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Chicago Fed Sees '05 GDP Down at 3.3 Pct CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth is expected to slow in 2005 due to rising interest rates and high crude oil prices, according to a forecast of participants at a Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago conference released on Monday. | 2 |
Signs of listless economy persist In a sign of persistent weakness in the US economy, a widely watched measure of business activity declined in August for the third consecutive month. | 2 |
Billionaire club grows, Forbes finds Bill Gates remains keeper of top berth, while Waltons sweep list #39;s fourth through eighth spots. By Madlen Read. NEW YORK -- It looks like the US billionaire #39;s club isn #39;t quite as exclusive as before. | 2 |
MGM to co-produce with Sony after takeover MGM, the beleaguered Hollywood studio currently being acquired by a consortium of buyers led by Sony Pictures, will continue to co-produce movies as a private company once the takeover is complete. | 2 |
Cadbury sees results at lower end of targets The world #39;s biggest confectioner, Cadbury Schweppes, says its full-year results will be at the lower end of target ranges after a wet summer hit soft drinks sales in Europe. | 2 |
Long-necked sea monster resurfaces after 230 million years Scientists on Thursday announced the fossil discovery of a very odd creature that swam the oceans 230 million years ago. It looked sort of like a dinosaur, but actually was another type of reptile. | 3 |
Virus writers focus on image bug A critical weakness found in many Microsoft programs looks like it is about to be exploited by virus writers. The bug only came to light last week, but code is now circulating that could be used to attack vulnerable machines. | 3 |
Japan #39;s baseball clubs avert second strike Japan #39;s weekend baseball games will go ahead after club owners averted a second players #39; strike by promising to add a new team next season. | 1 |
UK #39;s Straw Backs Russia #39;s Call for UN Terrorism Resolution UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says he supports Russia #39;s call for the United Nations Security Council to compose a list of wanted terrorists, in a resolution that would ease the extradition | 0 |
Subsidy battle heats up PARIS The chief executive of Boeing, Harry Stonecipher, insisted Thursday that he was trying to prevent a trans-Atlantic dispute over subsidies for Airbus by demanding an end to government aid programs for the rival aircraft manufacturer. | 2 |
Microsoft escalates fight aginst Hotmail spam Microsoft has fired another broadside against the spammers with nine new lawsuits against companies that send illegal unsolicited email to Hotmail accounts. | 3 |
The heat is on FreeiPods.com FreeiPods.com is a service that offers users free iPod music players if they sign up for promotions and refer users to the services. | 3 |
Australia takes 2-0 lead as Hewitt takes record Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. PERTH, Australia -- Fairytales didn #39;t come true for a badly-outclassed Morocco as Australia raced to 2-0 lead | 1 |
WEATHER DELAYS BRITAIN #39;S DAVIS CUP BID Great Britain #39;s stormy recent Davis Cup history continued today with bad weather delaying their World Group play-off against Austria in Portschach. | 1 |
Hostage agony takes toll on family Desperate but unanswered pleas to release a British hostage threatened with death in Iraq have taken their toll on his family and put pressure on UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. | 0 |
Stonecipher pushes to end Airbus aid The chief executive of Boeing Co. says his efforts to end government aid programs for rival aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS are intended to head off a wider trans-Atlantic dispute over subsidies that could end up at the World Trade Organization. | 2 |
Wet Summer Dampens Cadbury Profits Confectionery group Cadbury Schweppes today said it was expecting full-year profits towards the lower end of hopes after a difficult summer for its European drinks business. | 2 |
West Indies aiming to regain lost pride London, September 24: Having defied all predictions, West Indies will seek to clinch their first major title in over two decades when they take on an equally determined England in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy on Saturday. | 1 |
Wall St. Seen Flat at Open as Oil Eyed LONDON (Reuters) - Wall Street was expected to start little changed on Friday as investors continue to fret over the impact of high oil prices on earnings, while Boeing <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=BA.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">... | 2 |
