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US to tap oil reserve to boost production NEW YORKWorld oil prices rose yesterday as concerns over a supply shortage after Hurricane Ivan persisted despite news the United States will lend some oil from its reserves to refineries to make up for lost production. | 2 |
Energy needs on top of Wen #39;s Moscow agenda BEIJING, Sept. 24 (Xinhuaent) -- Premier Wen Jiabao is now in Moscow with a mission to secure more power supply from Russia to satisfy China #39;s booming demand for oil and gas. | 2 |
Update 5: Regulators May Oust Fannie Mae Management Federal regulators, who are ordering Fannie Mae to take prompt action to remedy what they say are serious accounting problems, also have raised the possibility of removing top managers of the giant mortgage finance company. | 2 |
A burgeoning billionaires #39; club There are now 313 US billionaires, the most ever and a huge jump over last year #39;s 262, according to Forbes magazine, which yesterday released its annual ranking of the 400 richest Americans. | 2 |
EU Likely to Clear Oracle Deal-Source Oracle Corp (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is likely to win clearance from the European Commission for its hostile takeover of rival software firm PeopleSoft Inc. | 2 |
Sony in tune over digital music But, if the digital music player becomes as ubiquitous as the VCR, at least there won #39;t be thousands of us forever cursing: #39;I bought a bloody Sony. | 3 |
Linux firms join forces on security A consortium including Mandrakesoft, the Paris-based Linux seller that recently exited bankruptcy protection, has won a three-year contract worth 7m to improve Linux security. | 3 |
Ruined blood sample means Hamilton will keep medal THE GAZETTE. Cyclist Tyler Hamilton gets to keep his Olympic gold medal because his backup blood sample was ruined in a botched lab procedure, the International Olympic Committee said Thursday. | 1 |
Phillies 9, Marlins 8, 10 innings Jimmy Rollins homered in the 10th inning, helping Philadelphia complete a three-game sweep of Florida with a 9-8 victory Thursday night. | 1 |
Italy calls for calm after execution claim The purported execution of the two women, both aid workers abducted more than two weeks ago in Baghdad along with two Iraqi colleagues, caused consternation in Italy, with Italian TV and radio running special bulletins through the night. | 0 |
Politics afoot in bid to rush Saddam trial, ousted tribunal <b>...</b> The fomer director of the Iraqi war crimes tribunal said that interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has taken over the court and could rush forward | 0 |
Airbus Drops Microsoft Ruling Objections (Reuters) Reuters - Airbus has withdrawn its challenge to\a European Union antitrust ruling against Microsoft Corp. only\days after the aircraft maker's intervention became public, the\Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources. | 0 |
Web tool may banish broken links Students have developed a web-based tool which can automatically spot and update broken weblinks. | 3 |
Newsview: Kerry Avoids Calling Bush 'Liar' (AP) AP - John Kerry says President Bush "failed to tell the truth" about Iraq and "misled the American people," but that's as far as he seems willing to take it. He stops just short of the "l-word" #151; liar. | 0 |
Iraqi leader takes center stage in US election battle (AFP) AFP - Iraqi interim government leader Iyad Allawi took center stage in the US presidential campaign, with incumbent George W. Bush seeking a boost from his visit and Democratic challenger John Kerry charging the Bush administration was in quot;disarray quot; ... | 0 |
Advertising Spending to Grow '05 - Buyers LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Advertising spending will grow robustly in 2005 despite the absence of events like the Olympics, media buying agencies Universal McCann and Zenith Optimedia said on Monday as they raised their forecasts. | 2 |
Sony to Launch Latest Gran Turismo Software in Dec MAKUHARI, Japan (Reuters) - Sony Corp. said on Friday it would launch the latest version of its blockbuster racing game software "Gran Turismo" in December in a potentially strong boost for holiday sales of its PlayStation 2 console. | 3 |
Japan to Seek Missile Info at Talks with N.Korea TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will seek an explanation at weekend talks with North Korea on activity indicating Pyongyang may be preparing a missile test, although Tokyo does not think a launch is imminent, Japan's top government spokesman said. | 0 |
Hamilton keeps Olympic gold amid controversy Earlier this week it emerged that Hamilton had failed two separate doping tests at the Athens Olympics and at this month #39;s Tour of Spain. | 1 |
Indonesian cleric to be charged Indonesian prosecutors plan to file charges against detained cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir next week. | 0 |
