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Bobcats Trade Hunter to Magic for Bogans CHARLOTTE, NC - The Charlotte Bobcats traded forward Brandon Hunter to the Orlando Magic on Monday in exchange for guard Keith Bogans. | 1 |
Bristol-Myers to Seek Over-The-Counter OK Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said Friday that it plans to pursue Food and Drug Administration approval to sell an over-the-counter version of its cholesterol-lowering drug, Pravachol. | 1 |
Reuters Poll: Bush Holds Two-Point Lead Over Kerry (Reuters) Reuters - President Bush holds a slim\two-point lead over Democratic rival John Kerry for the second\consecutive day in a tight race for the White House, according\to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Saturday. | 1 |
Intel board backs Otellini as CEO Paul Otellini, currently president and COO, will replace outgoing chief Craig Barrett in May. \ | 1 |
Columnists: The Cost of Security Training The cost of providing security training to your staff may be high, but what is the cost of not providing any training at all? | 1 |
Jeter Walks, Runs and Pulls Yanks to Victory Derek Jeter, who suffered a bone bruise on his left elbow when he was plunked by a pitch Monday, not only played Tuesday, but he turned out to be the star. | 1 |
Unleash the dragon St George Bank Limited (SGB) today advised it was targeting 10 earnings per share growth in FY05 after a solid increase in full year earnings. | 1 |
Plasma TVs Lead Gadget Price Declines NEW YORK (Reuters) - Falling prices in September for plasma televisions and digital cameras sparked the biggest monthly decline in U.S. consumer electronics prices in five months, according to an industry study prepared for Reuters. | 1 |
News in brief The Balkan republic of Macedonia lurched into fresh crisis yesterday when the Prime Minister resigned, blaming ethnic Albanians in his coalition government for hijacking the country #39;s political agenda. | 1 |
Firefox lights up Web browser world Firefox 1.0 appears to have sparked new activity in the Web browser market. The release of the open-source Web browser by the Mozilla Foundation last week prompted Microsoft Corp. | 1 |
U.S. Rates Seen Rising Despite Concerns WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policy-makers gathered on Tuesday, with the expectation they will lift U.S. interest rates for a third time this year despite lingering signs of economic stress. | 1 |
Times newspaper to be printed in tabloid size only The Times newspaper announced Saturday it will be printed in the tabloid form only from Monday after more than 200 years as a broadsheet. | 1 |
Delta to cut up to 6,900 jobs CHICAGO - Delta Air Lines (DAL) said Wednesday it plans to eliminate between 6,000 and 6,900 jobs during the next 18 months, implement a 10 across-the-board pay reduction and reduce employee benefits. | 1 |
Samsung To Release 5-Megapixel Phone (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Korean-based Samsung Electronics announced Wednesday that it will sell a new multifunction mobile phone, the SCH-S250, equipped with a 5-megapixel digital camera. The new phone will be available to Korean customers later this month. | 1 |
Statham finally comes through Joel Statham #39;s midseason woes were forgotten yesterday after he led Maryland to a 20-17 victory over Florida State. By becoming the first Terrapins quarterback to beat the Seminoles in 15 meetings | 1 |
Sour Grapes as Another US Boxer Bites the Dust The US boxing team sucked on sour grapes after being left with just one gold medal prospect in the Olympic boxing tournament Friday. | 1 |
3 Russian officials charged with negligence in Beslan <b>...</b> The Russian Prosecutor #39;s General Office has charged three officials in southern Russia for negligence in connection with the school hostage crisis in Beslan last month, the Itar-Tass new agency reported on Wednesday. | 1 |
Better every week Wolverines hold onto high hopes for season It is an all-for-one, one-for-all game if ever one existed. The complexity, the speed, the violence all dictate that, and even those who practice the team concept fervently sometimes find it isn #39;t good enough. | 1 |
Sweden Opens Hockey World Cup with Win Over Germany STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin shone in Sweden's opening 5-2 win over Germany at the World Cup of Hockey Tuesday, scoring once and providing two assists in a match with contrasting team tactics. | 1 |
Annika seeking eighth win of season WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Annika Sorenstam is off to a good start in the final LPGA event of the season. Sorenstam, who already has won her seventh Player of the Year Award, shot a 6-under 66 in Thursday #39;s | 1 |
