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EC wrong on Worldcom / Sprint deal Competition Commissioner Mario Monti suffered an embarrassing defeat in a Luxembourg court this week - it ruled that his decision on the Sprint-Worldcom merger was illegal. | 2 |
Field #39;s new owners put leadership team in place Marshall Field #39;s department stores will soon have both a new president and a chairman to replace the former leader who reaped a big profit from selling her stock. | 2 |
Whitehall to pay \$15.1 mil. to settle federal probe Chicago-based Whitehall Jewellers, the third-largest US jewelry retailer, will pay \$15.1 million to resolve a federal investigation into accounting fraud at one of the company #39;s jewelry suppliers. | 2 |
Britain #39;s GWR, Capital Radio to Merge Broadcasters GWR Group PLC and Capital Radio PLC announced Wednesday that they are to merge, taking control of more than a third of Britain #39;s commercial radio market. | 2 |
BEA veterans launch new approach to open source services The former head of Microsoft Corp #39;s Windows business has given his financial backing to SourceLabs Inc, a new open source support and services firm set up by former executives at BEA Systems Inc. | 3 |
Bank of America to deploy 180,000 IP phones Bank of America this week announced plans for a corporate-wide IP telephony rollout that will eventually put an IP phone on every BoA employee #39;s desktop -- about 180,000 phones total. | 3 |
Intel intros new Pentium 4 for desktop replacements A new version of the Pentium 4 aimed at the #39;desktop replacement #39; market has been introduced by Intel. The snappily named Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor 548 supporting HT Technology runs at 3.33GHz and is | 3 |
Warning over Internet Sales of Fake Viagra Half of the Viagra tablets bought on the internet could be fakes, research suggested today. Researchers analysed samples of the impotence drug bought online using | 3 |
Freescale shows off dual core Power PC chip THE FIRM spun out of Motorola to sell semiconductors said it has started showing off a dual core processor based on the E600 architecture. | 3 |
Is There Life After BEA? Can a new Seattle-based open source start-up become quot;the Dell of the software industry quot;? That #39;s the question being asked by analysts commenting on the sudden publicity being given this week to SourceLabs, a | 3 |
Spam: From nuisance to corporate killer KUALA LUMPUR: Corporations which think that spam is merely an irritation must change their mindset to consider it a real security threat instead, said e-mail security provider Ironport Systems Inc. | 3 |
Freescale Discloses High-Performance Dual Core Processor <b>...</b> Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL) today is providing architectural details of its most powerful processor to date: the MPC8641D Dual Core processor. | 3 |
Gibbs adjusting to new NFL To loyal fans of the Washington Redskins, Monday night #39;s event in FedEx Field was a flashback to the good old days. There was Joe Gibbs, back in his Redskins coaching garb, matching wits on the sideline once | 1 |
Novak Sweeps Through in Shanghai Second-seeded Jiri Novak swept past Taiwan #39;s Lu Yen-Hsun 6-2, 6-2, to reach the second round of the Shanghai Open on Wednesday. | 1 |
Aborted Six-Nation Talks After all, the fourth round of six-nation talks to discuss North Korean nuclear programs misses its initial deadline of Thursday Sept. | 0 |
Australian Labor to Raise Pensions, Fund Grandparents (Update3) Australia #39;s main opposition Labor Party leader Mark Latham targeted aged voters in his official election campaign launch today, promising to provide free hospital care for people over | 0 |
Three Palestinians killed in Gaza Armed Hamas activist, two teenagers killed during Israeli army raid into north of Gaza Strip. GAZA CITY - Three Palestinians, including an armed Hamas activist, were killed Wednesday during an Israeli army | 0 |
Arrests in embassy bombing: report INDONESIAN counter-terrorism police had re-arrested two men suspected of involvement in this month #39;s deadly bomb attack on the Australian embassy in Jakarta, a report said today. | 0 |
Stocks Seen Flat as Oil Prices Climb NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks look to open flat on Monday, with oil prices moving higher and the dollar holding near record lows. | 2 |
Coping with e-trash pileup NEW YORK -- When Office Depot Inc. stores ran an electronics recycling drive last summer that accepted everything from cellphones to televisions, some stores were overwhelmed by the amount of e-trash they received. | 2 |
First sign of malicious code exploiting Windows Jpeg security flaw The first malicious codes to exploit security flaws in Microsoft Windows #39; handling of jpeg image files has appeared on internet newsgroups. | 3 |
