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Oil prices fall as storm worries wane LONDON : Oil prices fell back as worries about the impact of tropical storm Frances subsided. The price of benchmark Brent North Sea crude oil for delivery in October lost 11 cents to 40. | 2 |
Unions appeal Alitalia job cuts Alitalia employees leave the company #39;s Rome headquarters yesterday. The Italian carrier plans to slash thousands of jobs to get back on track. | 2 |
UPDATE 1-Yellow Roadway raises 3rd-qtr profit outlook Yellow Roadway Corp. (YELL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday raised its third-quarter earnings outlook, citing higher prices for its services and better cost controls. | 2 |
Coeur Still Committed to Wheaton Deal Coeur d #39;Alene Mines Corp. said Tuesday that it remains committed to its takeover bid for Canadian miner Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. | 2 |
Eurozone growth slows slightly in second quarter Growth in the eurozone economy slowed slightly to 0.5 percent in the second quarter and is set to maintain roughly that pace for the rest of the year, the European Commission said Tuesday. | 2 |
Plunge in LCD prices expected to slow Prices of liquid-crystal displays are expected to fall by less than 5 percent in the fourth quarter as the industry expects a surge in demand during the holiday-shopping season, a research firm said Tuesday. | 3 |
Stick to XP SP2 says Gartner RESEARCH BOFFS GARTNER are urging network managers to standardise all their PCs on Windows XP SP2 and forget about Microsoft #39;s cutdown version of Longhorn. | 3 |
Microsoft: Spyware Can Freeze Computers When SP2 Installed Microsoft said some spyware could cause computers to freeze up upon installation of the SP2 update. Microsoft recommends that users clean their PCs of spyware and back up their data before | 3 |
Sony Unveils High-Definition Camcorder Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony Corp. showed Tuesday a camcorder that takes video at digital high-definition quality for the home. | 3 |
Fever pitch for mobile entertainment market It has been 25 years since Sony launched the original Walkman, now the portable entertainment scene is going through a energetic renaissance, but this time it is digital. | 3 |
Film producer De Laurentiis takes over Napoli Film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis will buy financially troubled Napoli for 29.25 million (US\$35.3 million). De Laurentiis reached an agreement with an Italian court to buy the club | 1 |
World-Van Basten takes positive approach to Czech test Less than three months on from their Euro 2004 defeat by the Czech Republic, the Netherlands begin their World Cup campaign against the same opponents on Wednesday with a new-look side. | 1 |
British soldier charged with murdering Iraqi A British soldier appeared in court today charged with the murder of a man in Iraq. Kevin Lee Williams, 21, was granted bail at a brief hearing at Bow Street Magistrates Court in central London. | 0 |
At least 13 killed in Gaza City blasts Israeli helicopters attacked a Hamas training camp in Gaza today, killing at least 13 Palestinians and wounding 25, officials from both sides said. | 0 |
The Open Source Threat Open-source software is nipping more sharply at the heels of Microsoft, leading the software giant to defend itself more fiercely than ever against the insurgent rise of freely distributed, collaboratively coded programs. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT> | 3 |
Nokia phones to get Blackberry touch The Finnish phone giant is only the latest to make its devices compliant with Research In Motion's wireless service and software. | 3 |
US Airways Pilots Reject Wage And Benefit Cuts Leaders of the US Airways pilots #39; union have rejected the carrier #39;s latest contract proposal, hampering the airline #39;s attempt to avoid filing bankruptcy a second time. | 2 |
Seagate Raises Revenue Forecast Seagate Technology (STX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the top US maker of hard drives used to store data in computers, on Tuesday forecast quarterly revenue above Wall Street estimates on strong demand for storage for larger business | 2 |
Biovail Backs 2004 Earnings on Strong Sales Pharmaceutical firm Biovail Corp. on Tuesday narrowed the scope of its full-year revenue forecast to the middle of its prior estimate range, but backed its earnings prediction - excluding charges - of \$1. | 2 |
TSX dips on gold, energy; Dow rises The Toronto stock market headed lower this morning after the long Labour Day weekend, held back by lagging gold and energy stocks as the price of oil dropped by almost \$1 (US) a barrel. | 2 |
Media wary, Russians sceptical of Beslan coverage For three days last week, the Russian media covered the school hostage drama in Beslan along new Kremlin-approved lines. The highly selective reporting that resulted | 0 |
