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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. shares were seen opening weaker on Wednesday as oil prices held near $47 a barrel, while a brokerage downgrade on technology bellwether Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO.O could hurt technology shares. | 2Business |
Airbus was given the go-ahead yesterday by its shareholders - EADS and BAE Systems - to start marketing its planned A350 mid-range aircraft to airlines, heralding | 2Business |
Government data shows UK house price inflation rose 13.8% in the year to November but economists expect to see a slowdown in the months ahead. | 2Business |
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. shares are expected to open slightly firmer on Wednesday ahead of congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, while earnings from Coca-Cola will dominate a thin earnings calendar. | 2Business |
People who take entry-level jobs are supposed to be young, inexperienced and just out of college. | 2Business |
AirTran Airways is moving to dramatically expand flights in Chicago by buying $87.5 million worth of gate leases and landing rights from ATA Airlines. | 2Business |
Japanese professional baseball players are set to strike this weekend for the first time since the game was introduced from the US 70 years ago. | 1Sports |
Blackburn fought back from 3-1 down at half-time to earn a 3-3 draw with Birmingham in a pulsating Premiership clash at Ewood Park on Sunday afternoon. | 1Sports |
Companies trying to deploy Internet phone calling face varied costs depending on the technology provider, according to a report. | 3Sci/Tech |
The game ball was retrieved following the Celtics' 107-73 victory over the Knicks last night. It will be appropriately lettered and presented to coach Doc Rivers to commemorate his first win for the club. | 1Sports |
AP - Rick Ankiel says any drugs he received in 2004 were prescribed by a licensed physician to help him recover from reconstructive elbow surgery. Ankiel, whose comeback is one of the great stories of this season, initially acknowledged human growth hormone was among those medications during a brief session with report... | 1Sports |
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars looked nothing like a team with everything to play for against Houston. Domanick Davis ran for a career-high 150 yards and a touchdown and the Texans crippled Jacksonville's postseason chances with a 21-0 victory yesterday. | 1Sports |
What's better than a high-quality stock? A high-quality stock with the wind at its back! | 2Business |
Company's drive is not just for OEMs anymore. | 3Sci/Tech |
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fish, fowl, baby formula and any other conventional food products that contain two types of omega-3 fatty acids can market the fat's heart-healthy effect, regulators said Wednesday. The fatty acids covered by the Food and Drug Administration's ruling are EPA, or eiscosapentaenoic acid, and DHA, o... | 3Sci/Tech |
AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd discussed the computer and printer maker's growth prospects during a tech conference Monday but didn't mention the ongoing scandal involving his company's attempts to uncover the source of boardroom leaks to the media. | 3Sci/Tech |
A European Union import duty on bananas is declared illegal by the World Trade Organization (WTO). | 2Business |
MOSCOW -- Police intercepted a car packed with explosives in central Moscow yesterday and said they had thwarted a terrorist attack, Russian media reported. A suspect told investigators he was being paid $1,000 to take the car to a major thoroughfare used by President Vladimir Putin, news agencies and television said, ... | 0World |
Actor Wesley Snipes is arrested in Orlando after surrendering himself on tax fraud charges. | 0World |
Carlos Gutierrez has been chief executive of the Kellogg Company for more than five years, but he has little background in public policy. | 2Business |
AFP - The German auction for 28 broadband wireless access (BWA) or Wimax licences raised a total 56 million euros (74 million dollars), the regulatory authority Bundesnetzagentur has announced. | 3Sci/Tech |
With so few mergers and acquisitions these days and with fees for them shrinking, bankers have found a new way to milk more cash out of deals: working with both buyer and seller. | 2Business |
DaimlerChrysler AG sold its 10.5-percent stake in South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. for $912 million after CEO Juergen Schrempp's plan to win more of the Asian market failed. | 2Business |
In a bid to put an end to the candidacy of jailed Tanzim terror group leader Marwan Barghouti the revolutionary council of the Palestinian Authorityâs dominant Fatah faction endorsed PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas to succeed Yasser Arafat on Thursday night | 0World |
