99-cent downloads shows Apple's strength over music studios

99-cent downloads shows Apple's strength over music studios
San Jose Mercury News - 16 hours agoBy Therese Poletti. When the Cupertino company confirmed this week that songs at its iTunes Music Store will remain 99 cents each, it showed that Apple continues to set the terms in the digital download market it pioneered just three years ago. ...

Chavez goes to Bolivia over nationalization plan
Reuters - 36 minutes agoLA PAZ, Bolivia (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez will travel to Bolivia on Wednesday and meet President Evo Morales, who has sparked commotion among foreign investors by announcing the nationalization of the energy sector. ...

Dempsey named to World Cup team
Boston Globe - 10 hours agoBy John Powers, Globe Staff | May 3, 2006. The US men's soccer team that went to Korea last time produced the best World Cup finish in 72 years. And this one? ''On paper, I think this team is better than 2002 ...

FOREX-Dollar surrenders gains as bears pounce
Reuters.uk - 1 hour agoBy Amanda Cooper. NEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) - The dollar surrendered gains against major currencies on Wednesday as investors shrugged off strong US economic data and focused instead on the prospect that the ...

I'll fight for the right, vows hurt Rooney
Advertiser Adelaide - 2 hours agoWAYNE Rooney has refused to give up hope of playing some part in England's World Cup campaign, despite the scepticism of his Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and the "horrible" blow of breaking a bone in his foot. ...

Warehouse Fire Continues Burning in Brooklyn
New York Times - 2 hours agoA fire that roared through a network of abandoned, historic warehouses on the Brooklyn waterfront on Tuesday continued burning today, with nearly 100 firefighters remaining on the scene to pump water on the smoking and smoldering remnants. ...

Serb deputy PM quits over Mladic
Reuters.uk - 1 hour agoBy Ellie Tzortzi. BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's ruling coalition suffered its first serious blow in two years on Wednesday when a key minister quit over the government's failure to arrest fugitive Ratko Mladic and the resulting rebuff by the EU. ...