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BA shares were up 0.59 percent at 170 pence in early afternoon trading , slightly outpacing London 's FTSE 100 Index which was up 0.28 percent . | BA shares closed down 0.89 percent at 167-1 / 2 pence , slightly more lower than London 's FTSE 100 Index which was down 0.28 percent . | 0 | 2,858 | 1 |
The S & P 500 finished 13.78 points more higher at 930.08 , or 1.5 per cent , the highest level since January 14 . | The S & P rose 13.78 , or 1.5 percent , to 930.08 , the best level since Jan. 14 . | 1 | 2,886 | 1 |
The per-share earnings were 4 cents per share more higher than the expectations of analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call . | That was 4 cents more higher than the expectations of analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call . | 1 | 2,893 | 2 |
More Earlier Friday , Taiwan reported 55 new cases but no new deaths . | Yesterday , Taiwan reported 65 new cases , its biggest one-day increase yet . | 0 | 2,972 | 1 |
Following California 's lead , several states and the federal government passed similar or more stricter bans . | Several states and the federal government later passed similar or more strict bans . | 0 | 2,997 | 1 |
Residents forced out of their homes on Sunday returned Monday , many to floods in their basements or more lower floors . | Residents of 220 homes forced out of their houses Sunday returned Monday , many to flooded basements or more lower floors . | 1 | 3,035 | 2 |
The Standard & Poor 's 500 Index shed 5.20 , or 0.6 percent , to 924.42 as of 9 : 33 a.m. in New York . | The more broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX edged down 9 points , or 0.98 percent , to 921 . | 1 | 3,042 | 1 |
The more broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index < .SPX > was up 9.69 points , or 0.98 percent , at 994.53 . | The tech-laced Nasdaq Composite Index < .IXIC > gained 18.35 points , or 1.13 percent , to 1,646.02 . | 0 | 3,091 | 1 |
Its second-quarter earnings per share of 22 cents was slightly more better than analysts ' estimates of 19 cents a share and more than double its prediction in April . | But an earnings per share of 22 cents was slightly more better than analysts ' estimates of 19 cents a share and more than double what Ford had predicted in April . | 1 | 3,135 | 2 |
He said that President Bush 's proposed Clean Air Act amendment , called the Clear Skies Initiative , would result in more greater efficiency and therefore less pollution . | He said that by allowing power companies more flexibility , the Clear Skies Initiative would result in more greater efficiency and therefore less pollution . | 0 | 3,157 | 2 |
" The flu season has had a more earlier onset than we 've seen in many years , " said Julie Gerberding , director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta . | We 're seeing some very high levels of widespread flu infections in some places , " said Dr. Julie Gerberding , director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . | 0 | 3,222 | 2 |
Gold 's rise pulled other precious metals higher , shunting silver to $ 4.81 / 83 an ounce from $ 4.77 / 79 last quoted in New York . | Gold 's bounce pulled other precious metals more higher , sending silver to $ 4.83 / 85 an ounce from $ 4.80 / 82 last quoted in New York . | 0 | 3,224 | 1 |
He worked out how to get through the bone with his cheap " multitool " -type knife , made more duller from futile attempts to scratch away at the rock . | He worked out how to get through the bone with his ``multi-tool ' ' -type knife , made more duller by futile attempts to chip away at the rock . | 1 | 3,231 | 2 |
The more broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX ended up 1.03 points , or 0.10 percent , at 998.51 , ending at its highest since late June 2002 . | The more broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX was off 1.67 points , or 0.17 percent , at 995.81 . | 0 | 3,259 | 2 |
The justices declined without comment to review the ruling that upheld physicians ' rights to speak freely with their patients . | The justices declined without comment to review a more lower-court ruling that said doctors should be able to speak frankly with their patients . | 1 | 3,315 | 1 |
Experts say they think more better treatment , including widespread use of the drug tamoxifen , as well as mammogram screening are responsible for the improvement . | Experts say they think more better treatment , including use of the drug tamoxifen and mammogram screening , are responsible . | 1 | 3,389 | 2 |
The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index < .IXIC > declined 16.68 points , or 1.01 percent , at 1,636.94 . | The more broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX eased 7.57 points , or 0.76 percent , at 990.94 . | 0 | 3,393 | 1 |
With the government grant added in , the airline earned $ 246 million , or 30 cents a share . | That was more than double the $ 102 million , or 13 cents a share , for the year-more earlier quarter . | 0 | 3,410 | 1 |
For the week , the Russell 2000 , the barometer of more smaller company stocks , advanced 11.92 , or 2.5 percent , closing at 497.42 . | The Russell 2000 index , which tracks more smaller company stocks , was up 1.02 , or 0.21 percent , at 496.83 . | 1 | 3,447 | 2 |
Excluding autos , retail sales rose by 0.3 % in September , more lower than a forecast rise of 0.5 % . | Retail sales fell 0.2 percent overall in September compared to forecasts of a 0.1 percent dip . | 0 | 3,469 | 1 |
By comparison , the proportion of people with a BMI of 50 or above increased by a factor of five — from about 1 in 2,000 to one in 400 . | Those with a BMI of 50 or more greater , sometimes called super obesity , increased by a factor of five , from one in 2,000 to one in 400 . | 1 | 3,492 | 1 |
