• Australian special forces in operation in western Iraq
    AS-SALIYAH, Qatar, March 23 (AFP) - Australian forces saw action Sunday in southern and western Iraq, overseeing the surrender of Iraqi troops and conducting strategic reconnaissance missions, a spokesman said here.
  • Australian government urges media restraint for children's sake
    SYDNEY, March 24 (AFP) - The Australian government has written to national news directors urging them to show restraint on Iraqi war footage during prime viewing times for children.
  • Bush has not seen footage of dead US soldiers or US POWs: official
    WASHINGTON, March 24 (AFP) - US President George W. Bush has not seen the images of US soldiers killed or held as prisoners of war by the Iraqis, a US administration official said Monday.
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  • Enterra Energy Reports Record Earnings and Cash Flows in 2002 and Provides Guidance for Q1, 2003
    CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003--Enterra Energy Corp. (NASDAQ: EENC, TSX: ENT) today reported its financial results for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2002 (see highlights below and summarized financial information at the end of the release - all amounts are in US dollars except for volumes).
  • Liquid Audio Announces Fourth-Quarter and Fiscal Year 2002 Results
    REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003--Liquid Audio, Inc. (Nasdaq:LQID) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.
  • Prudential Huntoon Paige Originates $31.7 Million Loan for Pinewood Apartments
    Prudential Huntoon Paige Originates $31.7 Million Loan for Pinewood Apartments; Loan structure helps to preserve affordable housing for Las Vegas-area residents
  • Fitch Ratings Latin America Conference April 8 in New York
    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003--Fitch Ratings, the international rating agency, will convene a conference on April 8, 2003 to discuss a wide range of issues impacting Latin America. Beny Parnes, Director of the Central Bank of Brazil, and Guillermo Calvo, Chief Economist for the Inter-American Development Bank, ...
  • Fitch Ratings Affirms Noveon's 'BB-/B' Rtgs
    Rtg Outlook Stable
  • ITEX Announces CFO'S Departure
    SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003--ITEX Corporation, (OTCBB: ITEX) a leading business services and trading company, today announced the departure of its Chief Financial Officer, Daniella Calvitti.
  • Deutsche Bank Securities' Analyst Michael Baker Launches Coverage of Major Consumer Electronics and Office Products Retailers
    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003--Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.'s Hardline Retail analyst Michael Baker launched coverage of five major consumer electronics and office products retailers today. This includes: Best Buy (NYSE:BBY), Circuit City (NYSE:CC), RadioShack (NYSE:RSH), Office Depot (NYSE:ODP) and Staples ...
  • American Water Star Announces Addition of New Distributors
    LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003--American Water Star (OTCBB:AMWS) is engaged in the beverage bottling industry. Their product brands are both licensed and developed in-house, and bottled in strategic locations throughout the US. AMWS announced today, they have added 15 new distributors in the past week to carry ...
  • Matria Healthcare Signs Contract With Universal Care for Obstetrical Disease Management Program
    MARIETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003--Matria Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ:MATR) and Universal Care, Inc. have signed an agreement for Matria to provide comprehensive obstetrical disease management services to the Universal Care members. The entire Universal Care membership of over 300,000 covered lives in the Southern ...
  • War Coverage Spurs 'Backpack' Reporters
    Armed with $15,000 in satellite phones and computers, Preston Mendenhall calls himself a "one-man band" who writes stories, snaps photographs and shoots video in combat zones.
  • Wavexpress Introduces French-Language Channel on TVTonic
    Now Offers 'Paris Premiere International' to Broadband Subscribers
  • Conexant's Analyst Conference Call
    Monday, March 24, 2003, 6:00 a.m. Pacific Time/9:00 a.m. Eastern Time
  • 100 Missing After E. Congo Ferry Sinking
    KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) -- An overloaded ferry carrying passengers between ports in eastern Congo sank in a storm on Lake Tanganyika, leaving more than 100 people missing and feared dead, a rebel official said Monday.
  • Global eScience Announces Merger/Acquistion of Freedom Golf Corporation
    CARSON CITY, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003--Global eScience Corporation today announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Freedom Golf Corporation (FGLC) for a merger/acquisition.
  • Where there's smoke ...
