Posted Monday July 7, 2008, 12:14 am, Over one day old
Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) plans to
install solar panels on its next-generation Prius hybrid cars,
becoming the first major automaker to use solar power for a
vehicle, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday.
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Posted Sunday July 6, 2008, 12:14 am, Over one day old
AP - China's premier called for continued vigilance against inflation that has reached 12-year highs, saying the government should ensure that price increases are "acceptable," a state-run news agency reported Sunday.
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Posted Sunday July 6, 2008, 12:14 am, Over one day old
Reuters - Profit warnings, breaches of key index
levels, record oil prices, stressed consumers and investors
seeking safety provide the background for markets this week,
and many people are wondering how long this will all last.
Read Is capitulation on the cards?
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Posted Sunday July 6, 2008, 12:14 am, Over one day old
Reuters - The deteriorating U.S. economy and
slumping stock prices will frame discussions among top media
and technology executives at the 26th annual Allen & Co confab
in Sun Valley, Idaho, next week.
Read Economy casts pall on Sun Valley media fest
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Posted Sunday July 6, 2008, 12:14 am, Over one day old
Reuters - Hyundai Motor Co (005480.KS), South
Korea's top auto maker, said on Sunday it had cut its local
sales target for this year by 6 percent as record-breaking oil
prices are hitting consumer sentiment in Asia's fourth-largest
economy.
Read Hyundai cuts, Kia lifts domestic sales target
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Posted Sunday July 6, 2008, 12:14 am, Over one day old
Reuters - A current slump in the
global automotive sector could give fresh impetus to plans for
consolidation within the industry, the head of French carmaker
Renault said on Saturday.
Read Auto sector woes could spur deals: Renault CEO
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Posted Sunday July 6, 2008, 12:14 am, Over one day old
Reuters - The sale of Germany's biggest retail
bank Deutsche Postbank could fail because the price potential
bidders are willing to pay does not meet the expectations of
the lender's parent, Deutsche Post, a German magazine reported
on Saturday.
Read Postbank sale may fail over target price: report
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Posted Saturday July 5, 2008, 12:13 am, Over one day old
Reuters - The situation on the oil market is
likely to ease in 2009/2010 as more production comes on-stream,
then tighten again through 2013 as output falls and demand
rises, the head of the International Energy Agency said.
Read IEA sees oil easing, then tightening to 2013: report
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Posted Saturday July 5, 2008, 12:13 am, Over one day old
Reuters - The U.S. State of Alabama will be the
likely home of a new Volkswagen manufacturing plant,
beating two other states, German industry newsletter
Automobilwoche said on Saturday, citing senior company sources.
Read Alabama likely site of new VW plant: paper
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Posted Saturday July 5, 2008, 12:13 am, Over one day old
AP - Fuel prices are soaring and credit markets tightening, but the super-rich are still lining up to pay tens of millions of dollars for mega yachts.
Read Smooth sailing for yacht builders despite economy
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