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Global automakers may lose 600,000 vehicles
Quake halts assembly lines and work at suppliers including paint pigment makerGlobal automakers may lose production of 600,000 vehicles by the end of the month as the earthquake in Japan halts assembly lines and work at suppliers including the maker of a paint pigment. About 320,000 vehicles may have been lost worldwide as of March 24, and manufacturing at plants in North America may be affected w
Industry March 27, 2011
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Fed’s Bullard says ‘pretty good’ U.S. economy may allow early end to QE2
U.S. Federal Reserve policy makers should review whether to complete a second round of quantitative-easing purchasing due to end in June because of strong U.S. economic data, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said. “The economy is looking pretty good,” Bullard told reporters in Marseille, France, Saturday. “It is still reasonable to review QE2 in the coming meetings, especi
Industry March 27, 2011
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World champions to join Kim Yu-na for May ice show
Former Olympic gold medalists and world champions will join South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na for an ice show here in May, Kim’s agency announced Thursday.All That Sports unveiled a list of skaters who will perform alongside Kim, the reigning Olympic gold medalist in ladies’ singles figure skating. The ice show is scheduled for May 6-8 at the Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium in southern Seoul.Two-time O
More Sports March 24, 2011
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Michelle Wie set for Kia Classic
INDUSTRY, California (AP) ― Michelle Wie has been too busy with finals at Stanford to have a problem with the LPGA Tour’s light early schedule.“For me, it didn’t seem so slow because I had finals last week and I’ve been going to school,” Wie said Wednesday, a day before the start of play in the Kia Classic. “So, it’s been really busy for me.”Wie won the Canadian Women’s Open last season for her se
More Sports March 24, 2011
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Jobs to be deposed in iTunes antitrust suit
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ―A federal judge has cleared the way for Apple’s ailing leader Steve Jobs to be deposed in a class-action lawsuit charging the iPod maker turned iTunes into a digital music monopoly.U.S. Magistrate Judge Howard Lloyd ruled on Monday that attorneys for the plaintiffs may question Jobs for a total of two hours, but only about an iPod update making RealNetworks digital music inope
Industry March 23, 2011
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Sydney’s Mardi Gras pride of Aussie tourism
SYDNEY (AFP) ― “I want to see glitter and sequins and feathers,” shouts American actress Lily Tomlin as she pumps up revelers ahead of Sydney’s famous and irreverent Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.“I want to see you basking in your own glory!” she yells as the gay pride parade, an annual event which has enjoyed a growing international profile in recent years, kicks off under rainy skies.Comedian Tomlin was a celebrity guest at this month’s Mardi Gras and one of thousands of foreigners joining what h
International March 23, 2011
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Ctrip surfs China’s homegrown travel wave
Travel has become a booming business in China as economic growth has lifted incomesSHANGHAI (AFP) ― A crescendo of voices builds on a typically bustling day in the Shanghai headquarters of Ctrip.com as staff put together hundreds of tourist trips. It is the sound of China’s travel boom.Call after call comes in to Asia’s largest travel call center from mainly Chinese consumers, but also international travelers booking flights, hotels and tour packages for anywhere from Hong Kong to Havana.“You’re
International March 23, 2011
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Sony halts some TV, camera production
Sony Corp., Japan’s largest exporter of consumer electronics, halted factories that make televisions and cameras, citing difficulties procuring components and materials following the March 11 earthquake. The company suspended operations at 5 plants in central and southern Japan, including in the Aichi and Oita prefectures, starting Tuesday until the end of this month, the Tokyo-based electronics m
Industry March 22, 2011
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Food prices feared to surge further
Wholesalers paying more for food, suggest higher grocery prices yet to come at storesWASHINGTON (AP) ― Americans are noticing higher prices at the grocery store, and it’s about to get worse.Food prices at the wholesale level rose last month by the most in 36 years. Cold weather accounted for most of it, forcing stores and restaurants to pay more for green peppers, lettuce and other vegetables, but
Industry March 17, 2011
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Japan disaster another worry for global economy
Japan’s earthquake and nuclear crisis have put pressure on the already fragile global economy, squeezed supplies of goods from computer chips to auto parts and raised fears of higher interest rates.The disaster frightened financial markets in Tokyo and on Wall Street on Tuesday. Japan’s Nikkei average lost 10 percent, and the Dow Jones industrials fell so quickly after the opening bell that the st
Industry March 16, 2011
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Facebook launching Groupon-style service
Facebook Inc. plans to test a Groupon-inspired service that will sell discount offers, an effort to use its 500 million-plus members to capitalize on the surging online-deal market.The service will get started in San Francisco, San Diego, Dallas, Atlanta, and Austin, Texas, the company said last week in a statement. It will be part of Facebook’s existing Deals program, which lets businesses offer
Industry March 15, 2011
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Toyota output may fall by 40,000 cars on power shortage
Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s largest carmaker, may lose output of at least 40,000 vehicles after Japan’s strongest earthquake damaged factories and crippled nuclear power plants, causing electricity shortages. Toyota closed 12 plants in the nation through Wednesday, Shiori Hashimoto, a spokeswoman for the company, said by phone Monday. The manufacturer’s profit will be cut by 6 billion yen ($72
Industry March 15, 2011
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Japan quake may push up fuel imports
Economists uncertain how Japan disaster will affect oil demand, though imports likely to riseNEW YORK (AP) ― The earthquake and tsunami in Japan took some steam out of the rally in oil prices by reducing the country’s oil imports. That won’t last long.Japan consumes about 4.4 million barrels of oil per day, most of it imported. Only the U.S. and China consume more. With steel plants, auto manufact
Industry March 15, 2011
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iPad 2 sales may have reached 500,000: analyst
Apple Inc. may have sold as many as 500,000 iPad 2 computers after retail outlets ran out of the tablet-style device on its debut weekend, said Piper Jaffray Cos. analyst Gene Munster. Stores run by Apple, Target Corp. and Best Buy Co. contacted by Munster’s team had sold out of the device, he said in a research note Sunday. Online orders via Apple’s website are taking up to a month for delivery,
Industry March 14, 2011
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China arrests 3,001 for product piracy
Authorities tackle black market for fake medicines, liquor, phones and other goodsBEIJING (AP) ― Chinese authorities have arrested 3,001 people in their latest crackdown on rampant product piracy and seized fake or counterfeit medicines, liquor, mobile phones and other goods, officials said Sunday.The campaign launched in October comes as Beijing faces pressure from the United States and other tra
Industry March 14, 2011
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