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German car sector faces autumn of discontent Labour conflict looks set to boil over in the German automobile sector in the coming weeks as car makers such as Volkswagen and Opel seek to impose rigorous belt-tightening measures as an answer to chronically weak demand. | 2 |
Pathmark posts loss, shares slide Grocer warns on debt contracts, slashes full-year forecast, as it struggles with costs, weak sales. CHICAGO (Reuters) - Regional grocer Pathmark Stores Inc. | 2 |
Prominent investment banker gets jail term Frank Quattrone, considered the most prominent investment banker of the 1990s technology boom, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. | 2 |
Hurricane recovery sends jobless claims down The number of new people signing up for jobless benefits plunged last week, partly reflecting a tapering off of filings related to Hurricane Charley. | 2 |
Rockwell Collins Sees 2005 EPS Up 17 Pct Electronics manufacturer Rockwell Collins Inc. (COL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday gave a 2005 profit forecast that was higher than Wall Street expectations as spending on defense | 2 |
Nokia Raises Outlook, Shares Up Mobile phone maker Nokia raised its third-quarter sales and earnings forecasts on Thursday on the back of strong market demand, reversing a recent spate of grim outlooks and sending its share price higher. | 2 |
Yum Brands posts higher monthly sales across all units Yum Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) reported Thursday that estimated sales at US restaurants open more than a year rose 5 percent overall during the past month. | 2 |
European Stocks Trim Losses Due to Nokia European shares pared losses after Finland #39;s Nokia raised its third-quarter guidance due to strong demand for mobile phones. Nokia shares rose 8.7 percent to 11. | 2 |
ITV eyes 500m selloff ITV chief executive Charles Allen has earmarked assets for sale worth 500m, including the company #39;s stakes in cinema advertising and football clubs. | 2 |
Airbus strength boosts BAE profits BAE Systems, Europe #39;s largest defence firm, has reported a 4.5 percent rise in underlying operating profit, buoyed by higher Airbus plane deliveries. | 2 |
New York Leads US in Taxes, Tennessee Is Last New Yorkers pay the highest state and local taxes in the nation, shelling out nearly \$131 for every \$1,000 of income in 2002, according to a new study. | 2 |
Hanging with the horses When the Colts run EDGE: Patriots Speculation swirled all summer about tailback Edgerrin James returning to Miami #151; where he lives and starred in college #151; to fill the void left by Ricky Williams #146;s unexpected retirement from the Dolphins. Whether there #146;s any substance to the rumors remains to be seen. This #145; #145;distraction #146; #146; may be good news for the Colts. If ... | 1 |
Repeat bears watching The Patriots know firsthand how hard it is to repeat. They have studied why they finished 9-7 and out of the playoffs in 2002 after winning their first Super Bowl. | 1 |
Connecticut-based company engineered parachute system SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. -- The parachute re-entry system for the failed Genesis space capsule was one of several projects designed and developed by a Connecticut-based aerospace company. | 3 |
IDF 2004: Day 1 Coverage On Tuesday of this week the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) got off to a great start after Paul Otellini took the stage and officially kicked off the Fall 2004 forum. | 3 |
Echo of the Presidential Campaign For a group that promotes the benefits of offshore outsourcing and the need to import foreign workers under the H-1B visa program, the nation #39;s largest IT trade group seems to be providing fodder for the John Kerry campaign. | 3 |
Blackberry gets svelte with new model The 7100t has a mobile phone, e-mail, instant messaging, Web browsing and functions as an organiser. The device looks like a mobile phone and has the features of the other BlackBerry models, with a large screen | 3 |
Sybase Offers Free Database for Linux In a bid to expand the customer base for its database software, Sybase this week released a free, limited version of its software for deployment on Linux systems. | 3 |
Delete records, or profile the whole UK, says DNA print pioneer The scientist who pioneered DNA fingerprinting has warned of the increasing danger of false positives as the use of the technique becomes more widespread. | 3 |
Microsoft gives businesses more time to test SP2 Microsoft has doubled the period of time it will allow business users of Windows XP to delay installing Service Pack 2. Customers who wished to avoid having systems updated while they were testing the upgrade | 3 |
