SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- At least 537 Internet companies shut down or declared bankruptcy in 2001, more than twice as many as in 2000, according to a report released Thursday.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Sears, Roebuck and Co. said Thursday it has settled a federal lawsuit filed by the U.S. attorney in Southern Illinois over Sears DieHard batteries.
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- In a bid to strengthen political support, Argentina's Peronist interim president, Adolfo Rodriguez Saa, met with former president and Peronist party leader Carlos Menem on Thursday amidst uncertainty as to the length of Rodriguez Saa's term in office.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Standard & Poor's closing range of stock indexes (1982 average equals 100 for transportation; all others 1941-43 equals 10):
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- After three days of relative quiet in Afghanistan, U.S. planes bombed a compound near Ghazni believed to be the hiding place of senior Taliban leaders Wednesday
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- An Afghan ruler warned Thursday that his country could plunge into an internal war if the Taliban movement was not fully disarmed, and he asserted that the Taliban's principal leaders were still in Kandahar.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- After a three-day lull, U.S. planes bombed a compound near Ghazni Wednesday believed to be the hiding place of senior Taliban leaders, the Pentagon said. Defens
TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Thursday played down the importance of a draft Memorandum of Understanding that his Foreign Minister Shimon Peres gave the Palestini
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Internet giant Yahoo! Inc. said it reached a deal Thursday with HotJobs.com to purchase the online job hunting and recruitment service for $436 million.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Share prices on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market closed slightly higher in light trading Thursday, lifted by strength in technology and r
Fans react and hold up signs as floats carrying the New York Giants rides down the Canyon of Heroes for the Giants victory ticker tape parade 2 days after the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI in New York City on February 7, 2012 . UPI /John Angelillo
