updated Sat November 03, 2007

IDM Pharma Says Developmental Cancer Vaccines Were Well-Tolerated in Midstage Studies

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) -- Biopharmaceutical company IDM Pharma Inc. said Friday data from midstage studies of its two investigational vaccines for lung cancer and advanced melanoma showed they were well-tolerated....

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Wynn Resorts Leads Nasdaq 100 Down Slightly in Midday Trading

NEW YORK (AP) -- Wynn Resorts Ltd. led the Nasdaq 100 index down slightly at midday Friday after the casino chain said it lost $48.5 million in the third quarter.The index, which includes 100 of the largest non...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Trinity Industries Shares Slide on Downgrade Citing Expected Rail Segment Pressures in 2008

DALLAS (AP) -- Shares of Trinity Industries Inc., which makes a variety of transportation, construction and industrial products, fell to a year-low Friday after a Wachovia Capital Markets analyst downgraded the...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Shares of Mortgage Insurers Continue to Plunge Amid Credit Concerns

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of mortgage insurers on Friday continued a plunge that has gone on almost uninterrupted since the mortgage crisis began unfolding earlier this year.On Friday, Goldman Sachs analyst Andre...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Ford, UAW Said to Move Closer to Tentative Contract Agreement

DETROIT (AP) -- Negotiators for Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers bargained through the night and Friday morning and were moving closer to a tentative contract agreement, according to two people who ha...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Citigroup, JPMorgan, AIG Lead Dow Industrials Down on Writedown Concerns; Hewlett-Packard Up

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Citigroup Inc. fell to the largest midday loss on the Dow Jones industrial average Friday after an analyst said investment banks could write down more than $10 billion in bad debt dur...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Merrill Lynch, Las Vegas Sands Among Big Movers on Wall Street

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSEMerrill Lynch & Co., down $6.09 at $56.10.Investors worried about ...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Former TWA Attendants Get 2-Month Extension

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Former TWA flight attendants who were furloughed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have won a reprieve as they fight for their old jobs.Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said Friday she has bro...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

S&P 500 Falls As Ambac and Titanium Metals Decline; Sprint Nextel Gains on Upgrade

NEW YORK (AP) -- The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 fell slightly in midday trading Friday, pulled down by Ambac Financial Group Inc., Titanium Metals Corp. and Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.The S&P shed...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Adecco 3rd-Quarter Net Profit Climbs 40 Percent to $332M on Strong Margin Growth, Tax Benefits

ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) -- Employment firm Adecco SA posted a 40 percent increase in third-quarter net profit Friday on strong margin growth and tax benefits.Total net income in the third quarter rose to euro2...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Plans to Ban Sugar From Winemaking a Bitter Pill for EU Vintners, Who Say Livelihood at Stake

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) -- Outside Friedlinde Gurr-Hirsch's office, the early autumn sun was kissing the grapes in the vineyards that hug the city.However glorious the golden light on the turning leaves, she kn...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Explosion Rocks Baltimore Sugar Plant; 1 Worker Missing

BALTIMORE (AP) -- An explosion blew out windows and started a fire Friday at one of the last remaining industrial plants on Baltimore's waterfront, fire officials said. One worker was missing, but no injuries w...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

From Stickups to Stickam: Cops Try to Knock Down Walls Between Web and Offline Patrols

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- Raise your hand if you've heard of "Second Life," police Lt. Charles Cohen asks a room of about 75 law enforcement officers from around the country."Second Life," a sprawling online unive...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Some of the Things Charles Cohen Teaches Police About Using the Internet to Solve Crimes

Some advice that Indiana State Police Lt. Charles Cohen and other investigators offer to police new to exploring the Internet:-- It's not enough to find a social-networking page belonging to a suspect or victim...

updated Fri November 02, 2007

A Porn Ruse Shows That With Macs' Popularity Rising, Their Exposure to Online Crooks Is Up

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- In a backhanded compliment to Apple Inc., online criminals are apparently so impressed with its scorching sales they are sending Macintosh computers an attack typically aimed at machines r...

updated Fri November 02, 2007

Verizon Board Gives Shareholders Advisory Vote on Executive Pay

NEW YORK (AP) -- The board of Verizon Communications Inc. on Thursday decided to give shareholders an annual advisory vote on executive pay, becoming one of the first major companies to do so.The decision means...

updated Fri November 02, 2007

UN Teams With Google and Cisco Systems to Track Global Efforts to Fight Poverty

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The United Nations teamed with technology giants Google Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. to launch a new Web site Thursday that will provide data and a bird's eye view of global efforts to fig...

updated Fri November 02, 2007

Hackers Get at Censored Violence in Controversial Video Game 'Manhunt 2'

NEW YORK (AP) -- Hackers have unlocked violent content that was censored by the publisher of the game "Manhunt 2" to give it a marketable rating, the company confirmed Thursday.The game, initially given an "Adu...

updated Fri November 02, 2007

Consumer Groups Ask FCC to Fine Comcast, Stop It From Hindering File Sharing

NEW YORK (AP) -- A coalition of consumer groups and legal scholars on Thursday formally asked the Federal Communications Commission to stop Comcast Corp. from interfering with its subscribers' file sharing. Two...

updated Fri November 02, 2007

MetroPCS Withdraws Bid for Rival Wireless Provider Leap

DALLAS (AP) -- MetroPCS Communications Inc., a wireless communication services provider, said Thursday it is withdrawing its $4.7 billion bid for Leap Wireless International Inc.MetroPCS publicly offered Leap s...