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Viduka makes mark in Europe MARK VIDUKA continued his stellar run with new club Middlesbrough, scoring a double in the club #39;s 3-0 UEFA Cup first-round win against Banik Ostrava of the Czech Republic on Thursday night. | 1 |
Mills: City squad behind Keegan Danny Mills insisted on Friday that under-fire manager Kevin Keegan had the backing of the Manchester City dressing room. The England defender, who in midweek rubbished reports he had clashed with Keegan in | 1 |
It #39;s showtime for these Sox quot;It #39;s going to be a circus, anyway you look at it, quot; said Boston #39;s Kevin Millar. There are no three rings, elephants or clowns escaping tiny cars. | 1 |
Ford outlook lifts markets Improved profit guidance from Ford energized stock markets this morning despite a consumer confidence reading that unexpectedly slipped. | 2 |
GE ready to sell India BPO ops WASHINGTON: General Electric Co (GE), which began business process outsourcing to India long before the term became familiar and the issue a hot button one, is planning to sell its India operation. | 2 |
Stelios boards music download bandwagon Flamboyant entrepreneur and easyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou joined the highly competitive online music market today, offering tracks from artists such as Franz Ferdinand and Beyonce as well as free downloads from unsigned artists. | 3 |
Study: Some Parts of Language Innate Sept. 17, 2004 - Some parts of language arise from the innate way humans process language, according to a new study of deaf children in Nicaragua. | 3 |
AMD-Spansion shoves Intel into 2nd place ACCORDING TO MARKET watchers, iSuppli, in Q1-Q2 2004 Spansion (AMD/Fujitsu) remained Number One mobile phone flash memory supplier, a position it first stole from Intel in 2003. | 3 |
Microsofts new Media Player 10 rivals iTunes Its amazing to see what an entrenched monopolist will do when it finally meets real competition. For years, Microsoft saw no threat to its Windows Media Player from such | 3 |
Teen accused of making threats about school, possessing weapons A 17-year-old was arrested after authorities received a tip that he was making threats in an online chat room about his high school and fellow students, police said Friday. | 3 |
Trescothick boosts England England and Sri Lanka were evenly poised when rain brought a premature end to their crucial Champions Trophy encounter at the Rose Bowl. | 1 |
Auburn LSU Game _ The LSU-Auburn football game will be played as scheduled tomorrow afternoon in Alabama. Auburn officials made the announcement this morning. | 1 |
Trammell never lets up OK, so maybe Alan Trammell did manage this game like it was the seventh game of the World Series. You know what, he #39;s not going to apologize for it. | 1 |
Rafsanjani: Iran will reject any resolution calling for suspension <b>...</b> Tehran, Sept 17, IRNA -- Tehran Substitute Friday Prayer Leader and Chairman of the Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said in Tehran on Friday that the US is afraid of the power of Islam. | 0 |
French hostages fate hangs by a thread one month on BAGHDAD, Sept 17 (AFP) - A month after their capture in Iraq and in spite of relentless diplomatic networking by Paris, the fate of French reporters Georges Malbrunot and Christian Chesnot appears more uncertain than ever. | 0 |
Jackson faces abuse boy's mother Michael Jackson is in court in California to hear testimony from the mother of the boy accusing him of sexual abuse. | 0 |
Broadband starts to rival dial-up Broadband has out-stripped unmetered connections in the UK for the first time, official figures show. | 3 |
Agreement Reached for Resolution on Iran's Nuclear Program U.S. and European negotiators agreed on a draft resolution meant to deprive Iran of technology used to make nuclear weapons. | 0 |
Storm Pounds Appalachian Region With Rain Heavy rain and wind from what was once Hurricane Ivan assaulted the southern Appalachian region Friday, washing away homes and killing at least three people. | 0 |
Europeans Start Strong in Ryder Cup Play BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Staring down Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and the rest of the Americans, Europe got off to a stunning start Friday in the Ryder Cup... | 0 |
Ivan Rattles Gulf Coast, Leaves 33 Dead PENSACOLA, Fla. - The storm that was Hurricane Ivan extended its deadly march across the South on Friday, destroying homes, swamping streets and leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power from the Gulf Coast to the Carolinas... | 0 |
Jazz Cancel Moscow Trip Over Concerns (AP) AP - The Utah Jazz's exhibition game in Russia next month was canceled by the NBA on Friday because of security concerns. | 1 |
Ryder Cup: Europe Clinches the First Point BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Darren Clarke and Miguel Angel Jimenez sealed Europe's first point in the opening Ryder Cup fourball matches against the United States Friday, beating Davis Love III and Chad Campbell 5 4. | 1 |
