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Consumer Confidential: Small-car prices, Borders in trouble, the Google Effect Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:15PMHere's your make-it-or-break-it Monday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: --With the economy stuck in neutral, many people are thinking about downsizing their wheels. Is now the best time? Maybe not. Small-car prices, which have set record highs...
Economy among factors causing a scarcity of used cars Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:39PMRACINE COUNTY - A combination of economic and global factors has put used autos in short supply, and most that do exist carry high mileage, industry sources say.
International markets news Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:29PMNews from the world’s major stock markets.
On the Road: 'The 24 Hours of Rapide' raises money for Japan Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:53PMOn the Road: 'The 24 Hours of Rapide' raises money for Japan
Europe Markets: Sovereign-debt fears send Europe stocks lower Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:27AMEuropean stock markets drop sharply again Tuesday, though losses are pared after Italy completes a bond auction.
Europe Markets: Debt fears keep pressure on Europe stocks Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:27AMEuropean stock markets end lower, but pare initial losses after Italy competes a debt sale.
Kbb.com: Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Values Likely To Fall 15 Percent By Year-End Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:00AMKelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information, today reports that fuel-efficient vehicle values are likely to fall 15 percent by year-end in response to stabilizing gas prices and a return to normal production levels for Japanese manufacturers, as covered in the company's Blue Book Market Report for July 2011.
Infiniti releases first look at JX crossover: Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:34AMInfiniti on Thursday released a first look at the JX seven-passenger crossover it plans to build at the Nissan assembly plant in Smyrna, Tenn.
Musona sale to rake in tidy R16m Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:29AMKAIZER Chiefs stand to pocket an initial figure believed to be in the region of R16 million from the sale of Knowledge Musona to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim should the Zimbabwean striker pass his medical and agree personal terms with the Bundesliga soccer club.
Flying car gets regulatory clearance: Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 2:34PMThe Jetsons' futuristic vision of a flying car is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Formula One: McLaren extends contract with test driver Gary Paffett: Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 12:37PMThe McLaren-Mercedes Formula One team on Tuesday said it extended its contract with DTM touring-car series champion and McLaren F1 test driver Gary Paffett for the 2012 season.
Princess Diana would be 50 Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 11:14PMPrincess Diana Spencer, ex-wife of Prince Charles, mother of Princes William and Harry, would have turned 50 on Friday, July 1, 2011. Instead, she died from injuries suffered in a horrific car crash on August 31, 1997 in Paris.
One of Eddie Long’s Accusers Arrested on Drug, Gun Charges Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 8:55AM*One of the four men who accused Bishop Eddie Long of sexual misconduct was arrested this week in Florida on suspicion of being a drug dealer, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jamal Parris, 24, was driving a white 2011 BMW in Miami Beach Tuesday evening when a Florida Highway Patrol officer noticed that it had no [...]
Charity in aid of Japan at Riverwalk Village Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 7:25PMKUALA LUMPUR: Low Yat Group's Riverwalk Village is hosting a fundraising campaign in aid of Japan's recent earthquake and tsunami. Collaborating with The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd and Malaysian Red Crescent Society, the event will take place on Saturday and Sunday at Riverwalk Village.
United States of Denial Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 8:51AMThe suggestion that there is anything remotely approaching a recovery in the United States, or the world economy, is pure cow pie, as evidenced by the requirement for more borrowing, more easing, and more deterioration in employment and housing. But as the title suggests, its not just America.
OnMilwaukee.com weekend preview, June 24-26, 2011 Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 5:43AMGear up for the Big Gig and get in on some great local music (and Summerfest ticket giveaways!) at Saturday's East Side Music Crawl. Go Greek at State Fair Park, party in Frame Park at Fiesta Waukesha and have a "berry" yummy weekend at Strawberry Fest. Show your love for the Brewers or root for the Bruisers, and cheer on the racers at the Downer Avenue Classic.
Stars to hit charity flea market Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 10:53AMWith a clutch of Japanese and international pop artists at their disposal, the MTV Video Music Awards Japan have organized an after-party-turned-flea market to "end all flea markets." The Flea Market for Tohoku is a chance for fans to see their favorite artists perform, and for the more obsessed among them to even buy a few of their idols' personal items. All proceeds will go to the victims of ...