Raul heralded for return to form Real Madrid #39;s Raul Gonzalez won plaudits for his inspirational display against AS Roma which secured the team #39;s first victory of its Champions League campaign and ended a barren patch for the star striker. | 1 |
Mosul car bomb wounds six US soldiers; Freed Italian hostage says <b>...</b> A car bombing in the northern city of Mosul wounded six American soldiers, the military said Wednesday, while one of two Italian women | 0 |
Muslim Efforts To Release British Hostage Yield Results This week, a delegation of British Muslims returned from a high profile effort to secure the release of a British hostage, civilian Kenneth Bigley, held in Iraq since September 16th. | 0 |
Jakarta Police Close to Identifying Embassy Bomber (Reuters) Reuters - Indonesian police are close to\identifying the suicide bomber who detonated a minivan packed\with explosives at the Australian embassy in Jakarta this\month, killing 9 people, the police chief said on Wednesday. | 0 |
Israel Kills 3 Palestinians in Major Gaza Raid JABALYA, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed three Palestinians, including two teenagers, on Wednesday after storming into the northern Gaza Strip for the third time in as many months to quell Palestinian rocket fire into Israel. | 0 |
China says Taiwan war-mongering \China accuses Taiwan of "serious provocation" after the island's premier said it should be allowed offensive missiles. | 0 |
Could up stake to as much as 20 LONDON (CBS.MW) -ConocoPhillips Wednesday said it bought a 7.6 percent stake in Russian oil giant Lukoil for \$2 billion and the two agreed that the US company could raise its stake to as much as 20 percent. | 2 |
Merciless Bayern hammering kills Ajax hopes: 4-0 The conclusion that had to be drawn after six fixtures last season, can now be drawn after only two: Ajax is not good enough to make an impact in the Champions League. | 1 |
Typhoon Meari hits south Japan, triggers landslides Typhoon Meari swept through Japan #39;s southern main islands of Kyushu and Shikoku on Wednesday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated as it unleashed heavy rains and strong winds. | 0 |
Baseball Today (AP) AP - Anaheim at Texas (8:05 p.m. EDT). The Angels try to remain in the playoff picture with a crucial game against the Rangers. | 1 |
Jiri Novak Cruises at Shanghai Open (AP) AP - Jiri Novak advanced to the second round of the Shanghai Open on Wednesday, eliminating Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun, 6-2, 6-2. | 1 |
Mosul Car Bomb Wounds Six U.S. Soldiers BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car bombing in the northern city of Mosul wounded six American soldiers, the military said Wednesday, while one of two Italian women released from captivity the day before said their captors had promised they would not be killed. Simona Torretta and Simona Pa... | 0 |
Israel Pushes Into Gaza Strip, Killing 3 BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip - A large force of Israeli tanks, armored vehicles and troops pushed into northern Gaza in an overnight raid aimed at militants who have fired rockets against nearby Israeli towns. The incursion, which continued Wednesday, killed at least three Palestinia... | 0 |
Thousands in Florida Remain in Shelters WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Since Labor Day weekend, Linda Baker and her 4-year-old daughter have been forced to stay at a Palm Beach County shelter, the victims of a one-two punch... | 0 |
Dawn of the Dead-Flesh Eaters Maggots aren't just for decomposition. Armed with newfound approval from the feds, doctors are using the creepy-crawlies to treat the most stubborn kinds of wounds. Randy Dotinga reports from San Diego. | 3 |
Google News: Beta Not Make Money Ever wonder why Google News has been in beta for three years? Possibly because it hasn't figured out a way to make money without enraging publishers who spend fortunes to actually gather the news. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg. | 3 |
Only Star Wars Nuts Need Apply Don't bother buying Star Wars: Battlefront if you're looking for a first-class shooter -- there are far better games out there. But if you're a Star Wars freak and need a fix, this title will suffice. Lore Sjberg reviews Battlefront. | 3 |
The Future of Radio? He sold the soul of rock 'n' roll and turned FM into a musical wasteland. Now he has 130 satellite channels and says we won't get fooled again. By Richard Martin from Wired magazine. | 3 |
Dolly Creators Seek Clone License The scientists behind Dolly the sheep apply for a license to clone human embryos. They want to take stem cells from the embryos to study Lou Gehrig's disease. | 3 |
