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Wal-Mart Offers Clothing Vendors Faster Payment Scheme (11/15/2009 7:43:03 AM)
Wal-Mart Inc over the weekend unveils its new payment option for ailing vendors and retailers. Unlike the old payment scheme, which could take 60 to 90 days, clothing vendors can now get payment after 10 to 15 days from the delivery date.
Small Cars, Sedan Segment Growing – Ford Analyst (11/14/2009 8:04:47 AM)
Small cars, midsized sedan segments will be the biggest winners by 2013 as demand for such type of vehicles in the US increases, a Ford Motor Co analyst said on Friday. According to George Pipas, the smaller vehicles or the compact and subcompact models will eat up to 40 percent of the vehicle sales in the next three years.
APEC Warns Protectionism Could Undermine Fragile Recovery Process (11/11/2009 7:12:28 AM)
Economic ministers of APEC member countries warned of a possible “double dip” recession if protectionism will not be addressed immediately.
Microsoft Sales Surge, Caps Off Big Week (10/25/2009 9:35:28 AM)
Microsoft Corp., the biggest software developer worldwide, has made a significant surge in its sales following the released of the highly anticipated Window 7 OS, which has helped the firm to beat analyst forecasts.
Yahoo Q3 Profit Soars High (10/21/2009 8:07:23 AM)
A new data released on Tuesday showed that Internet giant Yahoo Inc. has made an outstanding third quarter number by increasing revenue by more than three times.
Microsoft Pushes for Technological Growth Worldwide (10/19/2009 9:07:00 PM)
A Microsoft Corp. official on Sunday said that the software giant is now pushing for more technological growth all over the world with the launching of the new Windows 7 operating system, saying that technology and communications innovations will help spur growth in the economy of the world.
Wal-Mart Declares Price Cut War against Amazon (10/17/2009 7:34:14 AM)
Wal-Mart, the largest retail store chain in the United States, on Thursday has launched a “price cut” war against its biggest online competitor, Amazon.com over prices of highly-anticipated hardbound book titles.
Former Ford Engineer Indicted for Peddling Trade Secrets to China (10/16/2009 10:17:33 AM)
A 47-year-old Chinese Engineer, who allegedly stole trade secrets from Ford Motor Co, is current facing charges from the federal government after investigations found that he tried to sell the documents in China.
Intel Beats Analysts’ Forecasts, Q3 Shares Spikes Up (10/14/2009 10:29:29 AM)
Intel Corp. has beaten analysts’ forecast for its third quarter sale as shares spiked up by some 4.20 percent during closing hours of trading at the Wall Street trading floor in New York City.
Ford Expands Recall, Adds 4.5 Million Vehicles with Defective Switch (10/14/2009 9:24:05 AM)
Following the results of its investigations, Ford Motor Co. has decided to recall more than 4.5 million vehicles due to faulty switch of its cruise control to ensure the safety of the riding public.
Philips Healthcare Recalls Defective Defibrillators (10/4/2009 11:51:18 AM)
“Dangerous” Floor Mats Prompts Toyota to Recall 3.8 Million Vehicles (9/30/2009 8:24:17 AM)
Toyota Raises Year’s Sale Forecast by 3 Percent (9/27/2009 8:57:28 AM)
J&J Pulls out Liquid Tylenol Products for Children (9/25/2009 7:01:44 AM)
Skype Founders Opposed Planned Sale, Files case against eBay (9/20/2009 7:14:22 AM)
Martha Stewart Brand will soon be seen at Home Depot (9/15/2009 8:48:07 AM)
GM Offers “Money-Back” Guarantee to Unsatisfied Buyers (9/13/2009 9:43:33 AM)