Vols find a Wilhoit to win The Volunteers sophomore kicker nailed a game winning 50-yard field goal with 13 seconds remaining to lift 13th-ranked UT over No. | 1 |
Feds Ply Waters Off Ga., Seek Lost H-Bomb (AP) AP - Experts dragged sensors from boats and divers scooped soil from the ocean bottom Thursday, looking for radioactive clues to the location of a hydrogen bomb lost off the Georgia coast in 1958. | 1 |
Delta details its plans to cut 7,000 jobs NEW YORK -- Delta Air Lines Inc. , the number three US carrier, said yesterday it will cut 2,000 aircraft-maintenance jobs, up to 3,100 customer-service jobs, and between 1,600 and 1,800 supervisory and administrative personnel as part of a previously announced plan to cut tota... | 1 |
Ideas for Buyers and Renters An idea to make it easier to purchase a house, and another idea to make it easier to pay rent. | 1 |
Nikkei Up 1 Pct, Blue Chips Rally on Data TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average closed over one percent higher on Tuesday after positive U.S. retail sales data eased concern about demand in Japan's main export market and spurred buying of blue chips such as Sony Corp. | 1 |
Experts see record year for US insured losses The four hurricanes that hit Florida this season combined to beat the record set by Hurricane Andrew for insured losses in what may be the nation #39;s costliest hurricane season ever, officials said Tuesday. | 1 |
3 state utilities may offer Internet via power lines Clearing the way for homes and businesses to receive high-speed Internet services through their electrical outlets, the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules this week that would enable the utility companies to offer an alternative to the | 1 |
Manmohan Singh seeks to quicken "handsome" GDP growth (Reuters) Reuters - India will improve on its already rapid economic growth levels in the years ahead, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh predicted on Monday. | 1 |
Cash Flow in '04 Found Its Way Into Dividends American companies stepped up their dividend increases in 2004, buoyed by strong cash flows and by a changed tax law. | 1 |
Yukos woes flare up again, offsetting Venezuela vote SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Crude futures headed higher Tuesday to close at a new historic level near \$47 a barrel, following news that a Russian court has rejected a plea from oil giant Yukos to suspend government efforts to collect a \$3.4 billion tax ... | 1 |
NL Wrap: Perez Strikes Out 14 as Pirates End Astros Run (Reuters) Reuters - Oliver Perez tossed a three-hitter\over eight innings and struck out 14 batters to help host\Pittsburgh end Houston's 12-game winning streak with a 3-1\victory in game one of a National League (NL) doubleheader\Thursday. | 1 |
Taiwan #39;s VIA Joins 64-bit Chip Fray After watching nearly every other semiconductor manufacturer produce their x86 64-bit chips, VIA Technologies has come to the table. | 1 |
James fumbles away Colts #39; chances Not once, but twice Edgerrin James thought that his knee had touched the ground, that he had put the Indianapolis Colts in a position to score points. | 1 |
Fund Founders to Settle, Pay \$160 Million NEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- Gary L. Pilgrim and Harold J. Baxter, founders of a tech-based mutual fund that blazed and then fizzled in the 1990s, agreed yesterday to pay \$160 million to settle charges that Pilgrim took advantage of trading opportunities and Baxter shared inside info... | 1 |
Genesis Space Capsule Crashes Into Desert DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah - The Genesis space capsule, which had orbited the sun for more than three years in an attempt to find clues to the origin of the solar system, crashed to Earth on Wednesday after its parachute failed to deploy. It wasn't immediately known whether co... | 1 |
Ready for Windows Service Pack 2? Nothing elicits fear and loathing across the land like the announcement of a major Windows upgrade. Grown men and women quake at the thought of hours of troubleshooting. Corporate IT departments don full battle gear and issue stern warnings against upgrading before they've tested for i... | 1 |
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 gr... | 1 |
MS EC appeal kicks off Microsoft has told the European Court of First Instance that it should not have to share information with its competitors, arguing that revealing its secret would harm it irreparably. | 1 |
Dhamija nets 85m by selling Ebookers Ebookers, the travel website, is being sold to US hotel and car rental giant Cendant in a 209m deal that means a huge windfall for chief executive Dinesh Dhamija. | 1 |
