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Trend Micro offers mobile security for free Trend Micro, a rival anti-virus firm to Symantec, made an announcement stating that it will offer its anti-virus and anti-spam security software for free to users until June, 2005.
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American Home Comforts Suit European Ryder Rookies BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - For Americans, there is no place quite like home. Europeans, however, always seem to enjoy the challenge of foreign lands.
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Business Cash for Bush Campaign, Lawyers for Kerry (Reuters) Reuters - With direct private fund-raising for\the presidential campaigns ended, President Bush has maintained\the traditional Republican edge among business leaders,\according to government data.
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EDS:US Airways Bankruptcy to Cut Earnings WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Electronic Data Systems Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=EDS.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">EDS.N</A> on Thursday said the bankruptcy of US Airways Group Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=UAIRQ.OQ target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">UAIRQ.OQ</A> could sharply reduce its third-quarter earnings because of a long-term information technology contract between the companies.
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SUPERWEBINAR: Cisco #39;s 40-Gig CRS-1- Light Reading Test Results Overview: This webinar will provide insight into the results of the first independent industry evaluation of Cisco #39;s 40-Gig core router, the Carrier Routing System (CRS-1).
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Jos. A. Bank's (Law) Suit New York's attorney general orders the company to change its advertising strategy.
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US Airways bankruptcy sparks EDS earnings warning com September 16, 2004, 7:58 AM PT. This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.
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Corus posts first profit LONDON (Dow Jones/AP) -- Corus Group PLC, one of the world #39;s largest makers of steel, Thursday reported a profit for the first time in its five-year history.
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Trimmed down Monty has stomach for battle PADRAIG HARRINGTON is a gizmo boffin. He has a wristwatch that times the speed of his swing, and his playing partner, Colin Montgomerie, was blinking his eyes in wonder as he showed it off on the 10th tee at Oakland Hills, Michigan, yesterday.
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US Airways woes spark EDS earnings warning The troubled tech company releases an estimate of the damage it could sustain in the wake of the airline's bankruptcy filing.
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Airbus tests in-flight mobile phones European plane maker Airbus SAS has successfully completed the first in-flight trial of mobile phones and infrastructure equipment based on GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) technology, the company said Wednesday.
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US consumer prices up 0.1 percent in August The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the United States increased by 0.1 percent in August following a drop of 0.1 percent in the previous month, the Labor Department reported on Thursday.
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Nortel Says 3rd-Qtr Revenue Will Fall From 2nd Qtr (Update4) Nortel Networks Corp., North America #39;s largest telephone-equipment maker, said third-quarter revenue will fall from the second quarter #39;s \$2.
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UPDATE 2-Williams ends effort to sell power business Williams Cos. Inc. (WMB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) has scrapped efforts to sell its power business as the depressed wholesale market has damaged prospects for selling the unit, the natural gas company said on Thursday.
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Airbus: In-flight Cell-phone Use by 2006 European aero-producer Airbus has reported progress on plans that would allow passengers to use mobile phones during air travel, beginning in 2006.
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Vodafone to bring Blackberry #39;Charm #39; to Europe Research in Motion has confirmed web reports that Vodafone is to offer its mobile phone form-factor Blackberry 7100 - aka #39;Charm #39; - in Europe.
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SAB TV moves court: telecast rights In a fresh development in the legal battle over telecast rights of cricket matches, SAB TV on Thursday moved the Bombay high court urging it to intervene in the matter.
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Sally still shoulders rowing blame It started with a late-race collapse, escalated in a physical threat and manifested in a highly public finger-pointing session. Now, after rower Catriona Oliver slapped Sally Robbins before stunned
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Milwaukee Brewers Team Report - September 16 (Sports Network) - The Brewers will try to keep Barry Bonds from getting his 700th homer today, when they close out their three-game series against the San Francisco Giants.
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Qaeda Leaders Elusive Despite Pakistan Crackdown Pakistan appears no closer to crippling al Qaeda or snaring its leader, despite scores of militant arrests in recent months which highlighted
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Barrett gets life sentence for Finucane murder Loyalist killer Ken Barrett has been sentenced to 22 years in jail for the murder of Catholic solicitor Pat Finucane at his north Belfast home in February 1989.