Author Sarah Culberson Finds African Royalty in Tracing Her Roots Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 9:53PM*Sarah Culberson’s life has come full circle. Culberson, who will be featuring her book, “A Princess Found” at the 5th Annual Leimert Park Book Fair in Los Angeles this Saturday, has experienced the highs and lows of life. The low moments of her life was growing up not knowing who her biological father was. The [...]
MoKelly Report: Everybody Must be Lying … Except R. Kelly. Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 9:23PM*Everybody must be lying except R. Kelly. For you to support R. Kelly, that is what you must believe. Otherwise it’s difficult to reconcile supporting the singer/songwriter on any level, artistic or otherwise. We can have the shallow and rehashed debate of separating the artist from his/her artistry, but to do so is to deny [...]
‘Book of Negroes’ Author Reacts to Dutch Burning of Front Cover Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 5:08PM*Canadian writer Lawrence Hill has reacted angrily to a Dutch burning of his novel The Book of Negroes now being adapted into a feature film as an international co-production, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The Dutch group Federation for Honour and Reparation of Slavery in Surinam on Wednesday torched the cover of Hill’s novel, rather [...]
Market Snapshots of Japan and Australia Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 4:32PMA look into the car rental industry in Japan and Australia.
Air Force: Unmanned aircraft hit 1 million combat hours Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 10:13AMIf you needed any more evidence as to how important unmanned aircraft have become to the US military operations, the US Air Force today said drones have amassed over one million combat hours flown. Read more
Cooking up ideas on the world stage Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 3:51PMBuenos Aires-born, New York- and Berlin-residing, Chiang Mai-rooted artist Rirkrit Tiravanija is this weekend serving massaman curry at Art Basel in Switzerland, the largest annual contemporary art market in the world. His installations often take the form of stages or rooms for sharing meals, cooking, reading or playing music, and this show is no different, featuring curry along with charcoal ...
AUTOWEEK TV: The annual Father's Day gift guide: Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 12:49PMAlso in today's show: The Mustang is beating the Camaro in sales, a rare Bugatti heads to a Pebble Beach auction and Toyota is poised to return to full strength.
Great, but Twenty20 just gets in the way Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 12:29AMTwenty20 cricket should be played less at international level to stop it diluting Test and one-day matches and more in domestic leagues to increase attendance, World Cup-winning coach Gary Kirsten has said.
Day at the museum Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 6:09PMMuzium Sungai Lembing (Sungai Lembing, Kuantan) has histirical record of tin-mining activities. Open daily from 9am to 5.30pm, except Mondays. As for Fridays, from 9am-12noon and 2pm-5pm.
Asian Stocks Drop on Concern Central Banks Will Raise Rates Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 12:53AMAsian stocks dropped, dragging the regional benchmark index to its longest streak of weekly losses since October 2008, on concern the region’s central banks will keep raising interest rates to tame inflation even amid signs the global economic recovery may be faltering.
Business briefs: Rates drop at Treasury bill auction Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 4:03AMInterest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills dipping to the lowest point in three weeks. The Treasury Department auctioned $27billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 0.045 percent down from 0.060 percent last week.
Concert by young Cupertino, Sunnyvale pianists to help needy families Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 10:10PMStudents from the July Wely Piano Studio have been practicing and fundraising all year in preparation for the Kids Helping Kids Benefit Concert taking place at West Valley College on June 11.
NASA amps up sonic booms to learn how to quiet them Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 11:43AMNASA this week said it was embarking on a project that creates produce amped-up, super-loud sonic booms in an effort to understand how to minimize their impact and improve future supersonic aircraft. Read more
Stocks, Won Decline on Global Growth Outlook; Metals, Oil Slump Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 2:58AMStocks slumped, sending the MSCI World Index to a one-week low, while metals, oil and South Korea’s won declined amid signs the global recovery is faltering.
Asian Stocks, Won Decline on Growth Outlook; Metals, Oil Slump Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 1:55AMAsian stocks slumped, with the region’s benchmark index set for the biggest drop in eight days, while metals, oil and South Korea’s won declined amid signs the global recovery is faltering.
Local car dealers say buyers looking for deals, efficiency Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 3:34PMHigher gas prices and a still recovering economy have car buyers out and looking for deals.In some cases, local dealers say they can’t even keep up with demand.“We are in a unique situation due to the cars we have in the Hyundai line, the gas prices and the fact that Toyota and Honda are having trouble with supplies due to the earthquake,” said Jim Whitgrove, general manager for Gartner Hyundai ...
