Terror trail: US plans tighter customs norms
New York: Terrorists, sea pirates or stowaways inside a container or aboard a ship may not be able to wreak havoc in the US, but the stringent customs stipulations aimed at containing terrorism are bound to affect the US and other economies, say industry sources. 
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Jobless claims rise in latest week
Chicago: Total new claims for US jobless benefits rose by 5,000 in the latest week, the government said on Thursday, while a more accurate barometer of labor trends hit its highest level in nearly five months.
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Liberalisation of trade in services boosts growth: Mamdouh
Geneva: Liberalisation of trade in services would help achieve economic growth and development in the developing countries, A Hamid Mamdouh, director, Trade in Services division of WTO, said on Thursday.
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Oil prices fall as traders await hurricane impact
Brussels: World oil prices have fallen with traders awaiting the impact of Hurricane Lili as it began to tear into Gulf of Mexico oil and gas operations.
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US CEOs expect slower economic growth ahead
West Virginia: Top US executives expect slower economic growth in the months and year ahead and, while not expecting a new recession, think capital spending will at best stabilize or perhaps fall further, according to a survey out on Wednesday. 
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Japan explores The Other Side of Broadband
Tokyo: It was a good way to escape the gloom outside. With companies revising their sales and profit figures downwards and the Nikkei and the yen reflecting the gloomy business sentiment, it isnt a cheerful time in Tokyo.
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Are dumb blondes set for extinction?
New York: In the end, it seems it was just another dumb blond joke. The World Health Organization, the Geneva-based health arm of the United Nations, insisted on Tuesday that despite the many media reports to the contrary, it had never conducted a study predicting the extinction of the natural blond hair gene. 
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After Life: Elvis continues to rock
Twenty-five years after his death, Elvis Presley, the King of Rock 'n Roll, is about to do something he never managed in life debut an album at No 1 on record charts around the world.
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Andersen holds rummage sale at Chicago HQ
Chicago: Many a high powered lunch meeting likely took place at the 8-foot racetrack mahogany table sitting in the Northeast corner of Arthur Andersen's tony headquarters here.
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EDS object of SEC probe
Seatle: The computer services group Electronic Data Systems (EDS) said it was the object of an "informal" investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into its stock dealings.
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Flopped bank sale hold bad Omen for Thai privatisations 
Bangkok: A flopped share sale by a state-controlled bank is casting a pall over Thailands privatisation programme, and could force the government to delay planned share issues, analysts say. 
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Indonesias IBRA plans to sell $7 billion in loans 
Jakarta: Indonesias Bank Restructuring Agency said it plans to sell around 60-70 trillion rupiah ($6.7 billion) in non-performing loans to raise cash for the state starting this Saturday. 
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