An e-mail exchange between executives at Marsh & McLennan is one of numerous potentially embarrassing communications that were disclosed by Eliot Spitzer. | 2Business |
Baseball slugger Barry Bonds's 700th career home run ball drew a winning bid of $804,129 in an online auction that closed on Wednesday. | 1Sports |
The two men, working independently, allegedly obtained more than $10 million in Cisco parts through the company's SMARTnet warranty program. | 3Sci/Tech |
Recent efforts to force corporate changes on global warming are misguided environmental grandstanding. | 2Business |
Reuters - Intel Corp. said on Thursday it
plans to start shipping new processors for desktop and laptop
computers in August. | 2Business |
AP - Iran's hard-line president has ordered nuclear facilities opened to foreign tourists to prove that the nation's disputed atomic program is peaceful, state-run television reported on Wednesday. | 0World |
Arsenal earned a 1-1 tie with nine men against a Champions League group winner yet still came home to negative headlines. Thierry Henry scored a quality goal for an equalizer at PSV Eindhoven | 1Sports |
After months of legal wrangling, potential jurors for the Kobe Bryant trial began arriving at the Eagle, Colo. courthouse Friday. | 1Sports |
Taiwanese DRAM makers forecast DDR3 will take a 30 percent share of the DRAM market by the fourth quarter of 2008. | 3Sci/Tech |
COPENHAGEN - Products announced this week to streamline software-patch delivery are just part of Microsoft's overall efforts to tighten system security, Scott Charney told attendees of the IT Forum in Copenhagen on Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT Solaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead. Solaris 10 OS has arriv... | 3Sci/Tech |
AFP - Telecommunications giant AT&T and Microsoft took a patent battle to the US Supreme Court Wednesday, in a case that has wide implications for US firms doing business abroad. | 0World |
The Zionist armyâs attacks on residential areas in Gaza reached a peak over the past week. So far, at least 63 defenseless people from Gaza have been martyred in Israelâs military operation, codenamed Days of Penitence. | 0World |
Some investors prefer to go big. | 2Business |
ABC apologized Tuesday for its Monday Night Football introduction that featured a naked Desperate Housewives cast member seducing Philadelphia Eagles receiver Terrell Owens in the locker room. | 1Sports |
Even as relief efforts begin to provide food and clean water to millions of victims of Sunday's devastating tsunamis, relief officials are saying much more is needed to prevent an even greater loss of life. | 0World |
Reuters - Former rebels and loyalists now in Congo's transitional
government headed to South Africa on Friday for talks on
reviving the country's shaky peace process and improving
regional security, officials said. | 0World |
Nov 11, Colombo: LTTE advisor Anton Balasingham says President Chandrika Kumaratunga has sent no new message through Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Petersen, who held talks with LTTE leader V. Prabhakaran today in Kilinochchi. | 0World |
NEW YORK, November 1 (newratings.com) - World crude oil prices rose in Asia trading this morning, with the Nigerian oil unions beginning their protests in a build-up to a nationwide general strike planned for later this month. | 2Business |
To say that Skype may be one of the fastest-growing software programs in history may sound like a lot of dot.com hype, but consider this: Since the program that turns | 3Sci/Tech |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Greg Maddux reached the 15-win plateau for a record 17th straight season and also drove in two runs in the second inning to power the Chicago Cubs to a 6-3 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Thursday. | 1Sports |
AP - Colorado State coach Sonny Lubick is impressed with what former Rams assistant Urban Meyer has done in just two years at Utah. | 1Sports |
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Dollar General Corp. named a new president on Wednesday and announced plans to close about 400 underperforming stores and record $138 million of charges as it tries to revive lackluster sales at its discount stores. | 2Business |
nazarijo writes "In an article entitled Spammers using sender authentication too, study says, Infoworld reports that a study by CipherTrust shows that SPF and Sender ID (SID) aren't nearly as effective as we expected them to be when combatting spam. | 3Sci/Tech |
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has made a fundamental and strategic change that is almost unexplainable and therefore very difficult to understand and to believe. | 0World |
Blame it on the Red Sox. For only the second time in 112 years, the Stanley Cup -- the oldest trophy competed for by North American sports teams -- will not be awarded. And both times, the Red Sox were the defending World Series champions. | 1Sports |
