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Big Three need better business plans: minister
The Big Three US automakers must come up with "solid, clear, accountable business plans" to survive a sales slump and current financial turmoil, Canada's industry minister said Thursday.
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Business confidence at record low
Business confidence in Wales is at a record low, according to a new survey by a chartered accountants body.
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South Africa Seeks More Foreign Funding, Business Day Reports
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa's government will play a more active role in raising funds abroad to finance the current account deficit and ensure the continuity of its capital investment program, Business Day reported.
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100 animals, business lost in fire at Morrisania pet center
A Bronx pet shop owner who lost more than 100 animals in a horrific blaze vowed Thursday to rebuild his 27-year-old business. All Edwin David Rios has left of Stephanie and Amanda's Pet Center in Morrisania is a parrot, two kittens and two dogs.
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Michigan business news in brief: Steve & Barry's will fold
Retailer Steve & Barry's has filed for bankruptcy protection and will go out of business, according to a court filing released Thursday. The Port Washington, N.Y.-based chain, which has more than 5,000 employees, will liquidate its stores by early 2009.
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Philadelphia Fed: Business sentiment down in November
Business conditions in the Philadelphia manufacturing sector, an indicator for the nation, fell again in November after a historic plunge in October, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said yesterday.
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XIRING distingué par un « Franco-British Business Awards »
Suresnes, le 21 novembre 2008 : XIRING, éditeur de solutions de sécurité pour les transactions à distance, s’est vu décerner le Prix de l’Exportation lors de la cérémonie organisée par la Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie franco-britannique à l’occasion des « Franco-British Business Awards »[1], le jeudi 20 novembre 2008. Les « Franco-British Business Awards 2008 » sont l’occasion pour la ...
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Small caps round-up: Business Systems, Entelos
IT services group Business Systems lifted interim profits by 74% adding contractual revenues continue to increase.
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Were the World Mine (2008)
Tanner Cohen, left, and Nathaniel David Becker in “Were the World Mine,” inspired by “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Model Karolina Kurkova world's sexiest woman: report
Lingerie model Karolina Kurkova has been voted the world's sexiest woman by E! entertainment television, beating sultry actresses Angelina Jolie and Scarlett Johansson for the honor.
NATO ready to help Africa, but is not world's policeman: chief
NATO is ready to strengthen its ties with Africa, but Africa should come up with solutions to its problems and not expect NATO to police the world, its secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Thursday.
World stocks down amid fears of deep recession
World stocks fell sharply Thursday as fears of a deep global recession gripped markets and sent oil prices below $50 a barrel to levels not seen in more than three years.
World Bank Arm Backs Small Palm Growers on Climate (Update1)
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The International Finance Corp. , the World Bank's investment arm, said it will help lenders in Indonesia to finance small-scale palm oil growers to encourage so-called sustainable practices and forestall climate change.
Google to shut down virtual world Lively at year-end
The Internet giant, which launched the site less than five months ago, says it wants to focus on its core search business. Not all Google Inc. endeavors turn into gold. Lively, a virtual world the Internet giant launched less than five months ago, will be shut down at the end of the year so Google can focus on its bread-and-butter search business.
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