N. Korea missile said poised for launch JAPAN N. Korea missile said poised for launch TOKYO -- The United States and Japan have detected signs that North Korea is preparing to launch a ballistic missile capable of reaching almost anywhere in Japan, Japanese and US government sources said yesterday. The preparations wer... | 0 |
Palestinian attack on outpost stirs debate on Gaza pullout JERUSALEM -- Under cover of heavy fog, a trio of Palestinian gunmen slipped into an isolated Israeli Army outpost in the Gaza Strip before dawn yesterday, killing three Israeli soldiers before being shot dead by troops. | 0 |
Anglicans recommend divestment to pressure Israel JERUSALEM -- Representatives of the Anglican Church who toured Israel and the West Bank this week are recommending that the church withdraw investments from Israel to pressure the country to ease the ''draconian conditions quot; imposed on the Palestinians, a church off... | 0 |
Flood's toll dire for Haitian city GONAIVES, Haiti -- Around the corner from a road on which bloated corpses of cows and pigs floated in rivers of mud, James Louis sat on a mound of dirt, selling plastic sandals scavenged from the dead. | 0 |
Africa specialists expect boost in production of malaria nets JOHANNESBURG -- Meeting in Nigeria four years ago, African leaders set a goal that 60 percent of children and pregnant women in malaria-affected areas around the continent would be sleeping under bed nets by the end of 2005. | 0 |
Critics say mortgage giants grew too big and too fast Wednesday #39;s disclosure that government regulators have raised safety and soundness questions about mortgage-finance giant Fannie Mae has given new ammunition to critics of the company and its sister firm, Freddie Mac. | 2 |
The richest Americans: Gates No. 1 Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates must be bored of leading the pack on the Forbes list of richest Americans. Gates continues to be the richest man in America for the 11 th consecutive year. | 2 |
Hamilton keeps gold, may face ban Olympic champion Tyler Hamilton will keep his gold medal because of a laboratory error, but the Marblehead cyclist still may face a two-year ban for blood doping after another positive test this month. | 1 |
KUNG FEUD The sport #39;s one-time bad boy returns to action in China this weekend after 12 months away with a new attitude and renewed hunger. | 1 |
Team owners relent; strike averted NAGOYA-A second weekend baseball strike was averted Thursday after team owners conceded to players #39; demands and ended the often-nasty labor dispute. | 1 |
Cadbury Warns Of Weaker Results Cadbury Schweppes has warned that its full year results will be at the lower end of its expectations. The world #39;s biggest confectioner said that wet weather had held back sales of soft drinks in France and Spain. | 2 |
Sci/Tech ; AOL Dumps Microsoft #39;s Spam Filter Standard Sci/Tech News, America Online, the largest Internet service provider, said it would stop using Microsoft #39;s (Nasdaq: MSFT) Sender ID technology to filter unwanted e-mail being sent to its millions of members, and instead embrace an open-source friendly | 3 |
Linux sees big potential in small businesses Linux is expected to make steady gains over the next few years on the desktop PCs of small businesses, according to a new report. The report, released on Monday by The Yankee Group, says Linux has minimal | 3 |
Safety concerns spark Linux drive in Iran Iran has become the latest country to edge towards ditching the ubiquitous Microsoft computer operating system in favor of the open-source Linux solution, even if its refusal to abide | 3 |
Symantec issues fixes for critical flaws Symantec has released firmware fixes for a string of critical security holes in its firewall/VPN and Gateway Security products which could be exploited to cause a denial of service, identify | 3 |
Maddox Knows How Rookie Quarterback Feels (AP) AP - Tommy Maddox can only stand on the sideline and watch Sunday as Steelers rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger runs the offense Maddox expected to run in Miami. Throws the passes Maddox expected to throw. Leads the team Maddox expected to lead. | 1 |
Hewitt gives Australia 2-0 lead Lleyton Hewitt ruthlessly disposed of Moroccan Mehdi Tahiri in their Davis Cup relegation tie at Perth #39;s Royal Kings Park to become Australia #39;s most successful singles player. | 1 |
Matsui 1-for-5 as Yankees clinch 10th straight playoff spot NEW YORK - Hideki Matsui singled in the eighth inning for his only hit on Thursday as the Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-3 to clinch a playoff spot for the 10th season in a row. | 1 |
Red Sox rally, but come up short To paraphrase an old saying, when you keep going back to the bullpen, eventually it #39;s going to come up dry. That #39;s what happened to the Red Sox on Thursday night, when | 1 |
Russia Calls for Extradition of Terror Suspects Russia is calling for a crackdown on terrorists who seek political asylum to avoid prosecution, including the speedy extradition of terror suspects. | 0 |