#39;No Blood on Our Headscarf #39; France knew no parties and no religious controversy, only republicans and patriots. As in times of war, this otherwise highly divided nation, with its many social, ethnic and religious | 0 |
Floppy Disk Fast Becoming Relic of the Past Long the most common way to store letters, homework and other computer files, the floppy disk is going the way of the horse upon the arrival of the car: it'll hang around but never hold the same relevance in everyday life. | 3 |
Overture: So Much More Than Pay Per Click Overture - So Much More Than Pay Per Click\\Overture is known for being the Leader in "Per Per Click" (PPC).Owned by Yahoo, Overture advertisers can reach over 80 of Internet users. If you take \a closer look and pop the hood, you'll find a whole suite of useful tools for ... | 3 |
Keyboards are <u>old</u> - tap tables to send email Sensor system allows input from virtually anything | 3 |
Minister to press North Korea to come clean on nukes: Blair (AFP) AFP - Britain intends to send quot;a very clear message quot; to North Korea that it must enter into serious dialogue about its nuclear programme, Prime Minister Tony Blair said. | 0 |
TiVo, Netflix Close to Internet Movie Deal-Report (Reuters) Reuters - Online DVD renter Netflix Inc.\ and television recorder maker TiVo Inc. are\close to a deal to allow Netflix subscribers to download movies\over the Internet to their TiVo devices, according to the\latest issue of Newsweek magazine. | 3 |
The Open Source Threat (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Open-source software, namely Linux, is nipping more sharply at the heels of Microsoft, leading the software giant to defend itself more fiercely than ever against the insurgent rise of freely distributed, collaboratively coded programs. | 3 |
Brunei wedding showcases royalty's enduring role in Asia (AFP) AFP - The lavish wedding of the heir to oil-rich Brunei's throne this week underscores the enduring importance of royal families in some Asian countries despite rapid modernisation. | 0 |
Stocks Rise on Oil's Drop, Earnings News NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Tuesday, with blue chips touching a 2-month high, as oil prices fell and investors were encouraged by positive profit news from a number of companies. | 2 |
Iranian Judoka Who Refused to Fight Israeli Handed \$125,000 TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran have given judo world champion Arash Miresmaeili a \$125,000 reward, saying he sacrificed a gold medal at the Athens Olympics by refusing to fight an Israeli, a sports official said on Tuesday. | 1 |
Peugeot Unveils Fuel-Saving Stop Start System (Reuters) Reuters - France's biggest carmaker, PSA\Peugeot-Citroen, unveiled a new system on Tuesday to reduce\emissions and save fuel by allowing drivers to cut their\engines when they are not moving. | 3 |
US Airways Shares Tumble on Union Move US Airways Group Inc.'s shares tumbled nearly 9 percent in early trading Tuesday after union leaders representing US Airways pilots rejected sending a management contract proposal to members for possible ratification. | 2 |
UK Rolls Out New VoIP Numbers British telecom regulator Ofcom said its approach to VoIP and release of new telephone numbering for it was aimed at encouraging the services through reduced costs and increased competition. | 3 |
A TiVo/Netflix Hookup? Has the moment that TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) and Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) investors have been waiting for finally come to pass? Well, speculation has turned to rumor, which many obviously hope will turn to fact. | 3 |
Lexmark Recalls Laser Printers Lexmark is recalling 39,400 laser printers because of a potential short circuit that could create an electric shock hazard. The printers, priced at about \$200, were sold under the Lexmark, IBM and Dell brand names starting in May 2004. | 3 |
NASA Administrator Offers Support for Kennedy Space Center The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Sean O #39;Keefe regarding the damage left behind at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the wake of Hurricane Frances. | 3 |
AMD #39;s German Plant Inflicts Wounds on Rival Intel A sprawling computer chip factory near the war-scarred German city of Dresden is forcing a shift in momentum in the battle between two US technology superpowers. | 3 |
Oracle Provides Details On E-Business Suite Release Version 11i.10 will focus on industry-specific capabilities and will add new software for procurement management. By Laurie Sullivan. | 3 |
Intel Tests Long-Range Wireless Chip Intel is testing a new chip, dubbed quot;Rosedale, quot; designed for long-distance, high-speed, wireless Internet access (WiMax). | 3 |
Softbank Protests Bandwidth Allocation the billionaire founder and CEO of Softbank -- says Softbank issued a statement protesting the Japanese government #39;s plan to allocate the 800mhz band exclusively to two existing mobile-phone operators. | 3 |
