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![]() CBC.ca | Offshore Oil Platform Explodes in Gulf of Mexico, But No Leak Found ABC News An explosion on an offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico early today ignited a fire that caused workers to evacuate into the water, but the US Coast Guard said that all the workers survived and there are no oil leaks reported ... Mariner Has Dealt With Fires Before US offshore oil fire may delay lift of drill ban Crude Oil Trades Near $75 After Blast on Mariner Energy Platform in US |
![]() Livemint (blog) | First look: Taking HDR photos with Apple's iOS 4.1 Apple Insider When iOS 4.1 ships next week, iPhone and iPod touch users will have a new feature that allows for better photos in bright lighting: High Dynamic Range. AppleInsider offers a first look at the new technology built right in to the iOS ... With iPod Refresh, Apple is Fixing Mistakes Jobs promises fixes for iPhone flaws next week with iOS 4.1 Apple TV, iOS Updates, iPods, Ping Show Company Direction |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Dell's Enterprise Challenge Remains After 3Par ABC News AP By JESSICA MINTZ AP Technology Writer Dell Inc. doesn't have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure data-storage maker. ... HP Declares Victory Over Dell In 3Par Battle HP and 3Par Sign Definitive Merger Agreement Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP |
![]() Central Florida News 13 | Disney Reaches Deal With Time Warner Cable, Bright House Wall Street Journal Walt Disney Co. said it reached a long-term agreement that will provide customers of cable-television providers Time Warner Cable Inc. and Bright House Networks Inc. with a wide swath of programming from Disney's units. ... Time Warner Cable customers get ESPN3 in new deal Time Warner Cable customers get ESPN3 in new deal Disney, Time Warner Cable strike new deal |
![]() CBC.ca | Burger King Accepts Bid From Brazilian-Backed Buyout Firm New York Times By AP Burger King Holdings said Thursday that it was selling itself to a little-known Brazilian-backed private equity firm, 3G Capital, in a deal valued at $3.26 billion. The $24-a-share offer comes after a day of speculation about the deal that sent ... Burger King Bounds Higher On Takeover Burger King Agrees to $3.3 Billion 3G Capital Offer Burger King sets sights overseas after $3.26B sale |
Home sales, pending contracts defy national averages by rising Ocean City Today Housing sales in Worcester County for July stood in sharp contrast to what happened across the country. While the state and the rest of country reported steeps drops in both sales and contracts pending, this market posted substantial gains in both ... Economic Data Damp Down Fears of New Recession Housing Stocks Lift As Pending Sales Pick Up Pending home sales rise 5.2 percent in July |
![]() VentureBeat | Take-Two Posts Profit, Raises Outlook ABC News LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Video game maker Take-Two Interactive Inc on Thursday smashed Wall Street expectations for its fiscal third quarter and raised its forecast for the current fourth quarter, citing strong sales for its "Red ... Take-Two posts 3Q profit, revenue soars Take-Two Posts Strong 3Q Beat, Boosts View Take-Two Tops Estimates on `Redemption,' Boosts 2010 Forecast |
![]() The Hindu | Ben Bernanke: new regulations may prompt ' too big to fail' banks to break up Telegraph.co.uk America's wave of new financial regulation is likely to prompt the country's biggest financial institutions to break themselves up, according to the chairman of the Federal Reserve. By Richard Blackden, US Business Editor The Fed chairman wants better ... Bernanke Empowered Bernanke Takes Blame for Muddled Message on Lehman Bernanke regrets reticence on Lehman |
![]() RTT News | Petrobras capital plan to boost reserves by 35 pct Reuters RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras's (PBR.N) proven oil reserves could rise 35 percent as a result of access to new fields through an oil-for-shares swap, the company chief executive said on Thursday. ... EMERGING MARKETS-Latam stocks slip ahead of US jobs data Petrobras shares up as oil-rights deal moves ahead Pricey Petrobras Oil Deal Removes Share Sale Hurdle |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Dollar Heads for Two-Week Decline Versus Euro Amid Global Recovery Signs Bloomberg The dollar headed for a second- straight weekly drop versus the euro amid signs that the global recovery remains intact, sapping demand for the US currency as a refuge. The euro traded near a three-week ... ECB's Nowotny - no danger of double dip in Europe Dollar slips as ECB's Trichet says recovery to proceed ECB raises eurozone growth forecasts |