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India posts 7.4 gain in growth BANGALORE, India India #39;s economy expanded by a more-than-expected 7.4 percent in the April-to-June quarter, buoyed by strong growth in manufacturing and services, the government announced on Thursday. | 2 |
Roddick Reaches Thailand Open Quarters (AP) AP - Andy Roddick needed seven match points before finally putting away Jeff Morrison 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-4 Thursday to reach the Thailand Open quarterfinals. | 1 |
One small step for space travel MARK COLVIN: Space travel is a childhood dream, but today it got a little closer to adult reality, for the wealthy, at any rate. The prototype private space vessel quot;SpaceShipOne quot; made a mostly successful manned test flight over the American Mojave Desert. | 3 |
IBM claims fastest supercomputer on the planet Currently, the NEC-assembled Earth Simulator in Yokohama, Japan is ranked at number one, with its 5,120 processors recording an operating speed of 35. | 3 |
India next in line for cut-down XP Microsoft has named India as the next market for its stripped-down version of XP, with shipping expected to begin early next year. | 3 |
Enter your e-mail: Every week, it seems, I see another announcement about one of the two competing blue-laser-based optical disc formats. The latest news is from the HD-DVD camp. | 3 |
Congress joins file-sharing battle Just over a year ago, the recording industry unleashed its first barrage of lawsuits against people who share music online - a move that appeared to curtail illegal file swapping briefly. | 3 |
Salesforce.com adds customer support product Hoping to find the same success in the contact center as it found with the sales force, Salesforce.com today added Supportforce.com to its application arsenal. | 3 |
Clever cars can read road signs The plaintive plea to the traffic cop is the same the world over: Sorry officer, I didnt know I was speeding. But drivers may soon have to come up with a better excuse. | 3 |
Smile Pretty for the Cell Phone Thanks to digital cameras, picture taking has been revitalized. At this year #39;s Photokina, the world #39;s largest photography trade fair, digital cameras dominate the picture. | 3 |
Linksys Teams With Verizon, Best Buy, Intel Cisco #39;s Irvine-based Linksys division has announced new relationships with a number of other companies. Linksys said that it has signed an agreement with Verizon to include the company #39;s VoIP phones in its services. | 3 |
Rogers rejoices after gold rush MICHAEL ROGERS likes the look and feel of the world champion #39;s rainbow-coloured jersey on his back. The Italian-based Rogers, 25, from Canberra, has been hovering around world championship podiums at junior | 1 |
Big surprise by Indian board Calcutta, India - The Indian cricket board made a surprise move on Thursday by granting television production and distribution rights for the upcoming Test series against Australia, even as the Supreme Court was hearing a petition by another network | 1 |
Major League Baseball Returns to Washington, DC Major League Baseball is back in the nation #39;s capital for the first time since the Washington Senators team moved to Texas and became the Rangers in 1971. | 1 |
Domenech pleads with Zidane and Thuram to return - both say no France coach Raymond Domenech made a last-ditch plea with Zinedine Zidane and Lilian Thuram, asking them to rejoin the team for two crucial games. | 1 |
Owen prepared to play the waiting game at Real England striker Michael Owen says that although he is desperately keen to get on the pitch he is prepared to bide his time and wait for his opportunity to break into the first team at Real Madrid. | 1 |
Indians Pitcher Shot _ Cleveland pitcher Kyle Denney was slightly wounded in the leg late last night, on the team bus as it left Kauffman Stadium for Kansas City International Airport. | 1 |
Suicide bombers strike twice in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Iraq Suicide bombers and other attackers, apparently targeting US and Iraqi forces, struck in quick succession in three separate areas of the capital Thursday, killing at least 46 people and wounding 208 others, officials said. | 0 |
New tape of Briton BANGKOK The Thai wife of a British engineer held hostage in Iraq said Thursday that newly released video footage of her husband had buoyed her hopes for his safe return. | 0 |
Rape trials open on storied isle PITCAIRN ISLAND A string of sex abuse trials opened on Pitcairn Island, the isolated British territory in the Pacific Ocean that is home to the descendants of the 18th-century Bounty mutineers. | 0 |
N.Korean Defectors with Weapons in the S.Korean Embassy in China It was reported on September 30 that the South Korean government is aggressively reviewing ways of a conditional handover to China of North Korean defectors who used weapons or violence to enter the Korean Embassy in China. | 0 |