British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA): Festival <b>...</b> Do clinical trials actually benefit the volunteers who take part? Is scientific research used as a tool by political spin doctors? | 3 |
The Open Source Threat Open-source software, namely Linux, is nipping more sharply at the heels of Microsoft, leading the software giant to defend itself more fiercely than ever against the insurgent rise of freely distributed, collaboratively coded programs. | 3 |
Software tracks status of batch processes BMC Software announced Tuesday the release of BMC Batch Impact Manager, a system that allows customers to manage batch processes according to their business importance. | 3 |
Sun #39;s Schwartz living a Linux nightmare COMMENTARY -- Judging by his latest blog entry, Sun COO and president Jonathan Schwartz has something new to keep him up at night -- the growing perception that Solaris x86 is anti-Linux -- anti-GNU/Linux, to be specific. | 3 |
Hitachi debuts new high-end storage line Hitachi Data Systems on Tuesday launched a new high-end storage hardware device whose motto could essentially be quot;everyone into the pool. | 3 |
Symbian Series 80 gets BlackBerry support The Symbian OS Series 80 platform is the latest system to get support for the BlackBerry Connect push server from Research In Motion (RIM). | 3 |
Tribe challenges American origins Some of the earliest settlers of America may have come from Australia, southern Asia, and the Pacific, new research suggests. Traditional theories have held that the first Americans originated from northern Asia. | 3 |
Airport Check-In Via Text Messaging On Cell Phones Frequent Fliers on Finnair will be get flight info and seat assigments as text messages on their cells. Once they reply, they are checked in. | 3 |
Hard Labour Pays Off for World Number One Singh If success is earned by those who work the hardest, then newly crowned world number one Vijay Singh is a shining example. It has been a long, and often grueling, global | 1 |
Hewitt in Quarterfinals at US Open Former champion Lleyton Hewitt beat Karol Beck of Slovakia 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 and rolled into the US Open quarterfinals on Tuesday without dropping a set. | 1 |
Petacchi snatches second stage win Alessandro Petacchi won a bunch sprint at the Tour of Spain in Zaragoza for the second year running to take his second stage of the 2004 race on Tuesday. | 1 |
Michelin sound the all-clear for Monza Formula One tyre makers Michelin believe high-speed blowouts at the last Belgian Grand Prix and in recent Monza tests were due to sharp kerbs and human error. | 1 |
Suns sign Japanese guard Tabuse Tabuse, who was waived after training camp with the Denver Nuggets last year, hopes to become the first Japanese-born player to make the NBA. | 1 |
NFL 2004: Colts try to move on from coming up just short in 2003 When the Colts kick off the NFL season Thursday night at New England, he expects the bar to be higher, the pressure more intense, the spotlight brighter. | 1 |
Howard returns to England; Keller expected to start for US Panama City, Panama (Sports Network) - United States men #39;s national team goalkeeper Tim Howard has returned to England, despite the squad #39;s scheduled match on Wednesday against Panama. | 1 |
In Miami, Fiedler Gets the Nod for Now The Miami Dolphins set out in the offseason to upgrade at quarterback, and, when they traded for AJ Feeley in March, it seemed likely that he would be the starter. | 1 |
Vikings ink Morten Andersen Eden Prairie, MN (Sports Network) - The Minnesota Vikings attempted to shore up their kicking game Tuesday when the team signed veteran Morten Andersen and released Brett Conway. | 1 |
Oil prices down nearly a dollar OPEC president: quot;The world has enough oil. quot; Saudi slashes prices; US peak driving season ends. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Oil prices eased further Tuesday as the head of OPEC said there was plenty of crude on | 2 |
Same Story at Circuit City Circuit City (NYSE: CC), like its rival Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), preannounces its sales numbers every quarter. Today, where Circuit City #39;s second quarter was concerned | 2 |
Yellow Roadway Raises Earnings Outlook Yellow Roadway cited a more disciplined pricing environment and more efficient operations for the improved outlook. The Overland Park-based carrier said it expects earnings of \$1. | 2 |
Honda to build SUV in Ohio Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. said Tuesday that it will build a new Acura sport utility vehicle in Ohio. Production on the new model, for Honda #39;s luxury marquee Acura brand, will begin in 2006. | 2 |
Cephalon subpoenaed by US attorney Drugmaker Cephalon Inc. said Tuesday it received a subpoena from the US Attorney #39;s office in Philadelphia concerning the company #39;s marketing practices. | 2 |
