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Arafat offers support to Bigley Yasser Arafat has promised to intercede on behalf of British hostage Ken Bigley, a senior Irish politician says. Michael Higgins, foreign affairs spokesman for the Labour Party in Dublin, said the Palestinian leader made his pledge in a letter to him. | 0 |
Another Chapter in the Extermination Policy When Israel sends its agents to commit a crime in Syria, would it be implementing an American policy? The course of American pressure, which is now focused on Syria, supposes this; this is what might happen | 0 |
Cisco notches new Net phone deal Bank of America signs a deal to deploy 180,000 Cisco IP telephones nationwide over the next three years. | 3 |
Dell introduces new compact desktop PC Dell Inc. updated its line of slim consumer Dimension desktop PCs Tuesday with a multiformat expansion card reader, the first time such a feature has appeared in a Dell PC, a company spokesman said. | 3 |
Bank of America to deploy 180,000 IP phones Bank of America Corp. this week announced plans for a corporate-wide IP telephony rollout that will eventually put an IP phone on every BoA employees desktop -- about 180,000 phones total. | 3 |
Microsoft's Anti-Spam Effort Killed Amid Patent Row A row over intellectual property claims from Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has dealt a fatal blow to an ambitious effort by Internet engineers to create a technical standard for curbing junk e-mail. | 3 |
Japanese Schools Tracking Students by Radio TOKYO (AP) -- Cutting class just got harder but schools are safer thanks to computer chips that help track students, Japanese officials say. Some schools here this month began trial runs in which students carry chips that have tiny antennae and can be traced by radio, with... | 3 |
Lowe's Sees Profit Rising in 2005, 2006 (Reuters) Reuters - Home improvement retailer Lowe's Cos.\ on Tuesday said it expects diluted earnings per share\rising in both 2005 and 2006 as it benefits from increased\remodeling activity and a rise in home ownership. | 2 |
Lowe's Sees Profit Rising in 2005, 2006 ATLANTA (Reuters) - Home improvement retailer Lowe's Cos. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=LOW.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">LOW.N</A> on Tuesday said it expects diluted earnings per share rising in both 2005 and 2006 as it ben... | 2 |
Snap-On Sees Profit Below Estimates NEW YORK (Reuters) - Snap-on Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=SNA.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">SNA.N</A>, which makes vehicle-repair tools, on Tuesday said third-quarter and full-year earnings would fall short of Wall Street ... | 2 |
Starbucks to boost coffee prices in US You #39;ll soon be forking over an extra 11 cents for a gentrified java. Starbucks (SBUX) says it will raise the average price of its beverages by 11 cents at 4,500 stores in North America Oct. | 2 |
Atherogenics stock leaps on heart trial data Shares of Atherogenics Inc. (AGIX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) leaped 82 percent in electronic trading before the market opened on Tuesday following the release of data showing | 2 |
BHP Billiton wins 3.2 billion dollar iron ore deal with Chinese <b>...</b> SYDNEY : BHP Billiton said it had struck a 3.2 billion US dollar deal to supply four Chinese steel companies with iron ore over the next decade. | 2 |
Opponents of proposed coal-fired power plant line up to sound off DENVER - A plan by Colorado #39;s largest utility to build a \$1.3 billion coal-fired power plant in Pueblo is facing strong opposition from people who say both environmental and financial concerns make the facility a bad idea. | 3 |
Renewable energy may be offered by Empire Empire Electric #39;s 15,000 member-owners may be able to get all or part of their electricity from renewable sources starting in January. | 3 |
Wenger happy to avoid penguins Trondheim - Arsenal go into their Champions League clash with Norwegian champions Rosenborg on Wednesday looking to melt away the memories of their last visits to chilly climes. | 1 |
SI.com OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- After playing spoiler in the American League West Division for a week, the Seattle Mariners finally looked like a last-place team. | 1 |
First probable case of bird flu transmission between humans Bangkok (AsiaNews/Agencies) - The first case of transmission of the H5N1 virus between humans could have taken place in Thailand, this according to Kumara Rai, acting Thailand representative for the World Health Organisation (WHO). | 0 |
Blair: #39;Doing everything #39; London - Prime Minister Tony Blair is doing quot;everything he possibly can quot; to save the British engineer kidnapped in Iraq, Blair #39;s deputy said on Tuesday as the hostage #39;s family took encouragement from an offer of help by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. | 0 |
