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J.P. Morgan Cancels IBM Outsourcing Deal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - J.P. Morgan Chase Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=JPM.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">JPM.N</A> said on Wednesday it was canceling a \$5 billion outsourcing deal with IBM Corp., <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=IBM.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">IBM.N</A> and planned to rehire about 4,000 workers who had been transferred to IBM under the pact. | 2 |
Global Markets: Oil Dips After OPEC Hike LONDON (Reuters) - Oil supply fears eased slightly on Wednesday as OPEC hiked production quotas by 1 million barrels a day, balancing risks from Hurricane Ivan that has temporarily closed 60 percent of Gulf of Mexico crude output. | 2 |
GOP nominee vows to be non-partisan as CIA chief (Chicago Tribune) Chicago Tribune - Under sometimes sharp questioning from Democrats, Republican Rep. Porter Goss told a Senate committee Tuesday that his past partisan views and strong support for an intelligence agency that many consider deeply flawed will not stand in the way of needed reforms if he is confirmed as director of central intelligence. | 0 |
Pac-10 Commissioner Wants Votes Public (AP) AP - The commissioner of the Pac-10 Conference called Monday for coaches to make their votes public after California was dropped below No. 6 by six voters in the final poll. | 1 |
Oracle beats the Street, reaffirms guidance Oracle Corp., the world #39;s second-largest software firm, beat the Street with its first-quarter results after Tuesday #39;s market close thanks to stronger sales of its database software. | 2 |
Gap wants to dress boomer women In the second half of 2005, Gap Inc. plans to launch its first new chain in a decade, a specialty clothing retailer aimed at women over 35 years old, according to a published report Wednesday citing Gap Chief Executive Paul Pressler. | 2 |
Microsoft And Polycom Strike Desktop Conferencing Pact Microsoft and Polycom Inc. disclosed plans to integrate their products to give PC users new options for audio and video conferencing. | 2 |
Yankees widen their lead Jason Giambi made his first start since July 23, Mike Mussina pitched three-hit ball for eight innings, and the New York Yankees beat the host Kansas City Royals, 4-0, to increase their AL East lead to four games over the Boston Red Sox. | 1 |
Tigers look to the future Manager Alan Trammell keeps talking about this year. About scoring some runs, winning some games. But really, this is all about next year for the Detroit Tigers, especially now | 1 |
Abductions in Iraq a big business Groups tied to Abu Musab Zarqawi claim a major car bombing Tuesday, taking Westerners as hostages. By Howard LaFranchi. BAGHDAD - When a disciplined group of uniformed men kidnapped two Italian aid workers | 0 |
59 left dead after attack on Iraqi police Iraqi police suffered two massive blows in attacks that left at least 59 people dead and more than 120 injured. The major attack - a car bomb blast near a Baghdad police station - was claimed by an al Qaida-linked terror group. | 0 |
UK plays down Mideast talks LONDON: Talk about a Middle East peace conference in London early next year is quot;premature, quot; a spokesman for British Prime Minister Tony Blair said last night. | 0 |
Empire manufacturing up sharply in September Business at factories across New York state improved at an accelerated pace in the past month according to the Empire State Manufacturing Survey posted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Buffalo. | 2 |
Delta Eyes Retired Pilots Deal Retired pilots may fly planes for Delta Air Lines as part of an interim agreement as the pilots union seeks to head off Delta #39;s potential bankruptcy deadline. | 2 |
European Union willing to cut Airbus aid The European Union says if Washington will reduce aid to the Boeing Co., it #39;s willing to accept cuts in subsidies for Airbus Industries. | 2 |
Mozilla fixes browser bugs The Mozilla Foundation has fixed 10 security bugs in its open-source Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox browsers and Thunderbird e-mail reader, with the release of new versions of all three products this week. Some of the vulnerabilities could allow attackers to run malicious code on a user's PC via a malicious e-mail, a specially crafted vCard or a malformed graphic on a Web site, project leaders said. | 3 |
Mozilla fixes browser bugs The Mozilla Foundation has fixed 10 security bugs in its open-source Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox browsers and Thunderbird e-mail reader, with the release of new versions of all three products this week. | 3 |
Sauber signs Villeneuve Jacques Villeneuves determination to return to racing has secured him a place in the 2005 paddock. The 33-year old Canadian has signed a two-year contract with Sauber, which will come into effect on the 1st of November 2004. | 1 |
