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Techs, Miners Help Tokyo Market Advance TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei rose 0.3 percent by midday on Tuesday as another jump in U.S. technology shares fueled buying of local peers such as Tokyo Electron Ltd., while earnings optimism again buoyed some miners. | 2 |
Dollar Treads Water as U.S. Data Awaited TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar shuffled in narrow ranges on Tuesday as the market looked to U.S. economic indicators due later in the day for clues about the pace of monetary tightening. | 2 |
NL Wrap: Marlins Rally to Beat Expos in Chicago NEW YORK (Reuters) - Juan Pierre had three hits and scored a run as the Florida Marlins overcame the Montreal Expos 6-3 in a National League game played at the rival league Chicago White Sox's home stadium Monday. | 1 |
Circuit City Gets Online Makeover (AdWeek.com) AdWeek.com - If you build it, or in the case of Circuit City's Web site, re-build it, they won't necessarily come. So, to ensure visits to the new CircuitCity.com, the electronics retailer yesterday started rolling out a multimedia push that promotes a "Plasma Screen TV Makeover" online contest that carries a grand prize of five flat-screen TVs and home-theater equipment worth #36;20,000. | 3 |
North Korea Wants Talks, No Date Yet -- Britain BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea is committed to holding six-party talks aimed at resolving the crisis over its nuclear weapons program, but has not indicated when, a top British official said on Tuesday. | 0 |
Royals Rout Yankees 17-8 (AP) AP - John Buck hit a three-run homer and Angel Berroa had two hits and scored twice in a 10-run fifth inning that carried the Kansas City Royals to a 17-8 rout of the New York Yankees on Monday night. | 1 |
Packers Lead Panthers 10-7 at Halftime (AP) AP - Ahman Green ran for a 6-yard touchdown late in the second quarter to give the Green Bay Packers a halftime lead over the Carolina Panthers on Monday night. | 1 |
Macy #39;s name to go on all Federated stores As goes Liberty House will go Lazarus and Burdines. Federated Department Stores has decided to rebrand all of its stores as Macy #39;s stores in coming months. | 2 |
Quattrone Asks Appeals Court To Seal Some Support Letters NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Former star technology banker Frank Quattrone has asked a federal appeals court to seal some letters written in his support in order to protect his family #39;s privacy. | 2 |
Open-Source Developers Cheer New Linux Base Standard The Free Standards Group will announce on Tuesday the availability of the Linux Standard Base (LSB) 2.0, and that this standard has the support of almost all global Linux distribution vendors. | 3 |
McAfee Aims to Rid SMBs of Virus and Spam If you rely on technology to run your small business, you know how easily a virus can destroy your data - and potentially years of hard work. | 3 |
#39;Open Source Solaris #39; to debut this year Sun Microsystems will create an open-source project around its Solaris 10 operating system by the end of the year, company executives said Monday. | 3 |
Soccer / Champions League / Mac. TA confident as injury and <b>...</b> Maccabi Tel Aviv will hold a short training session tonight as it concludes preparations for tomorrow #39;s Champions League Rosh Hashanah clash with Bayern Munich. | 1 |
Baltimore #39;s Bruce Chen shuts down Blue Jays for first victory <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - Bruce Chen #39;s last major league victory was so long ago, he can barely remember it. But he won #39;t soon forget his latest win. | 1 |
Putin takes more control in Russia VLADIMIR PUTIN strengthened his control over Russia yesterday with a series of far-reaching initiatives aimed at combating terrorism. | 0 |
UN Pulls Workers From Afghan City The United Nations evacuated 38 foreign employees from this western Afghan city Monday after a day of rioting by supporters of the ousted governor turned | 0 |
Lack of hostage news #39;encouraging #39; IT WAS a good sign that those claiming to have kidnapped two Australians in Iraq had not released the names of their alleged hostages, Prime Minister John Howard said today. | 0 |
Netanyahu Calls for Gaza Plan Referendum (AP) AP - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's attempt to speed up a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip was undercut Monday by his main political rival, who called for a national referendum that could delay or even scuttle the pullout. | 0 |
Galapagos Park Rangers Go on Strike (AP) AP - Some 300 Galapagos Islands rangers peacefully occupied park research stations Monday to protest the reported firing of the park director and his probable replacement. | 0 |
