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New players proposal could be last chance -- Any hope of saving the NHL season hinges on whether the next proposal by the players #39; association stirs serious negotiating. | 1 |
Alaska Oil Spill Takes Toll on Animals and Fisheries A rare break in rough Bering Sea weather is allowing officials to gain a better sense of damage from a large spill in the Aleutian Islands. | 3 |
Stock Futures Point to Lower Market Open NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower market open on Thursday, weighed down by rising oil prices and a crop of warnings in the chip sector. | 2 |
The hounding of Kofi Annan Last night in New York, the UN secretary-general was given a standing ovation - a robust response to a series of attacks in past weeks. | 0 |
FUTURES MOVERS LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Crude-oil futures continued to rise Thursday, extending overnight gains a day ahead of a key meeting of the OPEC cartel. | 2 |
Vivendi sale raises spectre of Veolia takeover Vivendi Universal on Thursday sold a 15 per cent stake in its former water subsidiary Veolia Environnement, raising about 1.5bn for the French group to pay back debt and tighten its focus on media and telecommunications. | 2 |
FTC shuts down debt collection company Sonya Harper, 35, knew she didn #39;t buy a car when she was 15 years old. So why was a debt collector threatening to sue her unless she paid \$800 on a car she never had? | 2 |
Segal to get full hearing on release Convicted insurance mogul Michael Segal is scheduled to get a full hearing Tuesday on whether he should be let out of a federal lockup as he awaits sentencing. | 2 |
Dollar Steadies Versus Euro and Yen The dollar steadied versus the euro and yen on Thursday following sharp gains across the board in the previous session driven by profit-taking on bets against the long suffering US currency. | 2 |
How Does a Chicken #39;s Sense of Smell Help us Understand Human <b>...</b> Medical Research Council (MRC) scientists have ended lengthy scientific speculation by confirming that chickens have an acute sense of smell. | 3 |
Unscheduled upgrade caused government IT death An unscheduled software upgrade what was caused some 40,000 computers at the UK government #39;s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to crash, the IT supplier EDS has announced. | 3 |
Troubled Griffin's NBA homecoming brings 76ers sixth loss in a row (AFP) AFP - Eddie Griffin's National Basketball Association homecoming was more than the Philadelphia 76ers could handle. | 1 |
Europe Urged to Help NATO More in Iraq BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States said it expected European countries to come up with offers of help in Iraq and Afghanistan at a NATO meeting on Thursday to discuss the alliance's role in the insurgency-hit countries. | 0 |
Stocks to Watch on Thursday, Dec. 9 XILINX INC. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=XLNX.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">XLNX.O</A>: | 2 |
Bank keeps interest rate unchanged The Bank of England today held the base interest rate at 4.75 for the fourth consecutive month, with the decision coming amid evidence of a slowdown in house price growth and weak economic data. | 2 |
McNealy: Sun still shines for Oracle Despite Oracles strategic push for Linux- and Intel-based deployments, Sun is still the company #39;s leading platform, according to Sun chairman and chief executive Scott McNealy. | 3 |
Gerrard can win with us, says Benitez Rafael Benitez says Liverpool #39;s remarkable 3-1 defeat of Olympiakos in the Champions League has proved to captain Steven Gerrard he does not need to leave to win trophies. | 1 |
Supporting cast out to nail star Els WORLD No.3 Ernie Els may feel like a hunted man this week when he takes on a largely unknown field in the Dunhill Championship at the Leopard Creek Country Club in South Africa. | 1 |
War, poverty and Aids causing half of world #39;s children to suffer WAR, poverty and HIV/Aids are causing more than half of the worlds children to suffer, effectively denying them a childhood, according to a report today. | 0 |
US for stronger defense ties with India: Rumsfeld The United States is keen on strengthening its growing defense ties with India, which currently encompass a wide range of military-to-military exchanges and joint exercises | 0 |
Poll: Optimism, Fatah support on the rise among Palestinians Rising prospects for Palestinian-Israeli peace are marginalizing the Hamas movement, responsible for numerous suicide bombings and other attacks on Israelis, according to a Palestinian poll. | 0 |
OPEC Warns Oil Supply Cuts Needed for '05 CAIRO (Reuters) - OPEC oil producers said on Thursday that Friday's ministerial meeting would focus on cutting back oversupply to support falling prices and that producers would have to reduce output quotas early next year. | 2 |
