Polo Ralph Lauren adds twist to window shopping

"Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. is taking impulse shopping one step farther with technology that allows passersby to purchase clothing they see in the windows of one of its New York stores by tapping on the glass. Projected on the window of the Ralph Lauren Madison Avenue store is a...

The betrayal of memory - International Herald Tribune

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Lebanon transition under way - San Jose Mercury News

" FRENCH DEPLOYMENT CALLED A LETDOWN; OTHER NATIONS TO STEP UP By Warren Hoge New York Times UNITED NATIONS - France on Thursday made what was described as a disappointing offer of support for the U.N. force in Lebanon, but by the end of the day a top U.N. official said the...

Small cities get in on condo-hotel boom (AP)

" NEW YORK - When urban dwellers think of hotel-condos, they usually imagine sky-high city apartments that come with daily maid service, mints on pillows and the option to order chilled champagne for delivery at any hour. In New York perhaps, their fantasy would not be far...

Yankees Get Lower Rate Than Mets on Stadium Municipal Bonds

"The New York Yankees and the New York Mets have almost identical records, leading their divisions in Major League Baseball. In the municipal bond market, the Yanks are beating their crosstown rivals. The teams raised $1.57 billion this week to pay for new stadiums. The...

U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Index Fell 0.1% in July

"Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The index of leading economic indicators unexpectedly dropped 0.1 percent in July, reinforcing forecasts that the U.S. economy will slow in the second half of the year. The decrease followed a 0.1 percent gain in June, the Conference Board, a New...

Boeing to end in-flight Internet service, take US$320M charge

"NEW YORK (AP) - Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) said Thursday it will end its in-flight Internet service, Connexion, saying the market for it hadn't progressed fast enough. The Chicago-based aerospace and aircraft maker also said it will take a $320-million-US charge for shutdown...

Christina Aguilera to perform at VMAs

"NEW YORK -- Christina Aguilera and The All-American Rejects will be among the performers at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. The awards show will air live from New York's Radio City Music Hall on Aug. 31 (8 p.m. EDT), with Jack Black as host. Previously announced performers...

People in the News

"NEW YORK - Britney Spears, expecting baby No. 2, says she and husband Kevin Federline didn't plan the pregnancy. "It just kind of happened," the 24-year-old singer reveals in an interview in the latest issue of People magazine, on newsstands Friday. She adds, laughing: "I'm...

McAfee finds options accounting discrepancies

"NEW YORK (Reuters) - Security software supplier McAfee Inc. (NYSE:MFE - news) said on Wednesday that a review found discrepancies in the dating of some stock option grants and that it will likely see material financial restatements. McAfee shares fell 2.9 percent in...

Nokia to open flagship store on home turf

"HELSINKI (AFP) - Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, will open a flagship store in Helsinki on Saturday after opening similar stores in Moscow, Chicago and Hong Kong since 2005. The Finnish store will be located on Helsinki's main shopping avenue,...