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California Teen Math Whiz Wins Competition

WASHINGTON – A 16-year-old California boy won a premier high school science competition Monday for his innovative approach to an old math problem that could help in the design of airplane wings. Michael Viscardi, a senior from San Diego, won a $100,000 college scholarship, the top individual prize in the …

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Martha Stewart Omnimedia CFO to Resign

NEW YORK – Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (MSO) said Friday that James Follo, chief financial and administrative officer, will resign in March and will be replaced temporarily as chief financial officer by its vice president for finance and investor relations, Howard Hochhauser. In a statement, Follo, 45, said he …

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Clashes on Opening Day of WTO Meeting

HONG KONG – Protesters clashed with police as a World Trade Organization meeting opened Tuesday, and delegates said divisions between rich and poor nations over agricultural trade make major breakthroughs in the global talks unlikely. Pascal Lamy, the WTO’s director-general, officially opened the six-day meeting by urging the nearly 6,000 …

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