Chinese IPO flies in (Web promotion) debut Boston Globe - 7 hours ago

Chinese IPO flies in (Web promotion) debut Boston Globe - 7 hours ago

Chinese IPO flies in debut
Boston Globe - 7 hours ago By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff | August 6, 2005. Baidu.com, an Internet search company bidding to be China's equivalent of Google, made a Google-like debut on the Nasdaq Stock Market yesterday, more than quadrupling its share value.

FCC eases rules on high-speed Net service
San Jose Mercury News - 4 hours ago By Matthai Chakko Kuruvila. Federal regulators Friday eliminated rules that forced phone companies to rent out network access to rival DSL services, a move criticized by consumer advocates who say it will eventually

Ugandan president mourns late John Garang in southern Sudan
Xinhua - 3 hours ago KAMPALA, Aug. 6 (Xinhuanet) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni mourned the late first vice president of Sudan John Garang, describing him as a long time friend who was not only a nationalist but also a pan-Africanist, Radio Uganda reported on Saturday.

GOLF ROUNDUP: Eagle-birdie finish lifts Mayfair
Detroit Free Press - 8 hours ago CASTLE ROCK, Colo. -- Billy Mayfair, who ranks second behind only Vijay Singh in birdies and eagles this season, rolled in a 70-foot putt for eagle on No. 17, then finished with a birdie to take the lead after

Submarine Rescue Teams Prepare to Use Explosives to Free Vessel
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago Aug. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Rescue teams striving to save crew members of a Russian submarine, trapped below sea with a dwindling air supply, are preparing to use explosives to try to disentangle the vessel before lifting it to the surface, Interfax said.