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Stocks sag on sub-par Canadian GDP and sliding US consumer <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - Negative economic indicators helped send stock markets lower Tuesday while two more big Canadian banks reported quarterly profits. | 2 |
Midway Games acquires Paradox Development CHICAGO Chicago-based Midway Games has acquired Paradox Development, which is developing the company #39;s upcoming quot;Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks quot; videogame. | 2 |
Pew study: Blogs busted out in 2004 Last year proved big for blogs and bloggers, according to data released from The Pew Internet American Life Project. Blog readership jumped 58 percent between February and November, and comprised 32 million U.S. citizens in 2004. More than 8 million U.S. citizens have created a Web-based diary, and one in 10, or around 14 million U.S. Internet users, has contributed thoughts or comments to a blog. | 3 |
Valve Wins Cyber Caf Case Valve announced recently that it had won the first round in the legal fight between it and publisher Vivendi Universal Games. The US Federal District Court in Seattle has upheld the complaint | 3 |
Sorry, this information is currently unavailable Sophos virus experts have advised customers not to panic, following media reports of a new version of the Skulls Trojan horse for Symbian Smartphones. | 3 |
Olympians Gatlin, Hayes Earn Jesse Owens Awards PORTLAND, Ore. -- Olympic medalists Justin Gatlin and Joanna Hayes Monday were named the winners of the 2004 Jesse Owens Awards by USA Track amp; Field. | 1 |
Trial Date Set For Michael Phelps SALISBURY, Md. -- A trial date has been set in Salisbury for Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. He #39;s scheduled to appear in District Court on Dec. 29. | 1 |
Jackets bowling in Orlando Georgia Tech will play in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, two people familiar with the situation told the Journal-Constitution Monday. | 1 |
US Open WCQ with Trinidad The United States will open its bid to qualify for its fifth consecutive World Cup finals in Trinidad amp; Tobago on Feb. 9 as the final round draw for 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying was announced this morning from FIFA House in Zurich, Switzerland. | 1 |
General strike cripples Italy to protest Berlusconi's economic policies (AFP) AFP - Italy ground to a halt as millions of workers observed a general strike in a show of force against the economic policies of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right coalition government. | 0 |
Bush Makes First Official Visit to Canada President Bush is on his way to Canada for a two-day trip that will mark his first official visit to America #39;s northern neighbor. | 0 |
Analysis: Asian free trade vogue could heat up Free trade agreements are flying around East Asia these days, with even South Asian neighbor India, getting a piece of the action. | 0 |
Embarrassment over Myanmar, pride at China trade deal as ASEAN wraps up (AFP) AFP - Southeast Asian leaders completed a series of meetings in Laos where renewed embarrassment over military-ruled Myanmar threatened to overshadow the signing of an historic trade deal with China. | 0 |
Blunkett repays lover's rail fare David Blunkett repays Parliament for a train ticket he gave to his ex-lover and apologises for a "genuine mistake". | 0 |
US GDP rise fails to halt caution Increased spending by consumers and business helps US economic growth rise at a higher-than-predicted rate in the July to September period. | 2 |
Midway Games Buys Videogame Company Midway Games Inc. said Tuesday that it acquired Paradox Development, the studio now developing Midway #39;s upcoming Mortal Kombat:Shaolin Monks videogame, for 333,334 Midway common shares. | 2 |
DoCoMo looks overseas for handsets NTT DoCoMo, Japan #39;s dominant mobile operator, is to start selling mobile phones from Nokia and Motorola next year in a bid to reduce its reliance on local manufacturers. | 3 |
Red Hat Preps Enterprise Linux 4 With the top two commercial Linux distributions based on the Linux 2.6 kernel, the open-source operating system could gain greater footing among enterprise apps. | 3 |
Rescuers seek survivors as Phillipines storm leaves 300 dead, 150 <b>...</b> REAL, Philippines : Rescuers were desperately searching for survivors Tuesday after floods and landslides unleashed by a tropical storm in the Philippines killed more than 300 people and left at least 150 others missing, many buried alive under tonnes of | 0 |
US Looks For Missing Plane In Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan -- The US military said a plane that took off from the main US base north of Kabul, Afghanistan, is missing. A search is under way for the three civilian crew members and three military passengers who were aboard the aircraft. | 0 |