Ford Hikes Profit View, Cuts Jaguar Jobs DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=F.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">F.N</A> raised its earnings outlook on Friday, due to strength from its financial services sector, even as it announced the end of car production at a Jaguar plant in Britain and its withdrawal from Formula One racing. | 2 |
Natural disasters 'on the rise' More people are being caught up in a growing number of natural disasters, the UN's International Strategy for Disaster Reduction says. | 3 |
Circuit City Cuts Loss, Stock Soars NEW YORK (Reuters) - Circuit City Stores Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CC.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">CC.N</A> on Friday reported a narrower quarterly loss as it kept a tight rein on expenses and sales of digital televisions and notebook computers rose, sending its stock up 5 percent. | 2 |
U.N. Seeks Limits on Pesticide Harming Ozone Layer (Reuters) Reuters - The world should crack down further on the\use of the pesticide methyl bromide which is damaging the ozone\layer, the U.N. Environment Program (UNEP) said on Thursday. | 3 |
US consumer confidence dips US consumers are still worried about their jobs and income, the University of Michigan's index of consumer confidence indicates. | 2 |
Ariba opens development center in India BANGALORE, INDIA -- Ariba Inc. has set up a software development facility in Bangalore, India, which will work on product development as well as technical support and services, the company announced Friday. | 3 |
News: Cash Bounties For Spammers Win Limited FTC Backing The Federal Trade Commission yesterday gave limited endorsement to offering cash rewards to people who help track down e-mail spammers, suggesting that such\bounties might work but in fewer circumstances than had been pushed by some anti-spam activists.\ | 3 |
Carnival sails to higher 3Q profit Carnival Corp., the world #39;s biggest cruise group, said Friday its quarterly earnings rose sharply, citing the merger with P amp;O Princess Cruises last year. | 2 |
Emerson Electric Names Farr Chairman Emerson Electric Co., a maker of electrical energy regulation products, said Friday that chief executive David N. Farr will succeed chairman Charles F. Knight, who is retiring. | 2 |
MARKET COMMENT: European Stocks Rise With Oil Shares 1015 GMT (Dow Jones) LONDON--European stocks higher driven by gains for oils and mining stocks. Trader says expiration of derivatives contracts or quot;triple witching quot; not having major impact. | 2 |
Airbus Hears You Now One of the most frequent complaints voiced by air travelers over the past decade or so has been having to comply with the instruction to quot;make sure your mobile phones are turned off quot; before liftoff. | 3 |
PStwo on October 26th? We first reported on the speculation about this a couple of weeks ago, now everyone is aflutter of the news that Sony is supposedly (big emphasis on the supposedly, ok? | 3 |
Soccer: Ferguson looking to Ferdinand to steady shaky United ship MANCHESTER, England : Alex Ferguson is hoping the return of Rio Ferdinand will usher in a period of defensive stability for Manchester United as the club struggles to get its season back on track. | 1 |
Tennis: Flying Finn Nieminen knocks off Nalbandian for third semi <b>...</b> BEIJING : Flying Finn Jarkko Nieminen soared into his third semi-final of the season, stunning third seed David Nalbandian 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 at the 500,000-dollar China Open. | 1 |
Paul Martin hopeful NHL lockout will be resolved CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Prime Minister Paul Martin said Friday he believes the National Hockey League and its players will eventually overcome their acrimonious labour impasse. | 1 |
Utah Jazz Cancel Trip to Russia Over Security The NBA #39;s Utah Jazz have canceled their trip to Moscow to play Russian champions CSKA, citing security concerns, the army club said Friday. | 1 |
A Russia less safe and less free The terrorists, whose unspeakably malevolent takeover of a Russian schoolhouse resulted in the deaths of 330 children, teachers and parents, have succeeded in at least one respect. | 0 |
Kidnapped Briton named The family of Kenneth Bigley, the British engineer who was kidnapped by gunmen from his house in Baghdad this week, has issued a desperate plea for his safe return. | 0 |
US looking at uniform issue WASHINGTON: The United States said it was aware of the announcement that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf would stay on as head of the armed forces and the countrys president at the same time, according to an Online report and said it would look | 0 |