Cash has ACL tear in her left knee AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The Detroit Shock will be without their leading scorer for the remainder of the season. Prior to their 82-71 victory over the New York Liberty on Tuesday, the Shock placed Swin Cash | 1 |
Holders Porto held to draw Porto, Portugal (Sports Network) - Champions League play began Tuesday and Groups G and H featured few surprises, as Valencia, Inter Milan and Chelsea all emerged victorious. | 1 |
Al-Zarqawi claims responsibility for Baghdad, Baqouba operations <b>...</b> Some 74 Iraqis were killed in Iraq yesterday while other 154 were injured, most of them are victims of a booby trapped car explosion in Baghdad and an attack in Baqouba, Abu Mus #39;ab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for, fighting in al-Ramadi between the | 0 |
Israel Kills 10 in W. Bank #39;s Deadliest Day Since 2002 Raiding Israeli forces killed six Palestinian militants and four civilians on Wednesday, the highest single-day Palestinian death toll in the West Bank for more than two years, witnesses and medics said. | 0 |
Hitachi Readies 100GB Notebook Drives Higher-capacity hard drives will be available by the end of the year. | 3 |
Judges Postpone Milosevic Trial for Month (AP) AP - Stalled by reluctant witnesses and an uncooperative defendant, judges in Slobodan Milosevic's war crimes trial adjourned the proceedings for a month Wednesday to give the former Yugoslav president's court-appointed lawyers time to prepare their case. | 0 |
J.P. Morgan Cancels IBM Outsourcing Deal (Reuters) Reuters - J.P. Morgan Chase Co. said\on Wednesday it was canceling a #36;5 billion outsourcing deal\with IBM Corp., and planned to rehire about 4,000\workers who had been transferred to IBM under the pact. | 2 |
Gap to Launch Store for 'Boomer' Women (Reuters) Reuters - Gap Inc. on Wednesday said it\plans to test a new store concept next year aimed at women over\age 35, and named Gap brand president Gary Muto to oversee the\development. | 2 |
U.S. Stocks Open Lower, Coca-Cola Weighs NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened lower on Wednesday as Coca-Cola Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KO.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">KO.N</A> upset sentiment by warning earnings for the rest of the year would lag expectations, while concerns about Hurricane Ivan and its effect on crude prices continued to weigh on investors. | 2 |
Bush-Yawar firm on Iraq poll date BAGHDAD: The presidents of Iraq and the United States pledged yesterday there would be no delay to landmark elections on January 30 despite a flare-up of violence that left about 100 dead in three days. | 0 |
Gap to Launch Store for 'Boomer' Women CHICAGO (Reuters) - Gap Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=GPS.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">GPS.N</A> on Wednesday said it plans to test a new store concept next year aimed at women over age 35, and named Gap brand president Gary Muto to oversee the development. | 2 |
Roots of terrorism #39;ignored #39; LONDON: Pakistan #39;s President Pervez Musharraf, in London for talks yesterday with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, said the world is quot;absolutely quot; less safe because it is failing to tackle the core causes of terrorism. | 0 |
PM backs violent game inquiry Tony Blair said children need protecting from violent video games, blamed for the murder of a schoolboy. | 3 |
Tories to sign up online recruits The Tories are to recruit members online rather than making people join the party through local associations. | 3 |
AB faces more competition from SABMiller in China London #39;s SABMiller has agreed to buy the Chinese brewing business of Australia #39;s Lion Nathan for US\$154 million, it said Wednesday. | 2 |
Treasuries Slip as NY Industry Rebounds Treasuries prices slipped on Wednesday after a survey of regional US manufacturing showed a sharp recovery in early September, countering signs of softness elsewhere in the economy. | 2 |
Fleming, suppliers settle SEC claims WASHINGTON -- Grocery wholesaler Fleming Cos. and some of its suppliers and their employees have agreed to settle Securities and Exchange Commission claims of accounting fraud. | 2 |
OFT urged to investigate #39;rip-off #39; iTunes The Consumers #39; Association has accused iTunes - the music download service from Apple - of ripping off UK punters by charging them 20 per cent more than European counterparts. | 3 |
EU extends ban on Asian poultry imports The European Union said Wednesday it had extended a ban on imports of chicken meat and pet birds from several Asian countries hit by avian flu to March 31 next year. | 0 |
Austrians silence jibbering supermarket trolleys <strong>In brief</strong> A victory for humanity | 3 |
Clash of the Tech Titans (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - The Internet's biggest players are preparing for all-out war, adding new weapons to their arsenals in hopes that they can offer the best full suite of digital services to future Net users. | 3 |