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'Moment of decision' has come for Northern Ireland peace: Blair (AFP) AFP - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said the quot;moment of decision quot; had come for Northern Ireland's Catholic and Protestant leaders to break two years of deadlock and secure a lasting peace.
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Ex-U.S. Official Charged With Concealment (AP) AP - A former top-level State Department official illegally took a secret, unauthorized trip to Taiwan last year and met with Taiwanese intelligence officers, according to a criminal complaint.
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Dems Challenge Bush in New Campaign Ad (AP) AP - The Democratic Party questions President Bush's credibility on Iraq and the economy in a new campaign ad that shows the Republican on an aircraft carrier declaring an end to major combat under a "Mission Accomplished" banner.
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Bush campaigns to seize Democratic stronghold of Minnesota (AFP) AFP - US President George W. Bush launched a three-stop bus tour in this up-for-grabs state, hoping to become the first Republican White House hopeful to win Minnesota in 32 years.
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Probe Opens Into British Parliament Intrusion LONDON (Reuters) - Britain launched an inquiry on Thursday into the first storming of its parliament since 1647 after a protest stunt revealed shambolic security at the heart of Prime Minister Tony Blair's government.
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Chiefs Staying Positive Before Home Game They will be playing at home and this is not a playoff game, so the Kansas City Chiefs have every reason to expect that they will look like a completely different team when they face the Carolina Panthers on Sunday in a tussle between 0-1 teams.
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Digital Eye on Ivan The Internet is a powerful tool for news organizations and emergency agencies as they track Hurricane Ivan's path through America's Southeast. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT>
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United CEO sees quot;significant quot; job cuts Won #39;t confirm reports of 6,000, or 10 of the airline #39;s work force; may terminate pension plan. BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters) - The head of UAL Corp.
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Protein Design rises on Roche asthma-drug deal Shares of Protein Design Labs Inc (PDLI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) rose on Thursday after Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG (ROG.
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Radical Antarctic telescope quot;would outdo Hubble quot; Tests by a team from the University of New South Wales, reported in the journal Nature this week 16 September, show that the Dome C site in the Australian Antarctic Territory is by far the best place ever tested on Earth for doing infrared
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Lockout could be NHL #39;s demise The National Hockey League went on resuscitation at 12:01 am today, the right time for the fewest people possible to hear any commotion whatsoever, despite a year of blaring sirens beforehand.
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Tigers Ryder Cup Conundrum It wasnt all that long ago that golfs Ryder Cup was an obscure country-club weekend of drinking and revelry against the backdrop of an American rout of the outmanned British.
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Cincinnati Reds Team Report - September 16 (Sports Network) - The Reds begin a four-game set against the Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park today. Cincinnati will rely on righthander Josh Hancock to get the job done on the mound tonight.
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Annan terms iraq war illegal; says credible elections unlikely United Nations: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has termed the US-led invasion of Iraq quot;illegal quot; as it contravened the world body #39;s charter and said he feared quot;credible quot; elections in that country as planned were unlikely to take place given the present
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Digital Eye on Ivan (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - As Hurricane Ivan tears into the heart of the Southeast today after slamming into Alabama's Gulf Coast early this morning, the Internet is playing a key role in keeping the public informed about the powerful storm.
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This Date in Baseball for Sept. 17 (AP) AP - 1930 #151; Cleveland's Earl Averill drove in eight runs with three consecutive home runs to lead the Indians to a 13-7 victory over the Washington Senators in a doubleheader opener. Averill added another homer in the nightcap, which the Senators took 6-4, and set an American League record with 11 RBIs in the twinbill.
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Kodak, IBM to Make Sensors for Cameras (AP) AP - Eastman Kodak Co. and International Business Machines Corp. Thursday said they have agreed to develop and make image sensors for digital still cameras and camera phones.
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US inflation in check, giving Fed room to maneuver (AFP) AFP - New data showed US inflation in check, with consumer prices up a modest 0.1 percent in August, giving the Federal Reserve room go slow on boosting interest rates.
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The Finer Points of Finance (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - NS: Most people know that Bankrate (Nasdaq: RATE - News) compiles rates for CDs, home equity loans, credit cards, mortgages, and other popular products. But some may not be aware that the company actually tracks data for over 310 product categories in over 400 markets (both numbers have expanded recently). Can you list a few of the more unusual products that you follow?