_ Consumer confidence declined in November for a fourth consecutive month, a private research group reported Tuesday, reflecting doubts about the economy once the holidays are past. | 2Business |
Even as parent Roxio's stock is downgraded | 3Sci/Tech |
Australian wholesaling group Metcash Trading Ltd. launched an audacious A$846 million ($661 million) bid Monday, Dec. 6, to buy the Australian assets of larger rival wholesaler Foodland Associated Ltd. | 2Business |
US stocks surged on Wednesday as President Bush won re-election, boosting shares of companies in sectors seen benefiting from Republican administration policies, such as defense and drugs. | 2Business |
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Wall Street is puzzling Wall Street. | 2Business |
Orlando continues to play coy in regards to the dismissal of head coach Brian Hill but are prepared to offer him another job. | 1Sports |
PARIS (Reuters) - Yasser Arafat's senior deputies were to fly to France on Monday hoping to visit the critically ill Palestinian president after approving a plan for maintaining law and order in the West Bank and Gaza. | 0World |
Sortprice Shopping Search Engine Includes 1000 Merchants
SortPrice.com announces reaching 1000 merchants with over 10 million product listings which ranges from small retailers to industry giants including companies such as Target, Buy.com and Office Depot. Launched in 2003, SortPrice.com was created to provide free l... | 3Sci/Tech |
After invitees leaked details to bloggers, the company has confirmed that its much-rumored advertising strategy will see the light of day at a high-profile New York event. | 3Sci/Tech |
Moderate quake jolts seas west of Indonesia HONG KONG, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- A moderate earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck the seas west of Sumatra Island, Indonesia, early Monday morning, according to a bulletin released by Hong Kong Observatory on Monday morning. | 3Sci/Tech |
Northern Rock, the mortgage lender saved from collapse by the Bank of England, took a step toward repaying the loans by selling a 2.2 billion pound portfolio to JP Morgan. | 2Business |
AFP - China has launched an experimental navigation satellite into space, state press reported, the nation's first space launch since it tested a satellite-killing missile last month. | 3Sci/Tech |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were little changed on Monday as strength in the technology sector helped offset declines in banks' shares, prompted by worry over loan losses related to the housing slump, . | 2Business |
A senior Pakistani paramilitary officer is abducted along with three others near the Afghan border, officials say. | 0World |
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Religious party activists held small protests on Friday in several cities around Pakistan as President Pervez Musharraf signed into law a bill curtailing the scope of Islamic laws on rape. | 0World |
AP - Authorities Monday freed an independent journalist who had opposed Cuba's communist government, bringing to seven the number of political prisoners released in a week. | 0World |
The move reflects a feeling among top civilian officials at the Pentagon and in the White House that the American military needs a new direction. | 0World |
T-Mobile customers in 11 countries will see oneSearch as their mobile search application. | 3Sci/Tech |
AP - Baseball commissioner Bud Selig received a contract extension through 2009 Thursday as owners praised his 12-year reign, but dissension surfaced among teams in the decision to launch a World Cup tournament. | 1Sports |
AP - Mohammed, an illegal Iraqi refugee, counts himself lucky. He has managed to find a carpentry job in Lebanon. And even better, his workplace is near his home  meaning he doesn't have to drive to work and risk arrest at one of Beirut's security checkpoints. | 0World |
Variety - NEW YORK -- Shares in Sirius Satellite Radio surged for a second day as investors flocked to the satcaster in the wake of the Howard Stern deal. | 3Sci/Tech |
Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world's fourth biggest memory chip maker last year, engaged in accounting frauds between 1999 and 2003 that total nearly 2 trillion won, Korea's financial regulator said yesterday. | 2Business |
By The Daily Oklahoman Feb. 8--TULSA -- NORDAM has received approval from The Boeing Co. to supply its new composite window frame for the 787 Dreamliner. | 3Sci/Tech |
Having equipped most adults and half of all teenagers with cellphones, the mobile phone industry is turning its attention to the last untapped demographic - people over 65. | 2Business |
Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers defy a ban on public protests to demand better pay and conditions. | 0World |
AP - Japan's Sony Corp. will begin selling a computer and home-server system in Japan with 1,000 gigabytes of hard-drive storage — enough to record six TV channels for a week straight — the company said. | 3Sci/Tech |
