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Knight: Quits As Nike CEO, President; Remains Chairman In one fell swoosh. Nike (nyse: NKE - news - people ) said its President and Chief Executive Phil Knight, 66, will relinquish those posts. | 2 |
Judge orders chief operating officer Radler, 2 more, off Hollinger <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - An Ontario judge has ordered three directors removed from the board of Hollinger Inc., including Conrad Black #39;s wife, Barbara Amiel-Black, company co-chief operating officer David Radler and vice-president Jack Boultbee. | 2 |
El Paso shareholders vote to keep auditor Shareholders in natural gas pipeline company El Paso Corp. (EP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday rejected a bid to fire PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company #39;s | 2 |
New Fossil May Be Close Ancestor of Great Apes and Humans A husband-wife fossil-hunting team in Spain has excavated the skeleton of a 13 million-year-old creature they believe is close to the last common ancestor of modern great apes and humans. | 3 |
Major Security Patch Overhaul For Oracle Oracle (Quote, Chart) has overhauled its security patch policy after a growing number of complaints from customers and even its own executives. | 3 |
Study: VoIP costs all over the map com November 18, 2004, 4:04 PM PT. Wired amp; Wireless continues its reign as the top IT priority among IT managers due to widespread IP telephony deployment and other network infrastructure upgrades. | 3 |
Turkey of the Week: The NFL Hypocrisy Clear Channel, Cincinnati. To the hypocrisy of the NFL, a bird comes your way. A promo airs before quot;Monday Night Football quot; featuring Nicolette Sheridan from the quot;Desperate Housewives quot; show and Terrell Owens of the Eagles. | 1 |
Blazers reportedly mull blockbuster trade for Carter The Toronto Raptors and Portland Trail Blazers are in talks about a seven-player blockbuster deal that would grant Vince Carter his wish to get out of Toronto, ESPN reported Thursday. | 1 |
MLB delays vote to move Expos CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Major League Baseball owners tabled Thursday #39;s vote to relocate the Montreal Expos to Washington. According to baseball commissioner Bud Selig, the owners will likely vote before the winter meetings on Dec. 6. | 1 |
US claims on Iran quot;undermined quot; by Iraq False warnings about Iraq #39;s nuclear capabilities have undermined similar US claims about the dangers of Iran #39;s activities, a former chief weapons inspector has said. | 0 |
Scotsman praised as media urged to keep Dafur in spotlight POLITICIANS and aid agencies yesterday stressed the importance of the media in keeping the spotlight on the appalling human rights abuses taking place in the Darfur region of Sudan. | 0 |
PM arrives in Chile for APEC PRIME Minister John Howard joined world leaders from across Asia and the Pacific today for the 12th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders #39; meeting. | 0 |
US expected to boost troop levels in Iraq Some question whether it will be enough to quell the violence and worry about the impact of prolonged tours. Amid a spike in violence in Iraqi cities coinciding with the Fallujah offensive, the US military | 0 |
New European Commission endorsed by EP The revised team of European commissioners headed by Jose Manuel Durao Barroso was approved by the European Parliament (EP) on Thursday. | 0 |
Torre Glad Yankees Pursuing Pedro (AP) AP - New York Yankees manager Joe Torre would love to have Pedro Martinez in his rotation #151; just as he'd love to have any great starting pitcher. | 1 |
Donovan Claims Soccer Player of Year Again (AP) AP - Landon Donovan was voted the U.S. soccer team player of the year Thursday, becoming the first three-time winner. | 1 |
Gold Fields loses again Gold Fields #39; latest legal bid to prevent a hostile takeover by South African rival Harmony was thrown out by regulators yesterday in another blow to its defence strategy. | 2 |
Nike Co-Founder Knight Steps Down as CEO SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Philip Knight, the co-founder of Nike Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NKE.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">NKE.N</A>, is stepping down as chief executive officer, the athletic shoe company said on Thursday. | 2 |
Sirius Names Mel Karmazin as Its CEO LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the latest coup for the fledgling satellite radio industry, Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=SIRI.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">SIRI.O</A> on Thursday named former Viacom Inc. President Mel Karmazin as its chief executive officer. | 2 |
Vietnam hits out at US anti-dumping shrimp tariffs HANOI (AFP) - Vietnam has hit out at a decision by the United States to uphold anti-dumping duties on imports of Vietnamese shrimp. | 2 |