File Traders Could Do Hard Time The House of Representatives passes a bill that would sic the feds on people using peer-to-peer networks to swap songs or movies. Copyright infringers may face up to three years in prison. | 3 |
Malicious Code Hides in JPEGs Hackers take advantage of a flaw in various Microsoft programs that leaves PCs vulnerable to remote attacks. Security experts expect the threat to grow. | 3 |
Conoco Wins LUKOIL Stake Auction (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips won an\auction for a 7.6 percent state stake in Russian oil giant\LUKOIL with a bid of #36;1.988 billion, the Russian property fund\said on Wednesday. | 2 |
2 Airlines' New Cuts Target Executives US Airways Group and Delta Air Lines are both looking to their executive ranks in their latest round of cost cuts. | 2 |
Yen Rises from Lows, Oil Still a Threat LONDON (Reuters) - The yen rose from a 6-week low against the dollar and 4-month lows versus the euro on Wednesday as oil prices backed off record highs, while the euro maintained its grip on recent gains against the greenback. | 2 |
Oil prices back above \$50 despite Saudi pledge LONDON, United Kingdom -- Red-hot world oil prices simmered just above 50 dollars on Wednesday after a pledge by Saudi Arabia to lift output brought only fleeting respite to a market gripped by supply fears, analysts said. | 2 |
Delta flies toward clouds of Chapter 11 Delta Air Lines on Tuesday slashed pay for most workers, and pilots agreed to contract changes that should prevent a wave of pilot retirements from pushing it into bankruptcy protection. | 2 |
Capital and GWR tie the knot Capital and GWR today announced their 711m merger, creating the country #39;s biggest radio group in a deal that changes the shape of the British radio industry. | 2 |
Google shares reach \$126.86 As two major investment banks issued optimistic reports on the Mountain View search engine company Tuesday, its stock price jumped \$8. | 2 |
Ryanair launches routes from Italy Ryanair will fly to seven new destinations from Italy #39;s Orio al Serio airport as of next year and is to increase the number of aircraft based there, Europe #39;s biggest low-cost airline says. | 2 |
Day dawns for X Prize space shot A pioneering aviation company will attempt to rocket into space on Wednesday in a bid to win the \$10 million Ansari X Prize. The prize will go to the first non-governmental vehicle that can ferry three people | 3 |
JPEG of Death Turns Erotic After Microsoft announced a flaw (nicknamed the JPEG of Death) in Windows #39; handling of JPEG images, a Trojan horse that exploits this flaw, has been found looming around pornographic sites. | 3 |
#39;Don #39;t Let Rooney Mask ManYoo Problems... #39; There was little doubt what the focus of Tuesday night at Old Trafford would be as soon as the Manchester United team had been named: Wayne Rooney. | 1 |
Singh withdraws from World Golf Championships-American Express <b>...</b> KILKENNY, Ireland - The much-anticipated duel between the top two players in the world will have to wait another week. Vijay Singh, who took over the No. | 1 |
Life will never be the same again for Monster Cable Monster Cable Products Inc. is best known for selling premium-priced speaker wires connected to the back of home entertainment systems. | 1 |
Dodgers win wild one; San Francisco, Chicago and Houston in <b>...</b> Milton Bradley threw a tantrum -- and a bottle -- all before the Los Angeles Dodgers strengthened their hold on the NL West lead with a wild victory. | 1 |
N Koreans storm Beijing mission About 40 people, thought to be North Koreans, are reported to have stormed the Canadian Embassy in Beijing in an apparent attempt to win asylum. | 0 |
Indonesian police say Jakarta embassy bomber identified by DNA Indonesian police say DNA tests have successfully identified a suicide bomber involved in a deadly attack this month on the Australian embassy in the capital, Jakarta. | 0 |
Taliban Attack Afghan Government Office 29 September 2004 -- Afghan police said Taliban militants attacked an Afghan government office early this morning and launched a gun battle that left four attackers and three Afghan troops dead. | 0 |
Putin promises 2bn dollars to subsidize medicines under Russian <b>...</b> Russia is to allocate 2bn dollars to reduce prices of medicines within the framework of the implementation of the monetary benefits programme, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with representatives of India #39;s... | 0 |
China seeks to strengthen cooperation links with Zimbabwe China has reiterated its support forthe government of Zimbabwe #39;s President Robert Mugabe by dispatching a high level official to attend the national conference of Mugabe #39;s ruling party. | 0 |