Union: At Least 100 Delta Pilots to Retire as Pay Cuts Start At least 100 Delta Air Lines pilots are expected to retire effective Wednesday, the start date for a 32.5 percent pay cut agreed to in a \$1 billion concessions package to help save the nation's third largest air carrier from bankruptcy. | 2 |
Latino groups lauds Gutierrez pick A major Hispanic interests group praised US President George Bush Tuesday for picking Kellogg #39;s chief executive Carlos Gutierrez for commerce secretary. | 2 |
Oil Prices Hover Near \$50 a Barrel Oil prices were up 12 cents to \$49.88 a barrel in electronic trading in Europe in advance of the opening on the New York Mercantile Exchange. | 2 |
Dollar Weakens Against Euro But Off Lows The dollar was weaker against the euro on Tuesday but above record lows reached after remarks by European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet suggested the ECB was unlikely to intervene to stem the euro #39;s rise. | 2 |
US Puts Hefty Duties on Imported Shrimp The United States has set final anti-dumping duties of up to 112.81 percent on shrimp from China and up to 25.76 percent on those from Vietnam to offset unfair pricing, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday. | 2 |
Deutsche to Gazprom: Buy Yugansk Gazprom is considering a recommendation from Deutsche Bank that it buy Yuganskneftegaz, Yukos #39; main production unit, as part of a wider strategy to increase its presence in the oil sector, a company official said Monday. | 2 |
American Military Relief Effort Picks Up Steam The American military relief operation picked up steam Monday, with U.S. helicopters dropping off cartons of food aid in Sumatra and warships with 2,200 Marines arriving in the Malacca Straits to ferry supplies to the tsunami-battered Indonesian island. | 0 |
Syneron stock falls after approval delayed NEW YORK -- Syneron Medical Ltd. stock fell Tuesday after the US Food and Drug Administration delayed approval of the medical device maker #39;s cellulite product. | 2 |
Gretzky Fears for NHL Wayne Gretzky fears the NHL could be shut down for as long as two years if a labor deal is not reached soon. | 1 |
IBMs New Cell Chip To Power PlayStation, HDTVs Sony and IBM introduced Monday the first workstation based on the Cell processor, which they jointly developed in partnership with Toshiba. | 3 |
Beijing Cancels Microsoft Deal The Beijing municipal government may be reconsidering its controversial decision to sign a sweeping deal with Microsoft. Microsoft beat domestic software developers out of a 3.6M dollar contract on November | 3 |
Sony vs. Big Apple Sony (NYSE: SNE) is taking one more step toward making its Walkman a more formidable contender in the digital music wars. According to several news agencies, Sony is launching a new Walkman with a hard drive and support of the popular MP3 format. | 3 |
Amazon #39;s Holiday Pi Leave it to Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN). Apparently, the holiday season could be a rich opportunity to addict more users to Amazon #39;s A9. | 3 |
AOL Tests New Netscape Browser America Online Inc. on Tuesday started testing a prototype of the Netscape browser that lets users switch from the Mozilla rendering engine to Internet Explorer with the click of a button. | 3 |
Cisco Revamps Catalyst Switch Range To extend 10GbE support to the network edge, the revamped 6500 Supervisor Engine 32 ships with a choice of two 10GbE XENPAK-based or eight one GbE Small Form Factor Pluggable based uplinks. | 3 |
Microsoft files first authenticity certificate lawsuits SEATTLE A central Pennsylvania company is named in a lawsuit filed by Microsoft on claims of counterfeit and illicit certificates of authenticity. | 3 |
IBM Unveils Latest #39;On-Demand #39; Tech Center IBM on Monday unveiled a technology lab for customers looking to test the company #39;s products for managing computer resources based on business demands. | 3 |
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 30 November 2004 All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Crew rest day after yesterday s successful Soyuz TMA-5/9S relocation. | 3 |
FA suspend Diouf Bolton striker El-Hadji Diouf has incurred a three-match ban after admitting a charge of improper conduct. The Senegal international was charged by the Football Association after television replays showed | 1 |
Mandaric clears Redknapp of dodgy deals At a specially convened news conference today, Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric cleared former boss Harry Redknapp of any wrong doing in his transfer deals during his time at the club. | 1 |
Report: Former Marlins closer Benitez reaches deal with Giants The San Francisco Giants have agreed to terms on a three-year, \$21 million contract with Marlins free agent closer Armando Benitez, according to several media reports. | 1 |
