Failed government-backed banks could be forced to sell off assets or even to close.
Friday, March 4, 2011
EUROPEAN BANKS GET E.U. WARNING
Failed government-backed banks could be forced to sell off assets or even to close.
CARDINALS DOWN NATS 4-1 IN RAIN-SHORTENED GAME (AP)
AP - Adam Wainwright pitched six strong innings, Rick Ankiel broke a five-week homer drought and the St. Louis Cardinals snapped a three-game losing skid with a rain-shortened 4-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday night.
SYTYCD: KATIE HOLMES GOT HAPPY, BUT NIGEL, CAT AND TWO DANCERS GOT SAD (E! ONLINE)
E! Online - Katie Holmes is so pretty, but is she a great song-and-dance gal?
KEITH URBAN GOES WITH INSTINCT ON DIGITAL RELEASE (REUTERS)
Reuters - Keith Urban's contribution to the iTunes Originals series features interview segments and new, live-in-studio recordings of six songs -- including three from his latest album, the chart-topping "Defying Gravity."
AIR FORCE REPORT ENVISIONS A BROADER USE OF DRONES
The Air Force envisions drones that could do the work of bombers and cargo planes and miniature ones that could spy inside a room.
MICROSOFT SALES DROP SHARPLY, SEES NO QUICK RECOVERY (REUTERS)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp posted the first-ever drop in annual sales of Windows and its quarterly revenue fell a steeper-than-expected 17 percent as its business continued to be hurt by the weak global PC and server markets.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
AMAZON.COM CEO APOLOGIZES FOR ORWELL INCIDENT (AP)
AP - Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeffrey P. Bezos has apologized to Kindle customers for deleting pirated copies of George Orwell novels "1984" and "Animal Farm" from their e-reader devices.
DOW CLOSES OVER 9,000; FIRST TIME SINCE JANUARY
A report showing that sales of existing homes rose 3.6 percent in June and a flurry of positive earnings reports fueled the surge.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
ON THE CALL: MICROSOFT CFO CHRIS LIDDELL (AP)
AP - With businesses cutting back on technology spending and consumers favoring low-end notebooks, the average amount Microsoft Corp. brings in from selling a copy of its Windows software has fallen.
RULING MAY BOLSTER CLAIM TO I.B.M. FORTUNE
The Maine Supreme Court upheld an adult, same-sex adoption by a descendant of I.B.M.?s founder. The adoptee is pursuing what she says is her share of the family fortune.
MICROSOFT CAN?T EVADE DOWNTURN?S TIGHT GRIP
The company significantly missed Wall Street?s revenue target and reported the first decline in full-year revenue in its 34-year history.
SALES OF FLU DRUG IMPROVE RESULTS AT ROCHE
Sales of the drug Tamiflu have skyrocketed since the outbreak of swine flu in April, bolstering the profits of the drug?s maker, Roche.
DOES AVATAR SOUND LIKE THE NEXT TITANIC? (E! ONLINE)
E! Online - After four years of development, $200 million in production costs, and a thick shroud of secrecy, superdirector James Cameron (Titanic) showed Comic-Con fans 25 minutes of never-before-seen footage of his new 3-D flick Avatar.
BAIDU REVENUE GROWTH RETURNS, UP 37 PERCENT (PC WORLD)
PC World - Chinese online search leader Baidu returned to ad sales growth in the second quarter, escaping the effects of a scandal late last year over troublesome medical ads.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
OFFENSE BACKS HAMELS IN PHILLIES' 9-4 WIN (AP)
AP - Cole Hamels pitched seven effective innings, Jayson Werth and Pedro Feliz had three hits apiece and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 9-4 in a makeup game Thursday night.
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Monday, February 28, 2011
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A.P. CRACKS DOWN ON UNPAID USE OF ARTICLES ON WEB
Software on each article will state what uses are permitted and notify the news agency how the article actually is used.
SOURCE: VICK, GOODELL MET WEDNESDAY IN NEW JERSEY (AP)
AP - Michael Vick might soon discover just who's interested in giving him a second chance.
