Oliver Stone & W
Oliver Stone?s W. is The Times gala film at the BFI 52nd Lon
George W. Bush?s Administration has been among the stormiest in American history, so it was fitting that his cinematic alter ego arrived in London in the midst of a raging downpour last night. W. , Oliver Stone?s controversial take on the 43rd …
Josh Brolin and Oliver Stone back Barack Obama at London pre
Speaking on the red carpet Brolin, who plays the current American president said: “I would say Obama for sure.” And director Stone added: “I would vote for Obama, he’s a reformer.” But despite his backing the director stressed the film was not anti …
Markets bounce back
Wall Street loses ground on profit-taking - MSNBC
NEW YORK - Wall Street fluctuated in erratic trading Tuesday, as investors cheered by the U.S. government’s plans to spend $250 billion to buy stock in private banks attempted to extend the previous session’s huge gains. The Dow Jones industrial …
Bush to announce bank rescue plan with $250 billion in stock
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Bush administration will spend $250 billion this year to purchase stock in banks and take a number of other bold steps in an effort to combat a global credit crisis that is threatening to push the country into a deep recession …
Zoho mail out of beta
Zoho Mail: Mobile, offline, and out of beta - CNET News
Zoho made some significant changes to a core part of its cloud-based application suite Friday: its online mail application now works offline and with Apple’s iPhone, and the beta test is now publicly available. The offline and mobile features are …
Is Google working on the synchronization problem? - ZDNet Bl
ReadWriteWeb has a post up about the fact that Zoho has added offline access to Zoho Mail using Gears. Zoho continues to do a really good job of innovating when it comes to Ajax-based RIAs. They were very early to the game in creating offline support …
McCain Schedules Letterman Show
McCain set for makeup appearance on Letterman show - Boston
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - He may be trailing his Democratic rival in the polls, but it looks like Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain is headed for a rapprochement with late-night TV comedian David Letterman. The CBS network announced on …
All is forgiven; McCain returning to Letterman - MSNBC
In 2007, Sen. John McCain announced that he would seek the Republican nomination for President on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” Yet in September 2008, the two had a falling out over McCain granting an interview to Katie Couric rather than …
Canadian Election Approaching
UPDATE 1-Canada’s Conservatives lead amid pre-election push
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct 12 (Reuters) - With Prime Minister Stephen Harper looking set to win Tuesday’s Canadian election, opposition parties made last-ditch appeals on Sunday to keep him from winning a majority government. A poll on Sunday …
Bloc’s Quebec strength makes Ontario critical for Tories: po
OTTAWA ? A new poll suggests that strong Bloc Qu
Abu Dhabi Developments
UAE government guarantees deposits to shore up banks - Leban
ABU DHABI: The oil-rich United Arab Emirates said Sunday it will guarantee deposits and savings in local banks to protect depositors in the face of the global financial turmoil. The UAE Cabinet also decided to ensure that no local bank will be …
Abu Dhabi Plans New Media Zone - Khaleej Times
ABU DHABI ? Arabic films, documentaries, music, print and digital media content will soon be made available to the Arab world from the capital, as part of a new media content creation zone unveiled in the capital on Sunday. General Shaikh Mohammed …
Chad Dawson claims light-heavyweight title
Dawson dethrones Tarver for IBF light heavyweight crown - Da
LAS VEGAS: Unbeaten Chad Dawson did his talking in the ring Saturday, seizing Antonio Tarver?s International Boxing Federation light heavyweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision. Dawson, 26, improved to 27-0 with 17 knockouts, knocking down …
Unbeaten Dawson outpoints Tarver - BBC Sport
American Chad Dawson extended his perfect record to 27 wins as he beat veteran Antonio Carver on points to claim the IBF light-heavyweight crown. Having vacated the WBC version of the belt in order to face 39-year-old Tarver, Dawson dominated …
St. Louis Rams Win
Rams win, Rams win, Rams win - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Richie Incognito made Josh Brown?s job tougher by taking an unsportsmanlike penalty for yapping at the officiating crew. That moved the ball all way the way back to the Redskins 32. Brown picked up him, though, banging home the 49-yarder. That is …
Rams stun Redskins at 0:00 for first victory - NBC Sports
