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Seagate seeks system builder support for 100GB notebook drive Ideal for barebone laptops, apparently | 3 |
ConocoPhilipps wins stake in Russia's Lukoil for nearly #36;2 billion US (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - MOSCOW (AP) - In a deal paving the way for future joint ventures, U.S. oil giant ConocoPhillips has won an auction with a bid of nearly #36;2 billion US for the Russian government's 7.6 per cent stake in Russia'... | 0 |
Head of China Oil Co. Hails Project Launch (AP) AP - The president of China's biggest oil producer hailed the beginning of construction on a pipeline from Kazakhstan to China on Wednesday, calling it "a bridge of friendship" between his energy-hungry nation and the oil-rich Central Asian country. | 0 |
IBM says its supercomputer in Rochester breaks speed record For three years running, the fastest supercomputer had been NEC #39;s Earth Simulator in Japan. That was seen as a big challenge for the US computer industry. | 2 |
US economy increases 3.3 percent in second quarter The US economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.3 percent in the second quarter of this year,significantly better than a previously estimated growth rate of 2.8 percent, but | 2 |
Update 1: Cendant to Buy Orbitz for \$1.25B in Cash Hotel franchisor Cendant Corp. agreed to buy online travel company Orbitz Inc. for about \$1.25 billion. The \$27.50 a share cash offer, which has been approved by boards of both companies but still needs regulatory | 2 |
Update 1: American Greetings Returns to Profit in 2Q Licensing income helped boost American Greetings Corp. to a profit in its second quarter, even though sales at the greeting cards maker were flat. | 2 |
New ALH bid tipped AFTER almost three months of inaction, investors are betting Australian Leisure amp; Hospitality is finally in play after private equity group Newbridge trumped rival bidder Bruandwo #39;s offer. | 2 |
RPT-Global economy revs up to 30-year high growth-IMF The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday revised up its 2004 world growth forecast to 5 percent, the highest level in three decades, but said sharply | 2 |
Consumers take fright as rate rises bite Consumers are feeling the pinch after five interest rate rises in less than a year, with a slowdown in the rampant housing market, ebbing consumer morale and a drop in retail sales, data show. | 2 |
Microsoft #39;s Russian Carrot Pity Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT). For all the grief we give the company about its failure to plug security holes in its software, its historical problems with the blue screen | 3 |
Hear William Shatner #39;s sensational version of Pulp #39;s #39;Common <b>...</b> The CD will remain the most popular music format till the end of the decade, according to a new survey. The report also states that Europe will buy over 570m worth of digital downloads in 2009, but technology | 3 |
Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium Created 28 major companies announced their formation of the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium, (NCOIC), an industry-wide consortium, with the goal of recommending a unified approach that would enable sensors, communications and information systems to | 3 |
Jackson Joins Kerry Campaign As Adviser (AP) AP - Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson joined the campaign of Sen. John Kerry on Wednesday as a poll showed support for the presidential candidate slipping among black Americans, a critical Democratic constituency. | 0 |
Sombre end to glorious month But instead of climactic celebration of what was a wonderful event, the party and fireworks were cancelled out of respect for the seven children killed when their bus crashed on the way to the Games on Monday. | 1 |
Chelsea v FC Porto Live SSP2 KO 19.45pm Poor old Mourinho.rich, suave, the world at his feet.but unloved. His team are unloved as well. Chelsea have become the team every fan wants to get beaten. | 1 |
AS Roma names Del Neri as coach to replace Voeller AS Roma on Wednesday signed Luigi Del Neri as its new coach to replace Rudi Voeller, who resigned last Sunday. The club reported that Del Neri traveled to the training camp of Trigoria shortly | 1 |
Mayor #39;led Pitcairn #39;s boys #39; in sex PITCAIRN Island mayor Steve Christian will go on trial today accused of leading quot;the boys quot;, a group of seven men who allegedly spent 30 years sexually abusing underage girls on the tiny Pacific outcrop. | 0 |
Govt braces for bird flu Theresa Torres, Reporter. Sharing its neighbors fears of a bird-flu pandemic after the first probable case of human-to-human infection was reported in Thailand, the Philippine government on Wednes | 0 |
