Obama: Faith in Auto Industry 'Vindicated'President Barack Obama Friday said helping the auto industry was the right thing to do and that belief has been "vindicated." Obama traveled to Detroit and sat in a new Jeep Cherokee before addressing Chrysler workers Chrysler Jefferson North Assembly Plant. |
Worries Outweigh Profit ReportsInvestors may be fretting over the chance of a double-dip recession, but companies' earnings are coming in with sprinkles on top. |
Subscribe Today!The 500 and the RecessionThe combined revenue for the nation's 500 leading Hispanic-owned firms plummeted in 2009 by an astonishing 16.6 percent, to $30.1 billion -- the largest one-year drop in the 28-year history of the HispanicBusiness 500. |
Los Angeles Auto Show to Debut 20-Plus New CarsThe organizers of this year's Los Angeles Auto Show, one of the major international automobile exhibitions to be held in November, said on Thursday that the premiere event will stage the world debut of more than 20 new vehicles. 
Toyota Recalls 373,000 Avalons in U.S. over Steering ProblemsToyota (TM) is recalling 373,000 Avalons in the United States over fears that the steering system could be defect, the company said Thursday. |
Shadow Economies on the Rise Around the WorldIt turns out that countries have two economies: the official one and a shadow version. In more than 50 countries around the world, the shadow economy is at least 40 percent the size of documented GDP. |
Midyear Movie Report Card: The 10 Best (So Far) of 2010After a more than slightly disappointing beginning to this movie year, we've been on a real roll of late. The winning streak started with "Toy Story 3," and continued with the surprisingly charming "Despicable Me" on through the ambitious mindbender "Inception." |
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Al Gore Won't be Prosecuted in Sexual Assault ProbeProsecutors in the US state of Oregon Friday concluded there are no grounds for charging former vice president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore with sexual assault. |
Study Points to Sharp Plankton Decline Due to Climate ChangeNew research published in "Nature" points to a sharp decline in the worldwide population of oceanic phytoplankton. |
The 500 and the RecessionThe combined revenue for the nation's 500 leading Hispanic-owned firms plummeted in 2009 by an astonishing 16.6 percent, to $30.1 billion -- the largest one-year drop in the 28-year history of the HispanicBusiness 500. |
Amazon Kindle Third Generation UnveiledIt's a third-generation Amazon Kindle that's lighter, smaller and faster than the current model -- and also has a sharper display, longer battery life and twice the storage. |
