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Recession Fears Drive Down Global Markets    more similar news »
TOKYO, Oct. 24 -- A recession-driven wave of selling gutted Asian and European markets Friday, with tumbling corporate profit reports and poor economic news from the United Kingdom pushing major exchanges to near double-digit percentage losses.

Fri Oct 24, 2008
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Sony Cuts Profit, Sales Forecast    more similar news »
Consumer electronics giant Sony yesterday slashed its earnings forecast for the 2008 fiscal year, saying profits will be down 38 percent from a prediction the company made this summer and 59 percent from the previous year.

Fri Oct 24, 2008
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Newest Source of Teen Ire: Webcams in Their Cars    more similar news »
Ken Richardson does not have to ride in his 17-year-old daughter's Ford Escort to know when she takes a turn too fast.

Fri Oct 24, 2008
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Sony Slashes Earnings Forecast by Nearly $1 Billion    more similar news »
Consumer electronics giant Sony Corp. today slashed its earnings forecast for the 2008 fiscal year, saying profits will be down nearly 40 percent from a prediction the company made this summer and about 60 percent from the previous year.

Thu Oct 23, 2008
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For AT& T, Exclusive iPhone Deal Has Mixed Effect on Earnings    more similar news »
AT&T reported a 5.5 percent gain in third-quarter profit, as its exclusive agreement to sell Apple's iPhone both helped and hindered the telecommunications giant's results.

Thu Oct 23, 2008
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Bracing for a Storm    more similar news »
Earnings season, that quarterly ritual when companies report their financial results, is a little over two weeks old. And while the view in the rear-view mirror isn't terrible, the road ahead looks dismal.

Thu Oct 23, 2008
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Government to Take Over Airline Passenger Vetting    more similar news »
The Department of Homeland Security will take over responsibility for checking airline passenger names against government watch lists beginning in January, and will require travelers for the first time to provide their full name, birth date and gender as a condition for boarding commercial flight...

Thu Oct 23, 2008
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From Apple, a Luxury Laptop in Lean Times    more similar news »
Apple's new MacBook may be the finest-engineered consumer laptop ever built. But that doesn't make it an automatic purchase.

Thu Oct 23, 2008
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As Profit Dives, Yahoo Plans To Cut Jobs; Apple Posts Gain    more similar news »
Technology giants Yahoo and Apple yesterday reported sharply contrasting quarterly results, with Yahoo announcing a 64 percent drop in profit and plans to cut 1,500 jobs.

Wed Oct 22, 2008
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Agencies Counted Big Firms As Small    more similar news »
U.S. government agencies made at least $5 billion in mistakes in their recent reports of contracts awarded to small businesses, with many claiming credit for awards to companies that long ago outgrew the designation or never qualified in the first place, a Washington Post analysis shows.

Wed Oct 22, 2008
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Penny-pinching shoppers may get PC deals soon    more similar news »
SEATTLE -- Sales of personal computers didn't live up to expectations over the summer, and now analysts predict shoppers will cut spending even more drastically in the all-important holiday quarter.

Wed Oct 22, 2008
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Wireless Merger Threatens Competition, Groups Tell FCC    more similar news »
A coalition of public interest groups has stepped up protests to the Federal Communications Commission over the proposed merger of Verizon Wireless and rural carrier Alltel, saying the deal would be a threat to competition in the cellphone industry.

Tue Oct 21, 2008
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Netflix 3Q profit rises 30 pct as economy darkens    more similar news »
SAN FRANCISCO -- Netflix Inc.'s third-quarter profit surged 30 percent despite slowing subscriber growth, which is turning into a bigger problem for the online DVD rental leader as the rapidly unraveling economy prods more consumers to clamp down on entertainment expenses.

Tue Oct 21, 2008
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Counting Clicks: Now A Mainstay    more similar news »
In 1999, eyeballs were all the rage. It was the height of the frothy dot-com days, when start-up business models hinged on luring enough people to a free Web site to someday sell advertising on it. Measuring those eyeballs, no matter how much they were worth, looked like an obvious gold mine.

Mon Oct 20, 2008
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Internet, Cellphones May Strengthen Family Unit, Study Finds    more similar news »
Parents and children might rush through their days in different directions, but the American family is as tight-knit as in the last generation -- or more so -- because of the widespread use of cellphones and the Internet, according to a new poll.

Mon Oct 20, 2008
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Call Centers Are Fodder For India's Pop Culture    more similar news »
NEW DELHI In a training session at a suburban call center, groups of fresh-faced Indian recruits jettison their Indian names and thick accents and practice speaking English just like the Americans do. They have hesitant conversations with imaginary American customers who complain angrily about their...

Mon Oct 20, 2008
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DARPA Contract Description Hints at Advanced Video Spying    more similar news »
Real-time streaming video of Iraqi and Afghan battle areas taken from thousands of feet in the air can follow actions of people on the ground as they dig, shake hands, exchange objects and kiss each other goodbye.