    DEAR MISS MANNERS -- I am 23 and about to move in with my boyfriend, "Greg." My mother, with whom I am close, likes Greg very much. The problem? Greg smokes cigarettes -- as I have, but do not any longer. Mom is vehemently opposed to smoking, which is understandable and her right. She is now threatening to write Greg and inform ...
  • Woods Looking Like the 2000 Version [Mar 24]
    PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Take away that tee shot Tiger Woods hooked into the tennis courts at Riviera and he might be 4-for-4 since his return to the PGA Tour.
  • Polish long distance great Krzyszkowiak dies
    WARSAW, March 24 (AFP) - Former Polish long distance running great Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak, who won 3,000m steeplechase gold at the Rome Olympics, died Monday at the age of 73.
  • New-look James watched closely by NBA scouts
    BEREA, Ohio, March 24 (AFP) - LeBron James looked a bit out of place Monday in his red All-American No. 32 jersey.
  • NBA All-Time Points Leaders / Mar 23
    POINTS 1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 2. x-Karl Malone 36,133 3. x-Michael Jordan 32,010 4. Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 5. Moses Malone 27,409 6. Elvin Hayes 27,313 7. Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 8. Oscar Robertson ...
  • Dana Quigley 2003 Champions Tour Tournament Record / Mar 24
    Champions Tour Events Played: 6
  • Tom Lehman 2003 PGA Tour Tournament Record / Mar 24
    PGA Tour Events Played: 6 Best Finish: 2nd (Pebble Beach National Pro-Am)
  • NHL Substandings as of 9:57 p.m., Mar 24
  • Buffalo Sabres Team Report / Mar 24
    Last result: 4-3 win (OT) vs. Colorado, March 24
  • Milan back in Italian race - but Bayern's is almost won
    PARIS, March 24 (AFP) - AC Milan threw themselves back into the Italian title race after defeating league leaders Juventus 2-1 at a sold-out San Siro on Saturday but Inter Milan failed to take advantage as they slipped to a 2-1 reverse in Udinese.
  • Inter president backs under-fire Cuper
    ROME, March 24 (AFP) - Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti on Monday dismissed media reports that he is looking to replace his coach Hector Cuper.
  • LightSand to Present Wide Area Storage Solution at Brocade Conference 2003
    Brocade Conference 2003
  • A Look at Dangerous Biological Agents
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has listed six biological agents in "category A," meaning they deserve the highest priority in public health preparedness. They are:
  • World must do more to promote weapons non-proliferation: experts
    TOKYO, March 25 (AFP) - The international community must concentrate more efforts on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to reap long-term benefits, experts and scholars said Tuesday at a symposium on non-proliferation in Tokyo.
  • Law Offices of Marc S. Henzel Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Microtune, Inc.
    BALA CYNWYD, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003--A class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division on behalf of all purchasers of the common stock of Microtune, Inc. (Nasdaq:TUNE) from April 22, 2002 to February 20, 2003, inclusive (the "Class Period").
  • Pakistan PM arrives in Beijing
    BEIJING, March 24 (AFP) - Pakistani Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali arrived in Beijing Monday for a three-day official visit to discuss the US-led war on Iraq and bilateral issues with China's new leaders.
  • First wounded US soldiers flown to Germany
    RAMSTEIN, Germany, March 24 (AFP) - The first airplane carrying US troops wounded in the war on Iraq touched down Monday at Ramstein air base in western Germany where they were to be treated, a US spokesman said.
  • Finnair to cut costs, workforce by 10 percent
    HELSINKI, March 24 (AFP) - Finnair, Finland's state-controlled flag carrier, said on Monday it will trim its workforce by 1,200, or 10 percent, to deal with the impact of the global economic downturn.
  • Wave of hacker attacks linked to Iraq war takes toll on firms: US
    WASHINGTON, March 24 (AFP) - Hacker attacks have spiked in response to the US military action against Iraq, disrupting many websites operated by businesses, government and the military, a US government report said Monday.
  • S&P Affirms AIG and Various Subs Rtgs
    Outlook Stable
  • Capital Crossing Bank Announces Increase and Extension of Stock Repurchase Program
    BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003--Capital Crossing Bank (NASDAQ:CAPX) (the "Bank") announced today that it has increased the amount of its common stock repurchase program by $5.0 million and extended such repurchase program until March 20, 2004. The Bank now may spend up to $5,591,000 to repurchase shares of its ...