Jakarta embassy bombers not among the nine victims: police (AFP) AFP - Police investigating the deadly attack at the Australian embassy in Jakarta have said they have identified all nine victims of the blast and are still working to piece together the suicide bombers. | 0 |
Players' Fears Rising Baseball players and their families have become increasingly concerned about theft and kidnapping in Venezuela after the recent abduction of Ugueth Urbina's mother. | 1 |
Chen's Drought Ends Pitcher Bruce wins for the first time in over two years, leading the Orioles past the Toronto Blue Jays, 9-1, Monday. | 1 |
No. 4 B-CC Rebounds The Bethesda Chevy-Chase field hockey team recovers from two losses on Saturday to beat Whitman, 2-1, Monday. | 1 |
#39;Open Source Solaris #39; to debut this year BURLINGTON, Mass.--Sun Microsystems will create an open-source project around its Solaris 10 operating system by the end of the year, company executives said Monday. | 3 |
Guantanamo witnesses barred Guantanamo inmates cannot appear as witnesses at the trial of 9/11 suspect Zacarias Moussaoui. | 0 |
Time Warner: Lights, Camera, Inaction It stopped its MGM bid -- again -- citing financial discipline. But even if Sony buys the studio, problems may emerge down the road. | 2 |
F.D.A. Finds Drugs Linked to Suicide Top officials acknowledged for the first time that antidepressants appeared to lead some children to become suicidal. | 0 |
After Hong Kong Election, China Faces New Calculus The Chinese government refrained on Monday from saying much about the results of Sunday's elections in Hong Kong, but the country's Communist leaders had reason to be pleased. | 0 |
U.N. Pulls Workers From Afghan City The United Nations evacuated 38 foreign employees from this western Afghan city Monday after a day of rioting by supporters of the ousted governor turned half a dozen international aid facilities into smoldering, looted ruins. | 0 |
The Incredible Lightness of Being OPEC From a distance, this OPEC meeting will look just like all the others of the past few decades. By the evening of Sept. 14, the oil ministers of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and their entourages | 2 |
Will Disney keep key partnerships? LOS ANGELES Without Michael Eisner at the helm of Walt Disney, will Harvey Weinstein and Steve Jobs stay as partners? That is the question on the minds of analysts and Hollywood executives after Eisner, the | 2 |
Linux Group Promotes Standard Version which has been making headway with companies and governments -- potentially face headaches if the open-source operating system fragments into differing and incompatible versions. | 3 |
Open, closed, whatever: Novells mixed source software THERES open source software (OSS), theres what Novell Inc chief technology officer Alan Nugent calls closed source - meaning proprietary -oftware, and then theres Novells own mixed-source software. | 3 |
U.S.: High Oil Price Due to Supply Fears MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Supply and demand in the oil market are roughly in balance at the moment and current high prices are due to the possibility of disruptions rather than any shortage, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. | 2 |
After many flops, Arsenal eyes domination in Europe Captain Patrick Vieira has challenged his Arsenal teammates to prove their Champions League credentials in tonight #39;s opening group game against PSV Eindhoven. | 1 |
Champions League to provide upsets Europe #39;s top coaches may like to be seen to disagree with each other in public, but they are all united on the topic of this season #39;s Champions League. | 1 |
Howe twists in the wind In recent weeks, the question of Art Howe #39;s firing by the Mets has always been more about when the ax would fall, not if, and even the manager seemed resigned to his fate before last night #39;s doubleheader against the Braves at Shea Stadium. | 1 |
When Edwards Needed Him the Most, Martin Was There On offense, two of the Jets #39; top three receivers - Wayne Chrebet and Santana Moss - had seemingly spent more time in the trainer #39;s room than they had on the practice field. | 1 |
Putin appoints new government chief of staff Moscow: President Vladimir Putin stepped up Kremlin control over Russia #39;s regions Monday and called for moves to improve security in the north Caucasus as he appointed a new government chief of staff after the Beslan school hostage tragedy. | 0 |
Small Business Optimism Still Strong WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. small business optimism dipped slightly last month but remained near record levels, suggesting a strong outlook for growth, a survey released on Tuesday showed. | 2 |
OmniVision gets boost from shipments to Siemens NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Shares of OmniVision Technologies (OVTI) rose more than 8 percent to \$13.13. The move comes after the Sunnyvale, Calif. | 3 |