FAO Warns of Locust Plague, If Funds Not Provided for Eradication <b>...</b> The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says more funds are essential to combat locust swarms that are devastating crops in West Africa, and warns failure to act quickly, could result in a regional plague by the end of the year. | 0 |
Technology Rules in 'World of Tomorrow' (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - You'd better hope your computer doesn't break down today. There's a good bet nobody will be around to fix it. That's because every self-respecting geek with #36;10 and a pulse will be queuing up to see "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow," the slick new live-action blockbuster that forgoes sets and locations in favor of purely computer-generated backdrops. | 3 |
Jets' Josh Evans Out With Back Injury (AP) AP - Jets defensive tackle Josh Evans is out for Sunday's game against the San Diego Chargers with a back injury. | 1 |
Putin Threatens Preventive Terror Actions (AP) AP - President Vladimir Putin said Friday the Kremlin was preparing to take preventive action against terrorists, even as a Chechen rebel leader purportedly claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that killed hundreds of people and threatened more violence. | 0 |
Japanese financial authorities crack down on Citibank (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - TOKYO (AP) - Japanese financial authorities announced Friday they would shut down Citibank's private banking business in the country after finding "severe legal violations" in its operations. | 0 |
Mayer Tops Ferrer in Romania Open Upset (AP) AP - Florian Mayer beat defending champion David Ferrer 6-4, 6-2 Friday in the quarterfinals of the Romania Open. | 1 |
Ignorance Is Slavery We are at war with Iraq. We have always been at war with Iraq. This is the first time I've read 1984 all the way to the end, and I finally understand it, and why it's so important. Winston lost entirely, and it was the most complete loss that is possible. This was important, because it sticks in the mind. Ironically, Orwell understood how to manipulate people's emotions, but he used this knowledge for the good of us all. | 3 |
Canada, the Polite Country Prime Minister Paul Martin swore on live television yesterday, apparently frustrated with the progress of a meeting with the provincial ministers over the future of Canada's straining health care system. During a break in the proceedings, Martin's aunt telephoned him and threatened to wash his mouth out with soap for using the Lord's name in vain. When the meeting resumed, Martin apologized to the nation. | 3 |
The Positive Side of Possis Check on the valuation of a badly wounded stock, based on latest earnings. | 2 |
Broncos Penalized Again for Salary Cap Violations The penalties imposed Thursday on the Denver Broncos for violations of the league's rules regarding the disclosure of deferred compensation to players and the salary cap were the second sanctions against the team for similar infractions in less than three years. | 1 |
ViewPoints: Unfriendly skies Nothing was supposed to happen on the way into talks this week between Boeing and Airbus over subsidies - and not much did. The two sides growled at each other in Brussels, but they left open-ended the future | 2 |
Circuit City Cuts Loss, Stock Soars Circuit City Stores Inc. (CC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday reported a narrower quarterly loss as it kept a tight rein on expenses and sales of digital televisions | 2 |
UAL gets 30-day extension of court exclusivity A bankruptcy court judge on Friday granted United Airlines (UALAQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) another 30-day extension to file its reorganization plan. | 2 |
Mozilla Hot on Explorer #39;s Tail a little -- while would-be rival Mozilla gains. A new report says the number of Web visitors using IE dropped from | 3 |
Deaf Kids in Nicaragua Give Birth to New Language Deaf children thrown together in a school in Nicaragua without any type of formal instruction invented their own sign language -- a sophisticated | 3 |
Teen accused of making threats about school, possessing weapons A 17-year-old was arrested after authorities received a tip that he was making threats in an online chat room about his high school, fellow students and an | 3 |
Jaguar gives up on Formula One London, England (Sports Network) - Jaguar Racing made the announcement on Friday that it would no longer be competing in the series at the end of the 2004 season. | 1 |
Oscar De La Hoya Has It Just as Ali overshadowed two greats in Joe Frazier and George Foreman, Mike Tyson did the same to Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis. | 1 |
France backs Annan on #39;illegal #39; Iraq war PARIS, Sept 17 (AFP) - France on Friday backed UN Secretary General Kofi Annan #39;s description of the US-led war on Iraq as quot;illegal quot;, with Foreign Minister Michel Barnier saying that long-held stance was why his country had opposed joining the conflict. | 0 |