Birds of prey Maybe now's the time for Papa Jack to break out his signature T-shirts, emblazoned with his rally cry: quot;Somebody gotta pay. quot; | 1 |
Aiming to call his own shots It won't be long before speculation of Charlie Weis's future employment will begin trickling out. He is a fascinating figure -- an offensive coordinator who has worked for Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick, the guy who took Tom Brady to two Super Bowls in three years. Weis had stomach surger... | 1 |
Burks is back for a fond farewell Rarely have the Red Sox made a more ceremonial roster move than the one they made yesterday in activating Ellis Burks from the disabled list. The move gave Burks and Sox fans a chance to bid each other farewell before he retires after the season. Burks, 40, launched his prolific, 17-ye... | 1 |
Notables Yankees righthander Kevin Brown had the pins removed from his broken left hand, and will throw a bullpen session today. | 1 |
Lowe down for count after Tejada's home run When Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada smacked Derek Lowe's 2-and-2 delivery over the left-field wall in the fifth inning last night for a three-run home run, Lowe stared at the ground and nodded. Up to that point, he had staged a battle with Orioles hitters that went back-and-... | 1 |
Leskanic shows signs of rebound After the 2001 season, Curtis Leskanic had surgery to repair a rotator cuff tear on his right shoulder -- one season after the veteran reliever had been named the Milwaukee Brewers' Newcomer of the Year. The righthander did not pitch in the major leagues in 2002, after aggravating the sh... | 1 |
Yankees seal playoff spot Derek Jeter hit a leadoff home run, Jon Lieber pitched into the eighth inning, and the New York Yankees clinched their 10th consecutive trip to the postseason with a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays yesterday at Yankee Stadium. | 1 |
NFL games on TV CLEVELAND (2-0) vs. NY GIANTS (1-1) When/where: Sunday, 1 p.m., at East Rutherford, N.J. TV: Ch. 4. Last season: Did not meet. Comments: Coming off an impressive performance in which he threw for 232 yards and a touchdown in a 20-14 Giants win over the Redskins, quarterback Kurt Warner will try to add t... | 1 |
Is there a doctor in the house? As bruising and violent as most Sundays are around the NFL, it's hard to top last week's for physical pain. | 1 |
But seriously folks Months away from the time of the season when it is considered admirable to give and not receive, we are locked into a pattern of generosity. Mostly because the teams that are getting the points just aren't worth supporting. Of course, giving points is always a risky proposition early in the season a... | 1 |
Arrington out 2-4 weeks Pro Bowl linebacker LaVar Arrington underwent arthroscopic surgery in his right knee for a lateral meniscus tear yesterday and will probably be out 2-4 weeks, leaving the Washington Redskins, the league's top-ranked defense, without one of its most dangerous players. | 1 |
Nuggets proffer Rodman comeback Dennis Rodman is thinking about a comeback, and the Denver Nuggets are giving him a shot. The 43-year-old former NBA rebounding champion briefly participated in a pickup game at the Nuggets' facility earlier this week but had to cut short the workout because of an ingrown toenail. Genera... | 1 |
Freshmen are doubling Merrimack's NE-10 fun A 3-0 start is not necessarily indicative of how a team's season will play out. But Northeast-10 Conference opponents beware: Merrimack is no fluke. | 1 |
Key New England games HARVARD (1-0) vs. BROWN (1-0) When/where: Tomorrow, noon, at Providence. TV/radio: YES, WWZN (1510 AM), WHRB (95.3 FM). Last season: Harvard won, 52-14. Comments: Harvard has an overwhelming lead in the all-time series, 73-28-2, and has won the last four meetings. The Crimson crushed Holy Cross la... | 1 |
Lester set to go Three plays. That's been the sum total of Larry Lester's contribution to Boston College's 3-0 start. Lester was shelved for the first two games of the season when he partially tore his left posterior cruciate ligament on the first play of BC's first preseason scrimmage. He returned to the field for las... | 1 |
Familiar refrain as Singh leads Just when Vijay Singh thinks he can't play better, he does. Just when it seems he can't do much more during his Tiger Woods-like season, he does that, too. | 1 |
Morrissey keeps GDA on the run A good subplot can be one of the most intriguing parts of a sports story. Sammy Sosa chasing Mark McGwire while the Cardinals chased the Cubs. Shaq and Kobe feuding while the Lakers ran off three consecutive championships. | 1 |
Chinese GP, Friday Alonso thirteenth and Villeneuve fifteenth following a busy opening day at the Shanghai cirucit. | 1 |
Bank of America bases unit in Hub Bank of America Corp. confirmed yesterday it will locate its wealth management division in Boston and said it will move about 100 high-level jobs here. | 2 |
Battle royale The Residences at Battery Wharf have not yet been built. But even though the formal sales campaign does not begin until next week, 14 of the 104 luxury condos on the former Bay State Lobster site in the North End are already sold. | 2 |
