|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Frozen yogurt war de-thaws, tart new brands hit US
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
|
Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
|
Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
|
25 bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
|
Displaced Georgians look to US for hope, aid
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
|
26 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
|
Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
|
Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
|
Philippines peace in tatters after rebel attack
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
US News Archive for February 2008:
|
 |
Worker Killed at Con Ed Substation
According to preliminary accounts, the worker suffered a fatal electric shock at 1:38 p.m. at a Con Edison plant at 20th Avenue and 31st Street in Astoria, Queens...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Amy Winehouse Denied Entry to U.S.
The Grammy's will have to go on without the troubled soul singer...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Cheney Defends Use of Harsh Interrogations
Vice President Dick Cheney said that the methods made up ?a tougher program, for tougher customers? and might have averted another attack on the United States...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Space Shuttle Atlantis Blasts Off
The space shuttle Atlantis rumbled into space on Thursday afternoon, carrying the European scientific laboratory Columbus to the International Space Station...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Gates Defends NATO Mission in Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates continued his self-described effort to nag allies for more troops...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Two Arrested in Bhutto Assassination
Pakistani officials said that two suspects were arrested Thursday morning in Rawalpindi...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Diabetes Health Goes Beyond Blood Sugar
Recent findings on the effects of lowering blood sugar are unlikely to change the way most people with Type 2 diabetes manage their illness, doctors said Thursday...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
All Eyes on FEMA After Tornadoes
Even before the federal reinforcements arrived, a Democratic senator was warning FEMA to do better than past disasters...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Romney Exits, Saying He Has to ?Stand Aside for Our Party?
Mitt Romney, who sought to position himself as the true conservative choice for the Republican nomination, announced Thursday that he had ended his campaign...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
For McCain, a New Race After Romney
The question now for John McCain is how far he needs go now in reaching out to the conservatives who have been wary of him...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Corporate Auditors Focusing on Cash and Securities
Not so long ago, highly leveraged companies could get loans to bail themselves out. Now they can?t...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Washington Post Names Publisher
The company named Katharine Weymouth, passing the title to the fourth generation of the family that has controlled the paper for 75 years...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Judge to Decide if French Trader Remains Free
Jérôme Kerviel, the Société Générale trader accused of losing $7.1 billion in illegal trades, could spend months in a jail while an investigation runs its course...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
European Banks Confront Economic Slowdown
Europe?s top two central banks highlighted rising hazards to economic growth on Thursday, with the Bank of England cutting interest rates and the E.C.B. signaling that it might follow suit...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Gazprom Threatens to Halt Fuel for Ukraine
In this latest flare-up of a dispute over money and energy in Eastern Europe, Gazprom threatened to halt fuel supplies unless Ukraine settled a $1.5 billion debt...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Deutsche Bank Escapes Subprime Losses
The bank said it did not suffer any subprime-related losses in the fourth quarter of 2007, though the turbulent markets did affect overall profits...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Stocks Finish Higher After Fitful Day
Investors, still nervous about the economy, decided to buy back into a stock market pummeled by three straight days of losses...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Senate Approves $168 Billion Stimulus Plan
Democrats agreed to add only payments for senior citizens and disabled veterans to a package already approved by the House with the backing of President Bush...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
NBA: Shaq joins Suns
Miami Heat exchange centre Shaquille O'Neal in a two-player deal with the Phoenix Suns...
BBC News - February 7, 2008
US election at-a-glance: 7 Feb
A day-by-day guide to the 2008 US presidential election, in words and pictures...
BBC News - February 7, 2008
Exxon in Venezuela asset freeze
US oil giant Exxon Mobil says courts have frozen $36bn of Venezuela's assets in its dispute with the government...
BBC News - February 7, 2008
More gloom for US housing
The number of pending US home sales falls by 1.5% in December, as the housing market deteriorates further...
BBC News - February 7, 2008
Rio carnival judges crown winner
Rio de Janeiro's carnival jury has announced this year's winner and also demoted another samba school for nudity...
