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Boeing workers frustrated, angry at strike delay

Less than a day after voting to strike, Boeing workers expressed frustration and anger on Thursday at the decision by union leaders to postpone a walkout an...>
Posted in Business
Added on September 05, 2008

Lone Star may sue S.Korea govt on KEB deal: paper

U.S. private equity house Lone Star is seriously considering suing the South Korean government if it delays approval beyond September of the firm's $6.3 billi...>
Posted in Business
Added on September 05, 2008

Microsoft kicks off $300 million Windows marketing push

Microsoft Corp kicked off a $300 million marketing campaign on Thursday, aimed at improving the image of its Windows Vista operating system and strike back ...>
Posted in Business
Added on September 05, 2008

Dell plans to sell computer factories: report

Dell Inc is trying to sell computer factories around the world in efforts to cut cost and improve profitability, the Wall Street Journal said....>
Posted in Business
Added on September 05, 2008

Hong Kong considers ban on fishing trawlers: report

Hong Kong is considering banning fishing trawlers in its waters to save fish stocks, a report said Thursday. The drastic proposal comes as annual catches were ...>
Posted in Business
Added on September 05, 2008

What you can--and can't--find about Palin on the Internet

John McCain's announcement last week that he has chosen Sarah Palin as his running mate left the public thirsting for information about the Alaska governor-- a...>
Posted in Internet
Added on September 05, 2008

Michael Moore plans Net-only film premiere

Filmmaker Michael Moore plans to premiere his latest documentary exclusively on the Internet for free, forgoing the traditional theatrical release....>
Posted in Internet
Added on September 05, 2008

MySpace links users to US hurricane emergency alerts

In what is heralded as the seeds of an Internet-age emergency broadcast system, MySpace has teamed with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to spread ...>
Posted in Internet
Added on September 05, 2008

Michael Moore to release free documentary on Web

Firebrand filmmaker Michael Moore will release his latest documentary exclusively on the Internet for free on September 23, eschewing a traditional theatrical...>
Posted in Internet
Added on September 05, 2008

Comcast files appeal of FCC Web traffic order

Comcast Corp has filed an appeal to reverse a U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) decision ordering the cable operator to change how it manages its b...>
Posted in Internet
Added on September 05, 2008

Target scores Aguilera hits album exclusive

Target and Target.com (http://www.target.com/) will be the sole retailers to carry Christina Aguilera's first greatest hits collection,
Posted in Internet
Added on September 05, 2008

Google shows advertisers where their ads click

Google has added a new level of detail to the tools advertisers can use to track the performance of their search-ad campaigns, showing them the geographic regi...>
Posted in Internet
Added on September 05, 2008

Obama Won the Web, Early On

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama has run a more advanced online campaign during the first half of 2008 than his Republican opponent Sen. John ...>
Posted in Internet
Added on September 05, 2008

Sony shares hit 3-yr low after Vaio laptop recall

Sony Corp (6758.T) shares fell more than 4 percent to hit the lowest in almost three years on Friday after the electronics maker announced a recall of 438,000...>
Posted in Technology
Added on September 05, 2008

Ruling in TiVo, EchoStar case could be delayed

A federal judge in Texas on Thursday delayed ruling until as late as November on whether EchoStar Corp owes TiVo Inc more damages for infringing on its
Posted in Technology
Added on September 05, 2008

German fertiliser group KS joins blue-chip DAX index

German fertiliser group K+S will join the DAX 30 index of blue-chip stocks, reflecting its growing business as prices for commodities and foods rise globally....>
Posted in Business
Added on September 05, 2008

Wall Street, funds urge SEC to keep ratings in rules

Securities regulators are locking horns with some of America's most powerful mutual funds and Wall Street players over plans to scrap requirements that money ...>
Posted in Business
Added on September 05, 2008

Slow August sales signal more weakness in retail

When it came to buying their children new jeans and trendy tops, parents held the line: They focused on basics at discounters and waited for the best deals, re...>
Posted in Business
Added on September 05, 2008

Global growth, U.S. job fears hammer Wall Street

Wall Street had its steepest decline in more than two months on Thursday, as more signs of weakness in the labor market and increasingly sluggish growth overse...>
Posted in Business
Added on September 05, 2008

Lehman weighs real estate spinoff: report

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc is considering a plan to put some $32 billion of its commercial real estate and mortgage assets in a new company and spin it of...>
Posted in Business
Added on September 05, 2008