BREAKINGVIEWS.COM: PAST MISSTEPS HAUNT CERBERUS
One of its biggest headaches ? Chrysler ? is over, but it lost some of its 51 percent stake in GMAC in the government bailout.
PALM PRE WEBOS 1.1.0 AVAILABLE, FIXES ITUNES SYNC (PC WORLD)
PC World - Remember when Apple updated iTunes to version 8.2.1, breaking syncing with the Palm Pre? Well, that feature is back, along with loads of other stuff.
NA SHOOTS 63 TO TAKE CANADIAN OPEN LEAD (AP)
AP - Kevin Na birdied the final five holes and nine of his last 12 for a 9-under 63 and a two-stroke lead over Retief Goosen, Scott Verplank and Joe Durant on Thursday during the suspended first round of the 100th Canadian Open.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
PORSCHE CHIEF PAYS FOR OVERREACHING
Porsche fired its chief and approved plans for an investment by Qatar as a prelude to a merged company that will make Porsche the 10th brand in VW?s stable.
MICROSOFT REVENUE FALLS 17%
The company significantly missed Wall Street?s revenue target and reported the first decline in full-year revenue in its 34-year history.
RADIOACTIVE DRUG FOR TESTS IS IN SHORT SUPPLY
The shutdown of two nuclear reactors is creating a shortage in a product crucial to tests for cardiac disease and cancer.
U.P.S. EARNINGS DECLINE 49%, TO $445 MILLION, AS DOWNTURN SAPS DEMAND
The package delivery company predicted third-quarter profits below analysts? projections.
ADVERTISING: AN OGRE?S TRAIL LEADS TO A BARGAIN
The Broadway musical was looking for a way to lure theatergoers, and the M&M?s World store was looking for a way to lure shoppers, so they decided to work together.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
BUFFETT?S GOLDMAN STAKE PAYS RICHLY
According to one calculation, Warren Buffett would realize an annualized return of about 111 percent, if he sold his Goldman stake.
STUDIOS BRING ANOTHER DIMENSION TO COMIC-CON
For the first time, the annual convention, a major event on Hollywood?s calendar, devoted an entire day to presenting films in 3-D.
HACKER GROUP L0PHT MAKES A COMEBACK, OF SORTS (PC WORLD)
PC World - The news report begins with shots of a tense space shuttle launch. Engineers hunch over computer banks and techno music pounds in the background. There is a countdown, a lift-off, and then you see a young man in a black T-shirt and sunglasses, apparently reporting from space.
LAPTOP PRICES DIP UNDER $300 IN THE US (PC WORLD)
PC World - Laptops are closing the price gap on less-powerful netbooks, with retailers delivering fully equipped systems for under US$300 as part of promotional offers.
MANHATTANS, MARTINIS AND MOONLIGHT 1000PC. PUZZLE (TOY) NEWLY TAGGED "GAME"
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FORCED MARRIAGE LAWS KEEP YOUNG COUPLE APART EVEN THOUGH THEY LOVE EACH OTHER
A young wife faces being separated from her husband for two years under immigration laws brought in to protect Asian women from forced marriages.
PARIS HILTON: I'M NOT STUPID AND I'M NOT A SLUT (E! ONLINE)
E! Online - Paris Hilton insists she's not stupid?or slutty?like you may think.
Friday, February 25, 2011
PC RESELLER DISTANCES ITSELF FROM GLOBAL VERGE (PC WORLD)
PC World - NextDay Network has signed up 3,000 resellers from Global Verge, the company recruiting people to sell a forthcoming mobile service from Zer01, but the PC reseller says it doesn't have a relationship with the multilevel marketing company.
NO DOUBT STRONGER THAN EVER IN RETURN TO SOCAL (REUTERS)
Reuters - "Hella Good." That's the title of the futuristic funk workout No Doubt performed early in its 90-minute-plus set Wednesday at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, but it also effectively summed up the quartet's performance.
BMG/KKR MUSIC VENTURE BUYS 8,000-SONG CATALOG (REUTERS)
Reuters - BMG Rights Management, the music venture owned by Bertelsmann and KKR, said on Thursday it agreed to its first acquisition by buying a catalog of songs including "Who Let the Dogs Out" and "Livin La Vida Loca."