Organiser deported before Islamist Berlin rally BERLIN/BEIRUT - One of the main organisers of a controversial Islamist conference in the German capital Berlin has been deported to Lebanon, German officials said, less than two weeks before the planned three-day gathering. | 1 |
Timberwolves Griffin suspended by NBA for three games (AFP) AFP - Embattled Minnesota Timberwolves player Eddie Griffin was suspended for the first three games of the 2004-05 season, the National Basketball Association announced. | 1 |
Palace balcony protester removed A Fathers 4 Justice protester dressed as Batman is removed after scaling Buckingham Palace. | 1 |
Bell set for Test debut Ian Bell is almost certain to make his England Test debut on Thursday in the final match against West Indies. | 1 |
Yankees and Mets Swap Relievers NEW YORK, (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees and New York Mets swapped lefthanded relievers on Friday, with the Yankees shipping Felix Heredia across the East River in exchange for Mike Stanton and cash considerations. | 1 |
Explosion Hits al-Arabiya TV Station October 30, 2004 - Police in Iraq say 16 people have been injured after a car bomb exploded outside the offices of the Al-Arabiya television station in central Baghdad. | 1 |
Samsung driving forward With its shipments jumping last year, the company is no longer playing the role of bottom-feeder in the disk drive industry. | 1 |
Stocks to Open Lower on Rising Oil Prices NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen slightly lower at the open as investors stay on guard with oil pushing near the \$50-a-barrel level... | 1 |
Bomb Explosion in Nepal's Capital Wounds 38 (Reuters) Reuters - A bomb tore through a government\office in the Nepali capital on Tuesday, wounding at least 38\people in an attack police suspect was carried out by Maoist\rebels. | 1 |
Ask The Post Jill Dutt, assistant managing editor for Financial news, takes your questions on The Washington Post's coverage of business and finance. | 1 |
Circuit City Q3 same-store sales fall CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Circuit City Stores shares plummeted 10 percent Monday after the nation #39;s No. 2 electronics retailer said that its third-quarter same-store sales fell 4.3 percent. | 1 |
Rape Inquiry Expands A third La Salle University basketball player has been charged with rape over an alleged 2003 sexual encounter with a female La Salle player. | 1 |
NL notebook: Beware right field: Sosa, Grieve injured Sammy Sosa was out of the lineup against the Montreal Expos yesterday because of bursitis in his right hip. And his replacement, Ben Grieve, was injured while making a catch. | 1 |
#39; #39;Strategic partnership #39; #39; to be formalised at summit: PM New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said that the European Commissions proposal to bestow #39; #39;strategic partnership #39; #39; to India will be formalised at the coming India-European Union Summit hosted by the Netherlands Prime ... | 1 |
Hard calls whoever wins the White House NO ONE has any idea what will happen to stock markets this week because no one knows who will win the US election and, even if they did, they don #39;t know what a victory for either candidate would mean. | 1 |
Addicted Gamers, Losing Their Way Popular games such as the Grand Theft Auto series and online games like Socom II and EverQuest are designed to engage the player, but what actually makes them addictive? \<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post&l... | 1 |
Jury: WTC attack was two events Attaching victory to a string of defeats, a jury yesterday agreed with World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein #39;s claim that the planes that struck the Twin Towers represented two separate, insurable events. | 1 |
Zook receives warm welcome to Illinois Ron Zook was asked Tuesday how soon he planned to get the recruiting process underway in his new job as University of Illinois football coach. | 1 |
Poll: Money Managers Bullish on Stocks More than 56 percent of US money managers are quot;bullish quot; or quot;very bullish quot; about the US stock market near term, forecasting stocks will move higher in the next eight months, according to a new Barron #39;s poll. | 1 |
Yukos faces oil production halt Yukos, the Russian oil giant, could be forced to halt production because of a new court order, the company says. | 1 |
DigitalNet Wins Fingerprint ID Contract DigitalNet Holdings Inc. of Herndon will provide fingerprint identification services to the Homeland Security Department under a new \$25 million contract. | 1 |
Bank bomb blasts kill one A series of bombings ripped through three banks Wednesday in downtown Buenos Aires killing one security guard and injuring a member of the bomb squad. | 1 |
