obtained a bidder ID from ipo.google.com if you ... | 3Sci/Tech |
One can sum up airlines' woes in one word: "Exxon." So says Gerard Arpey, chief executive of American Airlines parent AMR (nyse: AMR - news - people ). Speaking Wednesday to investors in New York, the CEO | 2Business |
AP - Loosen the belt buckle another notch America: Obesity rates continued their climb in 31 states last year. No state showed a decline. | 1Sports |
Roger Federer will open against Albert Costa, and Justine Henin-Hardenne will play a qualifier when the tournament begins Monday. | 1Sports |
Reuters - Mona Lisa, the mysterious woman
immortalized in Leonardo da Vinci's 16th century masterpiece,
had just given birth to her second son when she sat for the
painting, a French art expert said on Tuesday. | 0World |
Fast company It’s a familiar tension in business. Business people think designers are mere stylists; designers think business people are Neanderthals who forfeit quality for profit. That’s because traditional business runs on logic that is inductive (using observation to prove something works) and deductive (using prin... | 2Business |
com. The Rangers formally completed the paperwork on outfielder David Dellucci's two-year contract over the weekend and can now see their outfield for 2005 coming into sharp focus. | 1Sports |
AP - Felipe Lopez's throwing error allowed Carlos Guillen to score the winning run in the 10th inning, and the Detroit Tigers overcame Ken Griffey Jr.'s grand slam in a 7-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. | 1Sports |
Sasser's damage was extensive, affecting 18 million computers around the world ranging from millions of at home users to thousands of companies. | 3Sci/Tech |
South Korea will pick its first two astronauts next year for a space trip by 2007, the science ministry said Sunday, after Russia agreed to help the country's space program. | 3Sci/Tech |
Ford's recent success in the World Rally Championship seems to have tipped the Detroit company into staying in the WRC for four more years. | 1Sports |
Research firm Burton Group predicts adoption of Microsoft's OOXML file format, regardless of results from ISO standardization bid. | 3Sci/Tech |
PC World - NTT DoCoMo and Mitsubishi say that Sanyo-made batteries may overheat and catch fire. | 3Sci/Tech |
John Lewis plans to create 35,000 jobs over the next 10 years as part of an ambitious expansion plan. | 2Business |
AP - No bullpen collapse by the Houston Astros this time. Brad Lidge was on the mound. The Astros closer allowed just one hit and struck out five in two innings Saturday, protecting a lead and helping Houston beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 in Game 3 of the NL championship series. | 1Sports |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The proposal to break-up the businesses of bond insurers into two separate segments, with one covering "good" municipal debt and the other covering "bad" structured finance debt, may lead to years of litigation, said Bank of America analysts, in a note to clients, late last week. | 2Business |
A Connecticut businessman took his quixotic crusade against the New England Patriots to the Internet yesterday, launching a website to build support among season ticket holders for arbitration in ticket revocation disputes and the ability to transfer tickets to a friend or family member. | 2Business |
Facing shareholder anger, top executives of Computer Associates International (CA) this week pledged to add 150 new employees to aid its channel efforts and to overcome distractions created | 3Sci/Tech |
NEW YORK -- The union for baseball umpires will not contest the season-ending suspension given to Mike Winters for using a profanity aimed at San Diego's Milton Bradley last weekend. | 1Sports |
Iraqi political leaders arrived in the embattled city of Najaf Tuesday on a mission to persuade rebellious Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr to disband his militia, vacate a religious shrine and participate in the country's political process. | 0World |
FOXBOROUGH -- With Dolphins placekicker Olindo Mare out with a right calf injury, return specialist Wes Welker knew there was a possibility he would be called upon to kick in yesterday's game against the Patriots -- even though he had not done so regularly since high school. | 1Sports |
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices steadied on Friday after an eight percent rout driven by a surprise interest rate hike in China that raised doubts about demand from the world's second largest energy user. | 2Business |
US multinational fined for laissez-faire approach
The French data protection authority has fined a subsidiary of US firm Tyco Healthcare over the transfer of employee information across borders and inadequate data safeguards. Tyco Healthcare France was fined â¬30,000.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
PITTSBURGH (Sports Network) - Kevin Bettencourt scored five of his 13 points in the final two minutes to lead Bucknell to a 69-66 upset over 10th-ranked and previously unbeaten Pittsburgh. | 1Sports |
Complaints about the speed of the network that Apple's new iPhone connects to points to the need for a new broadband wireless network in the U.S., said a businessman proposing one. | 3Sci/Tech |
AP - Francisco Liriano, Minnesota's 22-year-old phenom, pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the visiting Twins to a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night in Clemens' much-anticipated debut. | 1Sports |
AP - Jason Elam hit a 37-yard field goal to give the Denver Broncos a 3-0 lead over the Seattle Seahawks after the first quarter on Sunday night. Tatum Bell, back after missing three of the last four games with turf toes, rushed for 45 yards on six carries. | 1Sports |
Little donkey
Zimki, the floundering pay-as-you-use online application platform, is to be killed off by London-based developer Fotango on Christmas Eve, it was revealed today.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
ATHENS: Athletics got the boost it sorely needed here on Sunday as Americaâs Justin Gatlin became the youngest winner of the 100 metres Olympic title here on Sunday in decades and in one of the greatest finals of all time. | 1Sports |
KATHMANDU, Nepal (Reuters) - A man on a bicycle threw at least four bombs into the compound of a luxury hotel in Nepal's capital Monday but the blasts caused no casualties, authorities said. | 0World |
General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co., responding to growing concerns about the safety and stability of sport utility vehicles, said Thursday | 2Business |
Afghan police say more civilians have been killed in air strikes, but Nato says it is not aware of civilian casualties. | 0World |
AFP - Vice-president of the ATP's player council James Blake has added his voice to calls for any tennis player involved in corruption to be banned for life. | 1Sports |
LONGVIEW, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. inflation pressures have stabilized but are still too high and may warrant further interest rate hikes to bring them back down, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher said on Tuesday. | 2Business |
Reigning NFL MVP Shawn Alexander's left foot is indeed broken, CT scans confirm Wednesday, and remains out indefinitely. | 1Sports |
That's a phrase the Yankees may need to keep telling themselves as this Division Series with the tiny-market Twins progresses. | 1Sports |
A new study finds that chocolate may help promote cardiovascular health. | 2Business |
Ellis Park in Henderson, Ky., will return to a five-day race week next year amid complaints that six days of racing each week hurt field sizes and turned off bettors. | 3Sci/Tech |
NEWCASTLE : Newcastle United have sacked their manager, Sir Bobby Robson, effectively ending the career of one of the most respected and best-loved figures in English football. | 1Sports |
Fabian Cancellara says he knows his days in the Tour de France's yellow jersey are numbered as the race heads toward the Alps. | 1Sports |
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