PM notes lack of vision OPPOSITION Leader Mark Latham had failed to outline a plan for future management of the national economy in his speech at Labor #39;s campaign launch yesterday, Prime Minister John Howard said. | 0 |
Moscow arrests two in Forbes slaying Moscow police arrested two Chechen men in connection with the murder of US journalist Paul Klebnikov, the Moscow Times reported Wednesday. | 0 |
Kerry says he will use Bush debate to counter Republican distortion (AFP) AFP - Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry admitted that the Bush campaign has run a successful campaign portraying him as indecisive but said he would use a looming presidential debate to set the record straight. | 0 |
Stocks Mixed on Latest GDP Reading NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed in early trading Wednesday as investors digested a jump in the second-quarter gross domestic product and kept a close eye on oil prices that still hovered near \$50 per barrel. Investors saw the Commerce Department report, which said the nation's GDP gr... | 0 |
Official: MLB to Move Expos to Washington WASHINGTON - Richard Nixon was president and man was still making trips to the moon the last time the word "Washington" appeared in the major league baseball standings. On Opening Day, April 4, 2005, look for the nation's capital to return... | 0 |
SpaceShipOne blasts off com September 29, 2004, 7:06 AM PT. MOJAVE, Calif.--A specialized plane carrying a suborbital spacecraft took off shortly before 7:15 am PDT in an attempt to complete the first phase in the race to privatize space travel. | 3 |
Montgomery Doping Hearing Set for Early November World 100 meters record holder Tim Montgomery will appear before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in San Francisco in the first week of November for a hearing over a possible life ban for doping. | 1 |
178 NHL Players Now in Europe (AP) AP - Buffalo Sabres center Daniel Briere agreed to a deal Wednesday with SC Bern of the Swiss league, becoming the latest NHL player to head to Europe. | 1 |
Woods Doubtful for World Championship Tournament THOMASTOWN, Ireland (Reuters) - Three-times winner Tiger Woods could miss the WGC-American Express Championship at Mount Juliet with a shoulder injury, he said on Wednesday. | 1 |
Montgomery Doping Hearing Set for Early November LONDON (Reuters) - World 100 meters record holder Tim Montgomery will appear before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in San Francisco in the first week of November for a hearing over a possible life ban for doping. | 1 |
Olympic Champion Henin Still Suffering from Virus LONDON (Reuters) - Olympic champion Justine Henin-Hardenne is still suffering from a mystery virus which has plagued her for much of this year. | 1 |
ConocoPhillips to make \$2 billion equity investment in Lukoil Houston-based oil company ConocoPhillips and Russia #39;s largest oil producer, Lukoil, jointly announced Wednesday in Moscow that ConocoPhillips will become a strategic equity investor in Lukoil. | 2 |
Developing countries urged to improve investment climate Financial Times, 29 September 2004 - Developing countries must take action to reduce corruption and cronyism in order to improve investment climates and promote growth and poverty reduction, the World Bank said yesterday. | 2 |
Prizes, Profit Could Fuel Private Space Race On Wednesday September 29, a private company in California plans to launch a craft known as SpaceShipOne into near-earth orbit in an attempt to win the so-called quot;Ansari X-Prize. | 3 |
Buying Viagra over the Internet could give you a heart attack! LONDON: 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 |
HP Trials Built-To-Order PCs to Reduce Risk AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - U.S. computer company Hewlett-Packard said on Wednesday it was expanding a built-to-order system for personal computers and other high volume computer products, similar to rival Dell. | 3 |
National League Game Summary - Colorado at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Steve Finley #39;s two-run single capped a five-run ninth inning, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium in the second contest of a four-game series. | 1 |
Time for tea, while a nation decides AFTER one of the most important speeches of his life, British Prime Minister Tony Blair was still fighting to reunite his New Labour Party yesterday as the war in Iraq continued to haunt his leadership. | 0 |
Ross Fitzgerald: Overexposed, overwrought and overboard NO one has said it yet, but John Howard is looking more and more like Paul Keating, circa March 1996. Keating won the seemingly unwinnable election in 1993 against John Hewson, then crashed three years later. | 0 |
Next Round of Six-way Talks Unclear North Koreas Deputy Foreign Minister Choi Su-heon created another stir as he asserted on Monday (Local Time) that Pyongyang has reprocessed and weaponized 8,000 spent plutonium fuel rods. | 0 |