G.M. ADDS 5 DIRECTORS AND ANNOUNCES SEVERAL TOP-LEVEL RETIREMENTS
The U.S. and Canadian governments have appointed five more members to the board of the General Motors, which recently came out of court-supervised reorganization.
NEWS CORP SEES MYSPACE AS PLACE FOR VIDEOGAMES (REUTERS)
Reuters - News Corp hopes to transform MySpace, which has been losing users to Facebook, into a stronger online videogaming platform as it works to reposition the six-year-old site as an entertainment destination.
SPRAINED KNEE SENDS GUILLEN TO DL (AP)
AP - Kansas City Royals right fielder Jose Guillen is headed to the 15-day disabled list after spraining his right knee while putting on his shin guard against the Los Angeles Angels Wednesday night.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
CURRENT, FORMER SAINTS SUE MOVIE STUDIO (AP)
AP - A New Orleans Saints linebacker and two former players sued a film studio Thursday to try to get their money back from investments they say were never made.
GOOGLE LATITUDE FOR IPHONE ARRIVES — AS WEB APP (MACWORLD.COM)
Macworld.com - Google released Latitude earlier this year as a location-based service (LBS) that competes with Brightkite and Loopt. After bringing Latitude to Android phones last month, it is now available as an iPhone web app—because Apple didn't want it as a native app.
MORE IN-PERSON HELP FROM IBM FOR IND. WELFARE (AP)
AP - IBM Corp.'s 362-page plan to fix problems with Indiana's privately run welfare system calls for providing more face-to-face help and no longer "forcing clients to self-service channels" such as telephone call centers and online applications.
"TWILIGHT" SEQUEL DRAWS FANGIRLS BY THE THOUSANDS (AP)
AP - Most camped out overnight. Some spent two nights outside the San Diego Convention Center. They wore homemade T-shirts, made friends with fellow fans and talked about their allegiance to Team Edward or Team Jacob.
KIDS TV PROGRAMMING RULES, ADS TO BE REVIEWED IN U.S (REUTERS)
Reuters - U.S. rules governing television programing for children are to be reviewed in light of the proliferation of online videos and other technological changes.
NAS ORDERED TO MAKE $40K MONTHLY PAYMENTS TO KELIS (AP)
AP - A judge has ordered Nas to pay Kelis nearly $40,000 in monthly support for the near future, a day after the "Milkshake" singer gave birth to the divorcing couple's baby boy.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
AMAZON APOLOGIZES FOR KINDLE BOOK DELETIONS (MACWORLD.COM)
Macworld.com - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos apologized Thursday for its remote-deletion of illegally sold books, including George Orwell’s “1984” and “Animal Farm,” on its Kindle e-book reader.
SWIMSUIT ISSUE: SPORT'S LEADERS SAY 'NOT SO FAST' (AP)
AP - The swimmers on the pool deck in Rome are ogling each other's high-tech bodysuits like fashionistas on the runways of Milan, thinking of gliding into history with yet another record-smashing time.
CONCERT TOUR OF "STAR WARS" TO KICK OFF IN OCTOBER (REUTERS)
Reuters - A concert version of "Star Wars", featuring a live symphony orchestra, huge screens, film clips and a traveling exhibit, will kick off a North American tour in October with plans to go global in 2010, organizers said on Thursday.
FAMILIAR SCRIPT: NETFLIX 2Q TOPS EXPECTATIONS (AP)
AP - Netflix Inc.'s second-quarter profit shot past analyst expectations, following a familiar script as recession-weary consumers flocked to its DVD-by-mail and Internet streaming service.
HIGH & LOW FINANCE: A RETREAT FROM GLOBAL BANKING
Countries are retreating to national regulations to protect themselves from international financial risk.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
NH MEN'S HOCKEY TEAM PENALIZED FOR VIOLATIONS (AP)
AP - The University of New Hampshire men's hockey team has been penalized by the NCAA for recruiting violations.
