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Obama meets Greek leader on debt crisis

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:59:06 +0000

Global financial reform is expected to top the agenda as President Obama huddles with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, whose country is at the center of Europe's debt crisis.

Driver recalls ‘runaway Prius’ ordeal

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:58:50 +0000

The driver of a Toyota Prius says he was taken on a wild ride after the car's accelerator became stuck, reaching speeds in excess of 145kph.

Northrop: No bid on tanker contract

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:57:44 +0000

Northrop Grumman Corp. said it will not bid on a multi-billion-dollar contract to build a new air refueling tanker for the U.S. Air Force because it believes the rules for the contract favor its competitor, Boeing.

Nasdaq at 18-month highs

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:57:43 +0000

Stocks ended little changed Monday, although the Nasdaq managed to close at an 18-month high, as investors weighed corporate deals, a stronger dollar and weaker commodity prices ahead of key economic news due later this week.

Icelanders reject plan to repay debt

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:35:56 +0000

Iceland's voters overwhelmingly reject a deal to pay billions of dollars it owes to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, the Foreign Ministry has said.

Iceland voters reject repaying $5 billion foreign debt

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:14:28 +0000

Iceland's voters overwhelmingly reject a deal to pay billions of dollars it owes to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, the Foreign Ministry has said.

Early results: Icelanders reject debt deal

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:52:24 +0000

Voters in Iceland appear poised to reject a deal to pay billions of dollars the country owes to the UK and the Netherlands, which bailed out savers who were their own nationals after the collapse of an Icelandic Internet bank.

Iceland votes on foreign debt repayment

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:44:08 +0000

Voters in Iceland have gone to the polls for a national referendum on whether to repay billions of dollars the country owes to the UK and the Netherlands, which bailed out savers in their own countries after the collapse of Icelandic banks.

Toyota chief: We must restart

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:09:20 +0000

The head of Toyota Motor Corp. told his employees on Friday that the company must begin again if it is to regain its legacy of quality that helped make it the world's largest automotive company.

Economy tops China’s agenda

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:55:26 +0000

China's parliament opens its annual session on Friday as policy-makers seek answers to some Western sounding problems.