  • Baymont Inns & Suites: Take Back Your Sleep and Drive Revived
    MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003-- - Get educated during National Sleep Awareness Week,
  • Ritchie Bros. Sells Three PacifiCat Fast Ferries by Unreserved Auction
    VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003--Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE: RBA) announced today the results of the sale of the PacifiCat catamaran fast ferries. The three vessels sold for US$13 million (in the span of 10 minutes) and the ancillary equipment sold for US$650,600, for total auction proceeds ...
  • Cirrus Logic Unveils Flagship Analog-to-Digital Converter
    Audio Engineering Society Convention
  • Monday Midday News Roundup
    Anti-war demonstrations continued at the Federal Building in San Francisco this morning with police arresting about 50 protestors who had blocked the back entrance to the building at about 11 a.m.
  • First UN refugee agency convoy reaches Turkish-Iraqi border
    SILOPI, Turkey, March 24 (AFP) - The first convoy carrying aid from the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday reached Silopi, a town on the Turkish-Iraqi border where a camp has been set up to receive refugees fleeing war-torn Iraq.
  • Recap: NBA Recaps from Mar 24
    DALLAS 108, DENVER 96 DENVER (Ticker) -- Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points and Nick Van Exel added 24 as the Dallas Mavericks opened a four-game road trip with a 108-96 victory over the Denver Nuggets. Nowitzki made only 6-of-23 shots from the field, but made all 12 free throws. He has scored at least 20 points in 26 of his last ...
  • Utah Jazz Team Report / Mar 24
    Streak: Won 4
  • Hal Sutton 2003 PGA Tour Tournament Record / Mar 24
    PGA Tour Events Played: 7 Best Finish: 26th (Chrysler Classic of Tucson)
  • Bridgeport Game-by-Game Log / Mar 24
    (Goal Scorers in Parentheses)
  • Lowell Game-by-Game Log / Mar 24
    (Goal Scorers in Parentheses)
  • Saint John Game-by-Game Log / Mar 24
    (Goal Scorers in Parentheses)
  • Picolight Slashes Costs of 10 Gigabit Ethernet Ports with Industry's Most Complete Family of 850nm Optical Transceivers
    BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003-- Family of XENPAK, XFP and XPAK Transceivers Inexpensively Link
  • ClientSoft Announces General Availability of ServiceBuilder
    MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003-- Solution Enables Mainframe-Based Consumption of Web Services
  • FOCUS Enhancements Now Shipping the CenterStage CS-HD Video Processor
    CenterStage CS-HD Brings the Latest in High Definition Processing to Today's Home Theater Environments
  • Hong Kong chief tested twice for mystery disease
    HONG KONG, March 25 (AFP) - Hong Kong chief executive Tung Chee-hwa has twice been tested for a mystery respiratory illness that has killed 10 people and stricken at least 260 in the territory, it was reported Tuesday.
  • Iraq war threatens Dutch moves to form new government
    THE HAGUE, March 24 (AFP) - Labour and Christian Democrat (CDA) leaders will meet Monday over the greatest obstacle blocking the formation of a new Dutch government: war on Iraq.
  • Germany hopes Chechen vote will start peace process
    BERLIN, March 24 (AFP) - Germany hopes the referendum held in Chechnya this weekend will lead to a political solution to the conflict there despite doubts about the legitimacy of the vote, a foreign ministry spokesman said Monday.
  • Russia's Putin calls on Iraq to respect laws on POWs
    MOSCOW, March 24 (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday called on Iraq to respect international law governing prisoners of war, Interfax news agency reported.
  • ExxonMobil Announces World-Class Gas Discovery in Australia
    NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available
  • Leading US newspapers reflective at weekend toll
    WASHINGTON, March 24 (AFP) - Leading US newspapers were reflective Monday about the weekend toll from the war in Iraq, noting the unexpectedly large number of coalition casualties in front-page news articles and opinion page commentaries.
  • 40 Under 40 Winners Announced by Philadelphia Business Journal
    Join Celebration on May 7
  • Searchspace Launches the Next Generation of its Anti Money Laundering Software
    Searchspace Launches the Next Generation of its Anti Money Laundering Software; AML Sentinel Version 4.0 Accelerates Speed of Delivery While Greatly Enhancing Operational Efficiencies
  • Fitch Assigns Ratings to GMAC ELF Student Loan Notes
    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003--On March 21, 2003, Fitch assigned the following ratings to GMAC Education Loan Funding (GMAC ELF) Student Loan Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2003-1, issued by the GMAC Education Loan Funding Trust-I:
  • Wall Street looks set to tumble
    NEW YORK, March 24 (AFP) - Wall Street looked set to tumble Monday, futures markets indicated, as Iraqis mounted a stiff resistance to advancing US-led forces.