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EU MIGRANTS 'GOOD FOR UK ECONOMY'
The migrants who came from eastern Europe to live and work in Britain over the past five years have made a positive contribution to the public purse, research reveals.
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AP SETTING UP TRACKING SYSTEM FOR WEB CONTENT (AP)
AP - The Associated Press is moving ahead with plans for a system to detect unlicensed use of its content and potentially create new ways for the 163-year-old news cooperative and other media to make more money on the Internet.
Monday, February 21, 2011
AT&T EARNINGS DROP 15%, PARTLY ON IPHONE SUBSIDIES
The company also activated more than 2.4 million iPhones in the quarter. More than a third of those were for new customers.
PADRES ELIMINATE 10-20 BUSINESS OFFICE JOBS (AP)
AP - The San Diego Padres have eliminated between 10 and 20 positions as part of what new CEO Jeff Moorad calls the first step of a reorganization of the team's business operations.
JUDGE APPROVES DEALS TO REPRINT `MOONWALK' (AP)
AP - A judge on Thursday cleared the way for Michael Jackson's autobiography, "Moonwalk," to return to store shelves in the United States, Canada and Europe.
JEFF BRIDGES RETURNS TO WORLD OF TRON, NOW IN 3D (AP)
AP - Jeff Bridges promises the new "TRON" is just as groundbreaking as the 27-year-old original.
BRISTOL-MYERS AND WYETH REPORT BIG GAINS IN PROFIT
Various factors, including brisk sales of certain drugs, lifted the companies in the second quarter.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
ROCHE REVENUE UP ON STRONG SALES OF SWINE FLU DRUG
Sales of the drug Tamiflu have skyrocketed since the outbreak of swine flu in April, bolstering the profits of the drug?s maker, Roche.
DOW CLOSES ABOVE 9,000 FOR FIRST TIME SINCE JANUARY
A report showing that sales of existing homes rose 3.6 percent in June and a flurry of positive earnings reports fueled the surge.
PRIME-TIME METERED MARKET WEDNESDAY RATINGS: NBC FINISHES FIRST ON THIS ATYPICAL EVENING (MEDIAWEEK.COM)
Mediaweek.com - -Yesterday's Winners: (Expectations are, of course, lower in the summer months) America's Got Talent (NBC)
BOOKS OF THE TIMES: CHILLY TREKS IN A MELTING WORLD
This crisp and bracing little book is a welcome addition to the literature of cold weather and the great north, one that moves easily from geography and biology to history, myth and folklore.
MICROSOFT, INTEL DESIGN WINDOWS 7 TO BE SPEEDY (PC WORLD)
PC World - Collaboration with Microsoft could allow the software giant's upcoming Windows 7 OS to take advantage of multithreaded and multicore Intel chips for faster application performance, according to an Intel official.
EARNINGS FALL 48% AT AMERICAN EXPRESS
American Express, the credit card lender, said its earnings fell 48 percent in the second quarter, but it reversed the recent trend of quarterly losses to post a profit.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
ILLINOIS ADDS A YEAR TO RON ZOOK'S CONTRACT (AP)
AP - Illinois football coach Ron Zook has received a one-year contract extension.
VIKINGS SIGN 3RD-ROUNDER ALLEN (AP)
AP - The Minnesota Vikings have signed third-round draft pick Asher Allen to a four-year contract.
MICROSOFT REVENUE MISSES, SHARES TUMBLE (REUTERS)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp's quarterly revenue fell a steeper-than-expected 17 percent and annual sales of Windows fell for the first time ever, as its business continued to be hurt by the weak global PC and server markets.
JACKSON'S MOM, KIDS BEGGING FOR BIG ALLOWANCE (E! ONLINE)
E! Online - Rest assured Michael Jackson's kids are probably not gonna be working, working working day and night.
ROETHLISBERGER SAYS HE'LL FIGHT RAPE ALLEGATIONS (AP)
AP - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger vowed Thursday to fight a Lake Tahoe casino hostess' rape allegations against him, calling them "false and vicious."