Panasonic DVD Recorder Gets Connected Panasonic aims to be the first consumer electronics manufacturer to release a high-end DVD recorder that offers network connectivity. | 3 |
P2P jail bill moves forward HR.4077, the Piracy Deterrence and Education Act, has been approved by the United States #39; House Judiciary Committee. The bill specifies up to five years #39; jail for anyone making over a thousand copyrighted works available for download. | 3 |
IBM seeks to ease database burden IBM next week will release a major revision of its DB2 database, providing fresh ammunition in the ongoing battle for supremacy in the database marketplace. | 3 |
O2 unveils two new XDA models Bolstering its XDA product line, O2 unveils the XDA IIs and IIi models - both offering a vast array of advanced features including quad-band GSM, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, SDIO and more. | 3 |
German teenager indicted over Sasser worm Prosecutors in Verden, Germany, indicted an 18-year-old student on Wednesday for allegedly creating the Sasser worm that crashed hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide | 3 |
Savvis outed as spam host Savvis, the big corporate-focused US ISP, has promised to remove spammers from its books following pressure from anti-spam group Spamhaus. | 3 |
US Open Tennis: Williams gets apology for bad calls NEW YORK Since two days before the US Open began, when Serena Williams wore a jean miniskirt for an exhibition match, she has been the talk of the tournament. | 1 |
Canada Advances to World Cup Hockey Semifinals Canada has advanced to the semifinals of the World Cup of ice Hockey with a 5-0 victory over Slovakia. Jarome Iginla had two goals and an assist Wednesday in Toronto. | 1 |
Hughes: Referee Over-Reacted Northern Ireland midfielder Michael Hughes today insisted his challenge on Robbie Savage merited only a booking, not a red card. Hughes is due to miss the next World Cup qualifier against | 1 |
US Men #39;s Soccer Team Plays Panama to 1-1 Draw The US men #39;s soccer team has played Panama to a 1-1 draw in Panama City in a 2006 World Cup qualifying match. Roberto Brown found the net first for Panama in the 71st minute Wednesday as the hosts outshot | 1 |
Jakarta embassy blast kills eight A powerful car bomb has exploded outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta, killing at least eight people and wounding more than 130 in an attack | 0 |
Russia warns terrorists A top Russian general yesterday warned the military will strike quot;terrorist bases in any region of the world, quot; while authorities offered a reward equivalent to \$13. | 0 |
Seoul tells of 1982 test to extract plutonium SEOUL A week after admitting that government scientists enriched tiny amounts of uranium four years ago, the South Korean government revealed on Thursday that scientists in 1982 conducted an experiment in plutonium extraction at a state-run research | 0 |
National news briefs MIAMI - A teen whose life sentence in the beating death of a 6-year-old playmate was thrown out on appeal went before a judge yesterday on charges he violated his probation by walking around late at night with a pocket knife. | 0 |
Nazi murder trial opens An 86-year-old Nazi war crimes suspect charged with the killings of 164 Slovak villagers during World War II denied as his trial opened Thursday that he was involved in the shootings of women or children. | 0 |
Greenspan: Economy gains force The Fed chairman delivers a modestly upbeat prognosis that may signal an interest rate increase before Election Day. BY JEANNINE AVERSA. | 2 |
Win lifts Mundine title bid Anthony Mundine #39;s hopes of another shot at the WBA world super middleweight title have been boosted after he won his first bout since losing the title. | 1 |
Panis retires - but agrees new deal with Toyota. Olivier Panis has today announced that he is to retire as a Formula 1 race driver after the 2004 season finale in Brazil. However, Panis has signed a new two-year deal with Panasonic Toyota Racing, which will | 1 |
Intel Heralds Dual-Core Pentium M SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel continued its charge into its wireless future with news of its next generation Pentium M processor. Based on the 65-nanometer process technology, Intel is working on its quot;Napa quot; platform | 3 |
IBM quot;Stinger quot; release pushes .NET, Linux support IBM is launching the next version of its DB2 Universal Database, code-named Stinger, touting new autonomic features and .NET developer tools. | 3 |
Russia Criticizes West Over Chechen Asylum Russia #39;s foreign minister criticized Western countries for granting asylum to Chechen separatists, who Moscow blames from last week #39;s bloody school hostage taking, saying the practice | 0 |