Mon Oct 20, 2008
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Twittering Types Share Ideas Offline    more similar news »
About 120 self-described geeks got together Saturday in a Georgetown basement to discuss the merits of JavaScript, toss around ideas about improving the Web and, in one session, learn the art of juggling.

Mon Oct 20, 2008
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Meanwhile, All the Virtual Markets Are Thriving    more similar news »
Thomas Cleberg spends a lot of spare time thinking about which stocks he wants to buy these days. In the past few months, the college student has decided he might pursue a career on Wall Street, of all things.

Sun Oct 19, 2008
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Green Tax Breaks, and a Government Site Named DSIRE    more similar news »
Given the economic battering we're withstanding, anyone of sound mind is thinking twice before buying as much as a cheap sweater, not to mention expensive home improvements.

Sun Oct 19, 2008
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NPD: Xbox 360 Soars Past PS3 in September Sales    more similar news »
Microsoft slashed the price of all three of its Xbox 360 models last month, and those substantial cuts paid dividends, according to September NPD sales. The Xbox 360 enjoyed "in the ball park" projected sales given the price drop, according to Microsoft's Xbox 360 Group PR Manager David Dennis, who...

Sat Oct 18, 2008
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Al-Qaeda Web Forums Abruptly Taken Offline    more similar news »
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 17 -- Four of the five main online forums that al-Qaeda's media wing uses to distribute statements by Osama bin Laden and other extremists have been disabled since mid-September, monitors of the Web sites say.

Sat Oct 18, 2008
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Thousands Face Mix-Ups In Voter Registrations    more similar news »
Thousands of voters across the country must reestablish their eligibility in the next three weeks in order for their votes to count on Nov. 4, a result of new state registration systems that are incorrectly rejecting them.

Sat Oct 18, 2008
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Genome Database Will Link Genes, Traits in Public View    more similar news »
BOSTON -- George Church wants to put his personal genetic blueprint online for all to see -- the sequence of chemical bases that make him who he is, a lanky scientist of Scottish ancestry who has dyslexia, narcolepsy and motion sickness.

Sat Oct 18, 2008
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Problems Prompt NASA to Wait on Restarting Hubble    more similar news »
NASA yesterday suspended a plan to restart the Hubble Space Telescope by using long-dormant backup equipment onboard after the effort ran into problems.

Sat Oct 18, 2008
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Google Profit Jumps 26 Percent    more similar news »
Search giant Google beat analyst estimates yesterday when it reported a 26 percent increase in third-quarter profit, bolstering the company's claim that online advertising will hold up in a slowing economy.

Fri Oct 17, 2008
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Agencies Rated on Scientific Candor    more similar news »
The Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration have among the most restrictive policies in the federal government on releasing scientific information to the press and public, according to a "report card" being issued today by the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Fri Oct 17, 2008
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Late Rally Lifts Markets To Cap a Turbulent Day    more similar news »
Nervous investors staged a late-day rally yesterday, despite a series of gloomy economic data and battered corporate earning reports.

Fri Oct 17, 2008
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Stocks End in Positive Territory After Volatile Trading    more similar news »
Stocks staged a late-day rally today and ended a volatile day of trading in positive territory despite lingering recession concerns.

Thu Oct 16, 2008
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Doctors warn of rash from mobile phone use    more similar news »
LONDON (Reuters) - Doctors baffled by an unexplained rash on people's ears or cheeks should be on alert for a skin allergy caused by too much mobile phone use, the British Association of Dermatologists said on Thursday.

Thu Oct 16, 2008
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Sirius XM Radio Lays Off 50 Including DJs, Employees Say    more similar news »
Sirius XM Radio laid off at least 50 workers yesterday, including on- and off-air talent at channels with formats ranging from oldies to modern rock, according to employees and a source with direct knowledge of the cutbacks.

Thu Oct 16, 2008
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FCC Plans Votes on Wireless Mergers    more similar news »
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin said yesterday that the agency would vote on two proposed mergers involving major wireless carriers at its next meeting on Nov. 4, an ambitious regulatory push before the end of the year.

Thu Oct 16, 2008
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Verizon and AT&T Provided Cell Towers for McCain Ranch    more similar news »
Early in 2007, just as her husband launched his presidential bid, Cindy McCain sought to resolve an old problem -- the lack of cellphone coverage on her remote 15-acre ranch near Sedona, Ariz., nestled deep in a tree-lined canyon called Hidden Valley.

Thu Oct 16, 2008
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In Targeting Online Ads, Campaigns Ask: Who's Searching for What?    more similar news »
A day after Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin winked playfully during the recent vice presidential debate, the number of people typing "palin wink" into the Google search engine surged, rising to No. 3 on the service's list of newly popular queries.

Thu Oct 16, 2008
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Google's Phone Operator    more similar news »
In the past 10 years, Google has evolved from a simple Web site into an e-mail program, a map and even a verb. Now it can be a phone, too.

Thu Oct 16, 2008
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