NFL TO START DRAFT ON THURSDAY IN PRIME TIME (AP)
AP - The NFL is making its already popular draft even more television-friendly, moving the first round to Thursday night.
SOFT PC SALES SEND MICROSOFT PROFIT DOWN 29 PCT (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its profit in the last quarter plunged 29 percent because of weak computer sales, ending a fiscal year in which the software maker's revenue fell for the first time since the company went public in 1986.
Friday, February 18, 2011
JOHNNY DEPP CRASHES COMIC-CON—THEN SPLITS! (E! ONLINE)
E! Online - There had been murmurs that Johnny Depp, one of the stars of Tim Burton's way weird live-action adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, would drop by this morning's Disney 3-D panel.
AMAZON REPORTS LOWER-THAN-EXPECTED SALES
Amazon.com posted weaker-than-expected earnings, and its stock fell sharply in after-hours trading.
MICROSOFT?S REVENUE FALLS 17%; PC SLUMP CONTINUES
The company significantly missed Wall Street?s revenue target and reported the first decline in full-year revenue in its 34-year history.
TIERNEYLAB: RESEARCHER CONDEMNS CONFORMITY
A psychologist and well-known researcher of twins decries conformity in scientific culture.
NETFLIX POSTS HIGHER 2Q PROFIT, SALES (AP)
AP - Netflix Inc.'s second-quarter profit coasted past expectations as recession-weary customers continued to embrace its DVD-by-mail and streaming movie service.
CA 2Q PROFIT NEARLY FLAT, BUT OUTLOOK LIFTS SHARES (AP)
AP - Business management software company CA Inc. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit was nearly flat as revenue edged lower. But the company forecast fiscal 2010 sales at the high end of its prior outlook, sending shares up nearly 5 percent in after-hours trading.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
AMAZON 2Q PROFIT FALLS WITH TOYS R US SETTLEMENT (AP)
AP - Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter earnings fell while sales rose, due to a $51 million payment to settle a long-standing dispute with former partner Toys R Us. The profit still beat Wall Street estimates, though.
BUCKS AGREE TO BRING ILYASOVA BACK FROM SPAIN (AP)
AP - The Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to contract terms with Ersan Ilyasova, potentially bringing the forward back to Milwaukee after two seasons overseas.
MAC NEWS BRIEFS: MACPROVIDEO.COM ADDS UPDATED FINAL CUT TUTORIALS (MACWORLD.COM)
Macworld.com - On the heels of Apple’s just-released update to its Final Cut Studio video-editing suite, MacProVideo.com has added tutorials to show users how to use the latest version.
FIERCELY PHYSICAL 'CABINET OF WONDERS' WILL PREMIERE IN PHILADELPHIA (PLAYBILL)
Playbill - Kira Obolensky's Cabinet of Wonders: An Impossible History, a commission from the Philadelphia company Gas & Electric Arts, will have its world premiere Sept. 29-Oct. 24, 2009 in Philadelphia.
HIGH & LOW FINANCE: WHAT ONCE WAS GLOBAL NOW IS LOCAL
Countries are retreating to national regulations to protect themselves from international financial risk.
INDIANS SEND BETANCOURT TO ROCKIES (AP)
AP - The Cleveland Indians have traded reliever Rafael Betancourt to Colorado for minor league pitcher Connor Graham.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
APOGEE INTRODUCES GIO AUDIO INTERFACE AND FOOT CONTROLLER (MACWORLD.COM)
Macworld.com - Apogee has introduced GiO, an audio interface and foot controller for the Mac, designed to work with Apple’s new Logic Studio and GarageBand ’09.
USOC DOUBLES FUNDRAISING GOAL IN JUNE (AP)
AP - A donation drive that focused on $5 gifts has netted the U.S. Olympic Committee $4.4 million
BUILDING BRIDGES: CASEY HUDSON TALKS MASS EFFECT 2 (PC WORLD)
PC World - BioWare's Xbox 360 and Windows interactive space opera Mass Effect 2 is still half a year away for most of us, but for lead producer Casey Hudson it's happening right now.
