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The party’s in full swing today on Google Chrome OS bashing – it seems that the blogosphere took cues from Steven Hodson yesterday, and multiple bloggers are attempting to advance the theory that Chrome OS is going to fail, and fail hard.Randall Kennedy has a long screed on why Google Chrome OS will fail at Infoworld. Not (Read More)
Autoblog:
Filed under: Car Buying, Saab, Earnings/Financials2008 Saab 9-3 Turbo X - Click above for high-res image galleryWhen the automotive history of the last ten or so years is written, one of the most curious chapters will be why big, flush with cash American car companies purchased relatively diminutive, relatively oddball Swed (Read More)
Autoblog:
Filed under: Chrysler, Nissan, RenaultWith all the trials and tribulations General Motors has endured during the past year, we almost forgot that the Detroit, MI-based automaker nearly got itself tied up with Renault-Nissan. Back in 2006, the two companies discussed joining forces to become a singular global automotive jugg (Read More)
Autoblog:
Filed under: Car Buying, GMLast month, General Motors raised some eye brows when it announced its 60-day satisfaction guarantee program giving customers the ability to drive their vehicles for 60 days and return them with zero minimal risk. A month ago, we told you that only one vehicle had been returned under the program, (Read More)
Reuters: Mergers News:
Nov 20 (Reuters) - Canadian oil and gas explorer Angle
Energy Inc said it agreed to buy Stonefire Energy Corp
for about C$50 million ($47 million) in cash,
to expand its operations.
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www.marketwatch.com:
Would you get on a plane if you had the flu? A new survey should send shivers down your back. Dude, what happened to Dell? And Edmunds.com research finds automakers plan to ramp up online advertising by 14% next year. John Wordock hosts.
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MSNBC:
Volkswagen says it will buy some assets of the maker of the iconic Karmann Ghia to create a new manufacturing subsidiary that will eventually build a new car model. (Read More)
Reuters: Mergers News:
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Axiant LLC, a provider of
legal collections services, said on Friday it filed for Chapter
11 bankruptcy protection and will be sold NCO Group Inc, a
provider of accounts receivable outsourcing services.
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MSNBC.com: Nightly News:
Nov. 20: Korean car maker Kia began production this week at a non-union plant in a struggling Georgia textile town, bringing much-needed jobs to an area where unemployment tops 12 percent. NBC's Thanh Truong reports. (Nightly News). (Read More)
Reuters:
MIAMI (Reuters) - West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin expects to sign bills giving the state's large cities pension-funding relief and approving the sale of $225 million in stimulus bonds, a spokesman said on Friday.
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Reuters:
NEW YORK (Reuters) - NYSE Euronext , LCH.Clearnet, BATS Global Markets and other firms partnered with banks have urged two U.S. legislators to drop a proposed "rigid" cap on dealer ownership of clearinghouses, according to a letter sent this week.
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www.msnbc.msn.com:
As the nation's military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren't getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large numbers of blacks, Hispanics and Asians.
Military - United States Congress - Hispanic - United States - Congress. (Read More)
Reuters: Mergers News:
CHICAGO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Hospitality company Centerplate
will acquire smaller rival Boston Culinary Group Inc in a move
to beef up its presence in the large college market, as well as
other entertainment venues, the company said on Friday.
. (Read More)