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Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Friday called the economic policies of rival Barack Obama from the far left of American politics. In its hunt for votes for next week’s election, the Obama campaign… McCain: Obama’s economic policies swing far left Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. posted a wider quarterly net loss Thursday and said it is laying off about 6 percent of its work force to cut costs as it heads into the most lucrative season for the games industry. Higher… Electronic Arts posts larger loss, cuts jobs A long time coming: Phillies win the World Series Wall Street’s best day in two weeks – and one of its best ever – brought little real reason to celebrate. Even the manic, final-hour of buying that sent the Dow Jones industrials soaring almost 900 points Tuesday was overshadowed by the reality… Dow ends up almost 900, but no one is exhaling Cable TV provider Cox Communications Inc. was set to announce Monday that it plans to have its own cellular network up and running next year, a move that intensifies cable’s competition with phone companies. Cox had signaled an… Cable co. Cox to launch its own wireless service Police searching for Jennifer Hudson’s missing 7-year-old nephew found the body of a young black boy in an SUV Monday. There was no confirmation on the identity of the body. Hudson’s nephew, Julian King, hasn’t been seen since… Body found in SUV, unknown if it’s Hudson’s nephew In this Oct. 2, 2008 file photo, a man walks to work on Wall St. Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008 in New York. Many Wall Street bankers and brokers are already scrambling to relocate their families, possessions and rarified talent to far-flung venues including Florida, Chicago, Milwaukee, Virginia, and Asia to find a job and get [...] A pair of minor-to-moderate offshore earthquakes have struck the northern California coast, but there are no reports of any damage or injury. The U.S. Geological Survey says in a preliminary report that the first quake had… Pair of quakes strike off Northern Calif. coast Anne Pressly, 26, was a popular morning news anchor at KATV in Little Rock, Arkansas An Arkansas television anchorwoman died Saturday, several days after she didn’t answer her wake-up call and was found beaten in her home, hospital officials said. Anne Pressly, 26, died at St. Vincent Infirmary [...] The mother and brother of Jennifer Hudson were found shot dead Friday at a South Side home, and police were seeking a missing child who is the nephew of the singer and Oscar-winning actress. “We can confirm that there is an… Singer Jennifer Hudson’s mom, brother found dead Yahoo Inc. says it will invest at least $100 million in a new data center in Nebraska, creating at least 100 jobs. The announcement Friday from the Internet company and Nebraska officials comes just days after Yahoo said it… Despite slump, Yahoo plans new operations in Neb. It took six decades, but a wrongly convicted World War II veteran’s family is finally getting his back pay with interest. Samuel Snow’s widow, Margaret, and son, Ray, received a check for $27,580 on Thursday, 64 years after… Veteran’s family gets back pay with interest The federal government is working on a loan-guarantee plan that could help many homeowners escape foreclosure, a banking regulator told Congress Thursday. At the same time former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the… US working on plan to help homeowners refinance The presidential race tightened after the final debate, with John McCain gaining among whites and people earning less than $50,000, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that shows McCain and Barack Obama essentially…AP presidential poll: Race tightens in final weeks Fed announces new plan to help money market funds Ping.fm is still down but they are working to restore the site Amid signs that credit was beginning to flow more easily, investors sent the Dow up 413 points. The S.&P. gained 4.8 percent. Signs of Easing Credit and Stimulus Talk Lift Wall Street As it becomes increasingly difficult to cash out of their previous investments, venture capitalists are gradually closing their financial spigots in what could be the start of a long, dry spell for entrepreneurs. Although a… Feeling financial squeeze, VCs curtail investments A private industry group says the economy’s health improved for the first time in five months in September as interest rate spreads, supplier deliveries and new orders strengthened. The New York-based Conference Board said Monday… Leading indicators rise for 1st time in 5 months Soul singer Dee Dee Warwick dies in NJ at age 63 The economy faces a tough recession, but it won’t hit equally everywhere. While some places will get pummeled, others will be far less scathed. California, Florida and Nevada, already spiraling into economic crisis, will get hit hardest in the coming months, according to our [...] NASA’s efforts to get the ailing Hubble Space Telescope working again have hit a snag, and engineers are trying to figure out their next step. Officials had hoped to have the 18-year-old observatory back in business… NASA sees no quick fix for broken Hubble telescope European leaders are lobbying President Bush at the Camp David presidential retreat on Saturday to support a summit by year’s end that would craft ways to reform the world financial system. French President Nicolas Sarkozy… Europe lobbies Bush for global market reforms Teri, left, and Terrence Martin of Southfield, Mich., the adoptive parents of a 13-year-old boy abandoned in Nebraska under that state’s safe haven law, appear in Oakland County juvenile court in Pontiac, Mich., Friday, Oct. 17, 2008. The state of Michigan has been granted temporary custody of four suburban Detroit children after one of them [...] Financial services not so keen on spending at the moment, funnily enough Just one mega-deal as outsourcing contracts plummet |
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