Before-the-Bell: Ciena Rises on Outlook NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Ciena Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CIEN.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">CIEN.O</A> rose 13 percent before the bell on Thursday after the telecommunications equipment maker posted a wider quarterly net loss but forecast further revenue growth in the current quarter. | 2 |
BoE Holds UK Rates at 4.75 Percent LONDON (Reuters) - British interest rates stayed at 4.75 percent for the fourth month running on Thursday, but economists are split over whether the Bank of England will raise borrowing costs again next year. | 2 |
Bank of England Leaves Rate Unchanged It was the fourth month in a row that the bank #39;s Monetary Policy Committee decided against changing the rate. The decision was widely expected following indications that Britain #39;s economy has slowed, and that | 2 |
12/09/2004: quot;Disney backs Sony #39;s Blu-Ray high definition DVD <b>...</b> In news that has shocked the already rocky state of today #39;s DVD industry, the Walt Disney Company yesterday announced that it intends to back Sony #39;s high-def Blu-Ray format in the upcoming war between two competing technologies. | 3 |
Spartan hen serves up a scientific golden egg in fact, the first farm animal - to be genetically sequenced, researchers said Wednesday. That #39;s important for humans because understanding chicken DNA can | 3 |
New virus steals passwords Paris - A virus that spies on keystrokes and downloads passwords and bank account details is circulating among e-mails. It masquerades as a screensaver designed by internet portal Lycos to attack spammers, a watchdog warned on Thursday. | 3 |
Date set for second Longhorn conference Microsoft will hold a second Longhorn-themed Professional Developers Conference in September 2005, almost two years after it first detailed the successor to Windows XP. | 3 |
DC in pole position for Red Bull slot STEWARTRY-born David Coulthard is favourite to book a seat in the Red Bull Racing team. The 33-year-old who was axed by McLaren-Mercedes at the end of the season has been on the lookout for a team for the 2005 season. | 1 |
Western Australia skittle Pakistan for 262 in tour game Pakistan were bowled out for 262 against Western Australia on Thursday in a worrying sign for the tourists ahead of next week #39;s first test against Australia. | 1 |
S America launches trading bloc December 9. KAZINFORM quotes CNN - South American countries are creating the third bloc in the world. Representatives from 12 South American countries have signed an agreement to create a political and economic bloc modelled on the European Union. | 0 |
Before-the-Bell: Ciena Rises on Outlook (Reuters) Reuters - Shares of Ciena Corp. rose 13\percent before the bell on Thursday after the\telecommunications equipment maker posted a wider quarterly net\loss but forecast further revenue growth in the current\quarter. | 2 |
BoE Holds UK Rates at 4.75 Percent (Reuters) Reuters - British interest rates stayed at 4.75\percent for the fourth month running on Thursday, but\economists are split over whether the Bank of England will\raise borrowing costs again next year. | 2 |
Judgment at Hand in Landmark Berlusconi Trial (Reuters) Reuters - Judges in the corruption trial of Prime\Minister Silvio Berlusconi withdrew on Thursday to decide their\verdict, which could hobble the Italian leader's political\future. | 0 |
NATO Struggles to Find Troops for Missions (AP) AP - NATO foreign ministers pledged Thursday to speed the expansion of alliance peacekeeping in Afghanistan and boost military training for Iraq, but failed to come up immediately with the troops for both operations. | 0 |
Two policemen killed, three injured in Kashmir rebel attack (AFP) AFP - Two policemen were killed and three injured in a Muslim rebel attack on their camp in Indian Kashmir, police said. | 0 |
Stocks Seen Lower with Chips Getting Hit NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower market open on Thursday, weighed down by rising oil prices and sales warnings in the chip sector, with Wall Street awaiting weekly jobless claims data. | 2 |
Sabre Buys Reservation Services Company NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sabre Holdings Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=TSG.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">TSG.N</A>, owner of the Travelocity Web site, on Thursday said it agreed to buy privately held SynXis Corp., a provider of reservation management services to hotels, for \$40 million. | 2 |