Typhoon leaves 18 dead, 7 missing Eighteen people have been confirmed dead and seven others remain missing as a result of Typhoon Meari, which swept through Japan and weakened into an extra-tropical depression around noon (local time). | 0 |
Baghdad bombings kill 35 children; new hostages seized Bombs exploded near a US convoy in western Baghdad on Thursday, killing 35 children and seven adults, a hospital official said. Hours | 0 |
BA plane in emergency Amsterdam landing A British Airways flight was today forced to make an unscheduled landing in Amsterdam, accompanied by Dutch fighter jets, after a quot;specific threat quot; was reported. | 0 |
Nortel trims layoff plan Nortel reduced layoffs by 250, as the company details plans to cut expenses | 3 |
Gateway to offer customized PCs again The company on Thursday will take the wraps off three new configurable desktops. | 3 |
Munich migrates to Linux despite EU debate If Microsoft Corp. had any hope of seeing Munich back away from its landmark decision last year to abandon Windows software in favor of open source Linux, that hope faded Wednesday when city officials decided to move ahead with their migration project. | 3 |
Carmax Reports Record Third-Quarter Sales (Reuters) Reuters - Auto retailer Carmax Inc. \reported record third-quarter sales on Monday and said used-car\sales had strengthened considerably since the spring and\summer. | 2 |
Red Hat picks up pieces of Netscape Red Hat Inc. has gone scavenging among Netscape's remains, agreeing Thursday to pay America Online Inc. (AOL) up to \$23 million in cash for the assets of Netscape Communications Corp.'s Security Solutions unit. | 3 |
IBM Makes Partial Settlement in Age-Bias Case Legal action was taken against IBM concerning its conversion to a controversial cash-balance pension plan. Under the terms of the agreement, IBM will pay at least \$300 million to settle certain claims in the complex lawsuit. | 2 |
Nortel Cuts Fewer Jobs, Exits Real Estate Nortel Networks Corp. on Thursday said it would eliminate about 10 percent of its work force, slightly less than previously estimated, and consolidate real estate in a cost-cutting plan that will save \$500 million in 2005. | 2 |
Merck takes down the Dow NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - US stocks traded mixed Thurday as Merck shares lost a quarter of their value, dragging blue chips lower, but the Nasdaq moved higher, buoyed by gains in the semiconductor sector. | 2 |
Russia Delays Review of Yukos Subsidiary Licenses Russia #39;s Natural Resources Ministry has postponed consideration of whether to suspend the licenses of the main subsidiary of the troubled giant oil firm Yukos. | 2 |
ALH investors should wait for a Bruandwo extension AFTER months of procrastination - an attempt to wear down the shareholders of Australian Leisure amp; Hospitality into accepting an under-priced offer - the joint bid vehicle of Woolworths and pubs king Bruce Mathieson, Bruandwo, has reversed tactics. | 2 |
Boozy Lunches Off the Menu at Brewer #39;s New HQ It may be the world #39;s biggest brewer -- and in beer-loving Belgium at that -- but InBev does not want its managers drinking at lunchtime. | 2 |
Jags could take two-game lead with win Editor #39;s note: ESPN senior NFL writer John Clayton #39;s weekly quot;First And 10 quot; column takes you around the league with a look at the best game of the week followed by primers for 10 other games. | 1 |
Minnesota Twins Team Report - September 30 (Sports Network) - The Minnesota Twins try to get back on the winning track when they conclude their three-game set with the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. | 1 |
Scores of kids die in Baghdad car blasts Baghdad: At least 49 people were killed, most of them children, in a series of devastating car bombs that left a trail of carnage in Baghdad and northern Iraq on Thursday, medics and the US military said. | 0 |
Germany Extends Afghan Mission The German Parliament on Thursday overwhelming approved a one-year extension of the Bundeswehr #39;s Afghanistan mandate. The decision comes a day after a grenade attack on a German camp in Kunduz injured five. | 0 |
IMF head calls on China to move toward currency flexibility (AFP) AFP - Pressure mounted on China to allow its currency to float freely as the IMF's top official urged Chinese authorities to make the move now, while their economy is booming. | 2 |
Swedish fashion retailer H and M profits rise in third quarter (AFP) AFP - Swedish fashion retailer Hennes and Mauritz posted a rise in profits for the third quarter, saying its price-cut strategy had paid off. | 2 |