HealhSouth Names John Workman Its CFO Manufacturing executive John Workman was named chief financial officer of HealthSouth Corp. on Tuesday, replacing an interim executive who helped the rehabilitation giant avoid bankruptcy after a massive accounting scandal. | 2 |
BP, BHP Evacuate Workers From Trinidad Rigs as Ivan Approaches BP Plc, Europe #39;s largest oil company, said it evacuated 500 non-essential workers from offshore rigs near Trinidad and Tobago as Hurricane Ivan approached the Caribbean country. | 0 |
Greenspan to Bolster Rate Hike View Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan will cement forecasts for higher US interest rates when he speaks on Wednesday after August jobs data backed his view that growth is back on solid ground, economists said. | 2 |
Hicks Muse to buy cable company in Puerto Rico DALLAS Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst of Dallas today announced it #39;s agreed to buy a cable TV in Puerto Rico for 155 (M) million dollars. | 2 |
Two Italian Aid Workers Kidnapped in Baghdad Two Italian woman aid workers and two Iraqis were kidnapped in broad daylight in central Baghdad Tuesday in a brazen raid that will alarm foreigners already edgy from widespread kidnappings. | 0 |
Soldier charged with murder A BRITISH soldier was arrested today on charges of having murdered an Iraqi civilian while serving in southern Iraq last year, police said. | 0 |
PluggedIn: New Gadgets May Divert Drivers' Eyes from the Road (Reuters) Reuters - Drivers still learning how to talk\on cell phones and maneuver at the same time are headed for an\even more complex world. | 3 |
Bin Laden Still At Large 3 Years After US Attacks The US-led anti-terrorism coalition is still hunting terror mastermind Osama bin Laden, the chief suspect in the September 11, 2001 deadly attacks on US cities. | 0 |
Yellow Roadway Raises Profit Outlook (Reuters) Reuters - Yellow Roadway Corp. on\Tuesday raised its third-quarter earnings outlook, citing\higher prices for its trucking services and better cost\controls. | 2 |
Fiedler Beats Out Feeley As Dolphins' QB (AP) AP - Jay Fiedler was named Miami's starting quarterback for the fifth consecutive season Tuesday, beating out A.J. Feeley after a six-month competition. | 1 |
Laser Printers Recalled for Shock Hazard - CPSC (Reuters) Reuters - About 39,400 laser printers made by\Lexmark International Inc. and sold by IBM and\Dell Inc. are being recalled in the United States\because of a potential electrical shock hazard, the Consumer\Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday. | 3 |
Poker's Popularity Proves a Hot Hand for Gaming Industry (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Jan Edward Helfeld moves along the bar at the Hawk and Dove, a popular after-work watering hole on Capitol Hill, scanning his quarry. He seems almost desperate, although he is not looking for romance. | 3 |
Former NFL Star Guilty in Wife's Death (AP) AP - Former NFL football player Tommy Kane pleaded guilty Tuesday in Quebec Superior Court to manslaughter in the death of his wife. | 1 |
Roger Waters Goes to War with Online Tracks (Reuters) Reuters - Former Pink Floyd mainman Roger\Waters released two new songs, both inspired by the U.S.-led\invasion of Iraq, via online download outlets Tuesday. | 3 |
Mutual Fund Proxy Votes Tell All (AP) AP - We finally get to know some of the deep, dark secrets of the mutual fund business: Are funds really protecting shareholder rights or just rubber-stamping the agendas of corporate leaders? | 2 |
Titans Feel Reloaded With New Players (AP) AP - Eddie George, Jevon Kearse, Robaire Smith and Justin McCareins are gone. Frank Wycheck has retired. | 1 |
Federated Says Frances Cost #36;20M in Sales (AP) AP - Hurricane Frances cost Federated Department Stores Inc. about #36;20 million in lost sales at Florida stores, the retailer said Tuesday. | 2 |
Intel Eyes WiMax Wireless (PC World) PC World - Chip maker will being testing the emerging, high-speed wireless technology. | 3 |
Trial by Fire (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - Covad Communications (2, COVD) deserves a gold star simply for surviving the Internet wipeout. Rivals like Rhythms and NorthPoint are memories. In the 1990s Covad built the nation's largest digital subscriber line (DSL) network, offering rapid net access, but fell into Chapter 11 and got delisted from Nasdaq. Now the company is back from bankruptcy, trading on the o-t-c bulletin board and narrowing its losses. For 2004's first half the red ink shrank 66 to #36;21 million. Revenues increased a healthy 18 to #36;216 million. | 2 |
IMF Official Urges Nations on Africa (AP) AP - Developed countries should do more for Africa, including opening their markets to trade, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday. | 0 |