U.S. SUES INVESTORS ABOUT PROFITS MADE FROM FAKE TAKEOVER RUMORS
Regulators sued the head of a Kuwaiti investment firm seeking the return of millions of dollars made after false takeover rumors pushed up the shares of two American companies.
AT&T ADDS 2.4 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS WITH APPLE'S IPHONE (NEWSFACTOR)
NewsFactor - AT&T said it racked up 2.4 million new iPhone activations in the second quarter, with the bulk of the additions coming from the wireless carrier's launch of Apple's iPhone 3GS on June 19.
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VIKINGS SIGN WINFIELD TO 5-YEAR EXTENSION (AP)
AP - The Minnesota Vikings have signed cornerback Antoine Winfield to a five-year contract extension.
Monday, February 14, 2011
INDIANS SEND RELIEVER BETANCOURT TO ROCKIES (AP)
AP - The Cleveland Indians have traded reliever Rafael Betancourt to Colorado.
DOW ABOVE 9,000 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JANUARY
Sales of existing homes rose 3.6 percent in June, and a flurry of earnings reports were generally positive.
NAS ORDERED TO MAKE $44K MONTHLY PAYMENTS TO KELIS (AP)
AP - A judge has ordered Nas (NAHZ) to pay Kelis (kehl-EES') and their newborn child nearly $44,000 a month for the near future.
AP IMPACT: CASH-STRAPPED STATES RAID 911 FUNDS (AP)
AP - More than $200 million collected from cell phone users for upgrades to the 911 system has been diverted in the last two years to plug state budget holes, keep campaign promises and, in at least one case, buy police uniforms, an Associated Press analysis has found.
5 DIRECTORS ADDED TO NEW G.M. BOARD
The U.S. and Canadian governments have appointed five more members to the board of the General Motors, which recently came out of court-supervised reorganization.
US CELLULAR LOST 59,000 RETAIL CUSTOMERS IN 2Q (AP)
AP - Wireless carrier United States Cellular Corp. said Thursday it lost 59,000 net retail customers in the second quarter.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
MICHAEL VICK LAWYER DENIES STRIP CLUB REPORTS (AP)
AP - A lawyer for Michael Vick says the quarterback did not spend his first night of freedom at a Virginia Beach strip club.
PORSCHE CHIEF WAS BIGGEST CASUALTY OF HIS BATTLE FOR VW
The departure of Wendelin Wiedeking marked a tumultuous end for Germany?s best-paid chief executive, a hyper-aggressive manager who ruffled feathers.
ROETHLISBERGER SAYS HE DID NOT RAPE CASINO HOSTESS (AP)
AP - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said Thursday allegations by a Lake Tahoe casino hostess that he raped her a year ago are "reckless and false." A 31-year-old Nevada woman has filed a civil lawsuit alleging the Super Bowl winning quarterback raped her in a hotel penthouse last year.
ARMSTRONG ANNOUNCES NEW TEAM FOR NEXT YEAR'S TOUR (AP)
AP - Lance Armstrong and RadioShack are forming a new cycling team that will compete in next year's Tour de France.
OBSERVATORY: LONG BEAK HELPS A TOUCAN KEEP IT COOL
Researchers say the oversize bill acts like a car radiator, keeping the toucan cool.
PRACTICAL TRAVELER: GRAB AIRFARE DEALS NOW, OR WAIT?
Should you book now, and take advantage of a recent spate of midsummer sales from the airlines? Or hold out?
Saturday, February 12, 2011
SLATTERY LEADS SAS MASTERS AFTER 1ST ROUND (AP)
AP - Lee Slattery birdied the first four holes and shot 6-under 67 to take the first-round lead Thursday in the SAS Masters.
FOOTBALL STAR ETO'O SIGNS INTER MILAN DEAL - AGENT (AFP)
AFP - Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o has agreed terms on his transfer from Barcelona to Inter Milan, the Cameroon international star's agent Jose Maria Mesalles said on Thursday.
HOLLYWOOD DEALMAKING RISKS ANTITRUST SCRUTINY (REUTERS)
Reuters - As media giants band together to reinvent themselves in the digital age, potentially sharing everything from online video sites to DVD distribution, they have to be careful not to raise antitrust hackles.