French negotiator claims hostage releases close PARIS, Sept 29 (AFP) - Paris on Wednesday remained tight-lipped about the fate of two French journalists abducted over a month ago in Iraq following the release of up to 10 hostages there, including two Italian female aid workers. | 0 |
Arrest warrant issued for suspects in Klebnikov murder MOSCOW. Sept 29 (Interfax) - A Moscow court has issued an arrest warrant for two Chechens suspected of involvement in the murder of Paul Klebnikov, a prominent American journalist and editor-in-chief of the Russian edition of Forbes magazine. | 0 |
Global economy set for best growth in 30 years: IMF (AFP) AFP - The world economy, powered in part by China, will grow this year at its briskest pace in almost three decades -- five percent -- before losing steam in 2005 in the face of higher oil prices, the IMF said. | 2 |
ConocoPhillips takes 7.6 stake in Russia #39;s Lukoil NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- US stock futures are pointing to a mixed open Wednesday as the positive impact of a report showing stronger-than-expected second-quarter growth in the US economy was offset by concern oil could surge above \$50 a barrel on inventory | 2 |
India, China have improved invt climate The World Bank has called upon the governments of poor countries to work for improving their investment climates as done by India and China, saying it was central to economic growth and poverty reduction. | 2 |
Orbitz stock soars on Cendant deal Shares of Internet travel firm Orbitz Inc. surged after it agreed to be acquired by Manhattan-based Cendant Corp. for about \$1.25 billion. | 2 |
PF Chang #39;s China Bistro 3Q Revenue Rises PF Chang #39;s China Bistro Inc. on Wednesday said its third-quarter revenue rose 29 percent on increased sales, customer traffic and prices. | 2 |
ASML, Carl Zeiss Pay Nikon \$145M Nikon Corp. will soon see a \$145 million influx, thanks to a memorandum of understanding with ASML Holding NV and Carl Zeiss SMT AG. | 2 |
Delta pilots back, executive payroll cut Delta Air Lines says its pilots union decided to get back retired pilots of the company in order not to cancel flights as Delta already suffers huge losses. | 2 |
Private rocketship begins quest for \$10 million X Prize The first private manned rocket to reach space soared toward the edge of the atmosphere on Wednesday in a bid to earn the \$10 million Ansari X Prize. | 3 |
Stocks Are Higher on Latest Economic Growth Reading Stocks rose today as investors digested a jump in the second-quarter gross domestic product and kept a close eye on lower oil prices. | 2 |
Martha Stewart Is Said to Serve Time in West Virginia Martha Stewart has been ordered to serve her sentence for lying about a stock sale at the federal prison in Alderson, W.Va. | 2 |
Rocky Mountain Heads Toward Highs High-powered profit growth has investors dipping into this mall-based confectioner. | 2 |
CA to cut 5 percent of work force The planned elimination of 800 jobs is part of a restructuring plan that will cost \$40 million, the troubled firm says. | 3 |
JPEG exploit could beat antivirus software Security experts say that attacks using image files could bypass established defenses. | 3 |
IMF Predicts Strongest Growth in 3 Decades The global economy should register its strongest growth in three decades in 2004 despite soaring oil prices, which are expected to restrain the US expansion a bit, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday. | 2 |
Martha Stewart to Do Time in W.Va. Federal Prison NEW YORK - Martha Stewart (search) was ordered Wednesday to serve her sentence at the federal prison in Alderson, W.Va., according to source close to the case. | 2 |
UPDATE 3-American Greetings posts profit, starts dividend Greeting card maker American Greetings Corp. (AM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday posted a quarterly profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, as licensing income and lower costs offset flat sales. | 2 |
CA cutting 5 percent of workforce Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) plans to cut 800 positions worldwide, 5 percent of its workforce, in hopes of shaving US\$70 million annually off its operating costs. | 2 |
Italians Rejoice Over Release of Aid Workers in Iraq Italians are rejoicing Wednesday after two female aid workers arrived home following three weeks of captivity at the hands of militants in Iraq. | 0 |
Janet Jackson still holds TiVo title Sure, the device can record movies and anything else broadcast on TV. But apparently sex is what pushes the rewind button the most. | 3 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 to support Indian languages Red Hat Inc.'s Enterprise Linux 4 products, scheduled for release early next year, will support five Indian languages, reflecting the growing importance of the Indian market, according to an executive of the Raleigh, North Carolina-based Linux company. | 3 |