Oil Charges Over \$50 on Nigeria Threat Oil prices raced to new record highs above \$50 on Tuesday as rebel threats against Nigerian oil facilities threatened to inflict further strain on global supplies. | 2 |
Microsoft to comply with EC orders on Windows The world #39;s software giant Microsoft Corp. said it would comply with the European Commission (EC) #39;s orders if it fails this week to persuade the European Court of Justice to suspend the EC #39;s decision. | 2 |
Pepsi Bottling Profit Up, Hikes Outlook Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (PBG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest bottler of Pepsi drinks, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose on volume growth in the United States and Europe | 2 |
Technical Problems Delay Russian Space Launch Again Technical problems have prompted a further delay to the blast-off of a Russian spacecraft to the International Space Station, space officials said on Tuesday. | 3 |
Red Sox clinch playoff berth with win over Devil Rays The Red Sox clinch their second straight trip to the playoffs with a 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Boston was led by Manny Ramirez #39;s American League-leading 43rd home run. | 1 |
Two Soldiers Attached To 1st Cav Charged With Murder Staff Sgt. Johnny Horne, Jr., and Staff Sgt. Cardenas Alban have been charged with murder in the death of an Iraqi, the 1st Cavalry Division announced Monday. | 0 |
FlexWiki: Microsoft's Third Open Software Project (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Could problems with Microsoft's GotDotNet Workspaces be prompting Microsoft to release more code to SourceForge? | 3 |
Consumer Confidence Falls in September (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. consumer confidence edged lower\in September for a second straight month as persistent worries\about the job market weighed on sentiment, a report on Tuesday\said. | 2 |
GULP! Higher Coffee Prices Brewing (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. consumers may soon have to\swallow more expensive coffee as soaring futures and rising\costs from milk to fuel induce roasters to charge more for the\steamy brew, industry participants said. | 2 |
Stocks Open Higher, Shrug Off Oil Spike (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday,\with beaten down shares offering bargains to investors and oil\producer stocks bolstered by crude oil prices breaking through\the #36;50 a barrel mark. | 2 |
Nabi Says Vaccine Helped Smokers Quit (Reuters) Reuters - Nabi Biopharmaceuticals on\Tuesday said its NicVAX nicotine vaccine showed promising\results in helping smokers quit smoking in a small clinical\trial, sending its shares up 23 percent in premarket activity. | 2 |
GULP! Higher Coffee Prices Brewing NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumers may soon have to swallow more expensive coffee as soaring futures and rising costs from milk to fuel induce roasters to charge more for the steamy brew, industry participants said. | 2 |
Silicon Still Rocks the House Online music downloading might be the new wave in the music business, but it won't crest for at least another five years, according to a new report. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT> | 3 |
Chevron denies Kazakh tax claim ChevronTexaco says its Tengizchevroil venture has not been sent a \$2.5bn back-tax bill from the Kazakh government. | 2 |
Saudi Arabia to Boost Oil Production as Price Hits \$50 The price of oil finally broke through the \$50-a-barrel mark today, a milestone never seen before. | 2 |
A major player at Enron testifies HOUSTON A former executive who participated in the wrongdoing that helped cripple Enron has testified, providing the first glimpse through the eyes of a principal of the deals orchestrated by Andrew Fastow when he was the company #39;s chief financial officer | 2 |
NFL: Parcells bests Gibbs LANDOVER, Maryland The coaches are older and grayer, and Lawrence Taylor and Mark Rypien are long retired. But on the football field little else has changed in the rivalry between Bill Parcells and Joe Gibbs. | 1 |
Soccer: United keeps agents rich LONDON As Wayne Rooney, the world #39;s most expensive teenage soccer player, prepared for his debut in the Champions League on Tuesday night, his new club Manchester United disclosed the true cost of paying middlemen to smooth the path between clubs who buy | 1 |
CNN employee abducted as violence waxes in Gaza JERUSALEM Palestinian gunmen in Gaza City abducted an Israeli Arab working for CNN, according to the network, stopping a taxi carrying a news crew and seizing the man, Riad Ali, a producer. | 0 |
Diamonds robbed from Louvre Two diamonds worth over \$14 million were robbed mid-afternoon from an antique dealers #39; show at the Paris Louvre museum yesterday. | 0 |
