Motorola and Microsoft team for smarter phones
Motorola Inc and Microsoft Corp announce a powerfully new alliance to power a series of Motorola smart phones and wireless devices. The initial MPx200 phone will debut in the United States in the fourth quarter and be carried by AT&T Wireless Services Inc. This marks a bold push into the smart phone category, sparsely populated in the United States so far.
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Manufacturing Slows as Fed Reports Weak August Output
A Federal Reserve report shows total industrial production up only 0.0 percent in August with manufacturing slipping 0.1 percent after three months of gains. Durable goods fell while utilities rose 1.9 percent, as the Fed considers keeping interest rates steady amid slow demand for big-ticket items like autos.
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Procter & Gamble Sells Fair Trade Coffee Moonlight
Procter & Gamble begins selling Mountain Moonlight fair-trade coffee under its Millstone Signature Collection. The 10 ounce Moonlight bag carries a suggested $8.99 price, joining the 10 to 12 ounce Millstone blends at about $6.99. Activists hail the move as a milestone for growers.
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Wall Street NYSE pay package draws more criticism
A former NYSE chairman urged a clean sweep of the boardroom amid outrage over Dick Grasso’s 139.5 million dollar accrued benefits and savings. Directors planned a meeting later in the week as critics pressed for resignations. James Needham called for all involved to step down, including Grasso, after discussions with Grasso and SEC Chairman William Donaldson.
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Sprint Outsourcing Tech Jobs Hit Across Major Units
Sprint Corp plans to outsource selected software development and maintenance to IBM Global Services and EDS over five years, cutting costs by about 150 million. The move could affect several hundred jobs, mainly in Kansas City and Overland Park, with overseas contractors taking on coding and specification work. CIO Michael W. Stout said decisions on exact layoffs will come in coming weeks.
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Dole Institute drives new effort to lure tours to town
Lawrence tourism officials push the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics and the Eldridge Hotel Old Fashioned Christmas Parade as magnets for bus tours. A multiday package would link the Dole Institute with Eisenhower and Truman libraries, while the parade aims to attract 20 bus tours in 2004. Economic gains could boost Lawrence as Eldridge Hotel negotiates tax issues amid tourism downturn.
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Goodyear employees approve three year contract
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co employees ratified a three year contract by about 70 percent, giving the company leverage on health care costs and wages while preserving job security. The deal covers at least 16,000 workers at 14 plants including Topeka, plus about 22,000 retirees, with 12 plants designated protected. The Steelworkers gain a board seat. Dunlop Huntsville closure proceeds, and Goodyear stock rose to 8.03 on the NYSE.
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Market and livestock prices from Ottawa and Saint Joseph
Monday quotations show grain prices at Ottawa and Overbrook elevators with soybeans at 6.16 and wheat at 3.24, milo 2.02. Lawrence North and South offer mixed readings. Saint Joseph livestock receipts total 275 with higher steer and heifer prices, feedlot trade at record ranges, caw and bull trading steadier. nonferrous metals and precious metals quoted in New York markets.
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