Putin: State Firms Can Bid for YUKOS MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin gave his blessing on Friday for state energy firms to bid for oil major YUKOS' assets if bailiffs put them up for sale to recover a huge back-tax bill. | 2 |
Yukos could be sold to state firm Russian President Vladimir Putin throws a question mark over the future of Yukos, saying state-owned companies should be allowed to buy the oil firm's assets. | 2 |
Putin: State Firms Can Bid for YUKOS President Vladimir Putin gave his blessing on Friday for state energy firms to bid for oil major YUKOS #39; assets if bailiffs put them up for sale to recover a huge back-tax bill. | 2 |
Martha Stewart strikes deal for new show MUMBAI: She may be about to serve a five month jail sentence for having indulged in insider trading but that is not stopping Amercian media icon Martha Stewart from innovating for the future. | 2 |
Airbus #39;set to unveil Dreamliner rival #39; AIRBUS is close to ending the increasingly fevered speculation over whether it will launch a new aircraft in direct competition to the new Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner. | 2 |
Cadbury Says Annual Results to Be at Low End of Range (Update4) 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 |
Glaciers Quicken Pace to Sea A number of massive glaciers in the West Antarctic are sliding into the ocean at an accelerating rate and raising sea levels, according to new data released Thursday. | 3 |
Rants amp; Raves Like many others, I was completely screwed by the FreeiPods.com scheme ( quot;IPod Promoters Feel the Heat, quot; Sept. 23, 2004). | 3 |
S. Africa #39;s Mbeki wraps up Ivory Coast peace talks with four <b>...</b> ABIDJAN (AFP) - South African President Thabo Mbeki wrapped up a four-day peace-making trip to the Ivory Coast, saying that all parties in the divided west African nation have agreed to four proposals including key political reforms... | 0 |
EU Still in Talks with Oracle (Reuters) Reuters - The European Commission is still in\talks with Oracle Corp over its plan to take over\rival software firm PeopleSoft Inc. , but aims to take\a decision before the end of October, a Commission spokeswoman\said on Friday. | 3 |
Virus writers focus on image bug Security experts warn that virus writers could be preparing to create havoc using a bug in the way that Windows handles images. | 3 |
First-place Juventus wins in Italian league Juventus came back from an early deficit to beat Lazio 2-1 Sunday and restore its four-point lead in the Italian league. By Paco Serinelli, AFP. | 1 |
Sri Lanka says Tamil Tiger killings undermine peace bid (AFP) AFP - The Sri Lankan government said a wave of killings blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels was undermining confidence in the peace process which has been stalled since April 2003. | 0 |
FA Cup: Third round draw - joy for Yeading and Exeter The great big fat bullies from across the playground enter the FA Cup arena at the third round stage, for which the draw was made yesterday (December 5). | 1 |
Israeli Woman Killed in Attack on Gaza Settlement GAZA (Reuters) - A Palestinian mortar bomb slammed into a house in a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing a woman and fueling settler anger over Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to pull Israelis out of the area. | 0 |
Ukraine's PM Taken to Hospital After Egg Attack KIEV (Reuters) - Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, a leading candidate in Ukraine's presidential election, was taken to hospital on Friday after a protester threw an egg at him in nationalist western Ukraine, reporters said. | 0 |
Journalist Breaks Into Queen's Scottish Palace LONDON (Reuters) - A journalist posing as a workman entered a private area of Queen Elizabeth's official Scottish residence in the latest breach of royal security, the newspaper behind the stunt said on Friday. | 0 |
Haiti struggles for flood relief Waters begin to recede but aid agencies in Haiti struggle to bring supplies to people hit by tropical storm Jeanne. | 0 |
F1: BAR sets pace in China BAR's Anthony Davidson and Jenson Button set the pace at the first Chinese Grand Prix. | 0 |
Chechen leader condemns Basayev Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev must be tried over the Beslan massacre, rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov says. | 0 |
Halliburton may sell troubled KBR Halliburton will restructure and may even sell its controversial KBR subsidiary, which is mired in overcharging scandals in Iraq. | 0 |