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Consumer prices inch higher The US Labor Department said Thursday inflation at the consumer level remained tame in August. The consumer price index rose 0.1 percent in August, reversing a 0.1 percent decline in July, the Labor Department said.
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UK watchdog queries iTunes pricing In the UK, iTunes charges consumers STG0.79 per song, or around EUR1.20. In France and Germany, however, the cost of downloads is just EUR0.
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CL KO for Frisk The Champions League is back, and there are already plenty of talking points after an-incident packed first round of matches. The biggest story to come out of the last few days is from the Stadio Olimpico
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Blair: quot;Moment of decision quot; for Northern Ireland The Prime Minister has arrived in Northern Ireland for crunch talks on the future of devolved government in the region. All the main political parties, along with Tony Blair and his Irish counterpart Bertie
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Pan-African Parliament Opens in South Africa Africa #39;s new representative body, the Pan-African Parliament, has opened its first session in its new home in South Africa. South African President Thabo Mbeki was joined by drummers and dancers to welcome
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Colts Face Second Week of Heavy Schedule (AP) AP - The Indianapolis Colts are one of the NFL's best teams and did nothing to hurt their reputation in a three-point loss in New England on opening night. Now they go into Tennessee an underdog for the second straight week, step two in a devastating early schedule.
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Kuznetsova, Petrova Advance at Wismilak (AP) AP - Svetlana Kuznetsova, fresh off her championship at the U.S. Open, defeated Australian qualifier Samantha Stosur 6-4, 6-4 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Wismilak International.
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EU Says US Demand for Airbus Aid Ban Is Difficult #39; to Accept The European Union said it would be very difficult #39; #39; to accept a US demand for a ban on government loans for new Airbus SAS programs as part of changes to an aircraft-aid agreement that also applies to Boeing Co.
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Nortel Warns of Weaker Sales Retreating from an upbeat forecast it made just last month, Nortel Networks Corp. (NT.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday warned that third-quarter sales will fall
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Smithsonian Unveils Ocean Science Program WASHINGTON - A new ocean science program dedicated to studying and explaining the world #39;s oceans is the latest offering from the Smithsonian Institution (news - web sites) #39;s National Museum of Natural History.
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Mozilla Updates Firefox Browser Mozilla has released a preview version of its open source FireFox Web browser. FireFox 1.0PR includes some bug fixes and many new features, including Live Bookmarks, a new Find toolbar and better IE compatability.
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Sun-Microsoft deal raises Open Office questions SEPTEMBER 16, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Microsoft Corp. yesterday said it is looking to work more closely with developers of the Open Office open-source project.
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Symantec #39;s #39;trojan #39; mistake p2pnet.net News:- In an interview in China Scope Dynamic Internet Technology (DIT) ceo Bill Xia described Dynamic Internet as, quot;a technical system to break through China #39;s Internet blockade ... People in China cannot access any political forums or .
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Bill Proposals Call for Cybersecurity Enhancements As the 108th Congress scrambles in its final days to address homeland security issues, US Reps. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.
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Norton AntiVirus 2005 Certified by ICSA, and AV-Test.org reports 100 percent detection. Easy scheduling. Scans inbound e-mail, outbound e-mail, and IM attachments.
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Mark Hughes opens up MARK Hughes had just finished watching Manchester United draw 2-2 with Lyon in the Champions League, when he decided the Echo would be first to hear his inner feelings about one of the most amazing weeks in his life, never mind his career.
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Top-seed Myskina eliminated, but Kuznetsova and Petrova advance Svetlana Kuznetsova, fresh off her championship at the US Open, defeated Australian qualifier Samantha Stosur 6-4, 6-4 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Wismilak International.
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2 Americans and Briton Are Kidnapped by Rebels in Baghdad Insurgents kidnapped two American and one British contractor in a brazen dawn raid on their home in one of Baghdad #39;s most upscale neighborhoods, underscoring the rapidly
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Prime Ministers Call for IRA Disbandment LEEDS CASTLE, England Sept. 16, 2004 - The leaders of Britain and Ireland appealed Thursday to the Irish Republican Army to disarm and disband as part of a new diplomatic push to bring stable Catholic-Protestant government to Northern Ireland.