Lilly Sees Profit Lifted by Newer Drugs NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=LLY.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">LLY.N</A> on Thursday said it expects earnings in 2005 to rise to between \$3.05 and \$3.15 per share before special items as growing sales of newer medicines more than offset disappointing sales of its top-selling schizophrenia drug. | 2 |
Judgment at Hand in Landmark Berlusconi Trial MILAN (Reuters) - Judges in the corruption trial of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi withdrew on Thursday to decide their verdict, which could hobble the Italian leader's political future. | 0 |
Air China raises \$1.07bn in IPO Air China, the biggest and last of China's three large airlines to list on the stock market, prices its float near the top of its target range. | 2 |
UK 'discriminated against Roma' The government discriminated against Roma people seeking entry into the UK, the Law Lords rule. | 0 |
France moves to cut Air France KLM stake France was selling almost half its stake in Air France KLM on Thursday as part of a wider deal which could see its remaining stake cut to below 20 and give staff shares in return for pay cuts. | 2 |
Kraft to Sell UK Desserts Business Kraft Foods Inc. said Thursday it agreed to sell its UK desserts business to Premier Foods PLC for \$135 million. Kraft said the transaction, which is subject to required approvals, is expected to close in the first quarter of 2005. | 2 |
Where #39;s the market for Sun #39;s pay-as-you-go? During his keynote at Oracle OpenWorld, Sun CEO Scott McNealy talked up the company #39;s pay-as-you-go strategy, which is one of the bigger | 3 |
EU stalls over lifting China arms embargo China urged the European Union yesterday to end quot;political discrimination quot; and resume its arms trade, but failed to secure a clear commitment on the timing of such a move. | 0 |
Costco Posts Higher First-Quarter Profit (Reuters) Reuters - Costco Wholesale Corp. , the\largest U.S. warehouse club, posted a 21 percent increase in\quarterly profit on Thursday. | 2 |
Hyatt, Gripped by Family Lawsuit, Buys AmeriSuites (Update1) Hyatt Corp., the Chicago-based hotelier owned by the infighting Pritzker family, agreed to buy the AmeriSuites chain of 143 hotels to tap rising demand from corporate travelers for upscale self-service rooms. | 2 |
Opel to cut 9,500 German jobs RUESSELSHEIM - US automotive giant General Motors aims to slash 9,500 jobs at its German subsidiary Opel, but payroll cuts will come without compulsory redundancies, Opel #39;s top workers representative said on Thursday. | 2 |
Amazon UK rents DVDs Amazon UK has entered the DVD rental business in a bid to cash-in on this growing sector of the entertainment industry. For 7.99 a month, subscribers can have two movies at home at one time, with a total of four DVD rentals a month. | 2 |
Steelers' Roethlisberger Misses Practice (AP) AP - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger didn't appear concerned about missing Sunday's game against the Jets despite sitting out Wednesday's practice with a sore quadriceps. | 1 |
Nintendo Raises DS Target on Demand From US, Women (Update1) Nintendo Co., the world #39;s biggest maker of hand-held game machines, raised its shipment forecast for its new handheld console by 40 percent for this year on demand from the US and female gamers in Japan. | 3 |
Trojan horse program masquerades as anti-spam screensaver Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. PARIS, France -- A virus that spies on keystrokes and downloads passwords and bank account details is circulating | 3 |
Ganguly urges teammates to worry about matches, not records (AFP) AFP - Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly has asked his team to concentrate on the game rather than look for personal records during a two-Test series against Bangladesh. | 0 |
Neville: We fear no one PHIL Neville insists Manchester United don #39;t fear anyone in the Champions League last 16 and declared: quot;Bring on the Italians. | 1 |
Clijsters rejects reports she will not make Australia Kim Clijsters is still hopeful of making next month #39;s Australian Open despite reports she would not be fit. Tournament chief Paul McNamee said on Wednesday that last | 1 |
Red Bull and David Coulthard Last time we checked the Pitpass statistics, David Coulthard had driven in 175 Grands Prix, covering almost eleven seasons. In that time the Scot has accumulated 475 points, an average of 2.714 point a race, 13 wins, 12 pole positions and 18 fastest laps. | 1 |
Passing the torch Calgary Sun. Dan Marino wouldn #39;t swap his collection of NFL records and Hall-of-Fame nomination for the world. Not even for that elusive Super Bowl victory. | 1 |
Japan extends SDF deployment in Iraq by one year TOKYO - Japan on Thursday extended the Self-Defense Forces mission in Iraq for a year through Dec 14, 2005. The cabinet endorsed the extension of the deployment of up to 600 ground troops in Iraq after the | 0 |
