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Japan stocks slip as traders take profits
Nov 6 2005 11:10PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese stocks slipped Monday as trader took profits after the benchmark index rose to 4 1/2-year highs last week. The U.S. dollar also declined against the yen.
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Taser to offer stun gun cameras
Nov 6 2005 9:50PM (CT)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Public outrage was immediate after police in Miami used a Taser to shock a 6-year-old last year in an elementary school office.
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Gas prices return to pre-Katrina levels
Nov 6 2005 9:34PM (CT)
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - Retail gas prices plunged an average of 23 cents nationwide in the past two weeks, marking a return to pre-Hurricane Katrina levels, according to a survey.
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Ford, Mazda minivans get poor ratings
Nov 6 2005 9:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The insurance industry's first tests of how well minivans hold up in side impact crashes gave poor marks Sunday to the 2006 Ford Freestar and Mazda MPV models without side air bags.
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Americas summit is latest trade roadblock
Nov 6 2005 8:39PM (CT)
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (AP) - The United States argues a free trade zone from Canada to Chile would create jobs and build economies. So far, the idea has fueled protests, divided nations and sunk summits.
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Delphi employees discussing strategy
Nov 6 2005 7:54PM (CT)
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. (AP) - Facing the possibility of deep wage concessions and job cuts, unionized workers at Delphi Corp. met Sunday to exchange information and discuss strategy.
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Investors wonder if rally can continue
Nov 6 2005 7:34PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street just closed out its second straight week of substantial gains that helped erase the memory of a truly scary October, and investor sentiment remains high. But long-term economic problems remain, and that has traders wondering whether the market has enough going for it to keep fueling the rally.
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Airbus eyes more sales in Asia
Nov 6 2005 5:31PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - The Airbus superjumbo A380 makes its maiden test flight out of Europe this week with a three-nation tour of Asia-Pacific, a core market for the European jet maker as it seeks to woo more airlines in the region.
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Former HealthSouth exec goes on trial
Nov 6 2005 5:07PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A former HealthSouth Corp. executive goes to court this week in the second trial linked to a massive fraud at the medical services chain, and both sides want to keep jurors from hearing much about the first trial's defendant: Fired CEO Richard Scrushy.
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Despite court win, Merck outlook gloomy
Nov 6 2005 4:07PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Last week's courtroom victory in a Vioxx liability case was sweet for drug maker Merck & Co., giving it a 1-1 record with about 7,000 lawsuits to go, but its executives will hardly have time to savor the win.
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Wind farms expected to grow off Texas
Nov 6 2005 3:35PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Wind turbines supplying energy to homes and businesses will one day line Texas' 376-mile coastline if the state's Land Office Commissioner has his way.
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U.S. farmers eye China's growing market
Nov 6 2005 3:31PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - China's huge population and rising standard of living have U.S. farmers hoping the Chinese will cross culinary lines and sample fare that's a little more foreign to them.
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Winery tries personalized labels
Nov 6 2005 3:26PM (CT)
MILLBROOK, N.Y. (AP) - In the world of rare label wines, it's hard to beat the Ginsberg Development Cos. chardonnay from last year. Ditto for the 2005 Natalie and Bill cabernet franc, or the Residence Inn of Poughkeepsie pinot noir.
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China antitrust law could alter landscape
Nov 6 2005 2:19PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Beijing is on its way to joining Washington and Brussels, the European Union capital, as a required stop for gaining antitrust approval for global merger deals.
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Treasury Secretary John Snow visits India
Nov 6 2005 1:56PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow arrived Sunday on a five-day tour of India, seeking stronger trade ties and cooperation on a wide range of economic matters, officials said.
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