Corn Products International expects first-quarter diluted earnings per share (EPS) to decline 35 percent to 40 percent from the first quarter of 2004…

Taser welcomed the release by the United States Department of Defense of the full report…

Conrad Black and his Hollinger International company are under a criminal investigation from U.S. federal prosecutors.

The EU pledged its continuing support, amidst assorted criticisms, of the Airbus airline. The decision caused Washington to react with consternation, breaking off talks with EU representatives.

Marriott International has signed an agreement with Whitbread PLC to establish a 50/50 joint venture.

International Paper has signed an agreement to sell its Industrial Papers Business to Kohlberg and Company, LLC for approximately $180 million subject to certain adjustments at closing.

An unmanned Russian cargo ship is preparing to launch so that it can make the journey to re-supply the International Space Station.

A new wireless network roaming service will be available to visitors attending the annual CeBIT technology trade show in Hanover, Germany, from 10-16 March.

Thirteen European Union countries have agreed to boost cooperation to tackle unsolicited commercial email, aka junk email and spam.

In another story from HitsLink…International Search Engine Referrals Out Pace Domestic.

I’m not going to bore you by linking to every Google Q4 revenue article that’s out there. But I will highlight any that have an interesting angle.

MetLife is buying Citigroup’s Travelers Life & Annuity, and all of Citigroup’s international insurance businesses for $11.5 billion.

The Internet music business appears to be booming. After overcoming the “Napster” stigma, online music stores have seen a dramatic increase in customers and sales/downloads.

Consumer electronic giant Sony has announced their plans to release software that would allow television broadcasts played at home to be accessed by notebook computers, via the web.

American companies that strike gold with U.S. pay-for-placement search engines such as Overture and Google can now easily expand their market reach.

Wotbox is an independent Search Engine that over the last year has developed a strong following on the web.

Broadband Wireless International Corporation revealed today that on Thursday August 19, 2004, the company filed its 10KSB for the year ending March 31, 2004.

Google May Lose Gmail

It seems that Google may have to re-think the name behind their upcoming email service, as they are fourth in line at the US Patent and Trademark Office. The office takes applications on a first come first serve basis, and as a result Google may be forced to come up with a new name.

Globalisation, the expansion of intercontinental trade, technological advances and the increase in the number of companies dealing on the international stage have brought about a dramatic change in the frequency, context and means by which people from different cultural backgrounds interact.

One of the many sessions at Day 1 of the SES conference concerned targeting search engine advertising through the use of broad match. The big guns of Google and Overture were well represented, and their presentations were educational, to say the least.

Watchdog group Privacy International, having already done so in the UK, filed a privacy complaint against Google’s Gmail in 17 European countries, as well as Canada and Australia.