Pepsi Bottling Profit Rises Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (PBG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest bottler of Pepsi drinks, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose on volume growth in the United States and Europe. | 2 |
Nation/world briefs NEW YORK - Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp. said they are exploring a potential joint bid for Adelphia Communications Corp., the troubled cable company that put itself on the block as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. | 2 |
Rogers learns lesson NSW Rugby CEO Fraser Neill believes Waratah star Mat Rogers has learned his lesson after he was fined and ordered to do community service following his controversial comments about the club rugby competition. | 1 |
Consumer Confidence Dips in September NEW YORK Sept. 28, 2004 - Consumer confidence declined in September for the second consecutive month, a New York-based private research group said Tuesday. | 2 |
Mexican mixer sets sights on RMC concrete Mexico #39;s Cemex has helped RMC Group #39;s shareholders to salsa their way out of debt that weighed like concrete boots. Photo: Rick Stevens. | 2 |
Door open for Hardie boss JAMES Hardie #39;s two most senior executives have agreed to stand aside after damning findings by a special inquiry into its asbestos liabilities, but chief executive Peter Macdonald | 2 |
Starbucks Confirms Price Increase Starbucks had indicated in July it would likely raise drink prices for the first time in nearly four years to keep up with costs, although the coffee retailer did not say how much or when. | 2 |
Colonial to buy Union Bank Montgomery, Ala.-based Colonial BancGroup (NYSE: CNB) said it has agreed to buy Sunrise-based Union Bank of Florida for a total of about \$233 million. | 2 |
Motorola to Cut 1,000 Jobs, Take Charge Motorola Inc. will cut 1,000 jobs worldwide and take a charge of \$50 million for severance benefits, officials said Tuesday. Motorola is completing a spinoff of its chip operations, now operating independently | 2 |
Hollinger Adds 2 Independent Directors Hollinger Inc., the scandal-plagued parent of newspaper publisher Hollinger International Inc., Tuesday said it increased the number of independent directors on its board to five from three. | 2 |
California Pizza Boosts 3Q Outlook Casual restaurant chain California Pizza Kitchen Inc. said Tuesday that 12-month same-store sales rose 7.5 percent for the third quarter, and the company raised its earnings per share guidance excluding several charges. | 2 |
Virgin Digital Online Music Store Is Open For Business! Virgin is all over the map. Yesterday morning, Sir Richard Branson introduced to the world that he was ready to make astronauts of us all by 2007. | 3 |
Silicon Still Rocks the House The Internet may have forever changed the music business, but online downloads will keep playing second fiddle to compact discs for at least the next five years. | 3 |
AT amp;T Wireless sells dedicated messaging device AT amp;T Wireless Services launched a mobile e-mail and messaging device without voice service on Monday, aiming to use a low price to tempt young consumers. | 3 |
Cybertrust Launches in Latest Merger in Security Market On 21 September 2004, Betrusted and TruSecure announced that they will merge, creating a privately held IT security company called Cybertrust. | 3 |
Anaheim Angels Team Report - September 28 (Sports Network) - The Anaheim Angels and Texas Rangers will continue their battle for the division crown this evening, as they continue a four-game series at Ameriquest Field. | 1 |
Lee on his last chance for Test Brett Lee will have one last chance to convince selectors he is worth a place in Australia #39;s first Test side against India as the tourists take on Mumbai in their only warm-up match here, starting tomorrow. | 1 |
Okocha set to return vs Baggies Bolton playmaker Jay-Jay Okocha insists he will be fit to face West Brom on Saturday. Okocha was forced to sit out the draw against Birmingham at the weekend after suffering a groin injury in training on Friday. | 1 |
CORRECTED-Lyle in race for Ryder Cup captaincy Please read second paragraph as quot;Lyle, 46, told television programme Scotland Today quot; instead of quot;daily newspaper Scotland Today quot;. | 1 |
Spanish Catholics attack plans for same-sex marriage The Catholic church in Spain yesterday attacked government plans to legalise gay marriage, saying it would be like releasing a quot;virus quot; into Spanish society. | 0 |
Riots in Lebanon after al Qaeda suspect dies in custody After overnight riots, thousands of people in Lebanon staged a protest following the death in custody of a suspected Al-Qaeda activist arrested for alleged bomb plots against Western embassies. | 0 |