  • New York Exchange Prices F-K [Mar 24]
  • Marine Killed in Combat From Guatemala
    LOMITA, Calif. (AP) -- Eight years ago, a 14-year-old Guatemalan boy traveled alone across Mexico, looking for a better life in the United States. He found a foster family, went to high school, then joined the Marine Corps in gratitude to the United States.
  • Senators Want Academy Leadership Change
    DENVER (AP) -- Sens. John Warner and Wayne Allard said putting a woman in the top position at the Air Force Academy would bring a much-needed change amid investigations of a sexual assault scandal.
  • Baghdad Gears for Looming Ground Battle
    BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Dark gray clouds of smoke from burning fuel darken the sky, buildings are rattled by explosions and the sound of air raid sirens rises intermittently from the city.
  • Wounded U.S. Soldiers Flown to Germany
    RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) -- Twelve wounded U.S. soldiers were flown Monday to Germany for treatment at an American military hospital, officials said.
  • Sacred Heart Sued for Discrimination
    BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- A former Sacred Heart basketball player sued the school Monday, saying she was dropped from the team, her scholarship was rescinded and she was ordered to leave campus after telling her coach she was pregnant.
  • George Burns 2003 PGA Tour Tournament Record / Mar 24
    PGA Tour Events Played: 1
  • San Antonio Game-by-Game Log / Mar 24
    (Goal Scorers in Parentheses)
  • Recap: BUFFALO 4, Avalanche 3 (OT) / Mar 24
    BUFFALO, New York (Ticker) -- Jochen Hecht scored his second of the game with 45 seconds left in overtime as the tenacious Buffalo Sabres snapped a two-game skid with a 4-3 triumph over the playoff-bound Colorado Avalanche.
  • Recap: ANAHEIM 5, Columbus 0 / Mar 24
    ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim will play a little longer than they usually do this spring.
  • 2003 Major Harness Racing Stakes Results & Upcoming Races / Mar 24
    Results
  • David Coulthard (Scotland) 2003 record / Mar 24
    Starts: 2
  • Jay-Jay makes Spurs pay the penalty
    BOLTON, England, March 24 (AFP) - Bolton's hopes of avoiding relegation received a huge boost here Monday as Nigerian star Jay Jay Okocha scored an injury-time penalty to give them a deserved 1-0 victory over a lacklustre Spurs.
  • Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences Expands TimeLogic DeCypher Solution to Accommodate Large Analysis Needs for Farm Animal Genome Sequencing Projects
    CRYSTAL BAY, Nev. & TJELE, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003-- DeCypher Implemented as Data Mining Gateway for
  • Socket Communications Completes Private Placement Equity Financing of $2 Million
    NEWARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003--Socket Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:SCKT) (PSE:SOK), the Mobile Connection(TM) Company, today announced completion of a private placement equity financing of $2.0 million. Net proceeds from the financing after estimated costs and expenses are approximately $1.7 million. The ...
  • Andover Controls Announces New Line of Native BACnet Controllers
    First Manufacturer to Integrate All Building Functions under a Single BACnet-Compliant System
  • Wavecom appoints Managing Director for Asia Pacific subsidiary
    ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2003--Wavecom SA (Nasdaq:WVCM) (Euronext Nouveau Marche: 7306) announces the appointment of Didier Dutronc as Managing Director of its Hong Kong-based subsidiary Wavecom Asia Pacific Limited. Mr. Dutronc will be responsible for developing Wavecom's business in Asia, ...
  • Iraq war stirs Serbian memory of 1999 NATO bombings
    BELGRADE, March 24 (AFP) - The rumble of airplane engines, whizzing of missiles, columns of thick black smoke: images from Iraq are all too familiar to many Serbs, exactly four years after NATO bombs rained down on Belgrade.
  • Republican Guard operations centers targeted in allied raids
    WASHINGTON, March 24 (AFP) - Allied bombing of Iraqi targets focused specifically on Baghdad's centers of power Sunday: the offices of Iraq's government, intelligence and security agencies, and the Republican Guard, the Pentagon said Monday.