LANDOVER, Md. - Josh Brown kicked a 49-yard field goal on the last play of the game Sunday, giving the St. Louis Rams a 19-17 upset of the Washington Redskins to end an eight-game losing streak over two seasons and make Jim Haslett a winner in his St …
Crude Oil Drops below $80
Oil plummets below U.S.$83 on global slowdown fears - San Di
LONDON ? Oil prices tumbled to a one-year low below US$83 a barrel Friday in European trading as fears mounted that governments around the world would be unable to keep the ongoing financial crisis from causing a severe global economic downturn …
NYMEX-Crude drops, choppy amid demand fear, stocks - Reuters
NEW YORK, Oct 10 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures tumbled on Friday as fears of falling oil demand in the wake of the global stock market sell-off pressured oil markets. Trading was volatile with the stock market, with crude futures dropping below …
Angelina Joli Chatter
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie: We’re still together! - New Yo
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie denied rumors of a separation. Attention, everyone: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are still a couple! After rumors swirled on the Internet that the celeb pair had split, the pair took the unusual step of issuing a denial …
Angelina Jolie - Chicago Tribune
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Brad Pitt has donated $100,000 to fight California’s November ballot initiative that would overturn the state Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage. It’s the first time voters will be asked to ban same-sex marriage in …
Wall Street Blues and Blunders
Wall Street seen adding to global rout - San Francisco Gate
Stock prices are swinging sharply on Wall Street, with investors still selling heavily but also scooping up stocks that have been decimated by more than a week of huge losses. The Dow Jones industrials are showing the market’s volatility. They fell …
Stock Futures Point to Weak Wall Street Open - Street.Com
Earnings season continued amid the financial turmoil, as industrial bellwether General Electric ( GE Quote - Cramer on GE - Stock Picks ) reported third-quarter earnings that declined 12% year over year but were in line with revised estimates. On the …
Ukraine call election
Ukraine to hold snap elections in December - International H
MOSCOW : President Viktor A. Yushchenko of Ukraine signed an order Thursday to dissolve Parliament and hold snap elections, after efforts to resuscitate a long-ailing pro-West coalition collapsed and sent the country deeper into political turmoil …
Ukraine ArcelorMittal Jan/Sep steel output down 10.5 pct - F
KIEV, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Ukraine’s biggest steel mill, owned by ArcelorMittal , reduced steel output by 10.5 percent to 5.471 million tonnes in January-September 2008, local news agencies reported on Thursday. Agencies said the mill had decreased …
BlackBerry Storm takes on iPhone
BlackBerry Storm: RIM’s Un-iPhone - Washington Post
Research in Motion’s all-touch-screen handset for Verizon and Vodafone supports EvDO rev. A in the United States and high-speed GSM networks overseas. But it’s definitely not an iPhone clone. Research in Motion has finally announced details about its …
The BlackBerry Storm is no iPhone - CNET News
Tech journalists and gadget lovers across the globe are rejoicing over the announcement of the BlackBerry Storm, RIM’s first touch-screen cell phone to compete with the iPhone. Those who can’t wait to get their hands on BlackBerry’s latest call it a …
Banks lower prime rate
World stocks down despite central bank cuts - MSNBC
LONDON - Stock markets across the world were lower on Wednesday despite coordinated interest rate cuts by world central banks designed to ease fears about the worst financial crisis in nearly 80 years. Wall Street, however, looked set to open higher …
National City cuts prime rate to 4.5 percent - CNN Money
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Regional bank National City Corp. said Wednesday it lowered its prime lending rate to 4.5 percent from 5 percent. The cut in the prime rate matches the 0.5 percent rate cut the Federal Reserve Board announced earlier in …
How many have foreclosed on homes?
BofA OKs foreclosure relief for Californians - San Francisco
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 The pact stems from cases filed earlier this year by California and other states, alleging Countrywide, based in Calabasas (Los Angeles County), used misleading advertising and unfair business practices to dupe customers into …
America’s Luxury Foreclosure Capitals - Forbes
Just because a neighborhood is full of swimming pools and luxury cars doesn’t mean the guy around the corner is making his mortgage payments. Take plush Laguna Niguel, Calif . This South Orange County community has 61,891 residents and borders …
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