Autodesk FY Q3 Revs, EPS Tops Street Expectations

Autodesk FY Q3 Revs, EPS Tops Street Expectations

Autodesk FY Q3 Revs, EPS Tops Street Expectations

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 10:23 PM PST

Autodesk on Tuesday afternoon posted better-than-expected results for the fiscal third quarter ended October 31. The design software provider reported Q3 revenue of $549 million and non-GAAP profits of 44 cents a share, ahead of the Street at $547.3 million and 41 cents. For Q4, the company sees revenue of $575 million to $590 million ...


VIDEO: 'Why I'm still in Zuccotti Park'

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 10:57 PM PST

A spokesman for the Occupy Wall Street movement has been explaining what protesters are still doing in Zuccotti Park.


Asian gecko at risk over claims it can cure AIDS (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 10:41 PM PST

In this undated photo released by TRAFFIC Southeast Asia, a Tokay Gecko is seen in Betong town, southern Thailand, near the border with Malaysia. A wildlife anti-smuggling group says claims that a nocturnal Asian lizard could treat AIDS has led to a sharp boom in the illegal cross-border trade of the reptile. (AP Photo/TRAFFIC Southeast Asia, O.Caillabet) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALESAP - Claims that a nocturnal Asian lizard can be used to help treat the HIV virus have led to a sharp boom in smuggling of the reptile, putting it at risk, a conservation group said Tuesday.

Obama in Australia, expected to boost military ties (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 10:32 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama landed in Australia on Wednesday where he is expected to announce a deepening of U.S. military presence in the Asia-Pacific, starting with U.S. Marines rotating in and out of the Australian port of Darwin -- a gateway to Asia.


Blast at south Lebanon hotel popular with UN staff (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 09:41 PM PST

AP - A senior Lebanese security official says a bomb has exploded at a hotel frequented by U.N. staffers in the country's south, causing damage but not casualties.


Chinese state media say 17 preschoolers killed (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 10:22 PM PST

AP - At least 17 preschoolers and two adults were killed Wednesday when their overcrowded minibus crashed with a truck in China's Gansu province, state media reported.


Zoom? More Like Kaboom; Phone Maker's Q3 Misses

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 10:10 PM PST

Zoom Technologies shares are trading sharply lower Tuesday afternoon on weak Q3 results and disappointing guidance. The company, a Beijing-based cell phone company, reported Q3 revenue of $50.7 million, down 29.7% from a year ago, and well below the single Street estimate of $99.7 million. The company said net income for the quarter was $1.76 ...


VIDEO: Weiwei: 'I feel I have been robbed'

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 09:34 PM PST

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has said he feels like he has been 'robbed' after being handed a $2.4m tax bill.


Cold war in the tropics: China, India vie for Maldives

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 09:57 PM PST

ADDU CITY, Maldives (Reuters) - On the pristine equatorial shores of the Maldives, an archipelago best known for luxurious resort hideaways swathed in coral reefs and cerulean seas, India and China's regional cold war is warming up.

(AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 09:29 PM PST

AP - A manned spacecraft has successfully docked to the International Space Station.


Japan central bank keeps interest rate near zero (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 09:40 PM PST

AP - Japan's central bank on Wednesday kept its key interest rate at virtually zero to help the economy weather a global slowdown, a strong yen and the recent flooding in Thailand.


Nicaragua electoral body confirms Ortega win

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 09:59 PM PST

Electoral council rejects opposition complaints of fraud to confirm Daniel Ortega's re-election as president.


The $200,000-a-Year Mine Worker

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 09:17 PM PST

A resources boom is fueling demand for mining labor and has spurred skyrocketing pay. James Dinnison, a 25-year-old high-school dropout from Western Australia, makes $200,000 a year running drills in underground mines.


Foreign institutions flock to China's social network (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 09:21 PM PST

Reuters - What do the International Monetary Fund, Louis Vuitton and Unilever have in common?


Europe Bans Airport Body Scanners over "Health and Safety" Concerns

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 08:55 PM PST

The European Union issued??a ruling this week that bans X-ray body scanners in all European airports. According to the European Commission, the agency charged with enforcing the ruling across the EU's 27 member nations, the prohibition is necessary "in order not to risk jeopardizing citizens' health and safety." X-ray body scanners, which use ?backscatter? ionized ...


'Occupy' protesters return to New York park

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 09:20 PM PST

Judge says protesters can return to Zuccotti Park but cannot erect tents, after camp cleared and dismantled by police.


Thai government wants amnesty to let Thaksin return: reports (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 08:28 PM PST

Reuters - Thailand's government has put forward proposals for an amnesty for convicts that seem designed to allow self-exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra to return home without serving a sentence for abuse of power, Thai media reported on Wednesday.