Confirmed: Davis Out as Head Coach It has now been confirmed by the Browns that Butch Davis has resigned as head coach of the team. The Browns will be holding a press conference with Team President John Collins at 2PM today. | 1 |
Dartmouth fires head football coach Lyons Hanover, NH (Sports Network) - Dartmouth University fired head football coach John Lyons on Tuesday. The Big Green finished just 1-9 this season, marking the worst record in school history. | 1 |
FERRERO CHASING DAVIS CUP GLORY Juan Carlos Ferrero has targeted further Davis Cup glory when Spain take on the United States in Seville at the weekend. Ferrero is the only member of the Spain team to have won the event before after clinching | 1 |
Police ID chair thrower Auburn Hills - (11/29/04)--Auburn Hills police say they have identified the chair thrower from the Pistons/Pacers brawl. The suspect who allegedly threw the chair is a 35-year-old man from Genesee County #39;s Mundy Township. | 1 |
Angels Change Name The Angels are renaming themselves yet again, saying Monday it will be known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. | 1 |
Bush, Martin pledge to improve trade relations but no promises on <b>...</b> OTTAWA (CP) - George W. Bush said he understands Canadian ranchers #39; frustrations but the president suggested the lumbering US bureaucracy has to sign off before the border can re-open to Canadian cattle. | 0 |
Rescued whales head out to sea as scientists blame weather for <b>...</b> HOBART, Australia : Rescuers succeeded in saving most of the whales still stranded on beaches in Australia and New Zealand as scientists pinpointed cyclical weather patterns as a likely cause of increased beachings. | 0 |
Sinn Fein voices delay concern Speaking after a meeting with the Irish Prime Minister in Dublin, party president Gerry Adams said: quot;We are concerned that the time frame is stretching. | 0 |
Minister: Rwandan Soldiers Have Entered Congo The Democratic Republic of Congo #39;s Minister for Regional Cooperation says Rwandan soldiers have entered Congo and attacked three villages in eastern Congo. | 0 |
It #39;s nearly winter why is gasoline so expensive? A. With history as a guide, it #39;s not unreasonable to expect gas to be cheaper in winter months. Instead, the average retail price nationwide is just below \$1.95 a gallon. | 2 |
Local consumer confidence edges up going into Christmas Consumer confidence increased slightly across the region going into the Christmas shopping season, although it remains below its levels of a year before. | 2 |
SEC hands AIG a \$126 million fine The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today the settlement of charges against American International Group revolving around the marketing of transactions that would remove possible volatile assets from the balance sheets of companies. | 2 |
Icahn: Mylan Says Takeover Bid Neutralized As Perry Becomes Top <b>...</b> Check--or checkmate? Carl Icahn, attempting to block Mylan Laboratories (nyse: MYL - news - people ) in its buyup of King Pharmaceuticals (nyse: KG - news - people ), made his move: Earlier this month, the | 2 |
Union readies itself for possible strike at USAir A major union at US Airways (UAIRQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) positioned itself on Tuesday for a possible strike if the airline throws out union contracts to save money. | 2 |
Russian Gas Monopoly to Bid for Prize Yukos Oil Assets In an attempt to create a state energy leviathan, the Russian natural gas monopoly Gazprom said today that it would bid for the prize oil assets of Yukos. | 2 |
Can global economy recover in #39;05? For quite sometime now, global economy has been under a lot of pressure. The war in Iraq, the US current account deficit and resulting falling dollar, oil deficit have all contributed to a slowdown in the global economy. | 2 |
US Economy: Confidence Unexpectedly Fell This Month (Update2) US consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in November to the lowest level in eight months as higher energy prices damped optimism among low-income Americans. | 2 |
UPDATE 2-AIG to pay \$126 mln to settle federal probes American International Group Inc. (AIG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed to pay \$126 million and appoint an independent monitor to settle allegations it helped | 2 |
US regulatory body fines 29 securities firms 9.2 million dollars WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US securities industry #39;s self-regulatory body fined 29 firms more than 9.2 million dollars for reporting information about their brokers later than required. | 2 |
Lockheed's Loss in Space Intelsat loses a satellite, which could mean lost millions for the defense contractor. | 2 |
Ultimate Electronics' Shaky Base The stock has soared thanks to homebuilders, but not enough profits are built into the price. | 2 |
Pacers to be Charged Pacers players will be charged for fighting with fans during the Nov. 19 brawl at the end of a game against the Pistons, Oakland County Prosecutor David Gorcyca told The Detroit News. | 1 |
