Get a Wi-Fi multifunction printer for $75 shipped | The Cheapskate - CNET News
by Mac128 December 2, 2008 7:38 AM PST, Fwip-fwip-fwip. That's the sound of my beanie propeller spinning furiously. You see, Buy.com has the Brother MFC-490CW multifunction printer on sale for 5.24 shipped. Why all the fwipping? Because this baby's wireless. As regular readers know, I've seen sweet deals on wireless inkjets and lasers and on Ethernet-equipped multifunction ...
GE expects to hit low end of 4Q guidance - Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON - General Electric Co. said Tuesday it expects fourth-quarter earnings to be near the low end of its guidance and will take a charge of up to .4 billion as it starts to shrink its struggling GE Capital finance arm next year because of the ongoing credit crisis. The diversified industrial, finance and media conglomerate said it expects 2009 to be a difficult year for GE Capital, which ...
Piano for the queen: Condi Rice plays the Palace - Yahoo! News
Rice played Brahms' Op. 34 with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband's wife, Louise, on violin, and three members of the London Symphony Orchestra. The queen gave Rice an audio recording of the performance as a gift. Rice is a classically trained pianist who had expressed a wish to play at the palace. She was making her final trip to Britain before President-elect Barack Obama ...
The Associated Press: Judge: No unlawful killing in death of Brazilian
LONDON (AP) -- The judge presiding over a coroner's inquest into the shooting death of a Brazilian man mistaken for a terrorist has told jurors they can't find that he was unlawfully killed. Former High Court Judge Michael Wright told jurors on Tuesday the evidence doesn't justify an unlawful killing verdict in the July 2005 death of Jean Charles de Menezes. De Menezes was shot by ...
The Associated Press: Muslim cleric ordered back to jail in Britain
By JENNIFER QUINN - 9 hours ago, LONDON (AP) -- Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada -- once described as Osama bin Laden's ambassador in Europe -- was ordered jailed Tuesday by a British judge because of fears he was preparing to abscond. Abu Qatada had been released in June under strict bail conditions that allowed him to leave his home for no more than two hours a day. Judge John Mitting, ...
Venice left high and far from dry by flooding - CNN.com
VENICE, Italy (AP) -- Venice could use a bailout. The city built on water has too much of it. Residents and tourists waded through knee-deep water Tuesday as they navigated the city's narrow streets and alleys, and its historic St. Mark's Square was inundated. Boxes of tourist merchandise floated inside the flooded shops around the square and even the city's famed pigeons sought ...
Commentary: U.S. must lead world on human rights - CNN.com
By Jimmy Carter, Editor's Note: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is founder of The Carter Center, a not-for-profit organization that seeks to "prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health." Read more on human rights defenders: http://www.cartercenter.org/homepage.html ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- It has been heartening to witness the outpouring ...
GE Reassures on Capital Unit Sees Earnings at Low End of Range - WSJ.com
By PAUL GLADER, GE Reassures on Capital Unit, Sees Earnings at Low End of Range General Electric Co. sought to reassure investors with new details of how it plans to fund its financial-services unit while shrinking the operation. GE also lowered its financial forecast for the third time this year, largely because of troubles at the finance unit, known as GE Capital. Investors reacted warmly, ...
SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)--China shares were higher Thursday after news of a blockbuster interest rate cut, though the market had come off its early peak as the grim reality of a dramatically weakening global economy eroded the initial euphoria. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index, which tracks both A and B shares, was recently up 2.9% at 1954.63 in heavy trade, after rising as far as 2022.48; ...
Treasurys Recover From Early Dip - WSJ.com
By DEBORAH LYNN BLUMBERG, NEW YORK -- Treasurys rose Tuesday as investors focused on the deteriorating economy and falling prices were drawn back into the safety of the government bond market after an early bout of profit taking. The gains were more pronounced in intermediate and long-end Treasurys, with the long bond yield ticking down to a fresh historical low of 3.173%. Bond yields move ...
The Associated Press: Stocks point to higher open after big drop
By SARA LEPRO - 9 hours ago, "What we'll probably see is a session where the market is going to try to stabilize after yesterday's major declines," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Avalon Partners. Bond prices fell. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, rose to 2.77 percent from 2.76 percent late Monday. The yield on ...
The Associated Press: British Airways in merger talks with Qantas
By JANE WARDELL - 9 hours ago, BA, which is already pursuing a revenue-sharing deal with American Airlines and Spain's Iberia SA, said that it is exploring a "potential merger" with Qantas "via a dual-listed company structure." In a brief statement released in response to market speculation, BA did not provide any reasoning for the prospective deal but chief executive ...
The Associated Press: GE expects to hit low-end of 4Q guidance
WASHINGTON (AP) -- General Electric Co. says it expects fourth quarter earnings to be near the low end of its previous guidance. The diversified industrial, finance and media conglomerate says it will also take a charge of up to .4 billion for restructuring because of the difficult credit markets. The owner of the NBC television network said Tuesday it expects to earn between 50 cents and 52 ...
The Associated Press: Houston Rockets doctor to operate on Liu Xiang
BEIJING (AP) -- Former world and Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang will be operated on by the Houston Rockets' doctor for a foot injury that forced him to withdraw at the starting line during the Beijing Olympics. Tom Clanton, who performed surgery on Rockets center Yao Ming earlier this year, is expected to operate on Liu's Achilles' injury within weeks in the United States, the ...
The Associated Press: Politkovskaya murder suspect offered to surrender
MOSCOW (AP) -- A lawyer says a man accused of killing Russian investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya has offered to turn himself in if authorities promise him an open trial by jury. Murad Musayev, a defense lawyer for one of the three men charged in Politkovskaya's killing, says the suspected triggerman has conveyed his offer from an undisclosed location through a relative. Musayev said ...
Bill Clinton not interested in wife's Senate seat - CNN.com
By Paul Steinhauser, WASHINGTON (CNN -- Former President Bill Clinton has no interest in replacing his wife in the U.S. Senate, his spokesman said, adding any speculation that he would be interested is "completely false." As Hillary Clinton prepares to make the move from Capitol Hill to the incoming administration following her nomination yesterday as President-elect Barack ...