The rate rose from 5.4% in the previous quarter, Britains Office for National Statistics said.. more »

Developed by a small Dutch multimedia company called Dunes MultiMedia, WinNc.Net uses the same key shortcuts and the same mouse functionality as a well-known DOS file manager, Norton Commander. WinNc gives you direct drag-and-drop access to network server .. more »

During a campaign appearance in Marietta, Ohio, Sarah Palin criticized comments made earlier this year by Barack Obama -- which surfaced today in an audio tape posted on YouTube. In it the Democratic presidential candidate discusses the effects of his proposed emissions policy on the coal industry. He said that sure, if the industry wants to .. more »

3D-FTP is a lightning-fast FTP client with a multi-threaded transfer engine providing file transfers that are up to 20 times faster. You can browse and change directories while transferring files in the background... more »

The Bob Barr Libertarian campaign is having a closeout sale today. You can still vote for him after today, the campaign wants you to understand. But you won't get any yard signs while they might do any good. And they say they're running low on hats, T-shirt, etc. "Only a few boxes left," reports Shane Cory, deputy campaign manager. .. more »

Read this post »The Radio Equalizer: Brian Maloney : Obama's Own Words Come Back To Haunt Him, Big Palin - Hannity Rally Turnout ...Flopping Aces : Obama speaks of redistributing wealth on WEBZ radio in 2001 ...blogs : Michelle Malkin,Infidels Are Cool,The Radio Equalizer: Brian Maloney,Flopping Aces,Baltimore Reporter...(6 posts, last .. more »

PNC Financial will acquire National City in a $5.58 billion cash-and-stock deal that makes the regional bank, which had been crippled by bad real-estate loans, the latest bank in the credit crisis to fall into the hands of a stronger rival. .. more »

Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden says he's optimistic that Barack Obama will be the next president, but he's warning supporters not to be too confident. ... .. more »

Bush will host a summit of world leaders in the near future to discuss the global response to the financial crisis. .. more »

A chain-reaction comedy of errors. My kitchen is sort of small, so Im always short of both storage space and working area. The kitchen may be entered from either end, and consists of lower and upper cupboards, countertops and sinks on one side. On the other side are, left-to-right while facing them; the gas range, a narrow set of lower .. more »

Investor confidence unlikely to improve: LGT Bank.. more »

Acclaiming the Congress approval to the Indo-US nuclear agreement as a major victory for the Bush Administration, the White House has said that it is looking up to the private sector in both the countries to take lead in implementing the landmark pact... more »

I said a few days ago that the clincher for me in the Obama-McCain contest was John McCain's decision to pick as his running mate someone as eminently unqualified to be Vice President of the United States as Sarah Palin,...The Huffington Post : Veep Debate Approaches As Conservatives Abandon Palin ...The Daily Dish : Palin's "Gibberish" .. more »

Washington Mutual has about $307 bn of assets and $188 bn of deposits. Its banking assets were sold to JPMorgan for $1.9 bn. US bailout in chaos.. more »

Special prayers were performed at the Chilkur Balaji temple, near Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, to save the world from the once-in-a-century economic crisis.. more »

The bailout of the insurance industry--which seems to be calming traders--could cost you $1,000,000,000,000 . Yes, that's the right number of zeros. Congressional leaders said after meeting Thursday evening with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that as much as $1 trillion could be needed to avoid an .. more »

Barack Obama puts out a fairly lengthy two minute ad that talks directly to voters and allows him to explain his positions in a more detailed fashion. I still disapprove of his overall bipartisan message, I would be pounding Republican ideals that has caused this mess, but its still very effective. Obama: Heres what [...]Broadcasting platform : .. more »

For any of its competitors, an $845 million profit for the most recent quarter would be welcome news. But for the rarified standards of Goldman Sach Group, a profitable quarter is not good enough. .. more »

Gucci has been a favorite among Indian women, and their new collection of bags are all about shimmer, shine, and glitz .. more »

Enron shareholders and investors will split about \$7 bn from financial institutions accused of participating in the fraud that caused the once-mighty energy company to collapse... more »