John Bolton (search) is finally U.N. ambassador from the United States. The president got so much flak about Bolton — he’s the original blue meanie, evidently — that Bush had to use a recess appointment to get him in there. It’s an embarrassment to Bolton that the U.S. Senate wouldn’t …
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NEW YORK – Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Thursday reported a 34 percent jump in second-quarter profit and raised its full-year outlook, citing strength in key markets and industries and an ability to maintain high prices for its mining and construction equipment. But Caterpillar shares fell slightly after a run-up in advance …
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The threat posed by a failure to secure Iraq and the benefits of making that country a democracy make U.S. military involvement worth the sacrifice, President Bush told veterans in Salt Lake City on Monday. Meanwhile, protesters outside the venue where the president spoke demanded …
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CHICAGO – Gillette Co. (G) 17 percent higher second-quarter profit on Thursday, as new products such as its Venus Vibrance pulsating razor for women boosted sales growth. Profit at the Boston-based maker of razors, Duracell batteries (search) and Braun shavers rose to $498 million, or 49 cents a share, from …
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This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” August 23, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Deepak and Satish Kalpoe (search) were arrested on June 9 in the connection with the Natalee Holloway (search) disappearance, then they were released on July 4. They are …
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WASHINGTON – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits declined last week, with the four-week average for people receiving benefits dropping to the lowest level in more than four years. The Labor Department (search) reported that 315,000 newly laid off workers applied for jobless benefits, a decline …
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LOS ANGELES – California’s attorney general said on Thursday the state has filed a lawsuit accusing 39 pharmaceutical companies of bilking the state’s Medicaid program of hundreds of millions of dollars by inflating drug prices. Attorney General Bill Lockyer said he has added companies including Amgen Inc. (AMGN) and GlaxoSmithKline …
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TBILISI, Georgia – Archaeologists in the former Soviet republic of Georgia have unearthed a skull they say is 1.8 million years old — part of a find that holds the oldest traces of humankind’s closest ancestors ever found in Europe. The skull from an early member of the genus Homo …
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NEW YORK – The former chief of the Iraqi Oil-for-Food program, Benon Sevan (search ), resigned from the United Nations Sunday — just hours before the results of a probe are expected to accuse him of getting kickbacks from the $67 billion operation. The Independent Inquiry Committee (search ), appointed …
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WASHINGTON – The Bush administration is watching warily, but supportively, as Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip in an effort to reinvigorate the Middle East peace process (search). The State Department condemned an Israeli settler’s attack on Palestinians on the West Bank (search) and urged calm on all sides. And …
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