| Brazil stocks rise on Votorantim deal, inflation |
Jan 9th, 2009 |
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All Associated Press news SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Brazilian stocks are rising on hopes that a $1.8 billion deal between two of the nation's top banks could ease lending in Latin America's biggest eco...
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| GM says Opel, Vauxhall sales down 10.5 pct in 2008 |
Jan 9th, 2009 |
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All Associated Press news ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) - General Motors Corp. said Friday that sales of its Opel and Vauxhall cars plunged 10.5 percent last year, with Saab sales down a massive 21.9 perce...
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| Top 10 Worst Super Bowl Car Commercials |
Jan 9th, 2009 |
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With our favorite Super Bowl car commercials of the 21st century in the books, it’s time to look at the commercials that didn’t do quite as good a job of winning us over. If you’ve forgotten the...
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| Unemployment hits Michigan in a big way |
Jan 9th, 2009 |
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In the US state of Michigan, unemployment benefits are now running in the hundreds of thousands.
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| High Court refuses to extend Sanjeev Nanda |
Jan 9th, 2009 |
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New Delhi, Jan 9 : The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to extend Sanjeev Nanda's interim bail in connection with the BMW hit-and-run case.
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| Hind wings help butterflies make swift turns to evade predators |
Jan 9th, 2009 |
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Washington, Jan 9 : A new study has proposed that a butterfly's hind wings help it to make swift turns to evade predators, just like new tires allow race cars to take tight turns at high speeds.
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| Toyota, Ford spar over hybrid m.p.g. claims |
Jan 9th, 2009 |
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A feud is simmering between Ford and Toyota over Ford's claim that its Fusion gasoline-electric hybrid out this spring will be the most fuel-efficient midsize car at 41 m.p.g. in town, 36 on the highw...
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| Grannan named COO of Raysat Broadcasting Corp. |
Jan 9th, 2009 |
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Grannan, who spent 16 years at AT, will be responsible for operations support of Raysat Broadcasting Corporation’s ground operations center, customer service, account provisioning and billing, a...
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| GM, Chrysler would default on bailout loans if UAW strikes |
Jan 9th, 2009 |
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Provisions of General Motors' and Chrysler's $17.4-billion US in federal loans automatically place them in default if union workers go on strike. A General Motors Corp. filing this week with the U.S....
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| UAW strike would kill auto loans as terms of deal raise stakes |
Jan 9th, 2009 |
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A UAW strike could derail the rescue effort.The U.S. Treasury Department could declare General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC in default of their $17.4 billion in loans and demand the money back, accor...
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