By Maria Sudekum Fisher OLATHE, Kan. - The next-door neighbor of a man charged with kidnapping a young woman from a store parking lot and killing her contacted police when he saw the man's pickup in a surveillance video, he said. | 3Sci/Tech |
Kaiserslautern sub Selim Teber probably kept coach Kurt Jara in his post with two late goals in a 2-1 Bundesliga victory over Arminia Bielefeld. | 1Sports |
Investors are allowed to put the money in their I.R.A.âs in to almost anything, be it condominiums or airplanes. A growing number of people are doing just that. | 2Business |
Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang takes CEO spot, rising star Sue Decker named president. | 2Business |
com September 20, 2004, 7:32 AM PT. There's no doubt the Internet will continue to make its mark in the world of business and technology. | 2Business |
Aid starts arriving in Nicaragua, where Hurricane Felix killed at least 40 people and left thousands homeless. | 0World |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were seen opening lower on Thursday as rising oil prices and lackluster September sales reports from retailers weighed on the market. | 2Business |
Las Vegas, NV (Sports Network) - Joey Graham netted 20 points to lead No.4 Oklahoma State to a 79-67 victory over UNLV in the Las Vegas Showdown at the Thomas & Mack Center. | 1Sports |
Republicans are finding that a hard-line stance on immigration resonates with a wide swath of voters. | 0World |
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police launched a nationwide manhunt on Friday for al Qaeda-linked militants blamed for a suicide car bomb attack outside the Australian embassy that jolted both countries ahead of elections. | 0World |
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's government has decided to formally annul a ceasefire agreement with the Tamil Tigers, a senior government official said on Wednesday. | 0World |
PERTH (Reuters) - Serena Williams made a belated arrival at the Hopman Cup on Sunday, pronouncing herself ready to go for her first match against the Czech Republic on Monday. | 1Sports |
Microsoft Corp. and other Internet access providers filed three new lawsuits on Thursday to stop the spread of unsolicited e-mail messages touting everything from home refinancing to miracle health cures. | 3Sci/Tech |
Gainesville, FL (Sports Network) - The University of Florida announced during a Monday afternoon press conference that head football coach Ron Zook has been fired, effective at the conclusion of the season. | 1Sports |
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia condemned an Israeli airstrike that killed 14 Hamas militants in unusually harsh terms Tuesday, warning the attack will invite a tough response from the militant group and saying retaliation will be "justified." Palestinian officials said Qureia's commen... | 0World |
Australian Prime Minister John Howard, one of President Bush's closet allies, on Tuesday became his country's second-longest serving leader. | 0World |
Reuters - A rally in U.S. stocks that pushed the
Dow industrials to a record may stall next week as signs of an
economic slowdown curb the appetite for equities just as the
third quarter's earnings season gets under way. | 2Business |
Striker Adrian Mutu has vowed to rebuild his career and reputation when his seven-month ban for failing a drugs test ends. Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon last night stressed the clubâs opposition to | 1Sports |
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Dean Foods Co reported lower-than-expected fourth-quarter profit and said it was uncertain about raw milk costs in 2008, sending its shares down as much as 8.5 percent. | 2Business |
It was an event more than eight years in the making. For the second time in less than a week, a piloted reusable suborbital spacecraftâSpaceShipOneâsoared into the outskirts of space, more | 3Sci/Tech |
AP - After the Boston Red Sox lost Game 7 of last year's AL championship to the New York Yankees, David Walsh took a vow: No more Red Sox games. No more sports pages. No more team gear. No more heartbreak. | 1Sports |
Reuters - Internet phone service provider Vonage
Holdings Corp. on Monday said it has been served with a
patent infringement lawsuit filed by two units of Verizon
Communications Inc. . | 2Business |
Eastman Kodak Co. will return to US District Court next week to seek $1 billion in damages from Sun Microsystems Inc. now that a federal jury has ruled in its favor in a dispute over the Java computer language. | 2Business |
When the former coach of the Oakland Raiders traveled to Miami Monday to spend nearly five hours being interviewed for an opening that was, for all intents and purposes, already closed, Shell understood the situation. | 1Sports |
A charismatic Roman Catholic bishop recently suspended by the Vatican has emerged as the front-runner for next yearâs presidential election. | 0World |
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