Hitachi Readies 100GB Notebook Drives (PC World) PC World - Higher-capacity hard drives will be available by the end of the year. | 3 |
Workers to Wield Linux RFID Devices (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - RFID deals are really flying at the Frontline show. In one agreement, Linux handheld terminals will come together with wireless emulation for the enterprise. Through another, three IT firms will support Beaver Street Fisheries' bid to move RFID a step beyond mere compliance. | 3 |
Rain Brings Back Bad Memories for Vols (AP) AP - Playing in the rain against Florida brings back some bad memories for Tennessee. | 1 |
Coca-Cola Warns on Profits, Shares Drop CHICAGO (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KO.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">KO.N</A> on Wednesday said earnings for the rest of the year would lag Wall Street expectations because of weakness in key markets, further highlighting the divergent fortunes of the world's largest soft drink maker and its top rival, PepsiCo Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=PEP.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">PEP.N</A>. | 2 |
OPEC Lifts Oil Output Quotas One Mln Bpd VIENNA (Reuters) - OPEC on Wednesday lifted oil supply quotas by one million barrels a day, four percent, in a renewed bid to force down stubbornly high world crude prices. | 2 |
PacifiCare to Buy American Medical CHICAGO (Reuters) - PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=PHS.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">PHS.N</A> said on Wednesday it agreed to buy American Medical Security Group Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AMZ.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AMZ.N</A> for \$502 million, in a bid by the health insurer to broaden into the individual and small-business markets. | 2 |
Martha to hold news conference NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Martha Stewart set a news conference Wednesday to discuss quot;matters related to her sentencing. quot;. It was not immediately clear what would be discussed specifically at the news conference | 2 |
Kerkorian and MGM, Off Again On Monday, Kirk Kerkorian sold Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. for the third time. As a Hollywood reconciliation story, that means Kerkorian has bought and sold the venerable movie studio more times than Elizabeth Taylor married Richard Burton. | 2 |
HBOS opts to reject making bid for Abbey LONDON HBOS said on Wednesday that it would not bid for Abbey National, clearing the way for Santander Central Hispano #39;s 8.7 billion takeover of the No. | 2 |
JPMorgan to absorb 4,000 IBM workers NEW YORK -- JPMorgan Chase amp; Co. plans to undo a technology outsourcing deal with International Business Machines Corp., taking back about 4,000 employees and contractors from the computer giant. | 2 |
Intercontinental Boss Steps Down InterContinental Hotels today said it had begun the search for a new chief executive after a change in strategy forced out present boss Richard North. | 2 |
BA cancels 1,000 Heathrow flights British Airways today announced the cancellation of almost 1,000 flights over the next three months in an effort to ease congestion at Heathrow, one of the world #39;s busiest airports. | 2 |
iTunes referred to consumer watchdog The Consumer Association has today complained to the UKs Office of Fair Trading that downloading tracks from Apples iTunes costs UK consumers more than their counterparts in France and Germany. | 3 |
Hitachi to release 100GB hard drives for notebooks Hitachi announced it would be shipping 2.5in hard drives with capacities up to 100GB for notebook computers by the end of 2004. The Travelstar 5K100 and E5K100 hard drives | 3 |
As an NHL lockout looms, Canada cooly outduels Finland, 3-2 TORONTO Midway through the third period, with the outcome of the World Cup of Hockey still in doubt, the public-address system played a clap-along song with a chorus about quot;the good old hockey game. | 1 |
Drogba Can Be Our Henry - Lampard Frank Lampard believes Didier Drogba can do for Chelsea what Thierry Henry has done for Arsenal. The 26-year-old Ivory Coast striker Drogba scored twice as Chelsea opened their Champions | 1 |
Arsenal have #39;grown up #39; Patrick Vieira believes Arsenal are a more mature outfit as a result of the European heartbreak they have suffered over recent seasons. | 1 |
Pakistan set up India ICC showdown LONDON, England -- Pakistan beat Kenya by seven wickets in the ICC Champions Trophy Pool C match at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Wednesday. | 1 |
Soccer: Larsson leaves Celtic a calling card as Barca rolls We do not have to believe every cynic who says that all the great players are mercenaries who flit like butterflies through the big money clubs of the Champions League. | 1 |