Jobs Picture Weighs on Consumer Confidence Consumer confidence dipped for the second straight month in September, as Americans remained concerned about the employment situation, according to a survey by the Conference Board. | 2 |
Price hike set Citing higher prices of coffee and sugar, Starbucks says it will raise the average price of its drinks by eleven cents at all 45-hundred stores in North America. | 2 |
Centene buys Medicaid plan, stock rises 10 pct Centene Corp. (CNC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , which sells Medicaid government health insurance plans, said it bought new plans totaling 136,000 new members, pushing its shares | 2 |
Colonial BancGroup to Buy Union Bank Colonial BancGroup Inc. on Tuesday said it agreed to acquire Union Bank of Florida in a cash and stock transaction, adding Union #39;s 18 branches to its network of nearly 300 locations. | 2 |
Study: Compact Disc Rocks On LONDON -- The compact disc has at least another five years as the most popular music format before online downloads chip away at its dominance, a new study said on Tuesday. | 3 |
Hamm, Yang Testify Before Sports Court American Paul Hamm and South Korea #39;s Yang Tae-young have testified before the sports world #39;s highest court in a hearing to determine who should win the Olympic men #39;s all-around gymnastics gold medal. | 1 |
Bolton skipper Okocha fit for West Brom Nigeria skipper Austin Jay Jay Okocha has declared he will be fit for Bolton Wanderers #39; Premiership match at West Brom on Saturday after missing last weekend #39;s 1-1 home draw with Birmingham with a groin strain. | 1 |
Americans forces bomb Fallujah, battle insurgents in Baghdad American forces unleashed an air strike against a suspected insurgent hideout in Fallujah on Tuesday, the latest in a string of attacks aimed at associates of guerrilla leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. | 0 |
CDs to dominate for years over net downloads, study shows LONDON - The compact disc has at least another five years as the most popular music format before online downloads chip away at its dominance, a new study said on Tuesday. | 3 |
Saudis to Raise Oil Production in Bid to Bring Down Record Prices Saudi Arabia says it will raise oil production in an effort to bring down prices that have soared to more than \$50 a barrel. Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said Tuesday that the kingdom will step up its daily | 2 |
Consumer Confidence Falls Again US consumer confidence edged lower again in September after falling in August, as persistent worries about the job market weighed on sentiment, a report on Tuesday said. | 2 |
Stocks Climb Despite Rising Oil Prices Stocks turned higher Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average back above the 10,000 mark, as investors shrugged off rising energy prices and focused instead on good corporate news. | 2 |
P and O cuts back Channel ferries in switch from shipping to ports LONDON : Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co (P and O) -- the ports, shipping and logistics group -- announced sweeping cuts to its ferry operations to refocus the business in the face of competition from low-cost airlines. | 2 |
S amp;P cuts debt ratings for SBC, BellSouth, Cingular Standard amp; Poor #39;s on Tuesday lowered the long-term debt ratings on BellSouth Corp. (BLS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , SBC Communications (SBC. | 2 |
Consumer Confidence Dips in September (AP) AP - Consumer confidence declined in September for the second consecutive month, a New York-based private research group said Tuesday. | 2 |
Nabi Says Vaccine Helped Smokers Quit CHICAGO (Reuters) - Nabi Biopharmaceuticals <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NABI.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">NABI.O</A> on Tuesday said its NicVAX nicotine vaccine showed promise in helping smokers quit smoking in a small clin... | 2 |
Any Fannie Mae Restatement Up to SEC--COO WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Whether mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=FNM.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">FNM.N</A> will have to restate its earnings as a result of accounting problems cited by regul... | 2 |
Oil Knocks Yen, Dents Dollar NEW YORK (Reuters) - The yen fell to a six-week low against the dollar on Tuesday as investors worried that soaring oil prices could jeopardize Japan's economic recovery. | 2 |
Treasury Yields Dip on Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasury yields retested recent lows on Tuesday after a soft reading on U.S. consumer sentiment encouraged those who hope the Federal Reserve will have to slow the pace of interest rates increases. | 2 |
Consumer Confidence Slips Again Consumer confidence declined in September for the second consecutive month, a New York-based private research group said Tuesday. | 2 |
