NEW YORK – The bellwether designers for uptown girls — Carolina Herrera and Oscar de la Renta — took over the runways at New York Fashion Week Monday. Both embraced a warm, caramel-based color palette, laced with a lot of black. Fashion Week still has to hear from several influential …
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WASHINGTON – Legislation to set up a $140 billion fund to pay people sickened by asbestos cleared its first hurdle Tuesday when Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid reversed course and removed his objection to debating it. The Senate voted 98-1 to allow the measure, sponsored by Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., …
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WASHINGTON – The Bush administration will “walk a fine line” in seeking punitive international sanctions against Iran’s Islamic government over its disputed nuclear program, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday. The Bush administration’s top diplomat detailed a two-track approach to Iran — concerted international pressure to deter Tehran from …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday’s session are Dell Inc., Time Warner Inc., Nvidia Corp., Intuit Inc. and PG&E Corp. Beckman Coulter Inc. (BEC) is expected to report fourth-quarter earnings of 74 cents a share, according to analysts polled by …
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NEW YORK – Investors concerned about inflation after a surprise jump in labor costs sent stocks skidding lower Thursday, with unfounded rumors of a terror threat compounding the selling. The decline came despite a drop in oil prices and positive employment news. The Dow fell 101.97, or 0.93 percent, to …
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WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talked Monday with other would-be Mideast peacemakers about the financial situation of the Palestinian territories after the Israeli Cabinet halted the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax money to Palestinians. Later in the day, Rice was traveling to the Mideast …
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ANNAPOLIS – When Michael Bennett’s 88-year-old father caught the flu in the winter of 2004, Bennett took him to the hospital, just to be safe. He has regretted the decision ever since. “He was just feeling miserable. So I said ‘OK, let’s do it’,” said Bennett, a resident of Pikesville, …
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WASHINGTON – The economy, sagging under the strain of lofty energy prices, grew at an annual rate of 1.6 percent in the final quarter of last year — a mediocre performance that nonetheless turned out to be slightly better than first thought. The new reading on gross domestic product, released …
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Investigators believe a pair of men in their 20s or 30s, likely “bosom buddies,” are responsible for a string of church fires in rural Alabama, as authorities confirmed the latest blaze at a Baptist church was the 10th case of arson. The latest fire severely damaged Beaverton …
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JERUSALEM – Hamas derided the United States and Israel on Tuesday following reports they were exploring ways to topple the militants’ incoming government. Israeli security officials said they were looking at ways to force Hamas from power, and were focusing on an economic squeeze that would prompt Palestinians to clamor …
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