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Report: EU Close To OK #39;ing Oracle Takeover Of PeopleSoft Amid reports that the European Commission is poised to approve Oracle #39;s proposed takeover of PeopleSoft, a spokesperson for the European Union said Friday that the EU #39;s competition commissioner, Mario Monti, would like to finish the case before he lea... | 2 |
Progress Energy cuts outlook Power company Progress Energy Inc. lowered its 2004 earnings outlook Friday because damage from Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan limits the amount of tax credits the company can claim for its synthetic fuel production. | 2 |
Scanner Tool Released To Thwart JPEG Attack With security experts predicting a large-scale worm attack is only a matter of days away, Microsoft (Quote, Chart) has released a scanning tool to help users identify vulnerable versions of the GDI libraries that handle JPEG processing. | 3 |
Galaxies rent asunder in huge cosmic collision An international team of astronomers has observed the perfect cosmic storm: the most powerful collision of two galactic clusters ever recorded. | 3 |
Microsoft: Windows XP SP2 downloads #39;on target #39; Microsoft is still confident of hitting its target of 100 million Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) downloads by the end of next month. | 3 |
Cyclist Richard Virenque retires Paris, France (Sports Network) - French cycling star Richard Virenque announced Friday that he is retiring. Virenque was known for his fierce mountain climbs, but his cycling career was also tainted by his | 1 |
Soccer: Wenger pledges future to Gunners LONDON : Arsene Wenger has confirmed that he intends to sign an extension to his contract at Arsenal, ending speculation that he could be lured away from Highbury to become the new Real Madrid coach. | 1 |
Ailing Dutch soccer opts for play-off system AMSTERDAM - The Dutch football association KNVB announced on Friday that starting from the 2005-06 season, a play-off system will be introduced in the Premier Division to determine which teams qualifies for the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. | 1 |
Zarqawi steers media, targets Blair over hostage In grinding out the agony of British hostage Kenneth Bigley in Iraq, his captors have shown media skill and chilling political calculation to exert maximum pressure on Prime Minister Tony Blair. | 0 |
Russia Terrorism Plan Meets Mixed Reviews UNITED NATIONS Sept. 24, 2004 - China on Friday welcomed a Russian draft resolution to draw up a new list of terror suspects who would be subject to extradition in a stepped-up global campaign against terrorism. | 0 |
Ashford Hospitality a Welcome Find The hotel REIT's increasing dividend demonstrates that management's innovative business model is succeeding. | 2 |
WWE's Customizable PPV The organization will let fans help call the shots on an upcoming pay-per-view event. | 2 |
Commerce One Sinking Fast The dot-bomb survivor is down to its last \$700,000. Also: Viacom partners with a second Chinese media company hellip;. Boeing downplays the speed of the airplane market's recovery hellip;. and more. | 2 |
Farmers #39;Cry Wolf #39; Over Losses to Predators Sept. 23, 2004 - Cougars, wolves, lions and other predators inflict relatively few losses on livestock and farmers gain only a temporary boost if these marauders are culled, the British weekly New Scientist announced Wednesday. | 3 |
Billy Reay, Hawks #39; winningest coach, dead at 86 Billy Reay, the winningest coach in Blackhawks history and a two-time Stanley Cup champion as a player, died Thursday at age 86. Reay, who had suffered from cancer | 1 |
A touch of Michigan Under Kirk Ferentz, Hawkeyes find success with <b>...</b> Four hundred fifty miles of Midwestern highway separate Iowa City from Ann Arbor, but the football programs at the University of Michigan and Iowa are much closer than that. | 1 |
Check this out Two 2-0 teams, Terrell Owens and Steve Mariucci make the Eagles-Lions matchup about as attractive to Bay Area fans as an early-season game not involving the 49ers or Raiders can be. | 1 |
Behind the hostage crisis Nobody could fail to be moved by Lil Bigley #39;s televised plea to Iraqi militants to have mercy on her son Ken, the 62-year-old British contractor who has been held by the Tawhid and Jihad Group for the past week. | 0 |
Nigerian President Says AU Willing to Send 3,000 Troops to Darfur Nigeria #39;s President Olusegun Obasanjo says the African Union is ready to send 3,000 troops to Sudan #39;s western Darfur region. | 0 |
Bombers target oil facilities; 2 sailors killed Suicide attackers detonated explosive-laden boats near oil facilities in the Persian Gulf on Saturday, killing two US Navy sailors in a new tactic against Iraq #39;s vital oil industry. | 0 |