Red Hat Will Keep Linux Market Lead Over Novell Prudential Equity Group upgraded Red Hat (nasdaq: RHAT - news - people ) to quot;overweight quot; from quot;neutral weight quot; and maintained a \$17 target price, saying the software company remains the leader in the Linux market, which is among the fastest-growing | 2 |
Battle over new DVDs begins TOKYO -- You may not remember the battle between VHS and beta or between cassette tapes and CD #39;s but in years to come, you #39;ll likely be able to recall a battle over the format for the next generation of DVDs. | 3 |
Lycos Strikes Back At Spammers With Screensaver com. Lycos Europe is taking the fight to the enemy, launching a screensaver that conducts a group denial-of-service attack against sites marketing products via spam. | 3 |
Beijing Dumps Microsoft Deal com. Beijing #39;s municipal government canceled a \$3.5 million deal with Microsoft under pressure from national government officials and in-country rivals, financial sources reported Monday. | 3 |
Sun Acquiring Outsourcing Vendor SevenSpace Sun Microsystems on Monday disclosed plans to acquire SevenSpace Inc., an Ashburn, Va.-based provider of IT outsourcing and managed services. | 3 |
Sony To Sell MP3 Music Players in Japan Sony #39;s two MP3 players, the NW-HD3 with a 20-gigabyte hard-disk drive, and the NW-E99, with a built-in 1-gigabyte flash-memory chip, go on sale December 10 in Japan. | 3 |
Cisco Enhances Catalyst Switch Range Cisco said that its IP Phone allows unconstrained Gigabit Ethernet-enabled bandwidth from the network to desktop phone. Cisco #39;s Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 32 has been enhanced to allow customers to enable | 3 |
Microsoft Swats at Phony COAs Certificates of authority (COAs) are affixed to software packaging to let buyers know it #39;s the real thing. But when the COA itself is counterfeit, resellers also feel the pain, Microsoft (Quote, Chart) found. | 3 |
Soccer: Diouf banned for three matches for spitting LONDON : Bolton #39;s El-Hadji Diouf was banned for three matches after pleading guilty to a charge of improper conduct for spitting. | 1 |
Packers have their way on Favre day #39; BATTERING RAMS Packers have their way on Favre Day #39; Green Bay It was a sentimental and hopeful interlude at Lambeau Field, a Monday night spent in 28-degree chill for 70,385 fans to cherish Brett Favre #39;s glorious past and wonder just how far he might lead | 1 |
Bush's Messages to Nations Hit by Tsunami (AP) AP - President Bush signed messages of condolence Monday at embassies of the four nations hit hardest by the tsunami. The messages also were signed by First Lady Laura Bush and former Presidents Clinton and Bush. Here is what the president wrote in each book: | 0 |
Nearly 340 people killed as second storm in a week slams eastern <b>...</b> A powerful rainstorm triggered landslides and flash floods that killed nearly 340 people in the eastern Philippines, officials said Tuesday, and rescuers raced to save those stranded in three coastal towns before a typhoon strikes the hard-hit region. | 0 |
31 reported dead in Indonesia plane crash JAKARTA, INDONESIA - At least 31 people died in a plane crash in Indonesia on Tuesday, after a passenger jet #39;s landing went wrong amid heavy rain. | 0 |
Iraq car bomb kills seven just one short of the figure in April which was the highest monthly toll so far. The US military says it expects violence to escalate before elections scheduled for January 30. | 0 |
Mozambicans hope elections to bring better life, no matter who <b>...</b> Mondlane will join in some eight million Mozambicans Wednesday morning to cast a ballot for their future -- a new president will be chosen to lead the country for the next five years. | 0 |
Liverpool Moves to 5th in Premier League (AP) AP - Liverpool beat Norwich 2-1 on the road Monday behind second-half goals by Luis Garcia and John Arne Riise to move up to fifth place in the Premier League. | 1 |
Holiday Shopping Gets Off to Slow Start (Reuters) Reuters - The U.S. holiday shopping season got\off to a sluggish start with high oil prices and weak consumer\confidence hitting the key Thanksgiving weekend, according to\three retail indices released on Tuesday. | 2 |
Oil Prices Slip, Winter Supplies Seen Up NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Tuesday as an expected increase in U.S. heating fuel supplies eased concerns over an inventory crunch should this winter's weather prove colder than normal. | 2 |
Dollar Weakens Against Euro But Off Lows NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar was weaker against the euro on Tuesday but above record lows reached after remarks by European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet suggested the ECB was unlikely to intervene to stem the euro's rise. | 2 |