Dollar Rallies from Record Low Vs. Euro NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rallied on Thursday from a record low against the euro as traders attempted to square positions ahead of a meeting of G20 finance ministers this weekend. | 2 |
Google Shares Slump on Revenue Outlook SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of Google Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=GOOG.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">GOOG.O</A> fell almost 3 percent on Thursday, after the Web search leader warned it could not sustain in revenue growth rate, a sign that it could report disappointing fourth-quarter results. | 2 |
UPDATE 1-Stelco fails to reach labor deal by GM deadline Stelco Inc (STEa.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) said it will not reach a new labor agreement with the union at its Lake Erie Works by midnight on Thursday, meaning Canada #39;s No. | 2 |
Calif. insurance chief sues four insurers in kickback probe SAN DIEGO California #39;s insurance commissioner says a San Diego company took kickbacks from four major insurance companies in exchange for winning contracts with major US companies. | 2 |
Fossilised ape skeleton could be evolution #39;s missing link An extinct ape that lived 13 million years ago has been identified as the leading contender for the title of last common ancestor of humans and all great apes alive today. | 3 |
Many still await MSN, Yahoo e-mail upgrades Microsoft #39;s Hotmail and Yahoo have promised to boost storage limits for their free e-mail services, but for many users, the upgrades haven #39;t been delivered. | 3 |
Casey voices regret after e-mail barrage A FLOOD of nasty e-mails has made Ryder Cup star Paul Casey realise he made the biggest mistake of his career so far by talking about quot;hating quot; Americans. | 1 |
Regent: CU needs to restore confidence University of Colorado Regent Jim Martin said Thursday the university must take swift, sure action to restore public trust after the disclosure of a critical audit of a fund-raising organization and a private football camp run by head | 1 |
Ministers criticise Prince #39;s #39;out-dated #39; views on schooling Two of the Cabinet #39;s senior members criticised the Prince of Wales yesterday, saying his views on schools, which emerged during a discrimination case, were old-fashioned, out-dated and wrong. | 0 |
Dispute over commissioners ends after MEPs finally approve <b>...</b> Jose Manuel Barroso, the European Commission President, yesterday won the big majority from MEPs he needed for his new team of commissioners, as a three-week political crisis ended. | 0 |
Robinson Signs Deal to Manage Expos in DC (Reuters) Reuters - On the day Major League\Baseball owners delayed the vote to finalize the move of the\Expos to Washington, DC, the club on Thursday signed manager\Frank Robinson to a one-year contract. | 1 |
Robinson Signs Deal to Manage Expos in DC VIERA, Florida (Sports Network) - On the day Major League Baseball owners delayed the vote to finalize the move of the Expos to Washington, DC, the club on Thursday signed manager Frank Robinson to a one-year contract. | 1 |
Roddick Blasts Way Past Safin Into Masters Semis HOUSTON (Reuters) - Andy Roddick out-muscled Russia's Marat Safin 7-6, 7-6 on Thursday to win a battle of the heavy hitters and a place in the Masters Cup semi-finals. | 1 |
Canadian PM expels anti-Bush MP Paul Martin dismisses an MP from the ruling Liberal Party because of her outspoken criticism of US President George W Bush. | 0 |
Nike Co-Founder Knight Steps Down as CEO SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nike Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NKE.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">NKE.N</A> co-founder Philip Knight, who helped transform a small start-up into the world's biggest athletic shoe company, will step down as chief executive officer, the company said on Thursday. | 2 |
76ers Score Record-Low 6 Points in Quarter (AP) AP - The Philadelphia 76ers set a dubious team record Thursday night by scoring just 6 points in the first quarter against the San Antonio Spurs. | 1 |
No. 12 Maryland Tops George Mason 78-54 (AP) AP - Chris McCray and Nik Caner-Medley each scored 20 points and 12th-ranked Maryland limited George Mason to four first-half baskets in a 78-54 victory Saturday. | 1 |
Sirius Names Karmazin CEO, Shares Jump (Reuters) Reuters - Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.\ on Thursday named former Viacom Inc. President Mel\Karmazin as its chief executive, in the latest migration of a\mainstream radio heavyweight to the fledgling satellite\industry. | 2 |
Sirius Names Karmazin CEO, Shares Jump LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=SIRI.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">SIRI.O</A> on Thursday named former Viacom Inc. President Mel Karmazin as its chief executive, in the latest migration of a mainstream radio heavyweight to the fledgling satellite industry. | 2 |
