Bree Fowler December 9, 2008 - 1:41 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) - Auto parts retailer AutoZone Inc. said Tuesday its fiscal first-quarter profit fell slightly as cash-strapped consumers simpleton most distant more vehicle food, but the auto parts retailer still managed to set a profit in opposition of Wall Street expectations. Bill Rhodes, the company's chairman, president and most eminent executive, said AutoZone benefited from the continued decline in new vehicle sales during the ...
Government says heating costs declining; crude oil and gasoline prices to stay low
Dec 10 2008
H. Josef Hebert December 9, 2008 - 1:35 p.m. WASHINGTON (AP) - The government has further lowered its projections for hibernate heating costs because of the dramatic drop in crude oil demand and prices. The Energy Department said Tuesday that since of the worldwide economic slowdown it expects global crude oil consumption to decline by 450,000 barrels a day next year, the primeval time in three decades that global oil demand would fall for ...
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Experts predict cancer will be top global killer by 2010, deaths to more than double by 2030
Dec 10 2008
Mike Stobbe December 9, 2008 - 10:42 a.m. ATLANTA (AP) - Cancer will overtake heart disease as the world's top killer by 2010, part of a trend that should more than double global cancer cases and deaths by 2030, international health experts reported Tuesday. Rising tobacco use in developing countries is believed to be a colossal reason for the shift, particularly in China and India, where 40 percent of the world's smokers now live. ...
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Skidoo maker Bombardier Recreational cuts 550 jobs plus temporary layoffs
Dec 10 2008
The Canadian Press December 9, 2008 - 10:49 a.m. VALCOURT, Que. - Skidoo and Seadoo manufacturer Bombardier Recreational says it is cutting its workforce by nearly 1,000 as it slashes production by 20 per cent to respond to the global recession. The privately held company - partially owned by the family that owns a big stake in plane and trail maker Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B) - related 550 administrative "white-collar jobs" will be eliminated starting this month. Another 430 shop prostrate "blue-collar ...
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Foreign affairs: Saving face time
Dec 10 2008
Foreign affairs: Saving face time <!-- Foreign affairs: Saving face time Calvin Leung China, Negotiating, Culture, karaoke 20081208 Knowing a few ancient secrets can make doing business in China a whole lot easier. /managing/strategy/ --> Nobody likes to be reminded of death — especially during dinner. Take the Chinese. They don’t leave chopsticks pointing upward in a bowl of rice, because it resembles incense sticks burned at funerals. Canadians who know this and China’s other cultural nuances, such ...
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