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Pan-African Parliament Opens With High Hopes A lavish ceremony has marked the opening of the second session of the Pan-African Parliament. It is the first time the body is meeting in South Africa, it is permanent host country.
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Public Service Workers Strike in South Africa A one-day nationwide strike of civil service workers in South Africa has brought education to a standstill and affected many other state agencies.
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DORTMUND YOUTH FACE UP TO BAYERN Borussia Dortmund coach Bert van Marwijk may have to select a number of inexperienced players for Saturday #39;s Bundesliga clash against Bayern Munich at the Westfalenstadion.
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Capital benefits for News NEWS Corporation shareholders were told yesterday to expect an even brighter future if the global media conglomerate moved its primary listing to the New York stock exchange.
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Infineon to plead guilty in memory chip case Becomes the first company to plead guilty to conspiring with manufacturers to fix the prices of DRAM chips in a 2-year probe. WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO: Germany #39;s Infineon Technologies AG has agreed to plead
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Clear Channel Radio pursues Hispanic listeners Over the next year and a half, Clear Channel Radio -- which owns six stations in the Austin market -- will convert 20 to 25 stations around the country to Hispanic formats.
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British Government Criticizes Apple for Download Costs Phil Evans, principal quality adviser for the Consumers #39; Association, said: quot;We #39;re continually told about the benefits of the Internet, about it breaking down borders.
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Beyond the mirage of cell science Microscopic embryonic stem cells might hold the answer to afflictions from baldness, wrinkles, and age spots to the most intractable diseases.
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Blackberry shrinks phone keyboard A new keyboard for phones that incorporates a traditional Qwerty layout and a standard number pad has been developed by the makers of the Blackberry mobiles.
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Is Microsoft Poised to Sue OpenOffice Licensees? Fear has been mounting in the open-source community that Microsoft could start suing users at any time for alleged patent violations.
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DHS moves ahead with cybersecurity R amp;D efforts SEPTEMBER 15, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - SAN MATEO, Calif. -- The Department of Homeland Security is actively planning several new pilot projects that officials hope will help solve one of the most pressing cybersecurity
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Who goes there? Remembering all your passwords and keeping your computer safe is not easy these days. We offer some top tips to help you out. If you #39;ve ever lost, misplaced or forgotten the keys to your home, you #39;ll know how much of an inconvenience it can be.
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Security threats outside the PC Most IT Managers won #39;t question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.
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Australia cruise into semifinals London, Sept. 16. (PTI): World Champions Australia sounded a stern warning to their rivals as they thumped New Zealand by seven wickets in a Group A league match and entered the semifinals of the ICC Champions Trophy one-day cricket tournament.
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Early exit for Myskina in Bali Top seed and French Open champion Anastasia Myskina wilted early on at the Wismilak International, falling in the second round to Maria Elena Camerin 6-3 1-6 6-2 on Thursday.
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Special to Page 2 Nothing could be worse for golf than Vijay Singh as the PGA Tour #39;s No. 1 player. Seriously, Singh replacing Tiger Woods as the world #39;s No.
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Plenum Could Bring Leadership Changes China #39;s ruling Communist Party leaders, led by Hu Jintao, began a four-day closed-door plenum in Beijing today that is due to set policy for the next year and could bring some leadership changes.
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Finucane Killer Could Be Free in Eight Months Pat Finucanes killer expects to be a free man by next May despite a judge jailing him today for a minimum of 22 years. Loyalist assassin Ken Barrett, 41, is expected
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Privacy complaint against Northwest dismissed The carrier did nothing wrong when it shared passenger data related to the Sept. 11 attacks, the Department of Transportation rules.
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Mayer Moves to Romania Quarterfinals (AP) AP - Second-seeded Florian Mayer of Germany defeated Arnaud Di Pasquale of France 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-3 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Romania Open.
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Pound soars against dollar after shock rise in retail sales (AFP) AFP - Sterling continued to outperform the dollar after official figures showed British high-street spending was unexpectedly robust in August, helping to build the case for another rate hike by the Bank of England.
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Airbus Denies Backing Microsoft in EU Case (Reuters) Reuters - Aircraft maker Airbus \insisted on Thursday it had no intention of taking sides in a\Microsoft anti-trust case, even though it filed a\brief in an EU court on the software giant's side.