Football: England Beats Poland in 2006 World Cup Qualifier England has eased the pressure on national football coach Sven-Goran Eriksson with a 2-1 win over Poland in a European qualifying match for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. | 1 |
Hauritz to ask Miller for advice Nathan Hauritz, recalled to the Test squad for next month #39;s highly anticipated tour of India despite his uninspiring recent form, wants to talk to former off-spinning tourists Gavin Robertson | 1 |
Jrme dAmbrosio My race in Albi Four is his number! The Belgian driver finished 4th in both his races and still stands 4th in the drivers championship. Will 3 be his lucky number in the next round? | 1 |
Lenders and U.S. Tighten Screws on Struggling Airlines The federal government, banks and aircraft lenders are putting the clamps on airlines, particularly those operating under bankruptcy protection. | 2 |
High security for Afghan ceremony Tight security is in place in the Afghan capital Kabul as Hamid Karzai prepares to be sworn in as president. | 0 |
Plunging Delta slashes jobs DELTA Air Lines yesterday announced a massive restructuring plan that would cut 6000 to 7000 jobs and slash more costs, but nonetheless warned that bankruptcy remained quot;a real possibility quot;. | 2 |
Greenspan says economy shows #39;some traction #39; WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday the economy has quot;regained some traction quot; after a late spring slowdown caused largely by high oil prices. | 2 |
Global Markets: Europe Shares Fall European shares fell on Thursday, despite a boost for tech shares as Nokia upped its third quarter outlook as investors worried about global growth and headed into euro zone and US government bonds. | 2 |
Nokia: 3Q Profits Will Beat Predictions Nokia said Thursday its third-quarter revenue and profits would be better than expected, citing an increase in mobile phone sales. | 2 |
Taco Bell boosts Yum #39;s August sales Yum Brands Inc. said Thursday sales at US restaurants open at least a year, or same-store sales, rose 5 percent in the four weeks ended Sept. | 2 |
BAE Systems interim profits boosted by US arm, Airbus LONDON : The British defence and aerospace giant BAE Systems posted an 18 percent rise in interim headline profits on the back of a strong performance in North America and by airplane maker Airbus. | 2 |
Intel #39;s Dual-Core Chips Debut SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel outlined its plans for a dual-core mobile processor and platform technology this week, but declined to provide any details about the dual-core future of its flagship Pentium 4 desktop processor. | 3 |
ITV says advertising picking up ITV has reported a sharp increase in half-year profits and says advertising revenue growth is accelerating. The firm, which controls more than half | 2 |
BAE First-Half Loss Widens on Goodwill Writedowns (Update4) BAE Systems Plc, Europe #39;s largest defense company, said its first-half loss widened as it wrote down goodwill in its avionics and defense-electronics units. | 2 |
IBM to Roll Out New Two-Way Opteron Server IBM later this month will begin shipping the second generation of its two-way server powered by Advanced Micro Devices Inc. #39;s 64-bit Opteron processor. | 3 |
Mundine didn #39;t scare me ANTHONY MUNDINE gave one of the most electrifying performances of his career to stop Sean Sullivan at the Whitlam Centre on Wednesday night - but his next opponent hardly seemed overwhelmed. | 1 |
Quattrone sentenced to 18 months in jail A federal judge slammed former Wall Street banking star Frank P. Quattrone with an 18-month prison sentence for obstructing a federal securities investigation, ruling that the | 2 |
UK Helicopter Crashes in Czech Republic, Crew Reported Dead A British Army helicopter crashed in the Czech Republic during a military exercise, Czech Army spokeswoman Sabina Introvicova said. | 0 |
Soccer / France, Greece and England are looking for first <b>...</b> For France, England and Greece, tonight #39;s World Cup qualifiers will provide an opportunity to redeem themselves less than a week after disappointing games in their opening matches of the 2006 World Cup campaign. | 1 |
Europeans have plenty pedigree, insists Monty COLIN Montgomerie believes the strength in depth of the European Ryder Cup team will give captain Bernhard Langer more flexibility than any of his predecessors when the 2004 match begins next week. | 1 |
Basketball star Gary Payton arrested in DUI case last month LOS ANGELES Basketball star Gary Payton was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence two weeks ago. The California Highway Patrol says Payton was stopped on August 28th after an officer saw him | 1 |
Four Chinese injured in explosion outside Australian embassy in <b>...</b> Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said here Thursday that four Chinese company staff were injured in a car bomb explosion which happened outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta Thursday morning. | 0 |