Nigerian Police Say Dozens Killed in Oil Pipeline Explosion Police in Nigeria say dozens of people were killed in an explosion at an oil pipeline on the outskirts of the commercial capital, Lagos. | 0 |
Family of Iraq Hostage Urges Release (AP) AP - The government on Friday identified the British engineer who was kidnapped in Baghdad with two American colleagues, and the victim's family urged his captors to free him. | 0 |
U.S. Official Witnesses Sudan Attack (AP) AP - A U.S. aid chief got a firsthand look at the anger among Darfur's beleaguered population Friday, when residents of a refugee camp beat up a government worker who tried to stop them from complaining to the visiting diplomat. | 0 |
Qualcomm May Change Accounting,Shares Off (Reuters) Reuters - Qualcomm Inc. , a maker of\chips used in mobile phones, on Friday said it may change the\way it recognizes royalties from licensees, which would reduce\fourth-quarter pretax income by #36;298 million. | 3 |
Kuznetsova Moves Into Bali Semifinals (AP) AP - U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova moved into the semifinals of the Wismilak International with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Angelique Widjaja on Friday. | 1 |
U.S. Stocks Up, Ford Boosts Gains NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips advanced on Friday after Ford Motor Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=F.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">F.N</A> raised its earnings forecasts, while wireless technology provider Qualcomm Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=QCOM.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">QCOM.O</A> checked gains on Nasdaq after saying an accounting review may reduce pretax income. | 2 |
Qualcomm May Change Accounting,Shares Off CHICAGO (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=QCOM.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">QCOM.O</A>, a maker of chips used in mobile phones, on Friday said it may change the way it recognizes royalties from licensees, which would reduce fourth-quarter pretax income by \$298 million. | 2 |
Circuit City Cuts Quarterly Loss,Stock Up NEW YORK (Reuters) - Circuit City Stores Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CC.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">CC.N</A> on Friday reported a narrower quarterly loss as it kept a tight rein on expenses and sales of digital televisions and notebook computers rose, sending its stock up 5 percent. | 2 |
Japan closes Citigroup branches Japanese regulators shut four branches of Citigroup's private banking operations for breaking the law. | 2 |
Iraq Airways heads past borders Iraqi Airways is reportedly planning to restart international flights after a 14-year break on Saturday. | 0 |
Michaels Splits, Doesn't Fray The arts and crafts retailer doesn't need to bend over backward to impress investors. | 2 |
Diplomat: Nukes Not Cause of Korea Blast BEIJING - A diplomat who visited the site of a huge explosion in North Korea said Friday he saw no evidence it was caused by a nuclear test, and South Korean officials said mushroom-shaped plume thought to be from the blast may have instead been a natural cloud formation. The extremely secretive North allowed diplomats from seven countries to the site to prove its contention that the Sept... | 0 |
Update 4: Circuit City Narrows Second-Quarter Loss Circuit City Stores Inc., the nation #39;s No. 2 consumer electronics chain, reported a smaller-than-anticipated loss in the second quarter due to higher sales and fewer charges related to the sale of its bank-card business. | 2 |
Jaguar Jobs Losses #39;Sad But Expected #39; Workers, local people, councillors and MPs today expressed their disappointment that hundreds of jobs are to go at Jaguars Browns Lane in Coventry. | 2 |
Update 3: Japan Shutting Down Citibank Operations Japanese financial authorities announced Friday they would shut down Citibank #39;s private banking business in the country after finding quot;severe legal violations quot; in its operations. | 2 |
Alpharma Gets Court OK for Gabapentin Alpharma Inc. said Friday that a federal court dropped an order preventing the generic drug maker from launching its version of Pfizer Inc. | 2 |
Many Swedes Say OK to Skip Work if Tired In a country already plagued by skyrocketing sick leave costs, a new survey found that 40 percent of the population thinks it #39;s acceptable to skip work because they feel tired or have trouble getting along with their colleagues. | 2 |
AOL, Microsoft Spar on Spam It wasn #39;t long ago that competitive entities seemed to be joining together to combat Internet users #39; common foe, spam. However, despite the fact that big Internet players | 3 |
Ford Pulling Jaguar Team Out of Auto Racing US automaker Ford says it is pulling its Jaguar Formula One team out of the auto racing circuit at the end of this season. Jaguar #39;s chairman said the company does not believe it makes business sense to continue operating in Formula One. | 1 |