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Stocks Rise as Oil Price Dips After Ivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as inflation data suggesting the Federal Reserve will not hurry to raise interest rates encouraged investors and oil prices slipped as some refineries restarted after Hurricane Ivan.
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National Semiconductor Unveils 'Trusted' Chip for PCs (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - IBM will use the new devices, designed to make it more difficult for hackers to access a system's data, in its latest line of ThinkCentre PCs.
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Nortel Warns of Weaker Sales OTTAWA (Reuters) - Retreating from an upbeat forecast it made just last month, Nortel Networks Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NT.TO target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">NT.TO</A> on Thursday warned that third-quarter sales will fall below its second quarter and 2004 revenue growth at North America's largest telecom equipment maker will lag the sector.
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Smithsonian Unveils Ocean Science Program (AP) AP - A new ocean science program dedicated to studying and explaining the world's oceans is the latest offering from the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.
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Gulf Falconers Push Rare Bird Toward Extinction (Reuters) Reuters - The majestic saker falcon is being\pushed toward extinction because of soaring demand from wealthy\Gulf Arabs who prize the animal for its hunting prowess,\conservation group BirdLife International said on Wednesday.
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U.S. Mint Unveils New Designs for Nickel There's change in store for Thomas Jefferson - on the nickel that is. He's getting his first makeover since being put on the coin in 1938.
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Hotels, Union End Talks, Prepare for Strike Negotiators for 14 major District hotels walked out of contract talks with the union that represents 3,800 employees yesterday afternoon, raising the prospect of a work stoppage as early as today at the city's largest hotels.
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Gasoline Fuels 7-Eleven's Growth The convenience store chain's sales growth depends heavily on high gas prices.
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Success Can Be Bitter, Apple A U.K. consumer watchdog office is investigating claims of unfair pricing practices.
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Stocks Climb Higher As Oil Prices Fall NEW YORK - Stocks regained some momentum Thursday as oil prices declined in spite of Hurricane Ivan's damper on production in the Gulf of Mexico, and fresh economic data suggested inflation remains well under control. Analysts are closely watching stocks for signs that the market will stabilize in the second half of the year, but volatile moves on news have made it difficult to build confidence among investors, particular given recent fluctuations in oil prices...
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Fan Spends \$25K Hoping for Bonds HR Ball LOS ANGELES - Spending nearly \$25,000 for baseball tickets seemed like a worthy investment to Michael Mahan, considering the 700th home run ball crushed by Barry Bonds will likely fetch a much higher price. But it appears Bonds will reach that historic milestone in the coming days so Mahan, a lifelong Los Angeles Dodger fan, has been selling most of those tickets in the right-field pavilion at Dodger Stadium...
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Raptors' GM Expects Vince Carter to Stay TORONTO - Vince Carter wants out of Toronto, but the Raptors' new general manager says he isn't going anywhere. "It doesn't change anything with us," Rob Babcock told The Associated Press on Thursday...
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US rate futures rally after Philly Fed flop Short-term interest rate futures rallied on Thursday after a weaker-than-expected Philadelphia Fed factory survey made a pause in official rate increases look more possible.
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Martha wants to go to jail now Millionaire executive Martha Stewart announced Wednesday that she decided to begin her prison sentence for lying about a stock trade as soon as possible.
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Goodale refuses to comment on rumours that PetroCan sale close OTTAWA (CP) - Finance Minister Ralph Goodale refused to comment Thursday on rumours that the federal government is on the verge of a multibillion-dollar sale of its stake in Petro-Canada.
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2,000 jobs in peril at Jaguar Workers at the historic Jaguar plant at Browns Lane in Coventry were today anxiously waiting to find out whether Ford would shut down the factory with the loss of 2,000 jobs.
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UPI NewsTrack Business US stocks gained ground in early trading Thursday after tame inflation reports and better than expected jobless news. Oil prices held steady as Hurricane Ivan battered the Gulf coast, where oil operations have halted.
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Success Can Be Bitter, Apple The worm may have turned for Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL). After years -- decades really -- of instigating, exacerbating, or at least cheering every regulatory swipe at
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Nose-controlled device may replace computer mouse OTTAWA - A Canadian inventor has designed a computer mouse steered by movements of the nose and eyelids. The invention, dubbed a quot;Nouse, quot; is meant to help people with a disability use a computer.
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