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Investors shaken as Pfizer unveils profits collapse
Times Online - 1 hour ago By Richard Irving. SHARES in leading pharmaceutical companies were sent reeling yesterday after Pfizer, the world�s biggest drugs developer, unveiled a collapse in third-quarter profits and told investors to scratch forecasts for 2006 and 2007.

Ford reports loss as N American share sinks
MSN Money - 9 hours ago Ford Motor reported a third-quarter loss on Thursday, following in the footsteps of its bigger Detroit-based rival, General Motors. Unlike GM, Ford did not announce any new cost-cutting measures in tandem with its results.

Amazon's illegal loggers know we can't see the lost wood for trees
Times Online - 2 hours ago By Sam Lister. THE rainforests of the Amazon are being destroyed twice as quickly as previously thought, with companies exploiting less easily detectable logging techniques, satellite images reveal. An imaging

DeLay Booked in Houston on Charges
Washington Post - 1 hour ago By MICHAEL GRACZYK. HOUSTON -- Rep. Tom DeLay turned himself in Thursday at the sheriff's office and was fingerprinted, photographed and released on $10,000 bail on conspiracy and money-laundering charges.

Jackson Putting Down Roots in Bahrain
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago By Hector Becerra, Times Staff Writer. Michael Jackson, one of the best-selling recording artists of all time, has decided to make the Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain his permanent home, his attorney said today.

Warner Bros. joins Blu-ray camp
Reuters - 1 hour ago LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Warner Bros. Entertainment on Thursday said it would release high-definition movies in the Blu-ray format, backed by a group led by Sony Corp.. The move by Warner, a film studio owned