MORE than 2.1 million cribs going back to 1993 are being recalled in the US, following reports of four baby deaths from suffocation.

More than 2.1 million baby cots going back to 1993 are being recalled in the US, following reports of four baby deaths from suffocation.

Eleven people face charges over the hacking of nine major US retailers and the theft and sale of more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers.

A mixed economic picture sent stocks tumbling today, with the Dow Jones industrials falling more than 100 points after investors were unnerved by weakness in home sales, consumer confidence and manufacturing.

Wall Street slogged through an uneven trading session today, finishing mixed as investors grappled with troubling consumer spending patterns, slower growth from the manufacturing sector and the latest news of Hurricane Katrina’s damage.