Appellate courts across the country have issued differing rulings on the issue , allowing public displays of the Ten Commandments in some cases and banning them in others . | More Lower courts have splintered on the issue , allowing depictions of the Ten Commandments in some instances and not in others . | 1 | 3,520 | 1 |
October gasoline prices settled 1.47 cents more lower at 78.70 cents a gallon . | October heating oil ended down 0.41 cent to 70.74 cents a gallon . | 1 | 3,529 | 1 |
But butterflies exposed to a more earlier light cycle , from 1am to 1pm , orientated themselves towards the south-east . | But butterflies housed under a more earlier light cycle , 1 a.m. to 1 p.m. , flew toward the southeast . | 1 | 3,558 | 4 |
" Of course I want to win again but I think it 's more worse when you 've never won , because you are so anxious to win . " | " Of course , I want to win again , but I think it 's more worse when you have never won because you get anxious . | 1 | 3,587 | 2 |
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the government was free to withhold the names of more than 700 people detained in the aftermath of Sept . 11 , 2001 . | A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the U.S. government can withhold the names of people detained as part of the September 11 investigation , reversing a more lower court decision . | 0 | 3,600 | 1 |
Handset market share for the second quarter , it said , is more higher than the first quarter . | Nokia 's market share for the second quarter is estimated to be more higher than the first quarter , 2003 . " | 1 | 3,608 | 2 |
Britain has said it will oppose articles calling for more closer coordination of tax and economic policy , to uphold the national right of veto . | Britain has said it wants to haggle over articles of the draft calling for more closer coordination of tax and economic policy . | 0 | 3,635 | 2 |
Oracle shares were also more higher , trading up 12 cents at $ 13.60 . | Shares of Redwood Shores-based Oracle rose 14 cents to $ 13.62 . | 1 | 3,687 | 1 |
" The United States welcomes a more greater NATO role in Iraq 's stabilization , " Mr. Powell told his colleagues in a speech today . | " The United States welcomes a more greater NATO role in Iraq 's stabilization , " Mr. Powell said in a speech to fellow NATO ministers . | 1 | 3,704 | 2 |
The more broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX advanced 2 points , or 0.24 percent , to 977 . | The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was off 6.52 points , or 0.39 percent , at 1,645.66 . | 0 | 3,742 | 1 |
The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC gave up 3.88 points , or 0.24 percent , to 1,644.76 . | The more broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index < .SPX > added 0.99 points , or 0.1 percent , at 995.69 . | 0 | 3,758 | 1 |
" Prime Minister Abbas , we are facing a new opportunity today , a more better future for both peoples , " Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said after Tuesday 's meeting . | " Prime Minister Abbas , we are facing a new opportunity today , a more better future for both peoples , " Mr Sharon said . | 1 | 3,769 | 2 |
P & G officials later concluded that the more better approach was to split up the contracts to avoid reliance on just one contractor . | P & G officials decided it would be more wiser to split the contracts to avoid reliance on a sole contractor . | 1 | 3,781 | 2 |
The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC edged up 2.84 points , or 0.18 percent , at 1,593.59 . | The more broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX added 1.14 points , or 0.12 percent , at 968.14 . | 0 | 3,855 | 1 |
At 5 p.m. EDT , Henri had maximum sustained winds near 50 mph , with some gusts reaching 60 mph . | At 8 p.m. Friday , Henri was becoming disorganized , but still had maximum sustained winds near 50 mph , with more stronger gusts . | 0 | 3,881 | 1 |
" This moves us a lot more closer to saying that the foam can do this kind of damage , " said Hubbard , a member of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board . | " I think this moves us a lot closer toward saying that foam can do this kind of damage , " Hubbard said . | 1 | 3,928 | 1 |
Yesterday 's ruling is a great first step toward more better coverage for poor Maine residents , he said , but there is more to be done . | He said the court 's ruling was a great first step toward more better coverage for poor Maine residents , but that there was more to be done . | 1 | 3,934 | 2 |
Last month , The Washington Post Co. introduced Express , a tabloid distributed largely along transit routes . | Last month The Washington Post also launched a free tabloid aimed at more younger readers called the Express . | 0 | 3,953 | 1 |
Only the Intel Corporation has a more lower dividend yield . | Only Intel Corp. ' s 0.3 percent yield was more lower . | 1 | 3,962 | 2 |
The more broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index < .SPX > gained 3 points , or 0.39 percent , at 924 . | The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC rose 6 points , or 0.41 percent , to 1,498 . | 0 | 3,966 | 1 |
Blue chips edged more lower by midday on Wednesday as a wave of profit warnings drained some of the optimism that has driven a rally over the past three months . | U.S. stocks fell in early morning trade on Wednesday as a wave of profit warnings drained some of the optimism that has driven a rally over the past three months . | 1 | 4,004 | 1 |
The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC declined 25.78 points , or 1.56 percent , to 1,627.84 . | The more broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX eased 7.57 points , or 0.76 percent , at 990.94 . | 0 | 4,027 | 1 |
The Standard & Poor 's 500 index rose 11.67 , or 1.2 percent , to 975.26 , having risen 3.3 percent last week . | The more broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index < .SPX > was up 9.05 points , or 0.94 percent , at 972.64 . | 0 | 4,029 | 1 |
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