Leaders reassure Pakistan-US ties remain strong Presidents George W. Bush of the United States and Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan met Saturday to emphasize that ties between their nations remain strong, despite Islamabad #39;s decision to scale back its search for Osama bin Laden. | 0 |
The Local Scene-Some local talk about Sears-Kmart merger Wednesday #39;s announcement that Kmart is acquiring Sears in an \$11 billion deal spawned a lot of questions and comments at the Rolla outlets of the two companies. | 2 |
Dollar falls to 103.75 yen on remark by Snow The dollar slipped close to its lowest level of the year Thursday in Tokyo, entering 103 yen territory as market players dumped the currency in the belief that the United States tacitly approves of its weakening. | 2 |
Scientist blasts FDA over Vioxx, says other drugs pose similar <b>...</b> The recently withdrawn painkiller Vioxx may have caused as many as 139,000 heart attacks, strokes and deaths, a government drug-safety scientist told lawmakers on Thursday. | 2 |
Briefs: Russia to pay IMF debt early President Vladimir Putin told the director general of the International Monetary Fund, Rodrigo Rato, on Thursday that Moscow was ready to pay off its debts early because the budget was benefiting from soaring prices for Russia #39;s energy exports. | 2 |
Disney 4Q Earnings Rise to \$516 Million Walt Disney Co. said Thursday that profit jumped 24 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter, driven by growth at its television networks, theme parks and consumer products businesses. | 2 |
Nike Co-Founder Knight Steps Down as CEO Nike Inc. (NKE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) co-founder Philip Knight, who helped transform a small start-up into the world #39;s biggest athletic shoe company, will step | 2 |
Courses to help teach you LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) - The California Public Employees #39; Retirement System, the largest public US pension fund, has tendered its 1.5 million shares of PeopleSoft Inc. | 2 |
Stocks to Watch Tuesday Dealers said Smith Barney cut its rating on the stock of Amazon.com to "sell" from "hold" on concerns over sales during the year-end period. | 2 |
Nation/World Forty percent of Americans in a new survey say the quality of health care has gotten worse in the past five years compared with just 17 percent who see improvement. | 3 |
Fossil may fill gap in evolution A 13-million-year-old fossil found in Spain may be that of the last common ancestor to all living great apes, including humans, researchers reported Thursday. | 3 |
IBM tops server speed test IBM #39;s new top-end Power5-based Unix server has a commanding lead in a performance test of servers running a large database. A \$16.7 million configuration of the company #39;s eServer p5-595 performed 3.21 million | 3 |
Energy Secretary Gets Mixed Reviews at Los Alamos Los Alamos employees like the University of California #39;s benefits, its academic reputation and the chance to send their children to UC at in-state prices. | 3 |
Microsoft adds support to Unesco IT education plan Microsoft has added its support to the efforts of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) to apply IT to education initiatives in developing countries. | 3 |
Australia four back as Ireland, Austria grab World Golf lead Australia is four shots from the lead after the opening fourballs round of the World Cup golf event in Spain, with Stephen Leaney and Nick O #39;Hern tied for sixth on 8-under. | 1 |
Kenteris, Thanou charged for crash Greek authorities have charged athletes Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou with avoiding a drug test prior to the Athens Olympics and then faking a motorcycle accident. | 1 |
McMurray best of the rest in NASCAR Jamie McMurray clinched 11th place in the Nextel Cup points standings by finishing in fourth place at Darlington Raceway last Sunday. | 1 |
Webb two off Sorenstam #39;s pace Karrie Webb shot an opening round of four-under par 68 to be two shots behind Annika Sorenstam at the LPGA Tour Championship at Trump International golf course. | 1 |
Early breakthrough to Kasper Michael Kasprowicz dismissed Daniel Vettori in just the fifth over of the session to reduce New Zealand to 8 for 264 on the second day of the Gabba Test this morning. | 1 |
Stubblefield eyes NCAA receptions mark But he admits he never expected to be on the brink of breaking the NCAA career receptions record when he first arrived in West Lafayette five years ago. | 1 |
Prince Charles chastised for #39;old fashioned #39; views LONDON: A British minister launched a scathing attack on heir to the throne Prince Charles on Thursday, accusing him of being quot;very old fashioned quot; and out of touch in his views on teaching in schools. | 0 |
