caprica syfy

2010-03-18T17:32:50Z

Mark Stern EVP of Syfy's & Co-Head of Universal Cable Production, attends the screening of SyFy's Caprica at the Paley Center for Media New York city, USA - 17.03.10

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Visteon retirees file emergency motion on benefits

2010-03-19T10:45:48Z

<div id="subtitle">Visteon retirees asks federal judge to halt termination of health benefits</div><div><p>Former workers for auto parts supplier Visteon Corp. are pushing ahead with their fight to preserve their retiree health and life insurance benefits.</p><p>The retirees filed an emergency motion Thursday asking a federal judge in Delaware ...

2-week port strike in Finland ends

2010-03-19T10:00:37Z

<div id="subtitle">Crippling 2-week port strike in Finland ends after mediation</div><div><p>A port strike that shut down most of Finland's foreign trade has ended, National Conciliator Esa Lonka said Friday.</p><p>"It's over," Lonka said. "Dock workers will go back to work as soon as possible."</p><p>Stevedores began the strike on March 4, disrupting about 80 percent of foreign trade in the highly expo...

Recession hurting cruise ship builders

2010-03-19T05:01:12Z

<div id="subtitle">Ship builders fear downsizing, or worse, if cruise companies don't order more vessels</div><div><p>The cruise industry is rebounding, but not for the companies who build the increasingly elaborate ships.</p><p>Executives from the major European shipyards say they're not getting enough orders to keep busy and profitable. Though cruise bookings and prices are up, a flood of new ships is crowding the market, and operators have shown little will...

China says HP violated customer rights rules

2010-03-19T01:15:44Z

<div><p>China's product-quality watchdog said US computer maker Hewlett-Packard violated Chinese consumer rights rules, after an investigation into complaints about faulty laptops from dozens of customers.</p><p>

China quality watchdog says some HP laptops faulty

2010-03-19T00:00:05Z

<div><p>BEIJING (Reuters) - China's quality control watchdog said an investigation into Hewlett-Packard Co showed the company had sold some faulty laptop computers, and ignored consumer protection regulations.</p><p>The Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Thursday sought to clamp down on the marketing of cigarettes to children and teenagers, issuing national limits on merchandise sales, event sponsorships and other promotions after a failed attempt more than a decade ago.</p><p>Under the Jerome York, Apple director, auto industry reformer and Kerkorian adviser dies at 71</div><div><p>Jerome York, an Apple Inc. board member and a financial wizard credited with turning around Chrysler and IBM, died Thursday of a brain ...

Cheese Championships

2010-03-18T14:01:55Z

Judges Stan Dietsche, left, Bill Schlinsog, John Umhoefer, executive director of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, Robert Aschebrock and Tim Czmowski pose for a photograph after a Gruyere by Cedric Fragniere of ...

Winners in 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest

2010-03-18T12:15:29Z

<div id="subtitle">Winners in 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest</div><div><p>The 2010 World Cheese Championship Cheese Contest concluded Thursday with the crowning of the world champion in Madison, Wis. Here's a list of the top three finishers, along with the winning cheese producer in each of the 79 categories judged. The list includes the state or country of origin.</p><p>World Champi...

Apple director Jerry York dies at 71

2010-03-18T10:45:21Z

<div><p>DETROIT (Reuters) - Jerry York, a long-time adviser to billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian and executive whose career spanned the auto and technology industries, has died, Apple Inc said on Thursday.</...

Corning shares edge higher after upgrade

2010-03-18T10:30:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Corning shares edge higher after upgrade; Thomas Weisel cites improving LCD TV demand</div><div><p>Corning Inc. shares edged up Thursday after an upgrade from Thomas Weisel Partners, which cited healthy demand for the LCD televisions that use Co...

HP settles patent violation cases with importers

2010-03-18T10:15:31Z

<div id="subtitle">HP settles patent violation cases with some importers of ink cartridges</div><div><p>Hewlett Packard Co. said Thursday that it has reached a settlement with three companies that have been accused of infringing on the printer company's patents for ink cartridges.</p><p>HP filed a complaint with the DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota and its luxury Lexus brand slipped for the second consecutive year in an influential vehicle dependability study released on Thursday.</p><p>Toyota Motor Corp's <7203.T&...

Apple board member York hospitalized: source

2010-03-18T08:15:13Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc <AAPL.O> board member Jerry York was hospitalized on Wednesday near his home in Detroit after suffering a collapse, a person familiar with the matter said.&...

Porsche takes top spot in dependability study

2010-03-18T07:45:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Porsche leaps to top of closely watched dependability study; Toyota loses ground to rivals</div><div><p>Porsche shot to the top of a closely watched study of long-term vehicle dependability, overtaking U.S. and Japanese rivals,

Japan Britain Nissan

2010-03-18T03:30:32Z

In this March 15, 2010 photo, Nissan Motors Co. Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga speaks with a background of the automaker's "Leaf" zero-emission electric vehicle during a press conference with other executives of Japanese automakers, Fuji Heavy Industries and General Motors has reasonable chance to make money in 2010</div><div><p>If the economy cooperates and auto sales recover a bit, General Motors Co. has a reasonable chance of turning a full-year profit in 2010, its new chief financial officer said Wednesday.</p><p>Former Microso...

Ford Motor Co. shares hit five-year high

2010-03-17T14:33:13Z

<div id="subtitle">Shares of Ford Motor Co. continue steady rise, hit highest price in 5 years</div><div><p>Shares of Ford Motor Co. surged to a five-year high Wednesday after a ratings agency upgraded the automaker's debt and said Ford has the potential to improve its finances even further.</p><p>The Dearborn, Mich., automa...

The quest for energy solutions

2010-03-17T11:46:02Z

<div id="subtitle">The essential role of private enterprise</div><div><p>After a great deal of hype and hope, the Copenhagen climate summit produced no more than a vague promise to continue to work together. The only real point of consensus was to agree to meet again in November in Mexico to continue the discussions. </p><p>Last month, we noted the lack of measurabl...

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