HSBC bank to go carbon neutral HSBC is the first big bank to commit to going carbon neutral as it seeks to reduce its environmental impact. Starting in 2005, it will plant trees, reduce energy use, buy green electricity and trade carbon credits to cut carbon dioxode flows. | 3 |
Astros Rally Past the Giants With one swing of the bat, Lance Berkman revived the Houston Astros' playoff hopes - and gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a much-needed reprieve. Berkman hit a three-run homer off Dustin Hermanson, highlighting a five-run ninth inning that sent Houston to a 7-3 win over San Francisco on Thursda... | 0 |
Aircraft fuel workers strike at London #39;s Heathrow Airport Aircraft fuel workers at London #39;s Heathrow Airport, one the busiest international airports in the world, started a 48-hour walkout over a pay hike row Friday. | 2 |
Hackers work out SP2 JPEG virus AS WE PREDICTED last week after a weekend free time, hackers have come up with a method of exploiting the latest hole in Microsoft Windows. | 3 |
Life without internet almost impossible study Web portal Yahoo and media agency OMD unveiled the findings of an Internet Deprivation Study examining consumers #39; media habits and their emotional connection to the internet. | 3 |
No dodging a tough personal decision Players have missed games for silly reasons. Just look at a few days off earned by the Cubs. Kicking an electric fan in the dugout -- Cubs reliever Kyle Farnsworth was lost for 22 games. | 1 |
Sharapova Sets Up China Semifinal with Kuznetsova BEIJING (Reuters) - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova swept into the semi-finals of the China Open on Friday when opponent Jelena Jankovic retired hurt in the first set with an ankle injury. | 1 |
Aggadan scores at Belmont Aggadan beat Personal Touch by three-quarters of a length to win yesterday's \$60,000 allowance feature for older horses at Belmont Park. | 1 |
Today's schedule Pro baseball: New York Yankees vs. Red Sox at Fenway Park, 7 p.m. College field hockey: Fairfield at Sacred Heart, 4 p.m.; Castleton St. at Becker, 4 p.m.; UMBC at Maine, 5 p.m.; Providence at UNH, 7 p.m. | 1 |
Three question to Jacques Villeneuve at Shanghai The Renault F1 Teams latest signing was invited to the official FIA Press Conference this afternoon. | 1 |
Three questions to Fernando Alonso in Shanghai The Renault F1 Teams Spanish ace was a guest at todays FIA Press Conference. Here are the best bits | 1 |
Finding what works for handling piggy bank (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Personal finance software programs are the computer industry's version of veggies: Everyone knows they're good for you, but it's just hard to get anyone excited about them. | 2 |
Trendy retailers get dressed for work (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - There's a new tier of retailers hawking officewear to young professionals. | 2 |
EU Still in Talks with Oracle BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is still in talks with Oracle Corp <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=ORCL.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">ORCL.O</A> over its plan to take over rival software firm PeopleSoft Inc. <A HREF="htt... | 2 |
Dollar Weakens in Yo-Yo Trade LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar drifted within recent ranges against the euro on Friday, while moving away from a five week high versus the yen, as investors remained uncertain about the near-term outlook for the U.S. economy amid high oil prices. | 2 |
Glaciers Quicken Pace to Sea Antarctic glaciers are moving faster as they melt, bringing more ice into the oceans and causing sea levels to rise, according to a new study. By Stephen Leahy. | 3 |
Stem Cells May Open Some Eyes Scientists turn embryonic stem cells into retinal cells for the first time. The groundbreaking work could be tested to treat human blindness in two years if all goes well. By Kristen Philipkoski. | 3 |
Campus Life Comes to Second Life Teaching online isn't unusual, but professors are taking advantage of Linden Lab's 3-D metaverse to shape meeting spaces to their needs and provide an added dimension to learning. By Daniel Terdiman. | 3 |
Ins and Outs of Teledildonics Gina Lynn discovers remote (how shall we say this?) 'interaction' technology with the Sinulator and finds herself on the cutting edge of cybersex. | 3 |
Forgotten Remembers to Surprise The Forgotten plays by all the rules expected from paranormal thrillers to deliver a nice punch, hold the melodrama. By Jason Silverman. | 3 |
Retailer Gets Out the Green Votes Patagonia, a seller of outdoor equipment, says it wouldn't have a business if the wilderness were paved over. So the company launches a voter-education initiative on its website to support environment-friendly candidates. By Louise Witt. | 3 |