SportsNetwork Game Preview (Sports Network) - Javier Vazquez hopes to put the brakes on a personal three- game losing streak this afternoon when the New York Yankees close out their three-game set with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. | 1 |
EU assembly to describe Darfur crisis as genocide By Reuters <b>...</b> The European Parliament is set to call violence in Sudan #39;s Darfur region quot;tantamount to genocide quot; later this week, echoing strong statements from the United States and toughening the EU stance. | 0 |
Russians wary of Putin #39;s actions MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin says he will fight anti-Russian attacks by consolidating security agencies and further tightening political control over the country. | 0 |
Opec Ups Quotas At Vienna Summit Opec has raised its output quotas in an attempt to bring oil prices below \$40 a barrel. The cartel of leading oil producers says it will pump another million barrels of crude a day, bringing total output to 27 million barrels a day. | 2 |
Hitachi readies notebook Serial ATA hard drives Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) this week said it will ship a line of Serial ATA hard drives designed for notebook usage in Q4. | 3 |
Novell set to fly with cross-platform management Novell Inc has released a new version of its ZENworks management software for Linux as it moves towards a common management interface for Linux, Windows, Unix and NetWare. | 3 |
DEVICES: T-Mobile Germany revealed SDA and SDA Music Smartphones Today, T-Mobile Germany officially revealed the launch of the SDA and the new SDA Music Smartphones, based on Windows Mobile 2003. | 3 |
Out of control in Oakland THERE IS no excuse for the behavior exhibited by a few Oakland A #39;s fans and some members of the Texas Rangers baseball team that sent a player to jail and left a spectator with a broken nose. | 1 |
Blackburn step up chase for Hughes LONDON, England -- Blackburn Rovers have made an official approach to talk to Welsh national manager Mark Hughes about the vacant job at Ewood Park. | 1 |
FA Cup semifinals to be played in Cardiff London - This season #39;s FA Cup semifinals will be held at Cardiff #39;s Millennium Stadium, the Football Association said on Wednesday. | 1 |
InterContinental Hotels eases out CEO InterContinental Hotels, the world #39;s biggest hotelier, has eased out chief executive Richard North to make way for a career hotelier with brand-building skills to drive forward the business. | 2 |
Sony to mass produce flattest screens Sony will begin mass production of full-colour organic light emitting diode (Oled) displays next year. It is considering using the technology across a range of the company #39;s portable devices with screen sizes up to 10in (25cm). | 3 |
MLB Notes: Twins top Chisox, open 11 1/2 game lead Nearing a third straight division title, Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins aren #39;t short on motivation. Their rivals, the fading Chicago White Sox, gave them a little more. | 1 |
Cardiff to host FA Cup semi-finals Cardiff #39;s Millennium Stadium will host this season #39;s FA Cup semi-finals as well as the final. It will be the first time the venue has hosted the semi-finals, with Old Trafford and Villa Park having been favoured in recent years. | 1 |
Car bomb kills 2 south of Baghdad BAGHDAD A car bomb exploded in a town south of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing two people and wounding 10, the latest in a spate of attacks that have killed some 150 people in the last four days. | 0 |
Sri Lanka handball team vanishes The 23-strong Sri Lankan handball team disappears while on an exchange visit to Germany. | 0 |
Sharon Doesn't Plan to Follow 'Road Map' JERUSALEM - Israel will not follow the U.S.-backed "road map" peace plan and could remain in much of the West Bank for an extended period after it withdraws from the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said in a newspaper interview published Wednesday. Sharon's comments were his most detailed yet on his long-term vision for the region... | 0 |
Coast Guard Shuts Gulf of Mexico Ports (Reuters) Reuters - The U.S. Coast Guard shut five ports on\Wednesday in the Gulf of Mexico coast states of Alabama,\Florida and Mississippi as Hurricane Ivan churned nearer. | 2 |
SP2 Users Insulated From JPEG Flaw Microsofts monthly security bulletin has uncovered a critical buffer overrun vulnerability that exists in the processing of JPEG image formats. | 3 |
IETF knocks back Microsoft anti-spam plan The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has turned down Microsoft #39;s technical contribution to the Sender ID proposal. A combination of Microsoft #39;s Caller ID and a domain authentication scheme devised by | 3 |
Polls: Bush Trails Kerry in New York (AP) AP - President Bush got a convention bounce even in heavily Democratic New York but still trailed rival John Kerry, two statewide presidential polls said Wednesday. | 0 |