Hungarian Referendums Fails 6 December 2004 -- Preliminary official results show that voters failed to approve a referendum on whether to give ethnic Hungarians living outside the country the right to become Hungarian citizens. | 0 |
Oil prices ease on hopes of Nigeria breakthrough LONDON : Oil prices fell slightly in opening deals on hopes of an easing of tensions in Nigeria #39;s key oil producing region, traders said. | 2 |
Conoco Wins \$2 Billion LUKOIL Stake ConocoPhillips said on Wednesday it was seeking 20 percent in Russia #39;s LUKOIL in a far-reaching alliance opening the way for the two oil majors to tap vast reserves in northern Russia and Iraq. | 2 |
Motorola realigns mission Motorola Inc. Tuesday sliced about 1,000 jobs at its Schaumburg headquarters, Deer Park and elsewhere while posting hundreds of new jobs to strengthen its mission to produce seamless mobility products. | 2 |
Cendant offers \$1bn for Orbitz Travel company Cendant, the owner of Avis and Budget car hire firms, is in advanced talks to buy travel website Orbitz for \$1bn. Orbitz was started by five US airlines in 2000 and floated on Nasdaq for \$300m in December 2003. | 2 |
IBM says its superfast supercomputer is No. 1 Technology giant IBM will announce today that it has built the world #39;s most powerful supercomputer, surpassing the performance of a machine in Yokohama, Japan. | 2 |
PalmSource unveils Cobalt OS PalmSource finally unveiled its new OS, version 1.1 of Palm OS Cobalt, as quot;the first PalmOS designed specifically to support phones quot;. | 3 |
AMD 2500 Socket A CPUs Compared SuperPuppy writes quot;Hardcoreware.net has rounded up three 2500 Socket A processors from AMD. An AthlonXP, based on the Barton core (this particular one predates the locked multipliers we #39;ve been seeing lately | 3 |
United boss praises Rooney debut Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has said that Wayne Rooney #39;s first game for the club was as good as any debut he has ever seen. | 1 |
Error margin remains small for Cowboys They made five sacks and got strong play from a rookie cornerback forced into action when a starter was hurt. Several big pass plays were made, the kickoffs were good, and the punting was solid. | 1 |
McNair out of hospital, questionable for Sunday Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair was released from the hospital Tuesday morning after a two-night stay with a bruised sternum. McNair was injured late in the Titans #39; 15-12 loss to Jacksonville on Sunday. | 1 |
Ransom Payments Seen Fueling Iraq's Hostage Crisis (Reuters) Reuters - The release of two Italian aid workers\in Iraq has raised hopes other hostages may soon be freed, but\reports that a large ransom was paid may only feed the\burgeoning hostage crisis. | 0 |
Bigley looks set to be freed in Iraq (AFP) AFP - The kidnappers of Briton Ken Bigley in Iraq have posted a message suggesting they will free him, his brother said in a television interview. | 0 |
Forty-four North Koreans storm Canadian embassy in Beijing (AFP) AFP - Forty-four North Korean men, women and children scaled the walls of the Canadian embassy in Beijing in a likely bid for political asylum, an embassy spokesman said. | 0 |
Ransom Payments Seen Fueling Iraq's Hostage Crisis BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The release of two Italian aid workers in Iraq has raised hopes other hostages may soon be freed, but reports that a large ransom was paid may only feed the burgeoning hostage crisis. | 0 |
Passenger attacks pilots with axe A man is arrested after attacking two pilots and a passenger with an axe on an internal flight in Norway. | 0 |
Tourists freed in Peru coca siege Police in Peru storm an ancient Inca temple to free foreign 19 tourists taken hostage by coca growers. | 0 |
Microsoft and Amazon join forces against scammers Amazon and Microsoft have joined forces to launch a legal crackdown on alleged phishers and spammers. The companies have filed a joint federal lawsuit against a Canadian company, Gold Disk Canada, accusing it of spoofing. | 2 |
Stocks Cautious Amid High Oil Prices NEW YORK Sept. 29, 2004 - US stocks are seen in a cautious mood at the open as investors take on board a persistently high oil price and reflect on Tuesday #39;s poor consumer confidence reading. | 2 |
Conoco, Lukoil form alliance US oil major pays nearly \$2B for 7.6 of Russian firm, partnership eyes projects in Russia, Iraq. MOSCOW (Reuters) - US oil major ConocoPhillips and Russia #39;s Lukoil announced Wednesday they would form a strategic | 2 |
Q amp;A: Why UK radio groups want to merge The agreed merger between two of the UK #39;s biggest commercial radio groups, Capital Radio and GWR, signals an era of change in the radio industry. | 2 |