UN Official Suggests More Autonomy for Darfur The chief of the United Nations refugee agency says the Sudanese government should grant more autonomy to Darfur to help end a conflict that has claimed some 50,000 lives. | 0 |
Commerce One Sinking Fast Commerce One, an internet software maker valued at \$20 billion at the peak of dot-com mania, is poised to go to a pauper #39;s grave. | 3 |
Legendary NHL coach Reay passes away Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - William T. quot;Billy quot; Reay, the winningest coach in the history of the Chicago Blackhawks, passed away on Thursday afternoon in Madison, Wisconsin. | 1 |
Chiefs head coach Vermeil apologizes for remark about running back Coach Dick Vermeil of the Kansas City Chiefs apologized for his belittling remark about running back Larry Johnson. Vermeil had said it was time for Johnson quot;to take the diaper off | 1 |
India, Pak replace hot air with gas pipeline NEW YORK: The prospect of a mutually beneficial gas pipeline through Pakistan to India has supplanted the hot air of bilateral bickering between two countries. | 0 |
Backflipping into controversial art (Friday 24 September 2004) Controversy surrounding a current art exhibition (earlier reports here) being held in Berlin has deepened after an unusual stunt pulled on Wednesday by a German gymnast, said to be protesting over the dark legacy which is attached to the artworks on | 0 |
Dallas vs. Seattle SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Mike Holmgren and Bill Parcells oppose each other for the first time since Super Bowl XXXI on Monday night when the Seattle Seahawks host the Dallas Cowboys. | 1 |
'A Massive Experiment' In Voting (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Trust the computer. That's what Maryland told Linda Schade. | 3 |
WWF Calls for Ban in Trade of Great White Sharks (Reuters) Reuters - A leading environmental group called\Friday for protection for the great white shark and humphead\wrasse coral fish, whose numbers have plunged because of\overfishing and China's growing appetite for exotic foods. | 3 |
Banning the Bible to Get Out the Vote There have been some rumors floating around lately about an RNC ad that is being sent to people living in the Bible Belt about how 'liberals' want to "ban the Bible" (what that really means, I don't know, but there you have it). It ain't a rumor folks, this is U.S. Presidential Ca... | 3 |
Unions agree to Alitalia #39;s plan to split into two LONDON, September 24 (newratings.com) - Italian airline company, Alitalia (ALI.FSE), has reached an agreement with eight trade unions to support the plans to split the company into two separate entities, while the ninth and last union is expected to | 2 |
Boeing downplays jet market upturn forecasts by Airbus NEW YORK, September 24 (newratings.com) - Boeing Company #39;s (BA.NYS) Chief Executive Officer, Harry Stonecipher, said today that the European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, was exaggerating the pace of the recovery in the commercial jet market. | 2 |
Airbus withdraws Microsoft backing in EU suit Airbus has withdrawn a filing that gave support for Microsoft in an antitrust case before the European Union #39;s Court of First Instance, a source close to the situation said on Friday. | 2 |
Kenya to get delayed loan from IMF Kenya has met all economic conditions set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which could result in the release of a delayed loan to the east African country, a visiting IMF mission announced here Friday. | 2 |
Week in review: Dig that crazy beat Several major forces in the music industry changed their tunes this week, as industry giants and niche players alike try to stay on top of the fast-changing market. | 3 |
Thin glaciers get thinner in Antarctica Some of Antarctica #39;s glaciers are melting faster than snow can replace them, enough to raise sea levels measurably, scientists have reported. | 3 |
MS Sues Web Hoster Over Spam Microsoft dons its lawyers with shining armor as it goes after 9 more companies responsible for SPAM, including some for hosting companies which send unsolicited mail and offer to protect them. | 3 |
ComReg calms auto-dialler storm Auto-dialler programmes have plagued Irish phone users since the beginning of the year. The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) has received some 300 phones calls from consumers regarding excessive | 3 |
Red Hat exec takes Sun to task on open source com September 24, 2004, 10:11 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. | 3 |
Cricket: Lara in target range of pacemen LONDON - England will target Brian Lara in the Champions Trophy final after the West Indies captain was felled by a delivery from Shoaib Akhtar in the semifinals. | 1 |