CA cutting 5 percent of workforce Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) plans to cut 800 positions worldwide, 5 percent of its workforce, in hopes of shaving \$70 million annually off its operating costs. | 3 |
Tougher File-Trading Bill Moves Forward Controversial plan could force file swappers to face criminal charges. | 3 |
Apple Unveils Logic Pro 7 Logic Pro 7, the next major release of the award-winning professional music creation and audio production software, will change the way musicians and audio engineers worldwide compose, record, edit and mix music in any studio environment. In addition to more than 100 workflow enhancements, bre... | 3 |
Apple Debuts Logic Express 7 Logic Express 7, a streamlined version of Logic, provides a basic set of professional tools for students, educators and advanced hobbyists at an affordable price. Sep 29 | 3 |
Introducing Two New Jam Packs Apple introduces two new Jam Packs for its GarageBand music creation software, giving musicians and aspiring musicians more Apple Loops and software instruments to create music. Jam Pack 2: Remix Tools makes it easy to produce compelling dance, hip-hop and electronica tracks, while Jam Pac... | 3 |
Mac OS X Tip of the Week: Burning a CD from the Finder What do you do after you #146;ve loaded a blank CD (or a DVD) into your Mac? Find out on the Apple Pro/ site in the latest Mac OS X killer tip. Sep 21 | 3 |
ConocoPhillips buys big Lukoil stake ConocoPhillips has bought a major stake in Russia #39;s second largest oil producer OAO Lukoil Holdings. The Houston company, formed by a merger of Conoco and Phillips Petroleum, won | 2 |
Earth in close encounter with giant asteroid Humankind got spied on by a huge space invader on Wednesday. An asteroid named for a Celtic god of war was to come closer to Earth this week than it has since 1353. | 3 |
Chelsea v Porto Defender Wayne Bridge is in contention for Chelsea after missing the weekend win at Middlesbrough due to a knock suffered in the draw against Tottenham. | 1 |
Oil Falls from \$50 as Crude Stocks Swell LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices dropped from record highs above \$50 a barrel on Wednesday as weekly U.S. inventory data showed a surprise increase in crude stocks, easing fears over stretched international supplies. | 2 |
Oil Drops, Bulls Bail, Treasuries Fall NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury debt prices fell for a second straight session on Wednesday, pressured by a wave of profit-taking after repeated failures to break recent lows on yields. | 2 |
Agere to Cut Another 500 Jobs CHICAGO (Reuters) - Communications chipmaker Agere Systems Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AGRa.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AGRa.N</A> on Wednesday said it will close a Florida plant that employs 600 people if it cannot find a bu... | 2 |
Centene Takes a Dose of Deal-Making The mergers and acquisitions continue apace in the managed care industry. | 2 |
IBM Says Its Supercomputer Is World #39;s Fastest International Business Machines Corp. on Wednesday said it has developed the world #39;s fastest computer, putting it back on top after a Japanese supercomputer claimed the title some two years ago. | 2 |
IMF: Oil, job outlook cloud US growth In its fall outlook, the global lender cuts estimates for US GDP growth for both 2004 and 2005. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US economic growth should pick up in the second half of 2004 but costlier oil and weak | 2 |
Martha Stewart Headed for W.Virginia Prison-Source Homemaking icon Martha Stewart will serve her five-month jail sentence for lying about a suspicious stock sale at a minimum security prison in West Virginia, a source close to the case said Wednesday. | 2 |
Higher sales lift PF Chang shares CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Shares of PF Chang #39;s China Bistro jumped 7 percent in early trading Wednesday after the casual dining chain said sales jumped amid new store openings, higher traffic and a hike in prices. | 2 |
Private Rocket Unofficially Reaches Space MOJAVE, Calif. Sept. 29, 2004 - After recovering from a wild corkscrew roll on its ascent, the first private manned rocket soared to space and returned safely to Earth on Wednesday in a bid to earn a \$10 million prize. | 3 |
Mahendra elected India #39;s board chief Ranbir Mahendra was elected president of India #39;s national cricket board after edging out a powerful federal minister at an acrimonious election on Wednesday. | 1 |
Bomb Attacks Target UK, US Interests in Turkey ANKARA, Turkey -- Four bombs went off in front of British and US interests in Turkey late Tuesday (28 September), causing damage but no casualties. | 0 |
