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 Chinese cars to be built in US
Dominican Republic News.Net
The Los Angeles Business Journal has reported that Chinese car maker BYD may build an assembly plant in Los Angeles County. Eurotunnel results show a profit
Dominican Republic News.Net
Eurotunnel has announced a profit of 1.4 million euros for last year, despite the weather, a fire in the tunnel and poor economic conditions.  Iceland votes not to hold referendum
Dominican Republic News.Net
Icelanders have voted overwhelmingly against a referendum to allow taxpayers money to be used to repay international debts. Ceo Pay Watch: William Cooper, Tcf Financial Corp.
Star Tribune
Note: When Cooper returned to Wayzata-based TCF in 2008 after 2 1/2 years of retirement, he did not take a base salary. Instead, he was paid in restricted stock and stock options to be earned over a 3... Bank Of Korea Keeps Interest Rate At Record Low
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
By KELLY OLSENAP BUSINESS WRITER SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate at a record low Thursday amid international sovereign debt concerns and as the instituti... Microsoft Loses Appeal In $290m Patent Case
The Guardian
Microsoft , and the case taken out by i4i alleging that it held particular patents relating to XML, and that later versions of Word infringed it - and that Microsoft should therefore be injuncted agai... China Auto Prices Rise Most In At Least Four Years
Business Week
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- China’s vehicle prices rose the most in at least four years in February as consumers took advantage of government incentives to buy new cars and trucks, contributing to a... Biden Urges Support For Mideast Talks Before Speech
Business Week
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Vice President Joe Biden will speak in Tel Aviv on U.S.-Israeli relations, one day after telling Israelis and Palestinians they will be held accountable for actions jeopardizin... Korean Air, Asiana Fined For Blocking Budget Carriers
Business Week
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc., the nation’s two biggest carriers, were fined a combined 11 billion won ($9.7 million) for anticompetitive actions against ... China Tightens Land Purchase Rules, Bans Villas
Business Week
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- China is requiring a down payment for land purchases equal to 50 percent of a plot’s price and prohibited the supply of land for villas as the government sought to increa... Asian Stocks Reverse Direction After Chinese Data
Market Watch
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Many Asian bourses turned lower in midday Thursday trading, reversing direction after the release of higher-than-expected Chinese inflation data. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Ind... Asian Stocks Reverse Direction After Chinese Data
Fox Business
LOS ANGELES -- Many Asian bourses turned lower in midday Thursday trading, reversing direction after the release of higher-than-expected Chinese inflation data. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index traded dow... Shell Says No Longer Selling Gasoline To Iran
Fox Business
(This item was originally published Wednesday.) LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) said Wednesday it is no longer selling gasoline to Iran, the latest oil company to make such a mov... Australia Closes Capital Gains Tax Trust Loophole
Fox Business
CANBERRA -(Dow Jones)- Australia's Senate on Thursday approved legislation that will curb the use of trusts, mainly by wealthy Australians, to avoid paying capital gains tax on assets. The new laws o... Deutsche Boerse Developing New Trading Platform
Fox Business
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES BOCA RATON, Fla. -(Dow Jones)- Frankfurt-based exchange operator Deutche Boerse AG (DB1.XE) is developing a new trading technology platform that will reduce execution times acr... Asian Stocks Ease After China Data, Yen Struggles
Reuters
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell on Thursday as investors fretted over tighter monetary policy in China on the back of strong loan growth and quickening inflation, while the yen struggled amid ... U.s. Dollar Still Rules, But Debt Level A Risk: S&p
Reuters
(Reuters) - The U.S. dollar is still the most important world currency, Standard & Poor's said on Thursday, but added that rising levels of U.S. debt and dependence on foreigners to finance much o... U.s. Bailout Watchdog Criticizes Treasury Over Gmac
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury's decision against a bankruptcy restructuring for GMAC may have increased taxpayer bailout costs for the auto finance company and made it less viable, an overs... Less Tropicana O.j. For Your Buck
CBS News
PepsiCo cites the deep freeze that hurt much of Florida's citrus crop as to why it is raising prices and shrinking packaging on its popular Tropicana orange juice. Video: Bowling For Employment
CBS News
Losing a job in this recession can be traumatic, but for some it is an opportunity to follow a dream. Ben Tracy shows us one man whose dreams of professional bowling came true. Video: Sugar To Replace Corn Syrup?
CBS News
High fructose corn syrup is used as a sweetener for many popular foods, but recently there has been a push to replace it by going back to sugar. Michelle Miller has the story. United Tech Board Oks Buyback Of 60 Million Shares
ABCNews
United Technologies Corp. on Wednesday said its board approved a plan that calls for the repurchase of up to 60 million shares, worth about $4.3 billion at current prices. The plan replaces an earl... Asian Stocks Ease After China Data
Times of India
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks fell on Thursday as investors fretted over tighter monetary policy in China on the back of strong loan growth and quickening inflation, while the yen struggled amid signs th... Strikes Looming After Ba Peace Talks Fail
Ananova
British Airways is facing the prospect of crippling strikes by its cabin crew after talks aimed at resolving a bitter row over cost-cutting broke down. Hopes of a breakthrough in the long-running di... First 3d Tv Sets To Go On Sale 'by April'
Ananova
Electronics giant Samsung is promising the first 3D TV sets will go on sale in Britain by the end of the month. The Korean firm is expected to reveal more details at a launch in New York but entry-l... Becks Shows Colours On Old Trafford Return
Ananova
David Beckham received a rapturous welcome on his long-awaited return to Old Trafford - and got an even bigger cheer when he left the pitch with a green and gold anti-Glazer scarf draped around his ne...
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