Loews Corp. said on Monday that first-quarter profit rose 42 percent, topping Wall Street estimates, helped by better-than-expected results from its Insurance, tobacco and oil drilling units.Loews profit up 42 percent on Insurance (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Doug Smith of THE TORONTO STAR writes, "Andrea Bargnani took part in his first full practice yesterday more, in fact, as he stayed after to get in some extra shooting since having an appendectomy 2 1/2 weeks ago but it’s likely going to be another few days before he dons his Raptor uniform again."
– Bargnani Could Return Friday
Following a report of the analysis of data from the SEER registries of the NCI, showing that the incidence of breast cancer fell by 6.7 percent in 2003 in the US, and the suggestion that the data might be linked to the decrease in the use of postmenopausal hormones, the IMS advises caution in linking these two trends and recommends that hormone therapy be prescribed whenever indicated.
– IMS reaction to report on breast cancer incidence in 2003 in US
SINGAPORE : The Singapore International Film Festival is asking the Censorship Board to reconsider its decision about the film “Solos”.Singapore International Film Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary (Channel News Asia via Yahoo! Asia News)Google is set to complete its online alternative to Microsoft’s widely-used Office suite of software with the addition of a presentation tool [.]
– Asian star shines brightly at international TV trade fair (AFP via Yahoo! News)
AP – Back by popular demand: Windows XP. PC maker Dell Inc. said on its Web site Thursday it will once again let home PC buyers choose between Microsoft Corp.’s older operating system and Windows Vista when they purchase certain new machines.
– Dell once again offers Windows XP
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