GM Lifts Pay Cuts for White-collar Workers (9/12/2009 9:53:31 AM)
Pending Book Deal, Important to American Culture and Literary History - Google (9/11/2009 7:52:01 AM)
eBay Plans to Sell 65 Percent Shares of Skype for $1.9 Billion (9/2/2009 7:19:22 AM)
VW Workers Wants Five Percent Company Shares (8/30/2009 7:29:32 AM)
Boeing 878 Dreamliner Delivery Deferred Until 2010 (8/28/2009 8:38:16 AM)
Nokia Bares Plan to Sell Mini Laptops (8/25/2009 9:20:16 AM)
Honda Aims for Electric Car Niche in the US (8/23/2009 8:24:03 AM)
New AIG CEO has $7 Million Annual Salary (8/18/2009 10:47:12 AM)
Ford Increases Production, Clunker Sales Hike (8/14/2009 7:52:46 AM)
EU Stands Firm Over Anti-Trust Fine against Intel (8/9/2009 11:58:08 AM)
News Corp Plans To Sell Web News Content, Breaks Off with Amazon (8/6/2009 9:10:47 AM)
Toyota, BMW Sales Shows Sign of Recovery to Auto Industry (8/5/2009 9:59:27 AM)
Nissan Introduces New Electric Car (8/4/2009 6:54:20 AM)
Student Sues Amazon for Deleting Digital Book Copies (8/2/2009 8:08:17 AM)
Microsoft, Yahoo! Seal 10-year Web Search Partnership Agreement (7/30/2009 10:45:00 AM)
Ford Eludes Bankruptcy, Returns to Profit (7/24/2009 9:51:14 AM)
Microsoft Profit Down by 29 Percent as PC Sales Soften in Fiscal Q4 (7/24/2009 8:42:23 AM)
Citigroup Named Three New Directors (7/24/2009 6:34:55 AM)
Yahoo! Reported Increase in Income despite Drop in Revenue (7/22/2009 7:21:58 AM)
Cisco Cuts Hundreds of Jobs (7/19/2009 9:39:49 AM)
Google Internet Ad Grows at a Slow Rate (7/17/2009 9:37:12 AM)
Amazon to Replace Defective Kindle Free of Charge (7/17/2009 8:27:25 AM)
Eco-rated Items Soon to be in Wal-Mart Shelves (7/16/2009 8:58:19 AM)
GM Sees eBay As New Market to Sell New Cars (7/12/2009 11:11:40 AM)
Chilling out Bank Bidders with New Policies from FDIC (7/3/2009 7:41:15 AM)
Authorities Probe Google’s $125M Settlement for Copyright Infringement Case (7/3/2009 6:45:34 AM)
473,000 People Add To Number of Jobless In June (7/2/2009 7:34:04 AM)
Wal-Mart Supports Obama's Large Employers Health Mandate (7/1/2009 8:09:47 AM)
Abbott to pay J&J $1.67 billion over patent infringement (6/30/2009 7:58:14 AM)
CEO of JP Morgan says Too Many Regulators (6/28/2009 10:41:09 AM)
Intel, Nokia merger forged (6/26/2009 10:44:27 AM)
High Court Halts Sale of Chrysler to Fiat (6/10/2009 10:18:47 AM)
Mattel to Pay $2.3M Fine For Selling Unsafe Toys (6/7/2009 12:22:44 PM)
Intel to Acquire Wind River for $884M (6/5/2009 11:37:19 AM)
TiVo Wins in Court Battle Against EchoStar (6/3/2009 12:29:30 PM)
Microsoft Asks Court to Overturn Decision Over Patent Infringement (6/3/2009 12:00:00 PM)
Microsoft to Invest in Healthcare Business (6/2/2009 4:14:13 PM)
Reasons Why General Motors Failed (6/2/2009 11:40:28 AM)
GM to File Bankruptcy (6/1/2009 4:32:01 PM)
Sony Ericsson Unveils New Gaming Phone (5/31/2009 2:45:38 PM)
Court Asks Aventis to Pay $95M Settlement for Fraud (5/31/2009 1:38:08 PM)
Toys R Us Acquires Retail Giant (5/30/2009 5:15:14 PM)
AOL Spins Off from Time Warner (5/29/2009 4:13:13 PM)
Another Yahoo Exec Quits (5/29/2009 12:16:47 PM)
GM Bankruptcy Ordered by White House (5/26/2009 11:00:55 AM)
Porsche Denies Bankruptcy Rumors (5/25/2009 12:05:59 PM)
Watchmaker Withdraws Charges Against Apple Over Infringement (5/24/2009 3:44:11 PM)
Court Orders Microsoft to Pay $200 Million Over Patent Infringement (5/21/2009 12:03:52 PM)
HP to Layoff 6400 Workers (5/20/2009 3:17:12 PM)
Wyeth Accused of Cheating Medicaid (5/19/2009 2:13:11 PM)
Essential Twitter Business Tools (5/19/2009 10:16:44 AM)
Toyota Unveils New Version of Prius to Challenge Honda (5/18/2009 2:58:13 PM)