Sorting Out The Winners if US Airways Doesn't Survive US Airways' second trip to bankruptcy court holds both promise and peril for the nation's other major airlines. | 2 |
An Outsider's Grim Prognosis for Pension Agency Most big companies are coming up with enough cash to keep their pension funds legally sound, after three years of extraordinary losses. Not so their government backstop. | 2 |
Sony-Led Group Makes a Late Bid to Wrest MGM From Time Warner A group led by Sony of America reached a tentative agreement to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for about \$4.8 billion in cash, snatching it from Time Warner at the 11th hour. | 2 |
US Airways Tries to Reorganize for a 2nd Time The airline, whose workers refused to accept \$800 million in wage and benefit cuts, joins United Airlines in bankruptcy. Delta could soon follow. | 2 |
Stocks End Slightly Higher as Profit Worries Ease Investors discounted another technology profit warning and focused instead on positive outlooks for third- and fourth-quarter earnings. | 2 |
Karzai Set to Be Afghan President in Ring of Steel (Reuters) Reuters - Hamid Karzai was due to be sworn in as\Afghanistan's first popularly elected President on Tuesday at a\ceremony attended by two of the figures most responsible for\easing him into power. | 0 |
Sony jumps on MGM after Time Warner drops bid A Sony-led group has a deal in principle to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for about \$2.94 billion in cash and \$1.95 billion in assumed debt, MGM (MGM) announced Monday evening. | 2 |
Dual-Core Chips May Raise Software Costs Faced with weak demand for PCs and technical limits on the speed of its products, Intel is betting on a future in which every chip it makes contains what amounts to two computers. | 3 |
Intel: The Internet Needs an Upgrade Intel Chief Technology Officer Pat Gelsinger said on Thursday, Sept. 9, that the Internet needed to be upgraded in order to deal with problems that will become real issues soon. | 3 |
Kiely on hand to save the day for Addicks CHARLTON goalkeeper Dean Kiely produced a fine performance at The Valley last night - his stunning save from Southampton #39;s Rory Delap #39;s second-half screamer was right out of the top drawer - while some swift reactions also bailed the Addicks out of | 1 |
The Dead Cat Bounces a Bit The Labor opposition had its first positive bounce in the third week of the campaign for the Australian election on October 9. First, last week it launched its long awaited taxation policy. | 0 |
South Korea Says to Pin Down Nature of North Blast SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is seeking independent verification on the nature of a huge blast in North Korea last week, which its communist neighbor has said was linked to a hydroelectric scheme, Seoul's defense minister said on Tuesday. | 0 |
Japan Executes Man Who Killed 8 Schoolchildren TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Tuesday hanged a man convicted of stabbing to death eight elementary school children in a rampage that shocked the nation and severely shook its sense of security, media said. | 0 |
Royals Rout Yankees Angel Berroa has two hits and scores twice in a 10-run fifth inning that carries the Kansas City Royals over the Yankees, 17-8. | 1 |
Federated betting on Macy #39;s name In a widely anticipated move, Federated Department Stores Inc. announced yesterday that it would convert all of its regional department stores to the Macy #39;s name. | 2 |
A Hedge Fund Master Receives Unwanted Attention na tough year on Wall Street, Israel A. Englander should be riding high. His \$3.5 billion in hedge funds are up more than 8 percent - at a time when the stock market is barely up for the year. | 2 |
IBM Makes Speech Code Open Source IBM #39;s motive is not altruistic. By making the software open-source, IBM hopes that other programmers will make improvements, thus speeding the development of speech applications and allowing | 3 |
Federer is the first since Sampras to truly be king NEW YORK - Wouldn #39;t you know it. On Monday, Roger Federer awoke from three hours of fitful sleep feeling sick. His nasal passages were almost as congested as Times Square, where he spent part of the morning | 1 |
Lomu coming back to full health It was a tragic sight. Jonah Lomu, once the man who struck fear into rugby defenders, shuffling to the stage with the aid of his wife. | 1 |
Packers 24, Panthers 14 Green ran for two touchdowns and caught a third Monday night to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 24-14 victory over the Panthers, who became the sixth straight team to lose in the Super Bowl and their ensuing season opener. | 1 |
Indian software exports booming, industry head says Revenues should grow by 30, according to the president of the country's association of software and service firms | 3 |