HOLLYWOOD DEALMAKING RISKS ANTITRUST SCRUTINY (REUTERS)
Reuters - As media giants band together to reinvent themselves in the digital age, potentially sharing everything from online video sites to DVD distribution, they have to be careful not to raise antitrust hackles.
WATSON 3 SHOTS BEIND FUNK AT SENIOR BRITISH OPEN (AP)
AP - Four days after his heart-rending playoff defeat to Stewart Cink at Turnberry, Tom Watson shot a 3-under 67 on Thursday to begin his pursuit of a fourth Senior British Open title.
Friday, February 11, 2011
JACKSON ESTATE LAWYERS SEEK ALLOWANCE FOR CHILDREN (AP)
AP - Attorneys handling Michael Jackson's estate say they have asked a judge to approve an allowance for the singer's three children and his mother.
US AIRWAYS REPORTS PROFIT ON ITEMS
DALLAS (AP) -- US Airways posted a profit in the second quarter thanks to gains from fuel-hedging contracts, but revenue fell sharply as traffic sank from last year's levels.
RAYTHEON 2Q EARNS RISE 15 PCT, BOOSTS OUTLOOK
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense contractor Raytheon Co. said Thursday its second-quarter earnings rose 15 percent on higher profits from radar systems, satellite equipment, information technology and Army training programs. The company also raised its outlook for the year.
STARWOOD 2Q PROFIT RISES ON CUTS, TAX BENEFIT
CHICAGO (AP) -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. said Thursday that a foreign tax incentive and cost cuts helped boost its second-quarter profit 28 percent.
FONTGEAR RELEASES FONTGENIUS (MACWORLD.COM)
Macworld.com - FontGear (formerly Morrison SoftDesign) has released FontGenius 1.0, a font search and identification utility that examines pictures and identifies typefaces of any text in a picture. With its recognition technology, FontGenius gives users a suggested list of fonts that match the characters in an image. It will also generate character previews of the matched fonts.
EYENGA PICKS SPANISH CLUB OVER CAVALIERS (AP)
AP - Christian Eyenga, a raw shooting guard drafted in the first round by the Cleveland Cavaliers, will stay with his Spanish club rather than play with LeBron James next season.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
ENGINEER: MICROSOFT VIOLATED GPL BEFORE LINUX CODE RELEASE (PC WORLD)
PC World - Code that Microsoft released Monday for the Linux kernel under the General Public License version 2 (GPLv2) was in violation of that license before Microsoft made it available, according to an open-source network engineer.
AIR FORCE CONSIDERS WAYS TO EXPAND USE OF DRONES
The Air Force envisions drones that could do the work of bombers and cargo planes and miniature ones that could spy inside a room.
KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFIT DECLINES 3 PERCENT
Profit slipped 3 percent in the second quarter, but the company lifted its 2009 outlook because it expects a smaller hit from the strong dollar.
NEW FINAL CUT STUDIO HAS MORE FEATURES, LOWER PRICE (NEWSFACTOR)
NewsFactor - Apple on Thursday released an upgrade to its Final Cut Studio video suite with more than 100 new features, a new version of Logic Studio, and a lower price. Final Cut Server was also updated to version 1.5.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
IRON MAN MULTI-TASKS AT ANNUAL COMIC CONVENTION (REUTERS)
Reuters - Iron Man is in the spotlight at this year's comic book convention Comic-Con, getting a grip on fans not just of comics and movies but also video games.
INSURE EVERYTHING? (THE MOTLEY FOOL)
The Motley Fool - The world can be a risky place, and insurance helps you protect yourself, your loved ones, and your assets from catastrophe. Nowadays, there's a whole new cast of catastrophes from terrorist attacks to sudden iPod malfunctions, but do you really need to insure yourself against each and every possible calamity?
ORACLE BUYS DATA-INTEGRATION SPECIALIST (PC WORLD)
PC World - Oracle on Thursday said it is buying GoldenGate Software, a San Francisco maker of data integration tools, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition is expected to close later this year.
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