Putnam cuts deal with big investor In an unusual deal with the nation's most powerful public pension fund, Putnam Investments yesterday pledged new disclosures and other protections intended to win back the trust -- and business -- of investors who fled the beleaguered firm after its market-timing fraud case last year. | 2 |
GE pledges to meet rules of disclosure in SEC pact General Electric Co. yesterday agreed to a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which accused the company of failing to provide shareholders with enough information about the retirement perks provided to former chief executive Jack Welch. | 2 |
When giants collide Those of us who lead regular lives, who live in regular houses, not mansions, who drive Tauruses, not Jaguars, can at least take some satisfaction in watching the super-rich spit at each other over their toys. | 2 |
Bush says US will tap emergency oil supplies WASHINGTON -- Oil prices inched closer to \$50 a barrel yesterday even as the Bush administration offered to tap the nation's emergency stockpile of crude on behalf of refiners whose supply was disrupted by Hurricane Ivan. | 2 |
'Global' vision for MCI Facing persistent speculation that MCI Inc. is positioning itself for a sale, the telecommunications company's chief executive, Michael D. Capellas, insisted yesterday he has ''no intention quot; of breaking the company into pieces that could attract several buyers. | 2 |
Halliburton planning to restructure troubled KBR unit, may look to sell it HOUSTON -- Halliburton Co. said yesterday that it is restructuring its troubled engineering and construction subsidiary, KBR, and would consider selling or spinning it off should the division's stock performance fail to improve once asbestos lit... | 2 |
In August Fed planted seed for more rate hikes WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policy makers suggested ''significant quot; increases in short-term interest rates probably would be needed to keep inflation from becoming a problem, according to minutes of their August meeting that were released yesterday. | 2 |
Expo Center lays off half of sales staff Half of the sales staff at the Bayside Expo amp; Executive Conference Center, a private meeting hall on the Dorchester waterfront, got pink slips last week, leaving the center with just two employees in charge of generating business. | 2 |
Fannie Mae leaders face possible ouster WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators have raised the possibility of removing the management of mortgage giant Fannie Mae after finding accounting problems they described yesterday as more serious than those that brought the ouster of top executives at rival Freddie Mac . | 2 |
European Shares Dip on Swiss Re Woes (Reuters) Reuters - Swiss Re led European shares lower on\Friday, but Dutch conglomerate Philips helped limit market\losses as a chip sales warning was not as bad as feared. | 2 |
Philips Warns on Chip Sales (Reuters) Reuters - Europe's top consumer electronics\group Philips cut the forecast for its closely watched chip\unit on Friday and predicted a significant slowdown for the\semiconductor industry next year. | 2 |
ANDREW KANTOR A couple of weeks ago there was a big announcement in the computing world: Linux Standard Base 2.0 was released. Huh? you might ask. | 3 |
Japan to Seek Missile Info at Talks with N.Korea Japan will seek an explanation at weekend talks with North Korea on activity indicating Pyongyang may be preparing a missile test, although Tokyo does not think a launch is imminent, Japan #39;s top government spokesman said. | 0 |
106 mainland enterprises listed outside mainland market By the end of August 2004, a total of 106 Chinese mainland enterprises had been listed on stockmarkets outside the mainland, an official from China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said here Friday. | 0 |
Anti-terrorism ads delayed by Labor: PM Prime Minister John Howard has accused Labor of holding up the release of new anti-terrorism advertisements urging Australians to be more safety conscious on public transport. | 0 |
Airbus Drops Microsoft Ruling Objections NEW YORK (Reuters) - Airbus has withdrawn its challenge to a European Union antitrust ruling against Microsoft Corp. only days after the aircraft maker's intervention became public, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources. | 2 |
Wyeth, Pfizer Fall on Downgrades NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Wyeth <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=WYE.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">WYE.N</A> and Pfizer Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=PFE.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquot... | 2 |
Dollar Firms, Bearish Sentiment Lingers NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rose on Monday in a retracement from last week's steep losses, but dealers said the bias toward a weaker greenback remained intact. | 2 |