We killed 50 foreign militants at training camp, says Pakistan Pakistani jets killed 50 people as they pounded a suspected training facility for foreign militants today in tribal South Waziristan, senior intelligence and military officials said. | 0 |
WMD suspect vows to fight #39;tooth and nail #39; The owner of a Randburg engineering company and one of his engineers appeared in the Vanderbijlpark regional court on Thursday on charges under the Nuclear Energy Act and Weapons of Mass Destruction Act. | 0 |
Replay likely, but here #39;s to mistakes New York -- On a rainy Wednesday at the US Open, Serena Williams got a phone call from Arlen Kantarian, chief executive of the United States Tennis Association. | 1 |
European powers wary of more slip-ups LONDON, SEPTEMBER 7: Some of Europes major powers including newly-crowned champions Greece, France and England, will be looking to improve on Saturdays disappointing results when they play their second World Cup qualifiers on Wednesday. | 1 |
Healy gets Dad #39;s backing David Healy #39;s dad Clifford said that he could not believe it when he saw his son sent off for his celebrations during the 2-2 draw with Wales. | 1 |
US soccer ties Panama United States, Panama tie: Cobi Jones scored two minutes into second-half injury time, and the United States escaped with a 1-1 tie against Panama in a World Cup qualifier last night in Panama City. | 1 |
Six British soldiers killed in chopper crash Six British soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash in the Czech Republic, a Czech Defence Ministry spokesman says. Andrej Cirtek said the soldiers had been participating in a Czech | 0 |
India to build oil pipeline to Nepal India is to build a pipeline into Nepal to ensure smooth supply of petroleum products in the Himalayan nation torn by an increasingly violent Maoist insurgency, an oil official said on Thursday. | 0 |
Qantas buoyed by sale QANTAS yesterday shrugged off the exit of its major shareholder, with the stock buoyed by the prospect of more international alliances now that British Airways is off its share registry. | 2 |
German car sector faces autumn of discontent FRANKFURT : Labour conflict looks set to boil over in the German automobile sector in the coming weeks as car makers such as Volkswagen and Opel seek to impose rigorous belt-tightening measures as an answer to chronically weak demand. | 2 |
Rockwell Backs 2004 Earnings View Rockwell Collins Inc., a maker of aircraft electronics, on Thursday backed its full-year earnings estimate and put its fiscal 2005 expectations above Wall Street views in anticipation of improved margins in its commercial segment and lower benefits | 2 |
Nokia Says Price Cuts Have Helped Boost Market Share (Update3) Nokia Oyj, the world #39;s biggest mobile- phone maker, said price reductions have helped it regain some of the handset market share it lost earlier this year. | 2 |
Yum Brand #39;s August Sales Up Yum Brands Inc. (YUM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said sales at US restaurants open at least a year, or same-store sales, rose 5 percent in the four weeks ended Sept. | 2 |
Santander to sell up to 79 million RBS shares SPAINS Santander Central Hispano is to sell up to 79 million shares in Royal Bank of Scotland, and said it will end cross-directorships with RBS if its bid for Abbey National is successful. | 2 |
ITV says advertising growth accelerating LONDON : Britain #39;s largest commercial television network ITV comfortably beat profit forecasts in the first half of this year and said advertising revenues rose 4.9 percent year-on-year, the best performance since 2000. | 2 |
IBM Throws An Opteron Party IBM on Thursday unveiled its second Advanced Micro Devices Opteron-based server, which the company hopes is ready for when AMD releases its dual-core processors. | 3 |
Intel adds Sonoma and Napa to mobile roadmap Intel has showcased the next two generations of its notebook platforms, and revealed how it intends to extend battery life in the future. | 3 |
Sybase offers free ASE license for Linux Sybase Inc. is trying to lure businesses seeking low-cost open source DBMS alternatives by offering a free production license for its Adaptive Server Enterprise Express Edition on Linux. | 3 |
Brilliant Digital and Altnet Sue the RIAA Kazaa and Grokster, which belongs to the large FastTrack network, uses the UUHash hashing mechanism to verify files. Its main advantage is that it allows large files to be checked very quickly. | 3 |
IBM Releases New Linux-Oriented Database Software (Reuters) Reuters - International Business Machines\Corp. late on Wednesday rolled out a new version of its\database software aimed at users of Linux and Unix operating\systems that it hopes will help the company take away market\share from market leader Oracle Corp. . | 3 |
