Oracle investors cheer ex-HP boss Hurd's arrival
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp investors cheered the surprise hiring of former Hewlett-Packard Co Chief Executive Mark Hurd on Tuesday, sending the business software company's stock up sharply after the latest twist in a juicy drama that has captivated Silicon Valley.
07 September 2010 - Share
Firm can't fire man for 1.8 cent theft
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German company that fired a man for the theft of 1.8 euro cents (two U.S. cents) worth of electricity had no grounds for sacking him, a court ruled, dismissing the firm's appeal against his reinstatement.
03 September 2010 - Share
Jury hits Ford Motor Co with $131 million verdict
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - A Mississippi jury
ordered Ford Motor Co (
F.N) to pay $131 million to the family
of a man who died while driving an Explorer, an attorney for
the family said on Thursday.
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Pressure mounts in U.S. against Koran-burning plan
MIAMI (Reuters) - Civil and military leaders stepped up calls on Tuesday for an obscure U.S. pastor to drop his plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, as fears grew it would fan religious hatred.
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Strike on the "Tube" causes London commuter havoc
LONDON (Reuters) - Millions of London commuters struggled to get to and from work on Tuesday as a 24-hour strike by workers on the capital's underground rail system disrupted much of the network, hurting the city's convalescent economy. Passengers took to bikes and buses, walked, or made use of extra boat services on the River Thames that snakes through the city in a bid to beat the stoppage, called in protest against 800 job cuts driven by austerity measures.
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UPDATE 3-Oracle hires former HP's Hurd, Phillips leaves
* Hurd becomes Oracle president and named to board
06 September 2010 - Share
German party mistakenly hands out porn pens to kids
BERLIN (Reuters Life!) - To sweeten their first day at primary school German children are normally given a cardboard cone filled with sweets, but schoolchildren in Essen this year opened their cones to find pens which project erotic images.
03 September 2010 - Share
Congress Republicans wary of Obama economy plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the Congress showed little willingness to help President Barack Obama approve $350 billion worth of measures to boost the economy with midterm elections less than two months away.
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HP sues to stop ex-CEO Hurd joining Oracle
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co sued former Chief Executive Mark Hurd and asked a court to block him from joining Oracle Corp, saying his hiring by the rival technology firm puts HP's trade secrets "in peril."
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Google to start TV service in U.S. this autumn
BERLIN (Reuters) - Google Inc will launch its service to bring the Web to TV screens in the United States this autumn and worldwide next year, its chief executive said, as it extends its reach from the desktop to the living room.
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