Cadbury Says Annual Results to Be at Low End of Range (Update3) Cadbury Schweppes Plc, the maker of 7Up and Dr Pepper, said 2004 earnings will be at the low end of forecasts as demand in the US and Europe stagnates, days after Coca-Cola Co. | 2 |
Oracle extends PeopleSoft offer ORACLE has extended its hostile bid for PeopleSoft for the 12th time, pushing the tender offer through to October 8. Oracle said in a press release that about 23. | 3 |
Rival Technologies Vie for 'Green' Car of Tomorrow (Reuters) Reuters - Carmakers presented new-age automobiles\at the Paris car show on Thursday that could give much-hyped\fuel cells a run for their money in the coming market for\vehicles that do less damage to the environment. | 3 |
McDowell and Monty endure tough start The morning after the night before was not quite so successful for Ryder Cup hero Colin Montgomerie and overnight leader, Ireland #39;s Graeme McDowell. | 1 |
One clear reason to hang with Blue Jays By the time the Blue Jays arrive home following the longest road trip of the year, next weekend #39;s season-ending three games against the Yankees will likely amount to nothing more important than exhibitions in late March. | 1 |
LA #39;s Green sits out game The Los Angeles Dodgers #39; struggle to hold off San Francisco in the National League West is nothing compared to the individual trial of star first baseman Shawn Green. | 1 |
Cougars vow running game will have bite This is the game, Brigham Young #39;s offense vows, the running game actually will make a positive contribution. quot;We feel confident, quot; said left tackle Eddie Keele. | 1 |
Phils bring out brooms in Florida It wouldnt have been a proper ending to the Phillies wacky season at Pro Player Stadium without the teams swapping leads like playing cards and going an extra inning to figure out the winner. | 1 |
Sony to Launch Latest Gran Turismo Software in Dec (Reuters) Reuters - Sony Corp. said on Friday it\would launch the latest version of its blockbuster racing game\software "Gran Turismo" in December in a potentially strong\boost for holiday sales of its PlayStation 2 console. | 3 |
EU Likely to Clear Oracle Deal-Source (Reuters) Reuters - Oracle Corp is likely to win clearance\from the European Commission for its hostile #36;7.7 billion\takeover of rival software firm PeopleSoft Inc., a source close\to the situation said on Friday. | 3 |
Autumn bargains at the <cite>Reg</cite> Mobile Shop <strong>Site offer</strong> Including the Nokia 6310i and HP iPAQ h5550 | 3 |
EU Likely to Clear Oracle Deal-Source BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Oracle Corp is likely to win clearance from the European Commission for its hostile \$7.7 billion takeover of rival software firm PeopleSoft Inc., a source close to the situation said on Friday. | 2 |
County #39;s economic forecast outshines national The future of the economy looks strong for San Diego County but less promising for the nation as a whole, according to two economic reports released yesterday. | 2 |
PUC fines Cingular \$12 million California #39;s Public Utilities Commission yesterday fined Cingular Wireless a record \$12 million for violating state law by failing to tell customers that its network was overburdened, then | 2 |
Sony players to be compatible with MP3s Electronics giant Sony has reversed its position on the formats playable by its range of digital music players. The company has announced its new devices will now be able to play music tracks in the MP3 format | 3 |
Countdown begins With the countdown at T-minus five days and counting, SpaceDev founder Jim Benson says his small Poway company is ready to usher in a new era in space exploration. | 3 |
Golf: World number 1 Singh leads PGA Pennsylvania tournament FARMINGTON, United States : Vijay Singh, showing no signs that a week off has slowed him down, shot an eight-under-par 64 to take a three-stroke lead in the weather-disrupted 4.2 million-dollar PGA Tour event here. | 1 |
Boston #39;s amusing muse of sports talk One in an occasional series about the Boston Red Sox and their 86-year quest to win it all. BOSTON - It comes up just shy of bloodcurdling, but this one man, this one sports-radio czar, has | 1 |
The flying Elvises Not by decree but by unanimous approval, the Yankees moved on yesterday, all but ignoring the postseason position they had just secured. | 1 |
BASEBALL STRIKE REPRIEVE? Japan #39;s baseball players are likely to decide not to strike again with club representatives set to accept their demand to allow a new league team from next season. | 1 |
Iraq mortar explosions wound two Five mortars have exploded near the Italian embassy in Baghdad, wounding two Iraqi women and damaging homes, an Iraqi neighbour whose building was hit says. | 0 |
2 Egyptians seized in Baghdad BAGHDAD - Two Egyptian employees of a mobile phone company were seized when gunmen stormed into their Baghdad office, the latest in a series of kidnappings in the country. | 0 |
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