Stocks Open Higher as Investors Shrug Off Oil Spike Stocks opened higher today, with beaten down shares offering bargains to investors and oil producer stocks bolstered by higher crude oil prices. | 2 |
Motorola to cut 1,000 jobs Telecommunications equipment maker Motorola Inc. said Tuesday that it would cut 1,000 jobs and take charges of about \$50 million for severance benefits as part of a drive to increase productivity. | 2 |
Cable Titans Team for Adelphia Comcast and Time Warner yesterday announced they will make a joint bid for Adelphia Communications, jumping to the front of the pack in the widely watched auction for the No. | 2 |
Boeing 7E7 Faces Trouble from Talk of Airbus Rival As Boeing Co gears up for its all-new 7E7 airliner, arch rival Airbus may already be putting 7E7 orders and supplier cost-sharing | 2 |
Amaker gains another recruit A day after returning from his visit to the University of Michigan, Price gave a verbal commitment to play basketball for the Wolverines on Monday afternoon. | 1 |
US planes hit Zarqawi insurgents in Falluja BAGHDAD US forces struck by air Tuesday at what they called a hideout for associates of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Falluja, and troops battled insurgents on a main thoroughfare in Baghdad, the authorities said. | 0 |
Pakistan Arrests Over a Dozen Suspected Militants Security forces have detained more than a dozen suspected militants, including some linked to al Qaeda, after killing Pakistan #39;s most wanted man in a weekend shootout, intelligence sources said on Tuesday. | 0 |
Turner to Provide Content for Net TV Co. (AP) AP - Akimbo Systems Inc., a startup that plans to deliver video over the Internet to television sets, has signed a deal for mainstream content from Time Warner Inc.'s Turner Broadcasting System. | 3 |
Hackers Attack Web Site of Qaeda-Linked Iraq Group (Reuters) Reuters - Hackers on Tuesday attacked a Web site of\an al Qaeda-linked group that beheaded two U.S. hostages in\Iraq, rerouting visitors to a page showing a penguin toting a\machine-gun and warning against hosting such sites. | 3 |
Alpine ships car stereo iPod interface (MacCentral) MacCentral - Alpine Electronics of America Inc. on Tuesday announced it is shipping its Interface Adapter for iPod, model KCA-420i. The #36;100 product enables Alpine's 2004 Ai-NET in-dash head units to interface with Apple's iPod and iPod mini. First announced in Ja... | 3 |
Motorola to Cut 1,000 Jobs (Reuters) Reuters - Telecommunications equipment maker\Motorola Inc. said on Tuesday that it would cut 1,000\jobs and take related charges of about #36;50 million to focus on\its wireless business. | 3 |
Hackers Target Microsoft JPEG Hole (PC World) PC World - Images posted in news groups may install remote control software on vulnerable PCs. | 3 |
Scientist Vies for Human Cloning License (AP) AP - One of the creators of Dolly the sheep, the world's first mammal cloned from an adult, said Tuesday he was seeking permission to create cloned human embryos for medical research. | 3 |
Asteroid Toutatis Makes Closest Pass in 651 Years (Reuters) Reuters - An asteroid named for a Celtic god\of war will come as close to Earth this week as it has since\1353. | 3 |
Gambro Halted After Dialysis Sale Report The Stockholm stock exchange halted trade in kidney-care company Gambro on Monday after a report that the Swedish firm might be on the verge of selling its main dialysis operation in a \$3 billion deal. | 2 |
Kenya Pushes for Ban on Hunting Lions (AP) AP - Kenya is pushing for an international ban on trade in lion trophies and skins, arguing that the number of the animals has declined sharply over the years as a result of hunting, loss of habitat and lack of prey. | 0 |
Nfld woman buys #36;17M lotto ticket after telling husband he got the wrong one (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - MONCTON, N.B. (CP) - A woman from Newfoundland purchased a lottery ticket worth #36;17.7 million Saturday, after scolding her husband for buying the wrong ticket. | 0 |
Bush's lead gets smaller in poll (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - President Bush leads Sen. John Kerry by 8 percentage points among likely voters, the latest USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll shows. That is a smaller advantage than the president held in mid-September but shows him maintaining a durable edge in a race that was ess... | 0 |
AdWatch: New Bush Ad (AP) AP - Details of a new television ad from President Bush to begin airing Tuesday: | 0 |
Court Takes on Question of Seizing Land (AP) AP - The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide when governments may seize people's homes and businesses for economic development projects, a key question as cash-strapped cities seek ways to generate tax revenue. | 0 |
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