Trichet's Warnings Hint No ECB Rate Shift BRUSSELS (Reuters) - There are a number of risks to the inflationary outlook, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Tuesday in remarks that signaled the ECB is likely to keep to its slight bias toward eventually raising interest rates. | 2 |
AIG Settles U.S. Fraud Charges for \$126 Mln WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American International Group Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AIG.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AIG.N</A> agreed to pay \$126 million and appoint an independent monitor to settle allegations it helped two companies fraudulently inflate earnings, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday. | 2 |
Holiday Shopping Gets Off to Slow Start NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. holiday shopping season got off to a sluggish start with high oil prices and weak consumer confidence hitting the key Thanksgiving weekend, according to three retail indices released on Tuesday. | 2 |
U.S. Puts Hefty Duties on Imported Shrimp WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has set final anti-dumping duties of up to 112.81 percent on shrimp from China and up to 25.76 percent on those from Vietnam to offset unfair pricing, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday. | 2 |
U.S. Stocks Drop as Retailers Weigh NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, dragged down by retailers after data indicated that the holiday shopping season got off to a sluggish start. | 2 |
Diana tapes broadcast in US Previously unpublished videotapes of Diana, Princess of Wales, reveal she only met Prince Charles 13 times before their wedding. The tapes, which are being shown on US television, feature the princess talking | 0 |
Lycos Offers Program to Attack Spammers (AP) AP - At the risk of breaching Internet civility, Lycos Europe is offering computer-users a weapon against spam-spewing servers: a screen-saver program that automatically hits the offenders with data to slow them down. | 3 |
Notre Dame Fires Coach Tyrone Willingham (AP) AP - Coach Tyrone Willingham was fired by Notre Dame on Tuesday after three seasons in which he failed to return one of the nation's most storied football programs to prominence. | 1 |
Product Review: Decent Debut for MyFi (AP) AP - It was when Vanilla Fudge's "You Keep Me Hanging On" came blasting through my earphones that I began to see the appeal of the MyFi, the new portable satellite radio from XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Delphi Corp. with a built-in digital recorder. | 3 |
Cycling's Hamilton Fired After Doping Test (AP) AP - Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton was fired by his cycling team two months after testing positive for blood doping. | 1 |
Spurrier Sees SEC Title for Gamecocks (AP) AP - Right now, life is a blur for new South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier. | 1 |
Natural gas giant Gazprom to participate in Russian auction of key Yukos unit (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - MOSCOW (AP) - The nascent petroleum division of natural gas giant Gazprom will bid for the crown jewels of the battered Yukos oil empire, its chief said Tuesday - a widely anticipated move that could put the heart of the company jailed billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky created in Kremlin-friendly hands. | 0 |
LG Unveils Big, Pricey Plasma TV (PC World) PC World - 71-inch HDTV comes with a home stereo system and components painted in 24-karat gold. | 3 |
Roddick Will Need Patience in Davis Cup (AP) AP - Andy Roddick is known for his power. He'll need patience, too, in the Davis Cup final against Spain. | 1 |
Wireless Revenues Top #36;100 Billion, Says Census Bureau (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Cellular and other wireless telecommunications revenues rose from US #36;92 billion in 2002 to #36;104 billion in 2003, an increase of 14 percent, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report. | 3 |
Tight Lies Tour Goes Against the Grain (AP) AP - The Tight Lies Tour is one of several regional circuits for players with aspirations of making the big leagues. One of its alumni is Ryan Palmer, who held off Vijay Singh last month at Disney for his first PGA Tour victory. | 1 |
Sybase Partners with IBM (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Enterprise software provider Sybase (NYSE: SY) has hooked up with IBM (NYSE: IBM) in an agreement that puts Sybase's Linux-based Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) database system on IBM's eServer OpenPower platform. | 3 |
Where has the Black Caps #39; fighting spirit gone? When the last breath was squeezed out of New Zealand just after lunch yesterday, with it went an appalling test series on virtually all counts. | 1 |
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