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TORONTO (Reuters) - Three of four Canadian banks reported lower profits on Thursday, but the results of the big players were either in line with market expectations or with the banks' own warnings in recent weeks.
05 December 2008 Prime Minister Vladimir Putin spent more than three hours Thursday afternoon trying to calm Russians concerned that they may be victimized by yet another economic crisis, promising to pour billions of rubles into social programs.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Under the gloom of plunging motor home sales and with travel trailers stacking up on lots, recreational vehicle makers and dealers at their national trade show this week tried to lift their spirits by joining in song.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks fell for the first time in three days, pushed down by concern General Motors Corp. may file for bankruptcy and a plunge in energy shares following Merrill Lynch & Co.’s prediction that oil will hit $25 a barrel.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell below $44 a barrel to the lowest since January 2005 and gasoline futures dropped below $1 a gallon as the deepening recession in the U.S., Europe and Japan cuts fuel consumption.
WASHINGTON — Now that automakers are all busy gearing up to make electric vehicles, consumers should be getting a choice of roomy, speedy, gasoline-free models that charge up at a standard 110-volt socket.
This article notes the potential %241.1 billion in contracts that Lockheed Martin (LMT: sentiment, chart, options) recently scored, with the aerospace issue slated to build weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...( Read More )
If a solar-powered car can drive 32,000 miles (52,000 kilometers) around the globe without using a drop of oil, perhaps it can be forgiven for not having a coffee cup holder. Or maybe that makes Swiss adventurer Louis Palmer's journey even more remarkable....
Prices may dip below $25 a barrel next year if the recession spreads to China, Merrill Lynch & Co. said in a report today.
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