Microsoft's EU Battle Hits Public Court (AP) AP - Microsoft Corp.'s five-year legal battle in Europe moves into a public courtroom for the first time as the U.S. software giant tries to get the European Union's landmark antitrust ruling against it lifted. | 3 |
Apple wants to expand music download service across Europe (AFP) AFP - Apple Computer is planning to expand its online music download service to more European countries, the company announced at the Popkomm music trade fair. | 3 |
INTERVIEW: HP Tries Built-To-Order PCs (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. computer company Hewlett-Packard\said on Wednesday it was expanding a built-to-order system for\personal computers and other high volume computer products,\similar to rival Dell. | 3 |
Microsoft launches low-cost Windows in India to woo first-time PC users (AFP) AFP - US-based Microsoft Corp will introduce a low-cost version of its Windows XP operating system in India in early 2005 in a bid to capture a market of millions of households. | 3 |
IBM Says Its Supercomputer Is World's Fastest (Reuters) Reuters - International Business Machines Corp.\on Wednesday said it has developed the world's fastest\computer, putting it back on top after a Japanese supercomputer\claimed the title some two years ago. | 3 |
Apple Plans EU Expansion of iTunes Next Month (Reuters) Reuters - Apple Computer is planning the next wave\of expansion for its popular iTunes online music store with a\multi-country European launch in October, the services chief\architect said on Wednesday. | 3 |
3G chiefs choose AAC for mobile music delivery High Efficiency codec recommended to network, content providers | 3 |
U.S. Military Beefs Up Security Ahead of Afghan Poll (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. forces in Afghanistan vowed on\Wednesday to bolster security in the volatile south and\southeast ahead of a landmark election, as Taliban guerrillas\bent on disrupting the poll launched a fresh wave of attacks. | 0 |
Former Suspect in Swedish PM Murder Mystery Dies (Reuters) Reuters - The only man ever brought to trial\for the 1986 murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme died\on Wednesday, leaving the case an enduring mystery after almost\20 years. | 0 |
Apple Plans EU Expansion of iTunes Next Month BERLIN (Reuters) - Apple Computer is planning the next wave of expansion for its popular iTunes online music store with a multi-country European launch in October, the services chief architect said on Wednesday. | 3 |
Kerry Ties Hurt Some Democratic Senators (AP) AP - Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle hugged President Bush from one end of South Dakota to the other this summer #151; in his own campaign commercials. | 0 |
INTERVIEW: HP Tries Built-To-Order PCs AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - U.S. computer company Hewlett-Packard said on Wednesday it was expanding a built-to-order system for personal computers and other high volume computer products, similar to rival Dell. | 3 |
Eurofighter set to boost BAE in 2005 BAE Systems, the weapon system manufacturer, said on Monday that it was expecting a modest performance improvement in 2005, in part because of the results ongoing negotiations with the British government over the Eurofighter programme. | 2 |
Stocks Higher on Latest GDP Reading NEW YORK - Stocks pushed higher Wednesday as investors digested a jump in the second-quarter gross domestic product and kept a close eye on oil prices that started to fall under \$50 per barrel. Investors saw the Commerce Department report, which said the nation's GDP grew 3.3 per... | 0 |
Official: MLB to Move Expos to Washington WASHINGTON - Richard Nixon was president and man was still making trips to the moon the last time the word "Washington" appeared in the major league baseball standings. On Opening Day, April 4, 2005, look for the nation's capital to return... | 0 |
British Hostage Pleads to Tony Blair BAGHDAD, Iraq - A British hostage pleaded for his government to save his life in a new video aired Wednesday on Arab television after the release of two Italian women and 10 other hostages. In Baghdad, U.S... | 0 |
IMF: World economy set for strongest growth in 30 years The global economy should register its strongest growth in 30 years in 2004 despite soaring oil prices, which are expected to restrain the US expansion a bit, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday. | 2 |
IBM reclaims supercomputer crown for US SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - For the first time since 2002, Japan #39;s Earth Simulator is not the most powerful supercomputer on the planet. | 2 |
ConocoPhilips gets stake in Russia #39;s giant MOSCOW Oil giant ConocoPhillips of the US is paying nearly two (b) billion dollars for a seven percent stake in Russia #39;s Lukoil. | 2 |
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