Wenger committed to Arsenal Arsene Wenger has once again moved to reassure fans that he is staying at Arsenal and has promised he will sign his new contract before the year is out. | 1 |
Report: Dolphins win grievance against Williams Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Former Dolphins running back Ricky Williams was ordered by an arbitrator Friday to pay a huge sum of money to Miami, which filed a grievance against the star after he retired just prior to training camp this season. | 1 |
Soccer: Nedved calls time on Czechs PRAGUE : Juventus star Pavel Nedved has told the Czech Republic football federation he has retired at the age of 32 from international soccer after winning 83 caps. | 1 |
BISHOPS WORRIED ABOUT ITALIAN HOSTAGES (AGI) - Vatican City, Sept. 24 - In these hours, the quot;incessant prayer of the Christian community continues quot; for the liberation of the two Italian hostages in Iraq. | 0 |
Campbell agrees new deal at Highbury Sol Campbell today revealed he has agreed to sign a new long-term contract at Arsenal. The England defender expects to tie up a few loose ends over the next couple of weeks before making an official announcement | 1 |
IMF May Lend Kenya \$35 Million The International Monetary Fund may release to Kenya a \$35 million loan in December after the country reins in spending on salaries and sets up an anti-corruption commission, a fund official said Friday. | 2 |
So what is it about Win2k security MS won #39;t enhance? If you want the #39;security enhancements #39; of Windows XP SP2 but you #39;re running an earlier version of Windows, then you #39;re going to have to upgrade, Microsoft has been confirming to the public prints this week. | 3 |
Fannie Mae Slides on Accounting Issues (Reuters) Reuters - Fannie Mae shares fell as much\as 3.5 percent on Friday, bringing losses for the week to about\16 percent, as investors grew wary of potential widespread\accounting problems at the No. 1 U.S. housing finance company. | 2 |
Fannie Mae Slides on Accounting Issues NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fannie Mae <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=FNM.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">FNM.N</A> shares fell as much as 3.5 percent on Friday, bringing losses for the week to about 16 percent, as investors grew wary ... | 2 |
Oil Companies Negotiating for SPR Crude NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two major oil companies and a small Louisiana refiner are negotiating with the U.S. Department of Energy to borrow crude from national emergency reserves as crude production in the Gulf of Mexico only slowly recovers from Hurricane Ivan, sources said on ... | 2 |
Agreement lets MGM survive merger with Sony Under a definitive agreement reached Thursday by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. and a consortium led by Sony Corporation of America, MGM will continue to operate as a private movie-making company | 2 |
China Minmetals Begins Talks to Buy Canada #39;s Noranda (Update2) Noranda Inc., Canada #39;s biggest mining company, began exclusive talks on a takeover proposal from China Minmetals Corp. that would lead to the spinoff of Noranda #39;s aluminum business to shareholders. | 2 |
Symantec plugs holes in firewall 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. | 3 |
Williams, Kuznetsova in China Open semi-finals Serena Williams breezed into the China Open semi-finals on Friday when Russia #39;s Nadia Petrova retired with an ankle injury during the second set of their quarterfinals match. | 1 |
Serie A Review: Round 14 Nothing changed at the top of Serie A as all top teams won their games to keep the distance between one another unaltered. Juventus came back from behind against Lazio to win thanks to another goal by Ibrahimovic | 1 |
Real lose ground on Barca Real Madrid paid the price for resting key players as a goalless draw at Villarreal saw them fall nine points behind league leaders Barcelona on Sunday. | 1 |
Group: Illegal Ivory Easy to Get Online (AP) AP - Online sales of illegal ivory are booming in the United States despite a longtime global trade ban, conservationists charge. | 3 |
So what is it about Win2k security MS <u>won't</u> enhance? Expect clarification soonest | 3 |
Thus shares plunge after warning Shares in telecoms group Thus drop nearly 25 as worries about stiff competition force the company to issue a profit warning. | 3 |
Nova Scotia Court Allows Gay Marriages (AP) AP - Nova Scotia became the sixth Canadian province or territory to allow gay marriages when the provincial Supreme Court ruled Friday that banning such unions was unconstitutional. | 0 |
UN official proposes autonomy for Sudan's embattled Darfur region (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees proposed autonomy for the troubled Darfur region of Sudan - a solution the government has resisted. But it said Friday it would be willing to discuss the posit... | 0 |