Arthritis Drug Vioxx Being Pulled NEW YORK (Reuters) - The arthritis drug Vioxx, used by 2 million people around the world, is being pulled off the market after a study confirmed longstanding concerns that it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke, the manufacturer, Merck Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.... | 2 |
Oil Nears \$50 on Nigeria Supply Worries LONDON (Reuters) - High-flying oil climbed back toward \$50 a barrel on Thursday, with worries over the security of Nigerian supply supporting prices despite a surprise build in U.S. crude inventories. | 2 |
Synnex's World Isn't Flat The company is moving along a dual track -- growth through acquisitions and organic efforts. | 2 |
IBM agrees on partial pension settlement In a decision that eventually may affect millions of workers, IBM says it will pay \$320 million to settle part of a pension plan lawsuit. | 2 |
Government opens Fannie Mae inquiry The Justice Department has opened an investigation into possible accounting fraud by the mortgage giant Fannie Mae. The criminal inquiry, still in a preliminary stage, came | 2 |
US Midwest Economy Stronger,Jobs Struggle Business activity in the US Midwest expanded in September at a faster-than-expected rate, hinting that the economy is climbing out of its summer slow patch, a report showed on Thursday. | 2 |
Nortel cutting 950 jobs in Canada, mostly in Ottawa, among total <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - Nortel Networks gave details of previously announced job cuts Thursday, saying it is cutting 950 jobs in Canada - almost 10 per cent of its workforce in this country-and 1,400 in the United States among a total of 3,2... | 2 |
Blue Chips Fall on Merck Recall, Crude Up US blue chips fell on Thursday after drug company Merck amp; Co.(MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said it was withdrawing its key arthritis drug Vioxx, while relentless oil prices floated back to \$50 a barrel. | 2 |
Industry group says inventory is being managed better SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Semiconductor stocks rose Thursday as a chip trade group announced global August sales that showed an expected slowing of growth. | 2 |
European supermarket chain extends RFID push European supermarket chain Tesco is planning to extend its RFID rollout in time for the Christmas rush. The company, which began using the tracking technology in October last year, will be introducing the | 3 |
To HD-DVD or not to HD-DVD? If you are an equipment manufacturer, parts supplier or content provider, the question has unquestionably been posed to you before. | 3 |
UPS Steps Up RFID Efforts The packaging and shipping company plans to upgrade readers it #39;s testing to the next-generation, multiprotocol technology. By Elena Malykhina. | 3 |
Arsenal duo in France squad France coach Raymond Domenech has kept faith with Arsenal duo Thierry Henry and Robert Pires for the World Cup qualifiers against Ireland and Cyprus. | 1 |
Crisis looming at Ajax What seemed like the perfect football marriage is suddenly splitting at the seams. Ajax and Ronald Koeman are no longer a couple, although they still live in the same apartment. | 1 |
Novak cruises into next round SECOND-seeded Jiri Novak cruised into the ATP Shanghai Open quarterfinals with a 6-4 6-7 (5) 6-1, victory today over Melle Van Gemerden of the Netherlands. | 1 |
Militants seize 10 hostages in Iraq: al-Jazeera The pan-Arab al-Jazeera TV channel showed a videotape Thursday of 10 hostages held by Islamic militants in Iraq. An extremist Islamic group calling itself the Islamic Army | 0 |
India Expects Jump in High-Tech Imports (AP) AP - India's space agency said Thursday its removal from a U.S. export restriction list earlier this month could result in a threefold import increase of high technology equipment from the United States. | 3 |
Calif. OKs Anti-Spyware, Swapping Laws (AP) AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed separate legislation designed to combat spyware and the illegal online swapping of copyright material. | 3 |
Kimberly-Clark Sets Cost-Cut Plan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kimberly-Clark Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KMB.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">KMB.N</A> said on Monday it is targeting \$400 million to \$500 million in cost savings over the next three years and still ... | 2 |
Toshiba Unveils Clearer Flat-Panel TV (AP) AP - Toshiba Corp. has a new flat-panel TV that delivers clear imagery comparable to the old-style cathode-ray tubes by using similar beam-emitting technology. | 3 |
C W in talks to sell Japanese operations (FT.com) FT.com - Cable and Wireless, the UK based telecommunications group, is in talks with Softbank and MKS Partners, a private equity group, about selling its Japanese operations, in a move that would represent a retreat from the market. | 3 |
