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Expensive Gas, Dangerous Roads
William Pentland Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:00:00 -0000
Is new motorcycle crash data telling us something about highway safety?
Japan Digs Into Iron Ore
Ruthie Ackerman Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:20:00 -0000
Steelmakers in Japan are taking control of suppliers to solve the problem of higher raw material costs.
Severstal Capitalizes On Weak Dollar
Ruthie Ackerman Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:50:00 -0000
Russia's largest steelmaker tries to cut costs by buying American coal miner PBS Coals.

BBC News | Business | World Edition

US GDP rebounds with 3.3% growth
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:50:50 -0000
The US economy grew 3.3% in the second quarter of 2008, the Commerce Department said, much higher than first thought.
Dell pricing policy hits profits
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:25:40 -0000
Dell says that a "strategic" effort to cut the prices of its computers, had dented its earnings.
Zoom Airlines suspend all flights
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:09:50 -0000
Transatlantic budget carrier Zoom Airlines suspends all operations after applying to go into administration.

NYT > World Business

Even Toyota Trims Goal in Shift From Big Vehicles
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:17:09 -0000
The automaker cut its sales forecasts, warning that higher fuel costs and a slowdown in the United States and Europe would probably hold back the auto business at least through 2009.
Report Accuses Officials In China of Embezzlement
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:32:33 -0000
A report from China’s top auditor says that ten central government departments “misused or embezzled” more than $660 million last year.
Canadian Airline Shuts, Stranding Hundreds of Passengers
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:18:53 -0000
Hundreds of travelers, including many in Europe, were stranded after Zoom Airlines, based in Ottawa, abruptly stopped operations and sought protection from creditors.

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For Frustrated Fliers, It's All Aboard Amtrak
Sholnn Freeman Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Jada Golden stood in the waiting lounge at Union Station, explaining why Amtrak is a better way to travel than an airline.
Tanker Bid Moves Toward Endgame
Dana Hedgpeth Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Score another one for Boeing.
Toyota lowers 2009 global sales target
AP Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:01:58 -0400
TOKYO -- Toyota lowered its global sales target for 2009 by 700,000 vehicles to 9.7 million Thursday, showing that even one of the world's most durable automakers is being hurt by rising material costs, a slowing U.S. market and soaring gas prices.
Boeing sends machinists final offer
AP Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:38:27 -0400
-- Boeing Co. delivered a final contract offer to its union machinists Thursday that it said would boost pay by 11 percent on average over three years, the latest effort by the airplane maker to avoid a strike that could cost it millions of dollars a day.
Automakers face conflicting safety rules worldwide
AP Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:08:37 -0400
DEARBORN, Mich. -- It seems like an easy solution: Americans are looking for more fuel-efficient vehicles, so Ford Motor Co. is bringing over some of the small, gas-sipping cars it's been selling to Europeans for years.
Lutz says no hybrid race between Toyota, GM
AP Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:28:34 -0400
JOLIET, Ill. -- The race between General Motors Corp. and Japanese rival Toyota Motor Corp. to produce a rechargeable car is meaningless because the companies' vehicle designs are so different, GM's top product executive said Thursday.

 

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