Ovarian Transplant: First Birth In a breakthrough that doctors say gives hope to many women who've become infertile after cancer treatments, a woman who received an ovarian tissue transplant gives birth to a healthy baby girl. | 3 |
Ireland Blocks Calls to Stop Scam In an effort to stem dialup modem fraud, Ireland blocks phone calls to 13 locations, including several South Pacific islands and the entire nation of Mauritania. Operators must verify numbers dialed to these locations before connecting the calls. | 3 |
Congress extends President #39;s tax cuts The House and Senate last night overwhelmingly voted to extend three tax cuts aimed at the middle class along with a bevy of business-tax breaks, sending President Bush a | 2 |
Halliburton may sell troubled KBR Halliburton said it will restructure and may even sell its Kellogg, Brown and Root subsidiary, the business at the root of recent controversy. | 2 |
Sony-led consortium inks MGM purchase deal: Business India Los Angeles, Sep 24 : After months of wrangling, a consortium led by Sony Corp has signed a definitive deal to buy the famous Hollywood studio MGM, Xinhua reports. | 2 |
Forbes lists 400 Americans with most billions, millions The Bay Area #39;s super rich had mixed financial results over the past year with the exception of Google #39;s top executives, whose wealth soared thanks to their company #39;s recent initial public offering. | 2 |
Italian airline company seeks domestic partner Struggling Italian airline Alitalia is set to seek one of three domestic partners to help it claw backmarket share, Alitalia #39;s Chairman and CEO Gianfranco Cimoli said on Thursday. | 2 |
Davidson sets the pace in Shanghai Anthony Davidson has stolen the limelight from Formula One #39;s race drivers by setting the benchmark in both practice sessions for the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. | 1 |
Janszen says film has foibles Although ESPN #39;s new movie, Hustle, is based on the Dowd Report, which documented Pete Rose #39;s gambling habits and led to his ban from baseball, former Rose associate Paul Janszen says there are some things the movie doesn #39;t get right. | 1 |
Japan baseball players avert 2nd strike Japan #39;s professional baseball players averted a second strike this weekend after team representatives softened their stance Thursday and agreed with management that a club may be added next season. | 1 |
Haiti struggles for flood relief Floodwaters in Haiti are starting to recede as aid agencies struggle to bring relief to thousands of people in the wake of tropical storm Jeanne. | 0 |
Iraq Kidnapping Business Continues Unabated The Iraqi kidnapping business continued unabated today with the abduction of two Egyptians in Baghdad. There was still no word of the fate of Briton Ken Bigley - or two Italian women whom websites claim have been beheaded. | 0 |
Top Indian nuclear scientist dead A top Indian nuclear scientist and the scientific mastermind behind the country #39;s first atomic test, has died in the western city of Bombay (Mumbai). | 0 |
Fifth embassy bombing suspect arrested Indonesian police say they have a fifth person in custody, who is believed to be linked to the bombing of Australia #39;s embassy in Jakarta. | 0 |
Wyeth, Pfizer Fall on Downgrades (Reuters) Reuters - Shares of Wyeth and Pfizer\Inc. fell on Monday after Merrill Lynch downgraded the\drugmakers and U.K. regulators issued tougher warnings on the\type of popular depression drugs sold by the companies. | 2 |
Sanjay Kumar pleading not guilty On Wednesday, former CEO of the US biggest software maker Computer Associate Sanjay Kumar was charged in the indictment for securities fraud in the company. | 2 |
Business Digest A closely watched gauge of future business activity fell in August for a third consecutive month, evidence that companies and consumers continue to navigate an uncertain economic climate. | 2 |
Alitalia Says Unions Agree to Plan to Split Company (Update2) Alitalia SpA said eight of its nine biggest unions agreed to a plan to split Italy #39;s biggest airline in two, enabling the carrier to receive a loan to stay in business. | 2 |
Long-necked hunter found in China The remains of a 230-million-old marine reptile with fangs and a long neck have been unearthed in southeast China. The creature #39;s 1.7m-long neck was almost twice as long as its trunk which measured less than one metre in length. | 3 |
Code to exploit Windows graphics flaw now public Well, if you haven #39;t patched your PC yet, now is the time. A sample program hit the Internet on Wednesday, showing by example how malicious coders could compromise Windows computers by using a flaw in the | 3 |