Nokia Raises Outlook, Shares Up (Reuters) Reuters - Mobile phone maker Nokia raised its\third-quarter sales and earnings forecasts on Thursday on the\back of strong market demand, reversing a recent spate of grim\outlooks and sending its share price higher. | 2 |
Russia Slams West for Double Standards on Beslan (Reuters) Reuters - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov\accused the West of double standards on terrorism in the wake\of his country's bloodiest hostage crisis, highlighting a\growing rift over the issue between the former Cold War foes. | 0 |
Treasuries Lower on Jobless Drop (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasury debt prices cut early\gains but remained narrowly higher after the government said\that new claims for jobless insurance fell in the latest week. | 2 |
Price Cuts Propel UK Sales of Xbox, PS2 (Reuters) Reuters - Last month's back-to-back price cuts by\Sony Corp (6758.T) and Microsoft Corp have boosted\sales of their PlayStation 2 and Xbox video game consoles in\Britain, retail sources said on Thursday. | 3 |
Jobless Claims Fall Sharply to 319,000 (AP) AP - The number of new people signing up for jobless benefits plunged last week, partly reflecting a tapering off of filings related to Hurricane Charley. | 2 |
Real's Music Deal Ends (PC World) PC World - Online store will continue to offer certain songs at low prices, company says. | 3 |
In Western Europe, Poor Children Kept as Thieves (Reuters) Reuters - The theft follows a simple pattern. A\little girl asks a customer in a shop for help reaching\something on a shelf, and while he or she is distracted another\child steals a wallet or cash from their pocket or bag. | 0 |
Samsung Cell Phones to Get Tiny Hard Drive (AP) AP - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has announced the world's first mobile phone to sport a tiny hard drive. With the built-in 1-inch, 1.5-gigabyte hard disk, the SPH-V5400 could store about 15 times more data than conventional handsets #151; everything from digital music files and photos to video, Samsung said. | 3 |
U.S. Stocks Near Flat After Nokia Boost (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. stocks were little changed on\Thursday after cell phone maker Nokia Corp. raised its\earnings forecast and weekly jobless claims fell more than Wall\Street's forecast. | 3 |
Pair of Linux Holes Put Users at Risk (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Researchers claim attackers can exploit security vulnerabilities in components used to view graphics and handle archives to take over a Linux system. | 3 |
Baseball Today (AP) AP - Houston at Pittsburgh (5:05 p.m. EDT). Carlos Hernandez starts the first game of a doubleheader for the Astros, who have won 12 straight. | 1 |
Moonlight Special (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - It's rare, but sometimes a good manager at an expensive load fund can be found making a little extra money on the side by also running a cheaper, comparable no-load fund. In fund argot, this moonlighting is called "subadvising." Why not go for the cheaper fund where the hotshot manager does extra duty? Especially when the second fund's performance mirrors or even exceeds the star manager's marquee fund. | 2 |
US classifies Sudan atrocities as genocide, seeks through UN probe (AFP) AFP - US Secretary of State Colin Powell classified the atrocities in Sudan's troubled Darfur region as genocide and called on the United Nations to launch a thorough probe into one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. | 0 |
Jobless Claims Slump, Import Prices Jump WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. initial jobless claims slumped last week but the outcome was heavily influenced by weather, while soaring petroleum prices in August powered the cost of imports to an 18-month high. | 2 |
Huge pileup on Montreal highway kills one person and injures six others (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - MONTREAL (CP) - Flames shot several metres into the sky as a major pileup involving several semi-trailers killed one person Thursday, injured six others and caused traffic chaos on a busy highway. | 0 |
Retief Goosen Five Shots Back in Japan (AP) AP - Two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen shot a par-70 Thursday in the opening round of the Suntory Open, leaving him five strokes behind leaders Scott Laycock of Australia and Y.E. Yang of South Korea. | 1 |
Treasuries Lower on Jobless Drop NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury debt prices cut early gains but remained narrowly higher after the government said that new claims for jobless insurance fell in the latest week. | 2 |
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