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LAS VEGAS (AP) — It probably goes without saying that no one actually needs a dancing MP3 player or a music-playing Taser holster or a drink cooler that can be ridden like a scooter.
But some vendors at the International Consumer Electronics Show are...
DATE: Jan 14, 2008
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Britain's Treasury has tapped the chairman of Bermuda insurance company Ironshore to to head Northern Rock if the troubled UK mortgage lender is nationalised, according to media reports on Saturday.
Ron Sandler, a former chief executive of London ins...
DATE: Jan 14, 2008
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DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp sales in North America have been tracking ahead of last year so far in January, supported by demand for the Chevrolet Malibu and Cadillac CTS, GM's North American sales chief said yesterday.
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DETROIT (AP) — Hybrids, advanced diesels and green alternatives are pushing aside the traditional displays of speed and chrome at this week's Detroit auto show, a nod to a new fuel-efficient reality for car makers.
Automakers, only weeks after Congre...
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Bermuda-based insurer Kiln has boosted the international network of marine cargo specialist side of its business with the acquisition of International Marine (Underwriting Agency) Ltd. (IMUA).
IMUA, which has offices in London, Manchester, Leeds and ...
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Lloyd's of London insurer Amlin saw gross written premium, before deduction of brokerage, fall by five percent to £1.03 billion ($2 billion) in 2007 but remains confident it can cope with more difficult trading conditions.
"Premium income was modestl...
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One morning in 2005, Daniel H. Marcus awoke in a pitch-black hotel room. The executive-pay consultant knew he needed to see a corporate client, his third in three days in three far-flung cities. But for several minutes, he didn't know where he was or...
DATE: Jan 14, 2008
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DETROIT (AP) — Rounding up a share of ranching puns, Chrysler used its revamped Dodge Ram to drive a herd of 120 cattle through the city's streets Sunday in a show of the truck's rugged, workhorse appeal.
As observers munched on hunks of Dodge-brand ...
DATE: Jan 14, 2008
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MANAMA (Reuters) - Boeing Co won an order from Bahrain's Gulf Air for as many as 24 of its 787 aircraft, worth as much as $6 billion, according to Gulf Air, which also agreed an initial request for eight Airbus A320s.
The Boeing order is for 16 of th...
DATE: Jan 14, 2008
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The exuberant season of excess is behind us all. The gyms are full of the New Year's resolvers, frantically pounding away on treadmills and stairsteppers while the rest of us are looking out over extended waistIines and credit card balances.
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DATE: Jan 12, 2008
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