Open sourcers revolt against Microsoft antispam plan (MacCentral) MacCentral - Two prominent open-source software groups have rejected a proposed technology standard backed by Microsoft Corp. that would close a loophole used to send unsolicited commercial ("spam") e-mail, citing unresolved patent and licensing issues with the standard known as Sender ID. | 3 |
Honda to build new SUV in Ohio (AFP) AFP - Japanese automaker Honda's US subsidiary said it would begin manufacturing a new sport-utility vehicle under the Acura brand at its Ohio assembly plant starting in 2006. | 0 |
McAfee CFO Richards to Retire in December (AP) AP - Internet security company McAfee Inc. Monday said Stephen Richards, its chief operating officer and chief financial officer, will retire at the end of the year to spend time with his family. | 3 |
RCMP help city police search Saskatchewan reserve for clues in Tamra case (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - FORT QU'APPELLE, Sask. (CP) - Police investigating the disappearance of a young Regina girl called on the RCMP and civilian searchers Tuesday to look for clues on a reserve northeast of the city. | 0 |
US Air Shares Slide, Pilots Reject Offer CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shares of US Airways Group Inc. slipped as much as 23 percent in early trading on Tuesday after its pilots union rejected the company's latest contract proposal, a blow to its attempt to avoid a second trip through bankruptcy. | 2 |
So Long, Long Distance (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - The Olympic Games are now history, but not AT amp;T's (NYSE: T - News) #36;25 million ad campaign to redefine its image. After years of getting clobbered by the regional Bell companies such as BellSouth (NYSE: BLS - News), Verizon (NYSE: VZ - News), Sprint (NYSE: FON - News), and MCI (Nasdaq: MCIP - News), the company has turned its business focus from traditional phone service to networking. | 3 |
Johnson amp; Johnson in Talks to Buy Guidant, NY Times Reports Johnson amp; Johnson is in advanced talks to buy Guidant Corp. for more than \$24 billion, the New York Times reported, citing executives whom the newspaper didn #39;t name. | 2 |
ESPN Launching College Sports Initiative (AP) AP - ESPN will launch a new multimedia college sports initiative in March 2005 that includes a new 24-hour television network and content from ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. | 1 |
Yellow Roadway Raises Profit Outlook NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yellow Roadway Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=YELL.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">YELL.O</A> on Tuesday raised its third-quarter earnings outlook, citing higher prices for its trucking services and better cost controls. | 2 |
New chief for Algeria's Islamists Algeria's main Islamist rebels, the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat, pick a new chief to replace the one killed in June. | 0 |
Hurricane Spills Gallons of Acidic Waste (AP) AP - Hurricane Frances carved a huge gap in the wall of a fertilizer company reservoir, spilling 41 million gallons of acidic waste that posed a threat to aquatic life in a bay near Tampa. | 3 |
U.S. Stocks Climb as Crude Falls NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended their gains on Tuesday as oil prices slipped, easing concerns that energy costs would hurt corporate profits and helped raise hopes for improvement in the economy. | 2 |
Hewitt Outclasses Beck to Reach Last Eight at U.S. Open NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lleyton Hewitt reached the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 victory over unseeded Slovak Karol Beck. | 1 |
Oil Tip-Toes Higher, Watches Stocks, OPEC US oil prices edged higher for the second day in a row on Tuesday amid calls within OPEC to crack down on excess output at this week #39;s meeting. | 2 |
Halliburton May Not Rebid for Iraq Work HOUSTON (Reuters) - Halliburton Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HAL.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HAL.N</A> may decide not to submit bids for the logistics contracts it holds in Iraq if the U.S. military divides up the work too deeply, Chief Executive Officer Dave Lesar told an analysts' conference in New York on Tuesday. | 2 |
McGreevey Discusses Resignation in Public (AP) AP - Gov. James E. McGreevey answered questions for the first time in public Tuesday about his decision to resign, telling a supportive audience that it was "a process of transformation and prayer." | 0 |
Mail-Order Drugs Bite Into Rite Aid Sales CHICAGO (Reuters) - Drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=RAD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">RAD.N</A> on Tuesday warned that full-year profit and revenue would fall short of expectations as it loses pharmacy sales to mail-order rivals, sending its shares down 16 percent. | 2 |
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