APEC Ministers Prepare for Two-Day Summit Ministers and officials from the 21 Asia and Pacific Rim economies continue their work in Santiago, Chile, in preparation for the two-day summit of leaders from APEC - the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. | 0 |
Ivory Coast rebel ministers suspended after failing to end cabinet ABIDJAN : The Ivory Coast government suspended former rebels from the cabinet after they failed to attend a first government session since the country #39;s latest crisis, citing security reasons. | 0 |
Death penalty call in E Guinea Equatorial Guinea #39;s state prosecutor has called for the death penalty for a South African man accused of taking part in an alleged coup attempt. | 0 |
Relief goods airlifted to stricken areas as weather begins to <b>...</b> REAL, QuezonHelicopters delivered food to famished survivors and picked up casualties as the weather cleared Saturday in villages ravaged by back-to-back storms that slammed into Northeastern Luzon. | 0 |
Mother of murder victim Reena Virk wishes offender well at parole hearing (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - VANCOUVER (CP) - Warren Glowatski has served enough time in prison for the murder of Reena Virk and should be granted parole Friday, the victim's mother said Thursday. | 0 |
Feinstein Warns Goss Against CIA Reforms (AP) AP - A Democratic senator warned CIA Director Porter Goss Thursday that his efforts to make major changes could have "a significant and negative effect on the agency." | 0 |
Voice loss 'threat' to workforce Germs, dust and central heating are partly to blame for an epidemic of voice loss which plagues UK workers, says a report. | 0 |
Profits Are Up 24 at Disney and So, It Says, Is Teamwork Buoyed by the strong performance of ESPN and its other cable channels, the Walt Disney Company said that its profit rose 24 percent in the fourth quarter. | 2 |
Garamendi settles with San Diego broker in exchange for <b>...</b> Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi says his settlement with San Diego-based Universal Life Resources is just the beginning of a deepening investigation. | 2 |
Microsoft boss the world #39;s most #39;spammed #39; person Email users inundated with unsolicited quot;spam quot; messages have reason to hope Microsoft will develop better tools for tackling the problem: Bill Gates is suffering more than anyone. | 3 |
AOL upgrades with security tools America Online subscribers will receive a raft of new and enhanced security services as part of their standard package with the launch of AOL 9.0 Security Edition, the latest upgrade of the company #39;s fee-based, consumer-focused online service. | 3 |
Oracle Moves To Quarterly Security-Patch Cycle Oracle #39;s new quarterly security-patch schedule departs from its monthly schedule, which Microsoft also uses. By George V. Hulme. | 3 |
Golf: Sorenstam seizes early lead at season-ending event WEST PALM BEACH, United States : Swedish star Annika Sorenstam shot a six-under-par 66 in the first round at the season-ending one million dollar ADT Championship. | 1 |
AP: Holtz to Retire, Spurrier May Get Job (AP) AP - Lou Holtz will retire as coach at South Carolina after the season, The Associated Press learned Thursday night, apparently paving the way for Steve Spurrier to replace him. | 1 |
Aussie misses out on Miss World AUSTRALIAN Sarah Davies has missed out on being crowned Miss World 2004 at the finals of the beauty pageant in China. Twenty-year-old Miss Peru was crowned today in the southern Chinese resort town of Sanya | 0 |
Fears over five more big-selling medicines in US A senior United States drug official last night said he believed at least another five medicines at present on sale needed further scrutiny in the wake of recent health scares. | 2 |
Reuters moves to sell Instinet Reuters, the media and information group, is understood to have appointed investment bankers to explore the sale of Instinet, its American electronic stock trading business. | 2 |
Audits of wealthy rise 40 Audits of high-income taxpayers rose 40 in fiscal year 2004, while audits of large corporations rose 34, the IRS said Thursday. IRS officials said the numbers show the agency is | 2 |
Australia, China Cos. to Look for Nickel Australian nickel miner WMC Resources will explore for nickel and copper in western China in a joint venture with China #39;s Jinchuan Group, the companies said Friday. | 2 |
Fossils Found in Spain Seen as Last Link to Great Apes Scientists in Spain have discovered fossils of an ape species from about 13 million years ago that they think may have been the last common ancestor of all living great apes, including humans. | 3 |
Dell offers Media Center on the cheap Dell customers can upgrade from Microsoft Windows XP to Dell #39;s XP Media Center operating system for half the price as part of a promotion running from now until Nov. 22. | 3 |
