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The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned the conviction of Arthur Andersen on Tuesday, declaring that the instructions given the jurors who convicted the accounting firm of obstruction of justice in connection with the ignonimous collapse of Enron had been far too murky. (IHT)

These days, the new gansters are online; hackers who extort money from firms by threatening of DDoS (Distributed Denial-of-Service) attacks. Ransom emails demanding lots of money in return for not hacking and knocking your company servers offline is becoming a very common problem. DDOS attacks overwhelm servers with customer requests until they are forced offline. Worst part is, many computers (which may include yours) are used to ...

"Common wisdom has it that Asia is dreaming if it thinks economies as diverse and as far-flung as China, Japan, South Korea, the countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations and now India can emulate Europe. For one thing, Europe has settled the question of hegemony; Asia has not. "There is no hegemon in Europe," argues ...

"When Luca Ricci sold his first batch of leather sofas in 1998 he told the North American distributor they were made in Italy. "I was scared because I didn't know if a sofa made in China was saleable," he admits, laughing at the memory. Three months later, he felt confident enough to own up and told his startled buyer, "It's made in China ...

Myriam says "I am the only woman private detective in Morocco. When I started up, people came to my office in Casablanca out of curiosity, saying: A woman can't do that job. But I have taken on all sorts of cases now, anything from finding out if someone is committing adultery to locating former employees who have stolen money from banks ...

From the BCG 2004 Trading Up report. All its capital expenses or depreciation are covered through federal subsidies. They currently rely on a $1.23 billion subsidy, and are seeking $1.8 billion more from Congress in 2005.

Police at Midway and O'Hare airports will patrol in an unusual fashion: on Segways, two-wheeled, electric-powered, self-balancing scooters. Touted as the wave of the future on their release in 2001, Segways never really caught on. (Urban trend-setters complain that they are heavy and expensive.) But America's municipal governments have been unexpectedly enthusiastic. Atlanta; Seattle; Los Angeles; Hartford, Connecticut; Lexington, Kentucky; Ocala, Florida; and now Chicago have all put the Segways ...

How you use a mouse is very personal.  Soon the way you use your mouse could help prove who you are. Scientists have found a way for people to sign their name online using a mouse instead of a pen. Surely this would be easier to accomplish by using a digital drawing pen/stylus with tablet to record your signature?  Using a pen would create a ...

When big companies copy goods made by entrepreneurs. Target, Kmart, GMAC and the Pottery Barn are all corporate giants accused of modifying product samples from entrepreneurs looking for their big break, then manufacturing large quantities overseas and undercutting the price – essentially running the smaller competition out of business. In fact, furniture designers, woodworkers and other artisans are allegedly so weary of Pottery Barn’s practices that company buyers ...