Suicide Car Bomb in Baghdad; US Pounds Falluja A suicide car bomber killed at least eight people in an attack on a police checkpoint in Baghdad on Friday, after a night of US air strikes around the rebel-held city of Falluja that killed scores. | 0 |
FAO Warns of Locust Plague in Africa The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says more funds are essential to combat locust swarms that are devastating crops in West Africa, and warns failure to act quickly, could result in a regional plague by the end of the year. | 0 |
Alcatel to buy wireless, conferencing companies French networking gear maker offers \$250 million for Spatial Wireless and \$27 million for eDial.\ | 3 |
US Consumer Confidence Falls in University Survey (Update4) US consumer confidence unexpectedly fell for a second month in September, tempered by slack job growth and near-record gasoline prices. | 2 |
Update 1: Higher Ticket Prices Spur Carnival Profit Carnival Corp. amp; plc, the world #39;s largest cruise company, reported Friday that higher ticket prices and onboard sales propelled third-quarter earnings up 40 percent to its best three-month results ever. | 2 |
Japan Shuts Citigroup Private Bank Unit Japan on Friday ordered Citigroup Inc. (CN: Quote, Profile, Research) to close its Japanese private banking offices after uncovering a series of | 2 |
Fight over Vector goes to court Late last night, the High Court was hearing an application to sack three members of Vector #39;s owner, the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust, following an earlier breakaway meeting on a deal to partially privatise the company. | 2 |
Spammer #39;bounty hunters #39; will need rewards of up to \$2,50,000: FTC WASHINGTON: The US government should be prepared to spend freely if it decides to encourage quot;bounty hunters quot; to track down e-mail spammers, the US Federal Trade Commission said. | 3 |
Flash memory market to continue growth, researcher finds LONDON - The mobile phone market for flash memory is becoming more competitive with the intense fight among NOR-type flash makers now expanding to include NAND-type flash producers, market researchers iSuppli Corp. | 3 |
NBA cancels Jazz #39;s exhibition trip to Moscow The NBA on Friday canceled the Utah Jazz #39;s exhibition game in Russia next month, citing security concerns. The league and the Jazz hope to reschedule the game for possibly next preseason | 1 |
Six held after Jakarta bombing Indonesian police hunting those responsible for last week #39;s deadly bombing at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta said yesterday they had detained six people who might be linked to militants behind the attack. | 0 |
Somalian Parliament to Return Home After 2 Years of Peace Talks The Somali peace process that began in Kenya two years ago could soon come to a close. Somalia #39;s new parliament, which is sitting in Kenya #39;s capital, Nairobi, is on the verge of selecting a president, and | 0 |
5 EU Countries Agree to Set Up Paramilitary Police Force Five European Union countries have signed an agreement creating an EU paramilitary force to assist in international peacekeeping missions. | 0 |
Napster Receives New Life As Public Firm (AP) AP - Call it the kitty's third life. Roxio Inc. bought the Napster brand name and feline logo at a bankruptcy auction two years ago and with the acquisition of another music service, pressplay, relaunched the once-renegade file-swapping pioneer as a legal music service last October. | 3 |
Alabama State, Pine Bluff Game Postponed (AP) AP - Alabama State postponed Saturday's game with Arkansas-Pine Bluff because of power outages at the stadium due to Hurricane Ivan. | 1 |
Progress Software Avoids Crash and Burn (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - Progress Software (Nasdaq: PRGS - News) is making, well, lots of progress in the tough enterprise software market. After all, another enterprise developer, Lawson (Nasdaq: LWSN - News), saw its shares plunge 12 on its warning for its fiscal first-quarter results. | 3 |
Sutton Keeps Faith with Woods and Mickelson BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - U.S. captain Hal Sutton kept faith with Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson and returned them straight to the Ryder Cup fray despite their morning fourballs defeat Friday. | 1 |
Serbian PM snubs Hague tribunal The Serbian PM insists his country's courts should try war crimes suspects wanted by the tribunal in The Hague. | 0 |
EDS Grounded Too? wait for it -- is a landlubber. Thursday, services firm EDS (NYSE: EDS) said the bankruptcy filing by US Airways could cut | 2 |
Cooper Tire deals unit for \$1.7B Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. has agreed to sell its Cooper-Standard Automotive unit for just shy of \$1.7 billion to a partnership between Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and The Cypress Group. | 2 |
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