NEW YORK – American Express Co. (AXP), the consumer finance and travel company, reported a 19 percent increase in earnings for the first quarter, driven by strong growth in its card business. The New-York based company said Tuesday that profits totaled a record $946 million, or 75 cents a share, …
Read More »Berlusconi Resigns, Plans to Form New Government
ROME – Premier Silvio Berlusconi (search) handed in his resignation Wednesday to Italy’s president and pledged to form a new government to strengthen his coalition that has been weakened by a sluggish economy and Italian participation in the war in Iraq. A statement from President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (search) said …
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See you in the No Spin Zone at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! Tonight … “The O’Reilly Factor” is on… How is convicted killer Scott Peterson (search) adjusting to life on death row? We’ll get the No Spin truth about Scott’s time behind bars when we talk with prison …
Read More »Brickman, Where Are You?
What a fun show on Friday! OK, it wasn’t fun for the producers when they learned at 6 p.m. Thursday that the show would start at an hour earlier, but the topics and guests were a blast. First, help me out please. In talking about superheroes, I mentioned “Brickman,” a …
Read More »Seoul Warns N. Korea on Nuclear Test
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea warned North Korea (search) on Monday against conducting a nuclear test, saying one would further isolate the communist state and undermine its security. The United States called the North’s resistance to international disarmament talks unacceptable. Concerns that the isolated North is trying to develop …
Read More »Baylor Wins NCAA Women's Basketball Title
INDIANAPOLIS – The Baylor Lady Bears (search) simply wanted to be a shining light for a university that needed something to applaud. One dazzling national championship ought to do. Sophia Young‘s (search) 26 points, Emily Niemann’s precise 3-point shooting and the brilliant, energetic play of guards Chameka Scott and Latoya …
Read More »Dignitaries, Faithful Await Pope's Funeral
VATICAN CITY – Playing host to one of the largest Western religious gatherings of modern times, the Vatican closed the doors to St. Peter’s Basilica and authorities ramped up security ahead of Friday’s funeral for Pope John Paul II (search). Rome officials, on guard against both terrorism and unruly crowds, …
Read More »Rain Mars Fla. View of Eclipse
MIAMI – Despite intermittent rain, skywatchers here got a peek of what looked like the moon taking a bite out of the sun — a phenomenon that will not be visible again in the continental United States (search) for seven years. The partial solar eclipse was visible Friday across a …
Read More »House Panel Wants Info From Exxon Mobil About Retirement Package
WASHINGTON – A House committee has asked Exxon Mobil Corp., for detailed information about a lucrative retirement package given to its former chairman, Lee Raymond, calling it an “exorbitant payout” when motorists are paying $3 a gallon for gasoline. Raymond, who recently retired, was given a total package of nearly …
Read More »Advertiser Sues Yahoo Over Click Fraud
NEWARK, N.J. – A Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) advertiser has accused the Internet search engine of fraud, saying its ads have been appearing in spyware and “typosquatter” Web sites that take advantage of misspelled trademarks. Crafts By Veronica, which makes fabric-covered photo albums, filed a lawsuit accusing Yahoo of breaching a …
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