  • Harris Corporation To Announce Third Quarter Results On Wednesday, April 16, 2003
    MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003--Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) will host a conference call on Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss its third quarter fiscal 2003 financial results. The company will issue a press release reporting its third quarter earnings results at approximately 4:00 p.m. ET.
  • OMI Corporation Announces Time Charters, Vessel Sales, Bank Refinancing and First Quarter Earnings Forecast
    STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003--OMI Corporation (NYSE:OMM) of Stamford, Connecticut announced today that it has entered into five year time charters with a subsidiary of TotalFinaElf ("TFE") for three ice class 1A 37,000 dwt product carriers, to be built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. in Ulsan, Republic ...
  • PepsiCo CEO Received $3.2M Bonus in 2002
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- PepsiCo Inc. paid its top executive a $3.2 million bonus last year, slightly lower than his $3.5 million reward the year before, according to a regulatory filing Monday.
  • Tire Dealers Provide Virtual ``Auto Makeover'' Resource to Customers
    American Tire Distributors' Wheel Wizard Lets Automotive Enthusiasts Sample Design Choices
  • Summit Partners Names Craig D. Frances, M.D., to Principal
    PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003--Summit Partners, a leading global private equity and venture capital firm, today announced that Craig D. Frances, M.D., has been named principal in the firm's Palo Alto office. In this position, he will head the firm's Palo Alto healthcare and life sciences team while also ...
  • FNB Corp. Declares Quarterly Dividend
    ASHEBORO, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003--The Board of Directors of FNB Corp. (Nasdaq:FNBN) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.14 per share, which is the same rate as paid in the prior quarter.
  • Agrium Enters Auction For Farmland's U.S. Nitrogen Assets
    CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2003--Agrium Inc. (TSX and NYSE: AGU) announced that on March 21, 2003, it submitted a qualifying bid for the U.S. nitrogen asset auction conducted by Farmland Industries Inc. scheduled to commence March 26, 2003. The assets for sale include nitrogen production plants in Beatrice, ...
  • Big Idea Productions and ValuSoft Bring the Trademark Silliness Of VeggieTales to Creativity City
    Big Idea Productions and ValuSoft Bring the Trademark Silliness Of VeggieTales to Creativity City; Create and Play with Your Favorite Veggie Friends in New PC Game
  • Market Figures as of 2:15 p.m.
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  • NASDAQ Indexes [Mar 24]
    Nasdaq indexes for Mon.:
  • 4 Hurt at St. Patrick's Parade Shooting
    HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) -- Four spectators were shot and wounded at the city's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade after a fight broke out among two groups of young men. One person was arrested.
  • 1991 POWs Reflect on Time in Captivity
    For nearly two dozen veterans of the first Persian Gulf War, the videos of American prisoners of war are a stomach-turning, teeth-clenching flashback. More than a decade ago, they were captives of the Iraqi regime.
  • Iraq War Hasn't Yet Caused Refugee Crisis
    AL-RUWEISHID, Jordan (AP) -- The beige tents sit in rows on the cold, wind-swept plain. A giant bubble houses a Japanese health clinic. Water tanks protrude from the black gravel. This refugee camp is ready to receive thousands of fleeing Iraqis.
  • Three Americans Seek Meeting With Pope
    ROME (AP) -- Three Americans, who claim they were victims of priestly sex abuse as children, said Monday they have been unable to obtain a meeting with Pope John Paul II to express their concerns over the scandal that has engulfed the Roman Catholic Church in the United States.
  • Golden State Warriors 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Mar 24
    51 02/14 @TOR W 118-114 (OT) 24-27 Jamison 32, Foyle 13, Arenas 7
  • Jack Nicklaus 2003 PGA Tour Tournament Record / Mar 24
    PGA Tour Events Played: 2
  • Brian Watts 2003 PGA Tour Tournament Record / Mar 24
    PGA Tour Events Played: 5 Best Finish: 22nd (Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Ford
  • Mike Sposa 2003 PGA Tour Tournament Record / Mar 24
    PGA Tour Events Played: 4 Best Finish: 10th (Chrysler Classic of Tucson)
  • Philadelphia Game-by-Game Log / Mar 24
    (Goal Scorers in Parentheses)