Iraqis Float Staggered Vote Idea (CBS/AP) Iraq #39;s Interior Ministry on Wednesday threw its weight behind a reported suggestion by Prime Minister Ayad Allawi to hold next month #39;s national elections over several days, rather than just one. | 0 |
Rescuers Dig at Philippine Ruins After Saving Four Philippine rescuers pulled four survivors from the rubble of a collapsed building and dug furiously for others on Thursday, 10 days after a fierce storm devastated several eastern and northern provinces. | 0 |
One in 10 families 'pays bribes' Ten per cent of people say they or a member of their household paid a bribe in the past year, a survey suggests. | 0 |
Air China raises \$1.07bn in IPO Air China, the biggest airline in China, raised \$1.07bn (558m), after pricing its flotation near the top of its range, sources said. | 2 |
Hyatt buying AmeriSuites for about \$600M CHICAGO -- The Pritzker family #39;s Hyatt Corp. said Thursday it plans to buy the AmeriSuites hotel chain from Blackstone Group in a deal reportedly worth more than \$600 million. | 2 |
U.N. Urges Expansion of Tsunami Warning System to Indian Ocean A tsunami warning system should be in place in South Asia and Southeast Asia within a year, the U.N. said. | 3 |
Frayed Nerves and Aftershocks Create Panic in Southern Asia Three aftershocks ultimately led to officials in India issuing what amounted to a false alarm. | 3 |
Amazon challenges DVD rental market with lower rates LONDON - Amazon.co.uk is taking on the crowded UK DVD online rental market with a new offering that will undercut current prices by as much as 30. | 2 |
UK October Trade Deficit in Goods Widens to 5.3 Bln Pounds The UK #39;s global trade deficit in goods widened to a nine-month high in October as imports rose to a record and exports to countries outside of the European Union declined. | 2 |
Tsunami Group Will Expand Its Network Officials in charge of the existing international tsunami warning system, have taken an initial step to broaden the network to the Indian Ocean and other possible trouble spots. | 3 |
NASA urged to send shuttle to Hubble Astronauts, not robots, should fix the Hubble Space Telescope, says a new report by the US National Research Council (NRC). That conclusion is directly at odds with NASA, which is opposed to a human mission | 3 |
Nintendo Ups DS Console Shipment Target Nintendo Co. Ltd. raised its 2004 shipment target for its DS handheld video game device by 40 percent to 2.8 million units on Thursday after many stores in Japan and | 3 |
Players, Fans Face Charges in NBA Brawl Description: Criminal charges are filed against five Indiana Pacers players and seven Detroit Pistons fans for their roles in a violent melee at an NBA game last month. | 1 |
One game of true passion on a night of fakes With the stirring exception of Liverpool versus Olympiakos, where both sides fought to exhaustion to try to qualify for the second round, the last set of matches in the group stage was another night of shameful collusion in the Champions League - another | 1 |
Disappointed Delneri Says #39;Arrivederci Champions #39; At the end of yesterdays match against Real Madrid, a sad Luigi Delneri reflected on what has been a terrible Champions League campaign for the Giallorossi. | 1 |
NHL Players, Owners to Meet in Bid to Salvage Season National Hockey League owners will meet with representatives from the players union on Thursday in what is seen as a final bid to end a lockout and save the NHL season. | 1 |
Pakistan recovers after shaky start. The Western Warriors are in a good position after day 1 against Pakistan at the WACA. The Warriors are 1/20 at stumps, 242 runs behind Pakistans first innings total. | 1 |
Canada Confirms 2nd Case of Mad Cow A final laboratory test has confirmed that an Alberta dairy cow had mad cow disease, the second case Canada has found in its herd. | 3 |
Nations losing world hunger fight, report says Rome- The world is losing the battle against hunger, with the number of malnourished people in developing nations growing to more than 800 million and rising, according to a UN report Wednesday. | 0 |
Kashmir bus talks to continue India and Pakistan have been unable to agree on starting a bus service between the capitals of divided Kashmir in two days of talks which have ended | 0 |
Jobless Claims Rise Unexpectedly (Reuters) Reuters - The number of Americans filing\initial claims for jobless pay grew unexpectedly last week to\357,000, Labor Department data showed on Thursday, but an\official said an increase in the week after a public holiday\was typical. | 2 |
Jobless Claims at Highest Level Since Sept. (AP) AP - New claims for jobless benefits moved higher last week, a possible sign that employers haven't completely let go of their caution and are looking to cut costs. | 2 |