JPMorgan to Absorb 4,000 IBM Workers (AP) AP - JPMorgan Chase amp; Co. plans to undo a technology outsourcing deal with International Business Machines Corp., taking back about 4,000 employees and contractors from the computer giant. | 3 |
Barry makes political comeback in Washington (AFP) AFP - Marion Barry, the former mayor of Washington who was caught taking cocaine, has made a new political comeback in the US capital. | 0 |
Iraq seeks EU, NATO help to keep elections on track (AFP) AFP - Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar called on NATO and the European Union to do more to help stabilize his war-ravaged country ahead of elections which he hopes can be held as planned in January. | 0 |
Cell chip development 'almost done' - Toshiba chief Massively parallel processor to 'change the world', apparently | 3 |
Clash of the Tech Titans The Internet's biggest players are preparing for all-out war, adding new weapons to their arsenals in hopes that they can offer the best full suite of digital services to future Net users. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT> | 3 |
J.P. Morgan Cancels IBM Outsourcing Deal <p>\</p><p> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - J.P. Morgan Chase Co. <JPM.N> said\on Wednesday it was canceling a \$5 billion outsourcing deal\with IBM Corp., <IBM.N> and planned to rehire about 4,000\workers who had been transferred to IBM under the pact.</p> | 3 |
China beer sale buoys Lion LION Nathan has delivered on its promise to deal with competitive pressures in China, selling its business in the world #39;s biggest beer market for a higher than expected \$US154 million (\$219 million). | 2 |
UPDATE 2-US mortgage applications fall last week-MBA New applications for US home loans fell last week from a four-month high even as 30-year mortgage rates declined to their lowest level since late March, an industry group said on Wednesday. | 2 |
BTG hits Amazon, Netflix and others with patent suit LONDON - BTG PLC, a London-based firm that focuses on intellectual property and technology commercialization, said Wednesday that it has filed suit against Amazon.com Inc., Barnesandnoble.com LLC and two other Internet companies for infringing on patents related to the tracking of users on the Web. | 3 |
Apple UK rip-off claim p2pnet.net News:- Britain #39;s Consumers #39; Association wants to know why Apple charges its UK users 17 more for downloads that those in the rest of Europe. | 3 |
Microsoft patches #39;critical #39; JPEG exploit Microsoft has issued a patch to fix the security flaw, and urges its customers to use a new utility to locate the computer applications that are vulnerable. | 3 |
Eastman rebuffs Sendra jibe European middleweight champion Howard Eastman has stepped up his war of words ahead of his fight with Spain #39;s Jorge Sendra on 24 September. | 1 |
Israeli Troops Raid Nablus, Jenin, Kill 11 Palestinians Palestinian medical sources and witnesses say Israeli forces killed at least 11 Palestinians during raids in two West Bank cities Wednesday. | 0 |
Three Beheaded Bodies Found in Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 15, 2004 - Security forces discovered three beheaded bodies Wednesday on a road north of Baghdad, and a car bomb exploded in a town south of the capital, killing two people amid a surge | 0 |
Amazon Unveils Its Search Engine A9.com is designed to compete with existing search sites, including Google. | 3 |
Spain's SCH Wins British Bank for #36;16 Bln (Reuters) Reuters - Spanish bank Santander claimed\victory for its 8.7 billion pound ( #36;15.6 billion) agreed\takeover of Britain's Abbey National after its most likely\rival, UK bank HBOS, pulled out of the race. | 2 |
Airbus Sees Mobile Phone Use on Planes in 2006 (Reuters) Reuters - European planemaker Airbus reported\progress on Wednesday in plans to allow passengers to use\mobile phones in flight, beginning in 2006. | 3 |
Toyota to Make Hybrid Cars in China (AP) AP - Toyota Motor Corp. will begin making its ecologically friendly hybrid model in China by the end of 2005, the first overseas assembly for the company's Prius vehicle. | 0 |
PIMCO Adviser in #36;11.6 Mln SEC Settlement (Reuters) Reuters - The PIMCO mutual fund group's\adviser and two affiliates will pay #36;11.6 million to settle\U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges involving\improper "revenue-sharing" payments to brokers, said a source\familiar with the case on Wednesday. | 2 |
OPEC Lifts Oil Quotas VIENNA (Reuters) - OPEC on Wednesday lifted oil supply quotas by one million barrels a day, four percent, in a renewed bid to force down stubbornly high world crude prices. | 2 |
Industrial Production Nearly Stalls WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. industrial output growth nearly stalled last month as production cuts at mines and utilities nearly swamped a solid performance in factories, a report from the Federal Reserve showed on Wednesday. | 2 |
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