Red Hat picks up pieces of Netscape (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Red Hat Inc. has gone scavenging among Netscape #39;s remains, agreeing Thursday to pay America Online Inc. (AOL) up to #36;23 million in cash for the assets of Netscape Communications Corp. #39;s Security Solutions unit. | 3 |
Sun upgrades J2SE platform (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Application developers are getting a raft of new options this week with Sun updating J2SE, Borland upping its CORBA ante, and Compuware detailing products that will work with Microsoft's Visual Studio 2005 toolbox. | 3 |
Russian Cabinet Approves Kyoto Protocol (AP) AP - Russia's Cabinet approved the Kyoto Protocol on global warming Thursday, clearing the way for the worldwide adoption of the pact #151; despite U.S. opposition #151; once the Russian parliament ratifies it as expected. | 3 |
Acne-Like Rash Shows Cancer Drug Is Working (Reuters) Reuters - An acne-like rash is good news for colon\cancer patients because it shows that a targeted therapy for\the disease is working, Belgian scientists said on Thursday. | 3 |
Kimberly-Clark Sets Cost-Cut Plan (Reuters) Reuters - Kimberly-Clark Corp. said on\Monday it is targeting #36;400 million to #36;500 million in cost\savings over the next three years and still expects earnings\this quarter to meet its previous expectations. | 2 |
U.N. Wants African Monitors in Darfur Camps (Reuters) Reuters - African monitors should deploy in\camps to help protect the almost 1.5 million people displaced\by the conflict in Darfur and should also monitor police to\help build trust with the local community, the United Nations\said on Wednesday. | 0 |
Update 4: US Weighs Raising Nations #39; Debt Relief The Bush administration is exploring proposals to significantly expand debt relief to some of the world #39;s poorest countries, including forgiving all existing debt, Treasury Secretary John Snow said Thursday. | 2 |
Fannie Mae Probe Under Consideration by Justice, Person Says The US Department of Justice is considering whether to conduct a criminal investigation into accounting fraud at Fannie Mae, the biggest US mortgage finance company, and has yet to | 2 |
Crude Oil Inventories Following Hurricane Ivan; Gas and Diesel <b>...</b> Last week, in this space, we postulated that we would see a large rebound in crude oil imports and domestic production as the recovery from Hurricane Ivan occurred in earnest, leading to a substantial increase in crude oil inventories... | 2 |
Merck to Withdraw Vioxx Because of Heart Risks (Update4) Merck amp; Co. withdrew its Vioxx painkiller, which generated \$2.5 billion in sales last year, because of a link to heart attacks and strokes. | 2 |
Nortel to cut fewer jobs, trim real estate space SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 (REUTERS) - Nortel Networks Corp. said today that its cost-cutting plan will save \$500 million in 2005, and even more in future years, as it cuts fewer jobs than forecast but plans to eliminate some of its real estate space. | 2 |
Aon CEO Ryan retiring CHICAGO Insurance giant Aon Corporation is looking for a new chief executive officer to succeed Patrick Ryan, who is retiring. The 67-year-old Ryan intends to stay on as CEO until his successor is named and | 2 |
#39;It flew like a dream #39; Test pilot makes successful foray into space on rocket ship. But there was some drama... THE spectators on the ground gasped as the rocket ship rolled at least 16 times in about 16 seconds. | 3 |
Browser Wars, Part II? com. Back in the mid- #39;90s, they called it the Browser Wars: Netscape Navigator vs. Microsoft Internet Explorer. But that score was settled long ago, when America Online ironically bought | 3 |
Sharp Puts Its PC in the Living Room Sharp will make its first play for the living room PC space later this year with a machine that looks less like a computer and more like a consumer electronics product. | 3 |
AT amp;T Wireless Goes to Market with Ogo AT amp;T Wireless says its new Ogo messaging device is meant to create an entirely new category of users. quot;Ogo doesn #39;t pretend to be #39;all things to all people, #39; and is not bogged down by hardly | 3 |
Red Hat acquiring LDAP server from AOL #39;s Netscape unit SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Linux vendor Red Hat Inc. is adding security and authentication tools from Netscape Security Solutions to its software arsenal through a deal with America Online Inc. | 3 |
Mourinho Begs UEFA to Spare Porto Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has faxed a letter to UEFA pleading with them not to punish his old club Porto after he was spat at by a visiting fan at Stamford Bridge. | 1 |