HP Recalls 70,000 Laptop Batteries Prone to Overheating (5/17/2009 10:38:49 PM)
Playboy is Chasing Bunny Money (5/17/2009 2:59:20 PM)
CEO Perks Extending Beyond the Grave (5/16/2009 5:03:25 PM)
Nike to Reduce Workforce by 5 Percent (5/15/2009 9:17:29 AM)
IBM Optimistic Despite Weak Economy (5/14/2009 11:23:29 AM)
Advanta's Card-Lending Shuts Down (5/14/2009 8:50:34 AM)
Continental Airlines to Layoff 500 Workers (5/13/2009 2:50:49 PM)
Microsoft New Console to Compete with Wii (5/13/2009 1:31:32 PM)
Collapse of Giant Automakers and Trashing Creditor’s Rights (5/13/2009 9:58:41 AM)
Porshe Should Cut Debt Before Merging with Volkswagen (5/12/2009 3:29:10 PM)
Verizon to Shorten Exclusive Rights to Phones (5/10/2009 10:29:42 AM)
General Motors and Treasury Department Deal (5/8/2009 4:57:02 PM)
Volkswagen, Porshe Talk About Merger Plan (5/7/2009 3:25:14 PM)
Ford says SUVs are out, Small Cars are in (5/7/2009 2:30:20 PM)
Twitter Execs Say Company Not for Sale (5/7/2009 12:38:48 PM)
Wal-Mart to Pay $2.1 Million to Avoid Criminal Prosecution Over Worker's Death (5/7/2009 12:31:21 PM)
Microsoft to Layoff 5,000 Workers (5/6/2009 12:20:51 PM)
GM Faces Bankruptcy (5/5/2009 11:33:33 AM)
Amazon to Introduce Kindle for Newspapers (5/5/2009 11:30:24 AM)
BlackBerry Curve Outsells iPhone (5/5/2009 12:00:19 AM)
Boston Globe Newspaper Faces Possible Shutdown (5/4/2009 10:23:05 AM)
Chrysler Hourly Workers Face Temporary Layoff (5/3/2009 11:30:00 AM)
Google Faces Lawsuit Over the Use of Android Name (5/3/2009 11:00:00 AM)
Hulu Partners with Disney and ABC TV (5/2/2009 11:43:59 AM)
Bank of America CEO Stripped of Chairman Role (5/2/2009 10:57:58 AM)
Toys "R" Us Recalls 96000 Substandard Cribs (4/30/2009 10:27:15 PM)
YouTube to Maximize Its Profit (4/28/2009 10:54:04 PM)
Microsoft Shaking from Recession (4/24/2009 11:37:06 AM)
Freddie Mac Official Found Dead (4/23/2009 1:43:53 PM)
Yahoo to Layoff 500 Workers Despite Gains (4/22/2009 9:29:02 AM)
GM Chief Admits Possible Bankruptcy (4/18/2009 8:03:29 AM)
Sony Ericsson to Layoff 2000 Workers (4/18/2009 1:00:13 AM)
Pepsi Accuses Coca-Cola of Making False Statements (4/14/2009 10:38:35 AM)
Boeing Reduces Output in 2009 (4/10/2009 1:10:14 PM)
Court Rules in Favor of Uniloc, Orders Microsoft to Pay $388 Million (4/9/2009 3:49:48 PM)
Disney World Lays Off 1,900 Workers (4/4/2009 8:47:28 PM)
Electronic Car's Sales Up: Mitsubishi (4/3/2009 10:46:22 AM)
AIG Employees Return Bonuses Amid Criticism (4/1/2009 11:28:39 AM)
Google to Reduce Workforce (3/27/2009 1:45:18 AM)
IBM to Layoff 5000 Workers (3/26/2009 5:11:18 AM)
GM Starts Layoffs Affecting White-collar Employees (3/25/2009 1:08:36 AM)
Hitachi Agrees to Pay $31 Million Fine for Conspiracy (3/12/2009 1:37:35 AM)
Citigroup Reports Massive Gains (3/11/2009 1:16:44 AM)
Hyundai Motor Plans to Focus on "Green" Cars (3/1/2009 1:36:53 AM)
Wal-Mart Asked to Pay $17.5 Million for Racism Lawsuit (2/21/2009 1:42:02 AM)
Microsoft Hires Wal-Mart Exec (2/13/2009 1:48:55 AM)
General Motors Announces 14 Percent Workforce Reduction (2/11/2009 1:32:39 AM)
US Media Giant Announces Lay off Plans (2/7/2009 1:41:55 AM)
Airlines Cancel More Orders from Boeing Amid Recession (2/6/2009 1:16:01 AM)
Macy's Prepares Contingency Plans amidst Slumping Sales (2/3/2009 1:05:09 AM)
GM Asks Government to Eliminate Tax Liability (2/2/2009 1:07:50 AM)
Amazon Sales Up Amidst Recession (1/30/2009 1:51:15 AM)
Pfizer Acquires Wyeth for $68 Billion (1/27/2009 1:07:39 AM)
Toyota Plans to Lay off Thousands of Workers (1/24/2009 1:41:17 AM)

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