Costco Posts Higher First-Quarter Profit NEW YORK (Reuters) - Costco Wholesale Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=COST.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">COST.O</A>, the largest U.S. warehouse club, posted a 21 percent increase in quarterly profit on Thursday. | 2 |
Before-the-Bell: Nortel, Ciena Gain NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Nortel Networks Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">NT.N</A> rose 3.7 percent before the bell on Thursday after the telecoms equipment maker put a specific date, Jan. 10, on when it will start filing its much-delayed restatement of financial results. | 2 |
Weekly Jobless Claims Rise Again New claims for jobless benefits moved higher last week, a possible sign that employers haven't completely let go of their caution and are looking to cut costs. | 2 |
Hyatt to Buy AmeriSuites Hotel Chain NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hyatt Corp. on Thursday said it agreed to buy AmeriSuites, an upscale limited-service hotel chain that it said would complement its full-service portfolio. | 2 |
McDonald's Sales Climb 4.2 Percent CHICAGO (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MCD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">MCD.N</A> on Thursday said sales at its namesake restaurants open at least 13 months rose 4.2 percent in November as U.S. results were boosted by an "Incredibles" Happy Meal tie-in. | 2 |
Air China raises \$1 billion in share offering HONG KONG Air China, the nation #39;s biggest international carrier, has raised 8.36 billion Hong Kong dollars, or \$1.08 billion, in an initial public offering after pricing its shares at the high end of a target range, bankers involved in the sale said | 2 |
John Player to lay off 90 workers The tobacco firm John Player amp; Sons has announced plans to lay off 90 workers at its cigarette factory in Dublin. The company said it was planning a phased closure of the factory between now and February as part of a review of its global operations. | 2 |
Salvation Army donations are down Charles Burnett was ringing a bell in front of the Wal-Mart in Fairmount. It was Burnetts first day, but the Salvation Army has stationed volunteers by red kettles for more than a hundred years. | 2 |
Oracle revises PeopleSoft intentions At its user conference yesterday, Oracle continued to send out mixed messages about how it will support PeopleSoft products if it succeeds in its \$9.2bn (4.8bn) takeover bid for its rival. | 2 |
UK trade deficit grows The UK trade deficit widened to 5.3bn in October after imports hit their highest level since records began, official data showed today. | 2 |
China Bans a New Computer Video Game (AP) AP - China has banned a new computer game for referring to Taiwan and other regions claimed by China as separate countries. | 3 |
GM Europe to Cut 12,000 Jobs in Deal (AP) AP - General Motors Corp.'s European unit Thursday announced a deal that will allow the struggling automaker to cut up to 12,000 jobs #151; most of them in Germany, where it will offer generous incentives for employees to leave. | 0 |
Coming Soon to an Inbox Near You: 'Spiritual Spam' (Reuters) Reuters - Internet users praying for salvation\from junk mail face a new torment -- "Spiritual Spam." | 3 |
Sale of IBM unit doesn't mean ThinkPads will cease to exist (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - This week, IBM said it is selling off most of its PC division to Lenovo, China's No. 1 PC maker. The news is likely to rattle IBM customers - but it may end up benefiting them long term. USA TODAY reporter Michelle Kessler answers some questions many IBM customers are asking: | 3 |
Mobile Phone Users Double Since 2000 (Reuters) Reuters - Mobile phone subscribers around the\globe totaled nearly 1.5 billion by the middle of this year,\about one quarter of the world's population, the International\Telecommunication Union (ITU) said on Thursday. | 3 |
Nintendo President Plays Down Sony Handset The president of Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. shrugged off the threat from rival Sony #39;s entry into the handheld video game business Thursday, saying his company is targeting a different market of novice players. | 3 |
Microsoft Schedules Second Longhorn Event Microsoft has set a date for a second Longhorn-themed Professional Developers Conference (PDC). The event will be held in September 2005, almost two years after the company first detailed the Windows XP successor at the 2003 PDC. | 3 |
Technology ; Kazaa talked to record firms about music swaps <b>...</b> Technology News, SYDNEY, Kazaa, the world #39;s most popular Internet file-swapping system, told a court on Thursday it was worried about users exchanging unauthorised files and held talks with record companies in the United States about the problem. | 3 |
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