Business ; Bank Rate remains untouched in RBI #39;s annual credit <b>...</b> Business News, Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India announced its busy season credit policy today. While it kept Bank Rate untouched at six percent, inflation forecast was raised from 5 to 6.5 percent. | 1 |
Ferdinand to repay Ferguson debt of honour (AFP) AFP - Rio Ferdinand plans to repay a debt of honour to Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson for standing by him when he returns from his eight month ban for missing a drugs test against Liverpool on Monday. | 1 |
Robinson carries UW #39;s big hopes SEATTLE -- The smallest man on the court always seems to make the biggest plays for the Washington Huskies. Dazzling guard Nate Robinson is one of the most exciting players in the country. | 1 |
Transactions BASEBALL Baltimore (AL): Placed 1B David Segui on 15-day disabled list. Colorado (NL): Recalled P Chin-hui Tsao from Colorado Springs (PCL). Oakland (AL): Purchased C Mike Rose from Sacramento (PCL); designated INF Ramon Castro for assignment. San Diego (NL): Recalled OF Freddy Guzman, C Humberto Quintero ... | 1 |
Bush Aides Laugh Off 'Wired Debate' Rumor CHANHASSEN, Minn. - Campaign aides to President Bush on Saturday laughed off rampant Internet speculation about whether the president was wired to get help from advisers during his first debate with Sen... | 1 |
UN staff call for Afghan pullout The UN staff union calls for all personnel to be withdrawn from Afghanistan, saying it has become too dangerous. | 1 |
Adaptec: Friend or foe? The company is changing tack under CEO Robert Stephens and may soon find itself in direct competition with several longtime partners. | 1 |
Higher education can bring social costs For many people, higher education is a ticket to a high-paying job. But what happens when the cost of that same ticket becomes a deterrent for a career that will pay a modest or middle-income salary? | 1 |
Colon Chooses Jose Molina As Catcher (AP) AP - Bartolo Colon turned around his first season with the Anaheim Angels when Jose Molina was behind the plate. | 1 |
Old pro Torigian settles in to second act He has the look of Mr. Everyman in retirement. He wears slacks and a sweater, nothing formal, and welcomes a midday guest to his two-story Peabody house, nothing pretentious, though a comfortable step up from the three-decker of his youth. He relaxes on a couch and, pointing to... | 1 |
Europe awaits US poll verdict European shares edged higher Tuesday, with easing oil prices underpinning market sentiment, but investors were cautious ahead of a neck-and-neck race in the US presidential elections. | 1 |
Top-ranked football team wins with flags, whistles The six men are co-workers and friends, and they are passionate about football. On Saturday and Sunday mornings, they rendezvous and ride together to spend the day at football games. | 1 |
Traffic concerns jam Cape project There are brick sidewalks, a parking lot, a waste-water treatment facility, and two new buildings. | 1 |
UN accuses Israel of excessive force during Gaza offensive A United Nations official has accused Israel of quot;gross violations quot; of international law in a recent offensive in which more than 100 Palestinians died in the northern Gaza Strip. | 1 |
Bush Mocks Kerry's Leadership Credentials (AP) AP - President Bush mocked John Kerry's fitness to be commander in chief Wednesday, saying the way to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq "is not to wilt or waver." Kerry suggested to a campaign crowd that Bush might bring back the military draft and said in an Associated Pre... | 1 |
Romanian presidential election too close to call BUCHAREST - The presidential election in Romania is too close to call. Both candidates are claiming victory after exit polls showed a virtual dead heat. | 1 |
Dollar hits new record euro low The dollar hits yet another record low against the euro on speculation Russia may increase reserves of the single currency. | 1 |
Hopkins has done things his way For the fight of his life, undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins chose some music that says something about his life. When he enters the ring Saturday to face Oscar De La Hoya, it won #39;t be to pulsating rap. | 1 |
Minnesota will play Music City Bowl Minnesota will play in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 31, the Golden Gophers #39; third straight postseason appearance. Minnesota will play a Southeastern Conference opponent still to be determined in Nashville, Tenn. | 1 |
Palm OS to favour phones PalmSource is to focus on wireless devices with its new version of Palm OS, but can it succeed against the likes of Microsoft and Symbian? | 1 |