US warns of heightened risk of terror attacks in South Korea (AFP) AFP - The United States has warned of heightened risk of terror attacks and violent action on American government facilities and personnel in South Korea following Seoul's dispatch of troops to Iraq. | 0 |
Bush, Kerry Economic Budgets Exceed #36;1T (AP) AP - President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry have starkly different economic priorities with a common thread: price tags exceeding #36;1 trillion that could pump already huge deficits skyward over the next decade. | 0 |
Officer in Kerry Motorcade Hurt in Pa. (AP) AP - A highway patrol officer traveling Friday with Sen. John Kerry's motorcade fell off his motorcycle and suffered minor injuries. | 0 |
Fla. Rep. Goss Sworn in As New CIA Chief (AP) AP - In an Oval Office ceremony, Porter Goss was sworn in Friday to head the CIA and lead an intelligence community which has faced intense criticism for failures and faulty information prior to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the Iraq war. | 0 |
U.S. Sees Chances of Saddam Trial in 2004 'Remote' BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The chances of trying former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in 2004 are remote, a U.S. official said Friday, casting doubt on remarks by Prime Minister Iyad Allawi who said the trial could begin as early as October. | 0 |
Kerry faults Bush over Bin Laden John Kerry says President Bush was wrong to pursue Saddam Hussein instead of Osama Bin Laden. | 0 |
Prince Harry set for army career Prince Harry will join the army in early 2005 after passing his Sandhurst entrance exams, says Clarence House. | 0 |
Bahamas put on hurricane warning The Bahamas and Florida are readying themselves for the latest savage hurricane to hit the region. | 0 |
U.N. Aid in Haiti Held Up by Lack of Help From Government The United Nations began distributing about 40 tons of food from two different places in Gonaves today. | 0 |
Kerry Attacks Bush's Handling of Campaign Against Terror Senator John Kerry said attacks were on the rise and the Bush administration was "in confusion" about how to respond. | 0 |
Official: Iraq Elections Are Open to All WASHINGTON - The No. 2 official at the State Department said Friday that the elections planned for January in Iraq must be "open to all citizens," contradicting Defense Secretary Donald H... | 0 |
Upturn in Oil Prices Leave Stocks Mixed NEW YORK - A fresh upturn in oil prices left stocks mixed Friday even as a satisfactory report on durable goods orders provided new evidence that the economy might be gaining traction. Downbeat outlooks from a pair of microchip makers weighed on tech stocks... | 0 |
6 Egyptians, 2 Iraqis Kidnapped in Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen abducted six Egyptians and four Iraqis working for Iraq's mobile phone company, seizing two in a bold raid on the firm's Baghdad office and the others outside the capital, officials said Friday, the latest in a string of kidnappings that have underscored th... | 0 |
Red Hat exec takes Sun to task on open source Michael Tiemann criticizes software rival Sun for its support of patents and for keeping Java proprietary. | 3 |
Symantec plugs holes in firewall Security specialist issues patches for vulnerabilities that could have allowed denial-of-service attacks against some hardware models. | 3 |
Crude futures prices continue to climb HOUSTON, Sept. 24 -- Oil futures prices continued to climb Thursday as traders shrugged off a decision by the US Department of Energy to loan two refiners a relatively small amount of crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. | 2 |
SEC Probe of Computer Associates Eyeing Ex-Chief Wang The Securities and Exchange Commission said in its complaint that during the years Charles Wang was in charge of Computer Associates between January 1, 1998, and September | 2 |
Report: Dolphins Win Grievance Against Williams (Reuters) Reuters - Former Dolphins running back Ricky\Williams was ordered by an arbitrator Friday to pay a huge sum\of money to Miami, which filed a grievance against the star\after he retired just prior to training camp this season. | 1 |
Google: Searching for the desktop? According ZDNet #39;s survey of IT professionals in August, application development is the last priority, but nonetheless an important one. | 3 |
Canadian rocket bid put on hold Less than 10 days before its scheduled rocket launch, the da Vinci Project says its bid to win the \$10 million Ansari X Prize is on hold for the next couple of weeks. | 3 |
HP #39;s Fiorina: Sometimes IT spending is a #39;bad thing #39; SEPTEMBER 24, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Not expecting a rush of IT spending during the last three months of 2004, Hewlett-Packard Co. | 3 |