US, Philippines boost alliance amid row with China (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 08:54 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton holding her umbrella receives a bouquet of flowers upon arrival in Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)AP - In a highly symbolic ceremony aboard a guided-missile destroyer Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton underlined America's military and diplomatic support for the Philippines as the island nation engages in an increasingly tense dispute with China over claims in the resource-rich South China Sea.

VIDEO: Obama arrives in Australia for visit

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 08:45 PM PST

US President Barack Obama has arrived in the Australian capital Canberra for a two-day visit.


Obama in Australia to boost military links

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 09:04 PM PST

US president, making his first diplomatic visit Down Under, expected to consolidate Pacific powers' strategic alliance.


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Movie Review | 'The Descendants': ‘Descendants,’ With George Clooney - Review

Movie Review | 'The Descendants': ‘Descendants,’ With George Clooney - Review

Movie Review | 'The Descendants': ‘Descendants,’ With George Clooney - Review

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 01:03 PM PST

In "The Descendants," George Clooney plays the scion of an old Hawaii family with many troubles on his hands.

11 States Seek Relief From ‘No Child’ Provisions

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:55 PM PST

Eleven states asked the Education Department for relief from some provisions of the No Child Left Behind law, in exchange for adopting higher standards.

Assange wants top UK court to review extradition

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:51 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange will ask senior British judges next month to refer his fight against extradition to Sweden for questioning over alleged sex crimes to the country's highest court, a WikiLeaks spokesman said on Tuesday.

Former Filipino President Stopped From Leaving for Treatment

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:03 PM PST

Former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who faces corruption charges, was blocked from leaving the Philippines on Tuesday for medical treatment.

Anger over Peugeot's French jobs cuts

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:56 PM PST

Union says 5,000 French citizens out of 6,000 workers across Europe to be hit, a higher proportion than earlier thought.


Turkish PM says Syria on 'knife edge'

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:24 PM PST

Scores of people reported killed over the past 24 hours in one of the country's bloodiest days of violence.


Monti set to announce new Italian government

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 11:36 AM PST

Prime minister designate to announce cabinet on Wednesday, as bond yields again breach critical seven per cent level.


I.M.F. Warns China on State Control of Banking

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 11:21 AM PST

The fund urged Beijing to adopt a more market-oriented approach to banking and finance or risk dampening economic growth.

At War Blog: In Afghanistan, A Mission's Troubles Offer Window on an Unsteady Region

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 11:26 AM PST

A resupply mission in Kunar Province shows how unstable eastern Afghanistan remains.

Iraqi Cabinet Approves Royal Dutch Shell’s Natural Gas Contract

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 11:55 AM PST

The project is intended to bring modern methods of managing oil fields to an industry frozen in time by sanctions and the war.

Big clubs 'want 16-team Premier'

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 11:44 AM PST

Barcelona president Sandro Rosell says the Premier League needs to be cut by four teams to help the Champions League.


Chile consul's Venezuela kidnap

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:05 PM PST

Chile says its consul in Venezuela, Juan Carlos Fernandez, was abducted and held for two hours before being released on a Caracas street.


Mexico's Lopez Obrador to run for president in 2012

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:24 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Left-wing stalwart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he will again run for Mexico's presidency in 2012 after his razor-thin loss in the last election sparked extended massive protests.

News Analysis: Insurance Mandate May Be Health Bill’s Undoing

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:01 PM PST

As a candidate, President Obama vigorously opposed the mandate that required people to buy coverage or pay a penalty. That requirement is at the heart of the constitutional challenge.

IMF Approves Afghan Loan

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 10:49 AM PST

The IMF said it approved a nearly $134 million loan for Afghanistan, saying its government has made progress in addressing governance and accountability issues during the Kabul Bank crisis.


Debate on Yuan Controls Moves to WTO

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:31 PM PST

The World Trade Organization will examine whether trade rules can be used against governments that manipulate their currencies, a debate driven by Brazilian anger over China's peg of the yuan to the dollar.


Murray to face Djokovic in London

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 04:55 AM PST

Britain's Andy Murray will play world number one Novak Djokovic in the group stages of the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London.


Colombia's FARC rebels pick hardline new boss

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:29 PM PST

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC guerrillas named Timoleon Jimenez, a hard-liner known as Timochenko, as their new leader after the Andean country's armed forces killed his predecessor, a rebel statement said on Tuesday

Police Clear Zuccotti Park With Show of Force, Bright Lights and Loudspeakers

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 01:11 PM PST

The predawn action was an almost military-style operation that involved hundreds of police officers.

Palestinians catch bus to protest Israeli curbs

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 11:20 AM PST

HIZME, West Bank (Reuters) - Calling themselves "Freedom Riders," six Palestinians boarded a bus used by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank Tuesday, but the end of the line was Israeli police detention.
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