Microsoft blames spammers for Hotmail charges In a move which Microsoft claims will help fight spammers, MSN Hotmail users are facing charges if they want to access the email service via the Outlook email client. | 3 |
Buying Viagra over the Internet could give you a heart attack! Doctors are warning people not to buy the anti-impotency drug, Viagra, over the internet, because they have found conclusive evidence that it is usually fake and could lead to a number of side effects, including a heart attack. | 3 |
Aussies ready for Sachin On Wednesday morning Sachin Tendulkar was at the Brabourne stadium, to egg on his Mumbai teammates. Not only did he have a chat with the Mumbai captain and coach and see the practice session through, but also | 1 |
Spears, Stosur Advance in Korea Open (AP) AP - American Abigail Spears advanced to the quarterfinals of the Korea Open on Wednesday with a 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 win over second-seeded Shinobu Asagoe of Japan. | 1 |
Fuel Rods Turned into Weapons, North Claims North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Su-hon, currently attending the UN general assemblys annual ministerial meeting, disclosed on Monday that the North has reprocessed 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods into weapons-grade. | 0 |
Relief for Euro Disney; Challenges Loom (Reuters) Reuters - Euro Disney shares leapt on Wednesday\after the French theme park operator clinched a long-awaited\deal to restructure its debt, but analysts say big challenges\loom for Chairman Andre Lacroix. | 2 |
Mortgage Applications Rise Last Week -MBA (Reuters) Reuters - New applications for U.S. home loans\rose last week along with mortgage refinancings as 30-year\mortgage rates eased to their lowest levels in six months, an\industry group said on Wednesday. | 2 |
Relief for Euro Disney; Challenges Loom PARIS (Reuters) - Euro Disney shares leapt on Wednesday after the French theme park operator clinched a long-awaited deal to restructure its debt, but analysts say big challenges loom for Chairman Andre Lacroix. | 2 |
Conoco Wins \$2 Billion LUKOIL Stake MOSCOW (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips said on Wednesday it was seeking 20 percent of Russia's LUKOIL in a far-reaching alliance which opens the way for the oil majors to tap vast reserves in northern Russia and Iraq. | 2 |
Stocks Seen Steady Ahead of Oil, GDP Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks looked to open little changed on Wednesday, a day after staging a late rally on heavy machinery maker Caterpillar Inc.'s <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CAT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">CAT.N</... | 2 |
Disney's Iger Says Pixar Deal Unlikely LONDON (Reuters) - Disney <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DIS.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">DIS.N</A> President Robert Iger said on Wednesday that a new deal between the media conglomerate and Pixar Animation Studios <A HREF... | 2 |
Oil prices ease on Nigerian talks Oil prices fall on news of Nigerian peace talks but analysts expect the price to remain close to the \$50 mark. | 2 |
Computer Associates to Cut Workforce -WSJ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Computer Associates International Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CA.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">CA.N</A> will lay off about 5 percent of its work force in an attempt to cut costs, the Wall Street... | 2 |
Mortgage lending at 12-month low Mortgage lending slows to its lowest level in a year in August, but credit card spending continues to boom, Bank of England figures show. | 2 |
Deutsche Post Sees a Big DHL U.S. Loss FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Deutsche Post AG said losses at its U.S. express and logistics business will be 200 million euros (\$246.1 million) greater than expected this year, sending its shares down over 4 percent. | 2 |
Strike halts Assam tea production A one-day strike by tea workers in India's north-eastern state of Assam brings work in 800 tea gardens to a halt. | 2 |
World Bank Urges Poor Countries to Improve Investment Climates The World Bank wants the governments of poor countries to do more to improve their investment climates, action it described as central to economic growth and poverty reduction. | 2 |
Russia, India get Windows XP Starter Edition Russia has now become the fourth country to join Microsoft #39;s Windows XP Starter Edition Pilot Program. The Windows XP Starter Edition Pilot Program was first announced back in August and included Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. | 3 |
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