Law: Rooney Can Take My Crown Manchester United legend Denis Law has tipped Wayne Rooney to obliterate his Old Trafford scoring records. Law was the ultimate United marksman and is still widely acclaimed as The King for his amazing goalscoring feats. | 1 |
Inter win without Vieri INTER Milan coach Roberto Mancini saw his decision to leave out superstar striker Christian Vieri pay dividends this morning when his side eased past Anderlecht 3-1. | 1 |
UPDATE 1-Domenech calls Zebina to France squad France coach Raymond Domenech called up Juventus defender Jonathan Zebina for the first time to his squad for next month #39;s World Cup Group Four qualifiers against Ireland and Cyprus. | 1 |
San Francisco Giants Team Report - September 30 (Sports Network) - Jerome Williams will take the mound for the first time in two months tonight, as the playoff-hopeful San Francisco Giants conclude their three-game series with the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. | 1 |
Mora lighting a fire with Falcons Jim Mora gathered his team for its first meeting in late March and built a fire. A lot of new coaches do that and six months later there are just embers. | 1 |
Merck Pulls Arthritis Drug from Market Merck amp; Co Inc. on Thursday pulled its arthritis drug Vioxx off the market because it increases the risk of heart attack and stroke, a move that sent the company #39;s | 2 |
IBM settles pension case IBM said Wednesday that it had agreed to pay \$320 million to current and former employees to settle in part a class-action lawsuit over its pension plan in a case that may affect millions of workers at many companies and nonprofit organizations. | 2 |
Chicago business expands at faster clip CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - Business activity expanded in the Chicago region in September at a faster pace than in August, marking the 17th straight month of growth, the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index showed on Thursday. | 2 |
Update 1: PepsiCo to Close Four Frito-Lay Plants PepsiCo Inc. will close four Frito-Lay factories by the end of the year, as it moves to streamline production, the company said Thursday. | 2 |
Personal income rises The US Commerce Department said Thursday personal income posted its biggest increase in three months in August. The government agency also said personal spending was unchanged after rising strongly in July. | 2 |
Digitizing the Bill of Rights (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from conducting "unreasonable searches" of our "persons, houses, papers, and effects" without a warrant. The First Amendment, of course, protects our right to free speech. | 3 |
Controversy Delays Net Song-Swap Bill in Senate (Reuters) Reuters - A measure that would make it easier\to sue online file-trading networks like Kazaa and Morpheus\failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday because lawmakers\said there was too much opposition. | 3 |
The world welcomes the fastest computer ever to be made The supercomputer, Blue Gene/L, is faster than NEC Corp. #39;s Earth Simulator, which had been the world #39;s fastest with its ability to sustain speeds of 35. | 3 |
Budget Windows Goes to India Microsoft has tailored its Windows XP Starter Edition for the Indian market, giving it a Hindi interface, as well as help and training resources in that language. | 3 |
IBM says its supercomputer is world #39;s fastest New York Reuters News Service, 30 September 2004 - IBM said yesterday that it has developed the world #39;s fastest computer, putting it back on top after a Japanese supercomputer claimed the title two years ago. | 3 |
Reports: British GP dropped from provisional list for 2005 The British Grand Prix has been dropped from the provisional calendar of Formula One races for next year, media reports said Thursday. | 1 |
Spat at, criticised, but Jose Mourinho has th last laugh AYEAR ago Porto were champions of Europe and Jose Mourinho was their hero. Their champion. This morning, many of those fans were at Stamford Bridge. | 1 |
Rooney wins Law praise Ex-Manchester United striker Denis Law believes Wayne Rooney will shatter his goalscoring records at Old Trafford. Law holds the United scoring record for a season with 46 goals and also has a club-best 18 hat-tricks. | 1 |
Nigerian rebels declare truce ISN SECURITY WATCH (30/09/04) - The worlds oil markets remained jittery this week after spot prices for crude reached historic highs, and the announcement of a truce between Nigerian rebels and government forces was not enough to convince traders | 0 |
Despairing for Darfur While there is growing attention to ongoing genocide in Darfur, this has not translated into either a meaningful international response or an accurate rendering of the scale and evident course of the catastrophe. | 0 |
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