Wenger says he #39;s committed to Arsenal and not tempted by Madrid Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Friday he had no desire to leave the club and planned to sign a new contract to keep him at Highbury until at least 2008. | 1 |
Williams told to repay Dolphins \$8.6 million Former Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams was ordered Friday to repay the team more than \$8.6 million for breaching his contract when he suddenly quit before training camp. | 1 |
Knee Injury Forces Czech Football Captain to Retire Czech Republic football captain Pavel Nedved has announced his retirement from international play. The 32-year-old Nedved said his recurrent knee injury does not allow him to compete for both his club and his country. | 1 |
Biopic fails to go beyond one-dimensional portrayal of Rose Generally, you won #39;t find a wig listed above the marquee of a movie, but if ESPN wanted to bill the true star of Hu\$tle, a dark and mostly disappointing depiction of Pete Rose #39;s gambling days as Reds manager, it would organize a conference call | 1 |
Six Egyptians snatched in Iraq seized in Baghdad were abducted west of the capital, an Egyptian diplomat in Baghdad said on Friday. and the abduction of two Italian aid workers from their office earlier this month. | 0 |
Report: Dolphins Win Grievance Against Williams MIAMI (Sports Network) - Former Dolphins running back Ricky Williams was ordered by an arbitrator Friday to pay a huge sum of money to Miami, which filed a grievance against the star after he retired just prior to training camp this season. | 1 |
Company Withholding \$5 Million Bonus for Armstrong DALLAS (Reuters) - A Dallas company that specializes in underwriting prize money is withholding a \$5 million bonus to Lance Armstrong until it investigates claims the Tour de France champion used performance-enhancing drugs. | 1 |
Most Airlines Raise Fares Due to Fuel (Reuters) Reuters - A fare hike that raises tickets by #36;5\each way announced by American Airlines earlier this week to\offset record high jet fuel appears to be sticking among other\U.S. airlines, an industry source said on Friday. | 2 |
Most Airlines Raise Fares Due to Fuel DALLAS (Reuters) - A fare hike that raises tickets by \$5 each way announced by American Airlines earlier this week to offset record high jet fuel appears to be sticking among other U.S. airlines, an industry source said on Friday. | 2 |
Stocks Up on Durable Goods News NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks got a mild boost on Friday as government data showed better-than-expected demand in August for durable goods other than transportation equipment. | 2 |
U.S. to Loan Strategic Reserve Crude Oil NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two refiners will borrow crude oil from the national emergency reserve to replace output lost due to Hurricane Ivan and another oil major may be next to tap the stockpile as prices near all-time highs. | 2 |
Find.com Business Search Engine Adds Content Providers Find.com Business Search Engine Adds Content Providers\\Find.com, a search engine for business professionals, today announced that it has signed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC, IBISWorld, IOMA, Datamonitor, and Mintel as new premium content providers for the business s... | 3 |
Bankruptcy Judge Rules Against United Airlines A bankruptcy judge ruled against United Airlines and sided with unions who said the company submitted unsubstantiated factual claims about its plan to terminate pension programs. | 2 |
Emisphere Wins Novartis Over Emisphere warrants close attention, although massive profits are not in the near-term cards. | 2 |
Mutual-fund rating firm gets #39;Wells notice #39; over data NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Morningstar Inc., the mutual-fund research firm, faces potential civil charges over failing to promptly correct inaccurate data it published, the company said Friday. | 2 |
Update 5: Oil Prices Climb Despite Gov #39;t Statement Oil prices inched closer to \$50 a barrel Thursday even as the Bush administration considered tapping the nation #39;s emergency stockpile of crude on behalf of refiners whose supply was disrupted by Hurricane Ivan. | 2 |
Rafa: There is light after Stevie Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez believes his team will be able to deal with the loss of influential skipper Steven Gerrard without much fuss over the next eight weeks. | 1 |
Jones does flip-flop on career The last time we saw Roy Jones Jr., he was getting drilled in shocking fashion by Antonio Tarver on May 15. Afterwards, he would tell anyone in sight that he simply couldn #39;t find the motivation | 1 |
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