DNA company fires analyst Orchid Cellmark, a Maryland-based DNA laboratory that has worked on many high-profile cases, has fired an analyst for allegedly falsifying test data. | 3 |
Apple iPod from HP (iPodhp) You #39;ve already seen our New Users #39; and Power Users #39; reviews of Apple #39;s fourth-generation iPod (iPodlounge rating: A-/B). | 3 |
Racist chanting puts Madrid bid at risk Racial abuse of black players during England #39;s friendly against Spain has seriously jeopardised Madrid #39;s chances of staging the Olympics in 2012, according to members of the International Olympic Committee. | 1 |
No. 19 North Carolina State Pounds Elon RALEIGH, NC (Sports Network) - Julius Hodge poured in a game-high 21 points as 19th-ranked North Carolina State routed Elon, 71-45, in the semifinal round of the BCA Invitational at the RBC Center. | 1 |
Bucs #39; McFarland tears triceps muscle SPORTS NETWORK - Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Anthony McFarland is likely sidelined the rest of this season because of a torn triceps muscle. | 1 |
French leader backs cooperation with Britain but maintains stance <b>...</b> Europe needs to become a power on the international stage, able to stand alongside the United States in shaping a fairer world order, President Jacques Chirac of France said last night. | 0 |
Commandos set to storm Mosul MOSUL: Iraqi commandos backed by US troops were preparing to storm insurgent strongholds in the city of Mosul yesterday as US-led forces continued their bid to clear the city of rebels. | 0 |
Security Further Tightened In Jammu JAMMU, IHK : Nov 19 (SADA) - In occupied Kashmir, security apparatus has been further beefed up in the winter capital Jammu with additional deployment of police and para military personnel ahead of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh #39;s arrival here | 0 |
Ratification of Kyoto Protocol serves Russian interests: FM <b>...</b> Russia #39;s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol marks a new phase in the international cooperation to deal with the global warming and serves the country #39;s interests, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Yakovenko said Thursday. | 0 |
Officials monitor possible locust threat around-the-clock-Jordan Jordan has so far not been affected by the swarms of desert locusts that plagued Egypt on Wednesday with authorities here saying they are ready to deal with any emergency. | 0 |
Oracle Takeover Approval Seen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=ORCL.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">ORCL.O</A> on Thursday won the backing of a key public pension fund in its \$8.8-billion takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=PSFT.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">PSFT.O</A> and analysts said they expected a majority of shares to be tendered its way ahead of a Friday deadline. | 2 |
Continental Seeks \$500 Mln in Labor Cuts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Continental Airlines <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CAL.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">CAL.N</A> said late on Thursday it would seek \$500 million in annual wage and other concessions from its workers to avert more losses largely caused by record high fuel prices. | 2 |
ETA Bombs Put Radical Basque Party in Tight Spot The armed Basque separatist group ETA showed it was not a spent force with Friday #39;s coordinated attacks at five Madrid petrol stations, but it also further isolated the guerrillas #39; closest political allies, Batasuna. | 0 |
For Merck Chief, Credibility at the Capitol In a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, the chairman and chief executive of Merck Company was treated gently, inspite of bad news about Vioxx. | 2 |
No. 24 Memphis Rolls Past St. Mary's 81-66 (AP) AP - Rodney Carney scored a career-high 33 points and Memphis ended the surprising tournament run of Saint Mary's with an 81-66 victory Thursday night in the semifinals of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. | 1 |
A Presidential Fraternity Helps Clinton Open Library in Arkansas Members of many of the nation's past and present first families dedicated Bill Clinton's library in Little Rock, Ark., on Thursday. | 0 |
No. 19 North Carolina State Pounds Elon RALEIGH, N.C. (Sports Network) - Julius Hodge poured in a game-high 21 points as 19th-ranked North Carolina State routed Elon, 71-45, in the semifinal round of the BCA Invitational at the RBC Center. | 1 |
FIFA Under Pressure to Stamp Out Racism LONDON (Reuters) - FIFA is under pressure to act decisively following the racist abuse directed at England players during Wednesday's friendly against Spain in Madrid. | 1 |
A Coach and a Player Prove You Can Go Home Again In returning to their roots, Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau and Chargers tight end Antonio Gates have emerged as this season's unsung heroes. | 1 |
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