AP News Alert A Lebanese military official says the army will impose a nighttime curfew in Beirut to quell violence. more Stores Counting on Post-Holiday Shopping  © The Associated Press Tsunami Aims at Philippines After Quake A powerful quake struck off southwestern Taiwan on Tuesday, triggering a potentially destructive tsunami that was headed toward the Philippines on the second anniversary of the deadly waves that killed thousands in south Asia. more Schwarzenegger to Have Surgery on Leg  © The Associated Press Nigerian Pipeline Explosion Kills 200 At least 200 people were killed Tuesday when a gasoline pipeline exploded in Nigeria's biggest city of Lagos, a Red Cross official said. The death toll was expected to rise. more
Los Angeles Objects to Delta Plan The city of Los Angeles said in a bankruptcy court filing Thursday that Delta Air Lines Inc.'s reorganization plan can't be approved because of undue authority it gives the company to reject certain leases. more Grocery Competition, Choices Grow When Roberta Mand needs groceries, she has a world of choices in her own backyard. more AT&T 4Q Profit Rises 17 Percent AT&T Inc.'s fourth-quarter earnings rose 17 percent, the telecommunications company reported Thursday, reaffirming its growth target for 2007 and raising projections for the cost savings expected from the just-completed buyout of BellSouth Corp. more Existing Home Sales Plunge in 2006 After a five-year boom, the nation's housing market cooled considerably in 2006 with existing home sales falling by the largest amount in 17 years. more Blackstone Raises Equity Office Bid Private equity firm Blackstone Group on Thursday raised its offer to buy Equity Office Properties Trust by 11 percent to $22.3 billion, or $54 per share in cash, topping a rival bid from Vornado Realty Trust as it made the second-biggest private equity buyout offer ever. more
|
'Phantom' Actress Could Be `Mermaid' When "The Little Mermaid," Disney's next big Broadway musical, tries out this summer in Denver, it is expected to star a hometown actress, according to The Denver Post. more New Novel Inspired by Judith Regan Judith Regan, the publisher who brought us tell-alls about steroids, pornography and, almost, the "crimes" of O.J. Simpson, has helped inspire another novelty in the book world: a work of fiction about the industry itself. more Rare Rembrandt Sells for $25.8 Million A rare late work by Rembrandt depicting the Apostle James in prayer was sold Thursday for $25.8 million, the auction house said. more London Gallery to Return Looted Art A London gallery has agreed to return three Old Master drawings that were looted by the Nazis during World War II to the family of their Czech owner. more London Won't Ban Ultra-Thin Models Organizers of London Fashion Week said Thursday they would not ban ultra-thin models from the catwalk, but stressed they had asked designers to use only "healthy" people in their shows. more
Study: Overcoming Allergies Possible  © The Associated Press Poor Records Plague Bush AIDS Effort President Bush's ambitious AIDS-fighting program in poor countries has pushed so hard for fast results that basic record keeping and accountability often went by the wayside, making it hard to judge the true success, according to government audits and officials. more 12 Ideas to Keep Off Holiday Pounds Three French pastries ... two turtle cheesecakes ... and a partridge in a pear sauce. more Hospital Clowns Boost Sick Kids' Spirits Stephen Ringold is a clown facing a tough audience _ a sick child in a hospital room who needs holiday cheer. For a few minutes, Stephany Nieto sits on her mother's lap, suspiciously eyeing the tall man with the red-and-white checkered shoes half-hiding behind the curtain. Smiling doesn't come easily to the little girl, who her mother says is being examined for a serious illness called moyamoya, an rare inflammation of the brain arteries that can cause seizures and paralysis. more Report: Health Care Suffers at LA Jails The deaths of at least 14 inmates since 1999 in the nation's largest county jail system came after treatment errors and other breakdowns in their medical care, a newspaper reported Sunday. more
|
Microsoft Profit Down, Beats Estimates The long-delayed launch of the Windows Vista operating system cut into fiscal second-quarter profits at Microsoft Corp., which reported a 28 percent drop in earnings Thursday despite revenue growth that exceeded forecasts. more AT&T 4Q Profit Rises 17 Percent AT&T Inc.'s fourth-quarter earnings rose 17 percent, the telecommunications company reported Thursday, reaffirming its growth target for 2007 and raising projections for the cost savings expected from the just-completed buyout of BellSouth Corp. more Ricoh Buying Stake in IBM Printing Unit International Business Machines Corp. is spinning off its printing division into a new company that Japan's Ricoh Co. will control, part of IBM's ongoing efforts to pare sideline businesses and focus on more profitable segments of the technology industry. more EBay Announces Aggressive Buyback EBay Inc. is following its 24 percent jump in fourth-quarter profit with an ambitious stock buyback that Wall Street interpreted as a measure of executives' bullishness for future growth. more EU Predicts Fivefold Boost in Web Sales Money made from Web sites is expected to skyrocket in the years ahead, reaching 8.3 billion euros ($10.8 billion) by 2010, the European Union said Thursday. more
|