Postal Service asks Stamps.com to stop taking PhotoStamp orders The U.S. Postal Service wants Stamps.com to stop taking orders for its PhotoStamps program, which allows customers to print individualized photos on stamps, pending a review of the program. | 1 |
Expedition 9 Crew Returns to Earth NASA -- International Space Station Expedition 9 crewmembers, Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke landed on target in the steppes of Kazakhstan at 8:36 pm EDT Saturday after 188 days in space. | 1 |
In Past Tsunamis, Tantalizing Clues to Future Ones Undersea quakes are inevitable. The questions are where and when and the recent catastrophe may provide clues. | 1 |
Kerry: Allawi's Take on Iraq Unrealistic COLUMBUS, Ohio - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Thursday that Iraq's Ayad Allawi was sent before Congress to put the "best face" on a Bush administration policy that has gone wrong. Shortly after Allawi, the interim government's prime minister, gave a rosy por... | 1 |
Pakistan Strikes Kill Dozens Near Afghan Border Pakistani jet fighters and helicopter gunships launched air strikes on the South Waziristan tribal area bordering Afghanistan, killing dozens of people on Thursday, a witness said. | 1 |
Oil prices flare up amid Iraq violence WASHINGTON -- Crude futures plowed to a new high near \$49 a barrel yesterday as the threat of sabotage to Iraqi oil infrastructure loomed larger than promises from Baghdad to boost exports in coming days. | 1 |
Sun to drive Mustang as future release of Java Fresh from introducing a major upgrade to the Java platform, Sun Microsystems officials on Thursday revealed some details of the next release of Java, code-named Mustang and expected in Spring 2006. | 1 |
Dent Tops Luczak to Win at China Open (AP) AP - Taylor Dent defeated Australian qualifier Peter Luczak 6-3, 6-2 in a rain-delayed first-round match at the China Open on Tuesday. | 1 |
Strict security for moonlit viewing of Taj : Agra, Nov 26 : Strict security arrangements have been put in place for night viewing of the Taj Mahal tomorrow and Sunday following the Supreme Court #39;s decision to allow opening of the monument of love on moonlit nights. | 1 |
Citigroup to Pay \$250K Fine on Fund Sales NEW YORK (Reuters) - The NASD on Monday censured Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and fined it \$250,000 for distributing misleading sales material on hedge funds, the latest regulatory mishap for the world's largest financial services company. | 1 |
Probe focuses on bomber #39;s route Investigators are seeking to determine the route taken by 16-year-old suicide bomber Amar al-Far, and find out who assisted him after he left his home in the Askar refugee camp near Nablus at 7:30 Monday morning, blowing himself up just over three hours | 1 |
This Date in Baseball for Sept. 17 (AP) AP - 1930 #151; Cleveland's Earl Averill drove in eight runs with three consecutive home runs to lead the Indians to a 13-7 victory over the Washington Senators in a doubleheader opener. Averill added another homer in the nightcap, which the Senators took 6-4, and set an American... | 1 |
Congress Wraps Up With Mixed Results (AP) AP - As Democrats and Republicans disagreed on the accomplishments of the 108th Congress, one thing is certain: Hundreds of programs #151; from highway building to welfare reform #151; are being kept on life support through temporary measures because lawmakers failed to meet de... | 1 |
Malaysia finds more bird flu cases KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia found new cases of bird flu today in an infected area that had been under quarantine for three weeks, setting off a new round of culling poultry and screening people to contain the potentially deadly disease. | 1 |
Sun networking foray begins this month Server and software company prepares new foray into market for dot-com infrastructure. | 1 |
Iraq #39;s prime minister says leader and members of militant group <b>...</b> BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraq #39;s leader says there is now one less militant group operating in his country. Prime Minister Ayad Allawi (EE #39;-yahd ah-LAH #39;-wee) says key members of a group called Mohammed #39;s Army are under | 1 |
Dozens of children among 44 killed by Baghdad bombings Dozens of children were killed yesterday when three car bombs exploded in a coordinated attack in Baghdad that left 44 people dead and more than 200 injured. | 1 |
NO DOUBT ABOUT THIS JETS ROUT a three-hour party, really -he Jets delivered a rare rout, skewering the downtrodden Dolphins 41-14 last night at Giants Stadium. | 1 |
Particle collider edges forward Physicists take a key decision on the technology to be used in the International Linear Collider, one of the grand scientific projects of the 21st Century. | 1 |
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