Oil Prices Surge as Ivan Threatens Gulf of Mexico the sixth strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic -- was 70 miles south-southeast of the western tip of Cuba around 2 pm on Monday. | 2 |
Small Business Optimism on Economic Growth Drops, Survey Shows Small businesses were less optimistic about US economic growth last month than in July, and fewer expected sales to increase in the coming months, according to a survey by the National Federation of Independent Business. | 2 |
NFL Game Summary - Green Bay at Carolina Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - Ahman Green scored three touchdowns, Brett Favre passed for 143 yards and Green Bay took advantage of two key second- half turnovers to win its season opener, 24-14, over the defending NFC champion Carolina Panthers. | 1 |
Ferrari still able to astonish Even in the most one-sided Formula One season in years, champions Ferrari still have the ability to astonish. Their eighth one-two finish in 15 races was met | 1 |
Rockies rock Diamondbacks 9-2 Vinny Castilla reached 300 career homers and 1,000 RBIs with two of Colorado #39;s five home runs Monday night, and the Rockies hammered the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-2. | 1 |
4-on-4 league debuts if no NHL The NHL lockout starts just after midnight Thursday. On Friday night, there will be a chance to see NHL players in action -- if you #39;re willing to trek to Barrie, Ontario. | 1 |
No deadline for Iran #39;s nuclear probe: UN UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei said yesterday that there was no deadline for ending an investigation into Iran #39;s nuclear programme. | 0 |
No names is good news: PM IT WAS a good sign that those claiming to have kidnapped two Australians in Iraq had not released the names of their alleged hostages, Prime Minister John Howard said today. | 0 |
South Korea Says to Pin Down Nature of North Blast (Reuters) Reuters - South Korea is seeking independent\verification on the nature of a huge blast in North Korea last\week, which its communist neighbor has said was linked to a\hydroelectric scheme, Seoul's defense minister said on Tuesday. | 0 |
Three Hurt in West Bank Suicide Blast - Medics (Reuters) Reuters - A suicide bomber exploded near a West\Bank checkpoint hurting at least three people on Tuesday, an\Israeli medic said. | 0 |
Green's Three Touchdowns Lifts Packers Over Panthers (Reuters) Reuters - Ahman Green scored three touchdowns\and rushed for 119 yards as the Green Bay Packers opened their\season with a convincing 24-14 win over the Carolina Panthers\in Charlotte on Monday. | 1 |
Small Business Optimism Still Strong (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. small business optimism dipped\slightly last month but remained near record levels, suggesting\a strong outlook for growth, a survey released on Tuesday\showed. | 2 |
U.S. Readies Revised UN Resolution on Sudan's Darfur (Reuters) Reuters - The United States is expected to\distribute on Tuesday a revised version of its U.N. resolution\on Sudan, but retain a threat of sanctions if Khartoum does not\stop atrocities in its Darfur region, diplomats said. | 0 |
U.S.: High Oil Price Due to Supply Fears MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Supply and demand in the oil market are roughly in balance and current high prices are due to the possibility of disruptions rather than any shortage, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. | 2 |
Three Hurt in West Bank Suicide Blast - Medics JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A suicide bomber exploded near a West Bank checkpoint hurting at least three people on Tuesday, an Israeli medic said. | 0 |
U.S. Readies Revised UN Resolution on Sudan's Darfur UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States is expected to distribute on Tuesday a revised version of its U.N. resolution on Sudan, but retain a threat of sanctions if Khartoum does not stop atrocities in its Darfur region, diplomats said. | 0 |
Explosion at West Bank roadblock A suspected suicide attack injures three in the West Bank, a day after an Israeli missile kills a senior militant. | 0 |
Urgent review over Palace protest A Royal security review starts after a protester's Batman stunt at Buckingham Palace sparks a Commons row. | 0 |
Delving Deep Inside the Searcher's Mind Which search engines do searchers prefer and why? How do users use search engines to find the information they want? And how do searchers perceive paid versus free listings? New research offers insights into the workings of the searcher's mind. | 3 |
Ex-Banker Asks Appeals Court to Seal Letters Frank P. Quattrone, the former chief technology banker at Credit Suisse First Boston who was sentenced to 18 months in prison last week, accused the judge in his case yesterday of callousness | 2 |