BBC News - February 7, 2008
Summing It Up (in Six Words)
A collection of memoirs by people famous and obscure goes on sale this week from the New York-based, online Smith magazine. Each one of them is a very quick read...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Ill Russian?s Plea to Leave Prison
Vasily Aleksanyan, the fallen Yukos executive, sick with AIDS, cancer and tuberculosis...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Rice Presses NATO for Afghanistan Help
On a trip to Afghanistan, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on NATO members to increase the number of troops they commit to the region...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Officer Killed in Armed Standoff
A tense armed standoff at a house in northwestern Los Angeles ended Thursday morning with the death of a man in an exchange of gunfire with police...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Group Refuses to Monitor Russia Vote
European election observers cited severe restrictions imposed on their work by the Russian government...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Clemens and McNamee Take Stories to the Hill
On the same day that Brian McNamee gave a deposition to Congressional investigators, Roger Clemens met with members of the House Oversight committee...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Big Mob Sweep Nets Gambino Hierarchy
Federal and state officials said they were rounding up scores of accused organized crime figures...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Romney Drops Out of Presidential Race
Mitt Romney made the announcement at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Aides said he made the decision last night...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Membership Growth Lifts Aetna Profit
The managed care provided also cited premium and fee rate increases and continued cost cuts and stock buybacks as it posted net income of $448.4 million, up 3 percent from a year earlier...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
D.R. Horton Swings to Loss on Charges
The nation?s largest homebuilder posted a first-quarter loss of $128.8 million on charges to write off inventory and land values amid the continuing housing slump...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Unilever Profit Falls, but Revenue Edges Up
The decline in fourth-quarter profit compared with results a year ago that were fattened by a gain from selling a business, the company said. Sales were up 1.7 percent...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Glaxo Profit Down 10%
Shares dropped as the company forecast a decline in 2008 earnings due to generic competition and weaker sales for its diabetes pill...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
PepsiCo Posts Lower Net but Sees Growth in 2008
The soft drink maker said its fourth-quarter profit fell 31 percent from results a year ago that included a tax benefit from a settlement with the Internal Revenue Service...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
S.&P. to Overhaul Its Credit-Rating Process
Responding to widespread criticism of the quality and accuracy of credit ratings, Standard & Poor?s announced 27 steps aimed at increasing confidence in ratings...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Merck to Pay $671 Million Over Medicaid Charges
The deal will settle claims that Merck overcharged Medicaid programs, and resolve charges over marketing...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
E.C.B. Acknowledges Risk to Growth
The European Central Bank left intact its main interest rate at 4 percent, stepping away from a threat to raise rates, as the Bank of England cut its benchmark rate by a quarter-point, to 5.25 percent...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Deutsche Bank Reports Lower Net but No New Subprime Write-Downs
The bank said fourth-quarter net slipped 48 percent from a year ago to 953 million euros ($1.4 billion), beating analysts? estimates and sending shares higher...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Stocks Wobble After Retail Sales Reports
Investors, worried about technology spending after Cisco?s dreary outlook, digested mixed sales reports from the nation?s major retailers and a decline in pending home sales...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Retailers Report Weak January Sales
The disappointing sales figures made it clear that consumers wrestling with high gas and food prices, a slumping housing market, an escalating credit crisis and a weakening job market retrenched further...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Pepsico upbeat on sales prospects
Pepsico, the world's second largest drinks firm, is upbeat on sales of its snacks and soft drinks...
BBC News - February 7, 2008
Five dead in LA police stand-off
Los Angeles police say five people, including an elite police officer and a gunman, died after a 12-hour siege...
BBC News - February 7, 2008
What I Ate Last Night Department
An easy and healthy dinner of cabbage and fish, with sunchokes on the side...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Manning on Letterman
On a Super Bowl victory tour, Eli Manning matched wits with David Letterman...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Condoleezza Rice Visits Afghanistan
The secretary of state called for European governments to convince their skeptical populations of the importance of sending troops to Afghanistan...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
In Vote, Obama Fell Short of Fervor
Tuesday?s results did not live up to the promise signaled by Barack Obama?s dramatic march of rallies leading up to the vote...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Drug Ads Raise Questions for Heart Pioneer
Dr. Robert Jarvik?s appearance in television ads for Lipitor has helped rekindle a smoldering debate...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Firms charged on 'toxic' pet food
Two Chinese firms and a US food importer are indicted in the US for their alleged role in a tainted pet food scandal...
BBC News - February 7, 2008
Fed concern at sub-prime insurers
Fed boss Ben Bernanke is monitoring problems at bond insurers that may see more sub-prime banking losses...
BBC News - February 7, 2008
Criticism over Madonna UN event
Tom Cruise, Jennifer Lopez and Gwyneth Paltrow are among the stars at a charity dinner hosted by Madonna at the UN...