High used-car prices make for ideal time to sell Monday, May 30, 2011 @ 12:47AMDETROIT -- It's the best time in years to sell your car.People are holding on to cars and trucks for about a year longer than they did before the recession, which has created a tight supply of used vehicles. So few are on the market that prices have ...
War on smoking moves to new battlegrounds Saturday, May 28, 2011 @ 8:06PMMore than half a century after scientists uncovered the link between smoking and cancer - triggering a war between health campaigners and the cigarette industry - big tobacco is thriving.Despite the known catastrophic effects...
The unstoppable march of the tobacco giants Saturday, May 28, 2011 @ 6:21PMMore than half a century after scientists uncovered the link between smoking and cancer – triggering a war between health campaigners and the cigarette industry – big tobacco is thriving.
Bathtub Buggy is what happens when you mix bathroom fixtures with custom cars [Found On EBay] Saturday, May 28, 2011 @ 11:52AM# foundonebay Even though there was no shortage of weird custom cars in the late 60s and early 70s, this George Barris built Bathtub Buggy is without question one of the weirdest. If you have a love for dated show rods and bathroom fixtures, today is your lucky day because this weird former show car is currently for sale on Ebay. More »
Business news in brief Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 2:44AMA demonstrator cools herself during a protest in Madrid. Thousands of Spaniards have created a protest camp in the heart of the capital to express anger at political parties and the country's handling of its economic crisis.
French Market Marginally Higher Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 5:36AMThe French market is marginally higher in afternoon trading Thursday, as sentiment was boosted by firm Asian cues, amid reports that the Chinese government may buy Portuguese bailout bonds when the auction begins next month.
EBay exotic: Toyota 2000GT : Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 12:49PMOur friends over at Bring a Trailer discovered this example of a right-hand-drive 1968 Toyota 2000GT for sale on eBay.
South Sound bladesmith, international demand Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 2:26AMBob Kramer’s smithy doesn’t look medieval from the outside. Tucked away on a back road between Olympia and Lacey, it’s in a bland industrial park with no sign on the door. Walk though reception, though, and you enter another world filled with fiery furnaces, sparking grinders and sticky-hot steel – and at the center of it all, a mild-voiced man in round glasses who makes blades that the princes ...
Wall to Wall Street Coverage: Upgrades and Downgrades Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 8:05AMWall Street ratings agencies set the tone for the stock market.
Franklin County area community calendar of events Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 12:32AMConcert, AARP Chapter 2840, Falling Spring singing group, 2 p.m., Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 201 Franklin Farm Lane; 264-2296.
NADA: Trade-In Values for Used Cars Expected to Rise in June Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 1:34PMMcLEAN, Va. (May 23, 2011) – Trade-in values of small cars, such as the Ford Focus, Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla, are forecast to rise more than 30 percent year-over-year in June, says Jonathan Banks, senior analyst with the NADA Used Car Guide.
This Vintage Convertible Was The Top Seller At A Huge Aston Martin Auction This Weekend Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 11:06AMMore than 2,000 people showed up for a major auction of Aston Martin cars and paraphernalia in England this weekend. Nearly all of the 245 items on the auction block were sold, with proceeds totaling nearly $10 million.
It's still mainly about the economy Saturday, May 21, 2011 @ 8:13AMLONDON: From Arab revolt to disaster in Japan (http://www.reuters.com/places/japan) and the arrest of the head of the IMF, there have...
Local Dealers Say Used Cars in High Demand Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 7:01PMEL PASO, Texas -- Local dealers tell KFOX-14 now is the best time to trade in your used car for the highest value. "Used car prices are as high as they've ever been," said Luciano. "When you're being contacted that they want your trade, they're being serious. It's not a gimmick."
Music & Dance Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 3:11PMThree indie groups and a solo artist will share the stage during "The Season Charity Concert by TU Ambassador". The four acts promising to keep the audience happy and fun are Bell-Supon, Room39, Better Weather and Flure.
The economy dominates market news Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 9:20AMFrom Arab revolt to disaster in Japan and the arrest of the head of the IMF, there have been enough big news surprises thrown at financial markets this year to prompt suggestions that Elvis will show up next.
GLOBAL MARKETS WEEKAHEAD-It's still mainly about the economy Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 8:27AMLONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - From Arab revolt to disaster inJapan and the arrest of the head of the IMF, there have beenenough big news surprises thrown at financial markets this yearto prompt suggestions ...