#39;); //-- gt; Eye On Stocks Oracle (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people ) will report fiscal first-quarter results. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call expect quarterly earnings of 9 cents per share on revenue of \$2. | 2 |
Enron to pay \$321 million in pensions Enron Corp. (ENRNQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) will pay \$321 million from the proceeds of its sale of its pipeline arm to fund pension plans for thousands of former | 2 |
Langer hails team spirit Europe #39;s Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer has emphasised the strength of his players #39; team spirit ahead of Friday #39;s first day. | 1 |
Lockout, Olympics have possible connection If a lockout ends up canceling the season, it probably also means NHL players won #39;t participate in the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy. | 1 |
Urgent review over Palace protest Police and Home Office officials have begun an urgent review of security measures after a protester dressed as Batman scaled Buckingham Palace. | 0 |
Bomb Explodes at Israeli Checkpoint An explosion at a West Bank checkpoint early Tuesday lightly wounded at least three people, Israeli rescue services said. Israel Radio reported the explosion appeared to be caused by a Palestinian suicide bomber. | 0 |
Jakarta embassy bombers not among the nine victims: police JAKARTA : Police investigating the deadly attack at the Australian embassy in Jakarta have said they have identified all nine victims of the blast and are still working to piece together the suicide bombers. | 0 |
Australia firm on Iraq troops Prime Minister John Howard has stood firm against withdrawing troops from Iraq after unconfirmed reports that two Australians have been taken hostage and would be killed within 24 hours unless Canberra pulls out. | 0 |
U.S. Company Hiring Seen Up from Year Ago (Reuters) Reuters - The pace of hiring for U.S. companies\in the fourth quarter is expected to be consistent with the\solid employment activity of the past six months, and much\improved from a year ago, according to Manpower Inc. . | 2 |
Report: Unicom to Set Up Internet Cafes (AP) AP - China's second-largest mobile phone company plans to open 3,000 Internet cafes by the end of the year, exerting stronger state control over a sector once dominated by private enterprise, state-run radio reported Tuesday. | 3 |
Open-Source Developers Cheer New Linux Base Standard (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - The Free Standards Group's updated standard will improve Linux code portability and interoperability, developers say, and reduce the worry of platform fragmentation. | 3 |
Pakistan killed around 150 Al-Qaeda militants since last year (AFP) AFP - Pakistan has killed some 150 foreign fighters during its 11-month battle against militants in the country's tribal belt, but senior leaders, including Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, continue to elude authorities, a military spokesman has said. | 0 |
Sony Group Agrees to Buy MGM LOS ANGELES/TOKYO (Reuters) - A group headed by Sony Corp. of America has agreed to buy Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for about \$2.85 billion in cash to mine MGM's lucrative library for the booming DVD market. | 2 |
Oil Eyes \$44 as Hurricane Nears Gulf SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. oil prices hovered just shy of \$44 a barrel on Tuesday, awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Ivan in the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico, where energy companies had evacuated thousands of offshore workers and shut some production. | 2 |
U.S. Company Hiring Seen Up from Year Ago NEW YORK (Reuters) - The pace of hiring for U.S. companies in the fourth quarter is expected to be consistent with the solid employment activity of the past six months, and much improved from a year ago, according to Manpower Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MAN.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">MAN.N</A>. | 2 |
Bush Is Expected At NASCAR Race While NASCAR officials reject the "NASCAR dads" label -- too narrow and stereotypical, they say -- politicians haven't stopped courting the demographic that once threatened to become the soccer moms of 2004. | 1 |
Maryland Picks Up Notre Dame Transfer Isaiah Gardner , a sophomore defensive back, is on campus at Maryland and will transfer to the school from Notre Dame once his paperwork clears. | 1 |
Ivan intensifies terrible hurricane year for insurers The 2004 hurricane season is expected to be costly for insurers, with early estimates of \$8bn (4.5bn) of losses from just one of the storms that have hit the United States this year. | 2 |
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