New York Times: Business http://www.nytimes.com/ A synthetic RSS channel, derived from XML text published by The New York Times Company. en-us Copyright 2001 The New York Times Company Fri, 08 Jun 2001 19:50:08 GMT http://backend.userland.com/nyTimesRssRouter dave@userland.com AT&T Quits Microsoft Venture http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/06/07/technology/08SOFT.html AT&T's broadband division has dropped its commitment to an advanced set-top cable box that was supposed to showcase Microsoft's interactive television software, which is still in development. By JOHN MARKOFF. New York Post Fires Newfield, Two Editors and Three Others http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/06/08/business/08CND-POST.html Jack Newfield, the most liberal voice at The New York Post, was fired today along with two of its most senior editors, Stuart Marques and Marc Kalech. By FELICITY BARRINGER. Software Glitch Halts Trading on New York Stock Exchange http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/06/08/business/08CND-STOX.html A failed software upgrade left investors unable to trade shares on the New York Stock Exchange for nearly an hour and a half this morning. By ALEX BERENSON. Cable Giants Refuse to Sell Ads to Internet Competitors http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/06/08/technology/08CABL.html As the high-speed Internet service battle heats up, cable giants are increasingly refusing to sell advertising time to phone companies to promote digital subscriber lines. By SETH SCHIESEL. Mixed Assessment From Intel http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/06/08/technology/08CHIP.html The closely watched bellwether of the semiconductor industry said that quarterly revenue projections remained on target but that there was no indication that the industry had bottomed out yet. By MATT RICHTEL. Bush to Nominate Fed Reserve Governor http://partners.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Fed-Nomination.html President Bush has decided to nominate Susan Bies, a top official with a Tennessee bank, as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, a senior White House official said Friday. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Stocks Slide in Troubled Trading http://partners.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Wall-Street.html An earnings warning from Juniper Networks sent stocks tumbling Friday in a selloff that was exacerbated by computer problems which halted trading a the New York Stock Exchange. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.