Apple Power Mac G5 Last year, only the highest-end Power Macs were dual-processor. Now, all Power Macs are, including the entry-level 1.8-GHz model. The 2.5-GHz G5 processors use a new heat-pipe system | 3 |
Beatles demand \$15mn for online rights - report The Beatles are asking \$15mn for six months #39; exclusive rights to sell their catalogue online, according to a News.com report. If true, such a high premium would almost certainly price the world #39;s biggest selling | 3 |
Liverpool Football Club May Receive Bid From Hollywood Producer Liverpool Football Club may receive its third offer of investment in six months after a Hollywood producer said he is considering a bid for English soccer #39;s most successful team. | 1 |
Scientists discover fossil of new, long-necked dinosaur A newly discovered fossil might be the remains of one of the first stealth hunters, a swimming dinosaur that could use its long neck to sneak up on prey and strike without warning. | 3 |
S.F.'s LookSmart acquires bookmark storage service (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - San Francisco Internet search company LookSmart has bought Furl.net, a small Massachusetts Web site that allows users to save and share bookmarks and copies of Web pages. | 3 |
Two Egyptians kidnapped in Iraq GUNMEN stormed a mobile phone company office in Baghdad and seized two Egyptian employees, Government officials said today. The kidnapping happened last night in the upscale Harthiya neighborhood, said Interior | 0 |
Warlord Will Be Tried for Beslan - Chechen Rebel Chechnya #39;s rebel leader said on Friday that warlord Shamil Basayev would go on trial for the mass hostage-seizing at a Russian school that ended with more than 320 people being killed, half of them children. | 0 |
North reported to be preparing missile launch South Korea and US intelligence sources have detected unusual activity in North Korea believed linked to possible preparation for a missile test, the Ministry of National Defense said yesterday. | 0 |
Sudan appreciates Chinese supporting stance at Security Council KHARTOUM, Sep 23, 2004 (SUNA) -- The State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nagib Al-Khair Abdul-Wahab, photo has expressed appreciation of the Sudanese government and people to the stance of China in support of Sudan in the Security Council. | 0 |
US Airways Seeks Court Approval To Cut Union Pay - Report US Airways will ask a bankruptcy court judge to impose emergency pay cuts of 23 percent on its major unions, according to a newspaper report late on Thursday. | 2 |
U.S. Stocks Set for Steady Open NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks looked set for little change at the open on Friday as losses in previous sessions were seen leveling off, but high oil prices and their possible effect on corporate profits and consumer spending remain a worry for investors. | 2 |
Data from doomed sun probe sent to California NASA crews Thursday shipped to California the first bits of recovered scientific data from the Genesis probe crash in Utah #39;s west desert earlier this month, according to a NASA news release. | 3 |
Microsoft goes after bulletproof quot;spam host quot; Microsoft Corp is suing a company it claims provides so-called quot;bulletproof quot; web hosting to spammers. A company attorney said it is the first time anybody has been sued for allegedly providing spam quot;support services quot;. | 3 |
Apple row goes to core of online music Bill Thompson grew up on John, Paul, George and Ringo and bought all their records. Now he #39;d like them to give something back. | 3 |
Universe evolved at a pace much slower than formerly thought The evolution of the universe may have been much slower than previously thought, British scientists have revealed. A team of scientists lead by Dr. | 3 |
High cost of Forssell injury Still reeling from the news they are to lose their top striker for the news, Birmingham City could also find themselves involved in a wage dispute with Mikael Forssell #39;s employers Chelsea. | 1 |
Hustle #39;s #39; director knew little about Rose He had a solid script, he says, and a total lack of personal expertise with its subject matter, which he says saved him quot;a lot of time. | 1 |
Morgan Still Eyeing Reds Despite Hollywood Interest Millionaire building tycoon Steve Morgan still wants to buy into Liverpool despite fresh speculation of US interest in the club. Morgan, the clubs third largest shareholder, was | 1 |
Eto #39;o on target African Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto #39;o Fils has found his scoring touch with two goals in Barcelona #39;s 4-1 win over Real Zaragoza on Thursday. | 1 |
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