BBC News - February 7, 2008
Volcano sparks Ecuador evacuation
Hundreds of villagers in Ecuador flee their homes after a volcano shoots columns of ash into the air...
BBC News - February 7, 2008
Sinatra Reels in the Big Bucks
Ole' Blue Eyes made at least $50 million last year, not that big business is anything new for him...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Better Homes for the Apocalypse
The city announced 10 winners of a $100,000 open design competition "to generate solutions for post-disaster provisional housing." The premise: a Category 3 hurricane, with 38,000 families left homeless...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
O?Neal Dealt to Suns for Marion
Shaquille O?Neal, one of the greatest centers in N.B.A. history, was traded Wednesday by the Miami Heat to the Phoenix Suns...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Lawyers Say McNamee Has Evidence
Brian McNamee?s lawyers said the former personal trainer has traces of Roger Clemens?s blood on syringes and will produce the ?corroborative physical evidence? to congressional investigators...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Diabetes Study Partially Halted After Deaths
A surprise finding in a major federal study calls into question a long-held tenet of diabetes care...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Toll of Deadly Tornadoes in South Climbs Past 50
Authorities were searching for victims after a wide swath of thunderstorms packing tornadoes, high winds and hail swept through the South...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Fighting in Chad?s Capital Ebbs, but Problems Loom
The clash that nearly toppled the government of Chad has heightened tensions with its neighbor Sudan...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Obama and Clinton Brace for Drawn-Out Campaign
The Democrats are preparing for a lengthy nomination fight, while John McCain is hoping to seal up the Republican nomination quickly...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Obama Is Making Inroads, but Fervor Fell Short at End
Tuesday?s primary results did not match the fervor that had been signaled by Barack Obama?s dramatic march of rallies leading up to the vote...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
A New Generation of Digital Picture Frames
A new line of digital picture frames features lower prices, more pixels and the inevitable glitches...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Realignment at Macy?s to Eliminate 2,300 Jobs
Macy?s Inc. said on Wednesday that sales at its department stores open at least one fiscal year fell 7.1 percent in January, and announced plans to cut costs that include eliminating roughly 2,300 positions...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
A Charge Sends Warner Music to a Loss
For the period that ended Dec. 31, the company reported a loss of $16 million, or 11 cents a share, in contrast to a profit of $18 million, or 12 cents a share, in the period a year earlier...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Toll Brothers Says It Expects a 22% Decline in Revenue
Toll Brothers, the builder of luxury homes, said on Wednesday that it expected to report a 22 percent drop in first-quarter revenue and that it saw no sign of improvement in the depressed housing market...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Sara Lee Swings to a Profit
CHICAGO (Reuters) ? The Sara Lee Corporation posted a quarterly profit on Wednesday, in contrast to a loss a year earlier, as the weaker dollar, new products and increased spending on marketing helped sales...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Profit at Biogen Rises 84% on 2 Drugs
BOSTON (Reuters) — Biogen Idec said on Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit rose 84 percent, topping expectations, driven by increased sales of its multiple sclerosis drugs Avonex and Tysabri...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Cigna?s Profit Rises on Overseas Business
PHILADELPHIA (AP) ? The Cigna Corporation, a health insurer, said on Wednesday that fourth-quarter profit rose 13 percent as growth in its overseas business and in its group disability and life operations helped to offset a slight decline in health care earnings...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
MetLife and Prudential Post Lower Profits
The life insurance companies MetLife and Prudential Financial said on Wednesday that profits fell in the fourth quarter, hurt by investment losses and, in MetLife?s case, comparison with a large investment gain a year ago...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Diller Says Weak IAC Results Justify His Spinoff Proposal
IAC/InterActiveCorp, the online company controlled by Barry Diller, said its performance was proof that it should proceed with a spinoff despite opposition from the controlling shareholder...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Profit Posted on Electronics
Tyco Electronics reported a higher quarterly profit Wednesday, helped by a tax benefit and strong demand from telecommunications customers...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
McClatchy Swings to a Quarterly Profit
The newspaper publisher reported a fourth-quarter profit after a loss a year ago, but it continued to be hurt by the housing slump in California and Florida...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
MBIA to Sell Stock in Effort to Ensure AAA Bond Rating
The bond insurance company MBIA said on Wednesday that it planned to sell $750 million in common stock as it tries to maintain its crucial AAA credit rating...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Giving Up Gains, Shares Fall for 3rd Day
Wall Street pulled back yet again after a Federal Reserve official suggested that rising inflation could prevent the central bank from making further interest rate cuts...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Productivity Growth Slows and the Costs of Labor Rise
Worker productivity, a crucial factor in rising living standards, slowed sharply in the last quarter of 2007 while wage pressure increased...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Shell Is High Bidder to Drill for Oil and Gas Off Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) ? Royal Dutch Shell led a handful of petroleum companies in bidding Wednesday for leases in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska?s northwest shore...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Support for Long-Acting Lilly Drug
A federal advisory panel has backed Eli Lilly & Company?s proposed long-acting form of its schizophrenia drug Zyprexa...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
For Political Analysts, Ground Keeps Shifting
This campaign cycle has put traditional pre-vote diagnostics ? fund-raising success and poll standings ? to a test that they have failed...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Competition Doesn?t Wait for New Device
Dr. Robert Jarvik?s newest heart device, the Jarvik 2000, holds the distinction of keeping a patient alive the longest. But it is facing competition...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Earnings at E.D.S. Slip 13% After Verizon Ends Contract
E.D.S. reported net income of $189 million, or 36 cents a share, in the quarter that ended Dec. 31. That was down from $217 million, or 40 cents a share, a year earlier...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Uranium Exploration Near Grand Canyon
With minimal public notice and no formal environmental review, the Forest Service is allowing a British firm to explore for uranium near Grand Canyon National Park...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
A Tonier Image Is Sought for Eighth Avenue in Midtown
Now that almost all of its peep shows and pornographic video stores have been eradicated, the open question is, what will a once-seedy part of Midtown become in its next life?...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Despite Rise in Profit, Cisco Eases Its Forecast
The network equipment maker reported that its quarterly net income grew 7.2 percent amid growing concern that economic weakness could affect technology spending...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Competition Gaining on Running Gear Stores
Specialty running stores have managed to survive ? even thrive ? despite competition from the big chains and online and mail order outlets...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Rio Tinto Rejects Latest Offer
The board of the mining company said BHP Billiton?s improved takeover offer of about $147 billion still undervalues the company significantly...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
A Garbage Hauler Tidies Up Its Image
Waste Management has been trying to clean up its name as thoroughly as it cleans up trash, in part by going green...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Time Warner Plans to Split Off AOL?s Dial-Up Service
Seeking to cut costs and streamline operations, Time Warner will separate AOL?s Internet access business from its Web site and online advertising business and cut 100 jobs at its corporate unit...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Gates Foundation Head to Leave Longtime Post
Patty Stonesifer, who helped start and develop the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is stepping down, marking a major turning point for the philanthropic foundation...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
An Industry Imperiled by Falling Profits and Shrinking Ads
Some say 2008 will mark a dark turning point for the newspaper industry, which has been besieged by shrinking profits and tumbling stock prices...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Wal-Mart Will Expand In-Store Medical Clinics
The company will announce Thursday plans for several hundred new clinics at its stores, using a standardized format and jointly branded with hospitals and medical groups...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Craving the High That Risky Trading Can Bring
It is easy to dismiss Jérôme Kerviel, the rogue trader at Société Générale, as a fluke. So here is a sobering thought for Wall Street: There may be a bit of Mr. Kerviel in all of us...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Pet Food Indictments for 3 Firms
Two Chinese companies and an American importer were indicted on charges of intentionally defrauding American manufacturers about poisonous ingredients used in pet food...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Senate G.O.P. Blocks Additions to Stimulus Bill
By a single vote, Senate Republicans blocked a fiscal stimulus package intended to inject a quick burst of spending into the slowing economy...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
Northwest and Delta Talk Merger
The combination could force other carriers to seek partners, people with knowledge of the talks said Wednesday...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
For Jarvik Heart Pioneer, Drug Ads Raise Questions
Dr. Robert Jarvik?s appearance in television ads for Lipitor has helped rekindle a smoldering debate over aiming ads for prescription drugs directly at consumers...
New York Times - February 7, 2008
US resumes Thailand military aid
The US resumes military aid to Thailand, hours after the post-coup elected government is sworn in...
BBC News - February 7, 2008
US economy plan fails in Senate
The US Senate fails to agree on a different version of the White House-backed economic stimulus plan...
BBC News - February 7, 2008
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
| Keep up with Steve, join our G-Mail List to receive Gill Show updates and Steve's weekly column... |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
