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Year-end car sales stingier
The Wall Street JournalThe automobile industry's annual year-end tradition, the holiday sales push, is in full swing. But it's shaping up to be a stingier Christmas than usual. Despite rampant discounting throughout the year, the current end-of-year deals aren't as generous as...Tags: Acura, General Motors Corp., Vehicles, Lexus, Infiniti
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Business travel unlikely to rebound with economy
The Philadelphia InquirerCorporate travel spending is down 28 percent this year and could stay at sharply reduced levels long after the economy rebounds, a study released in June warns. The study of 62 large and mid-size U.S. companies found that they expect to spend $1.7...Tags: Black & Decker, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Air Transportation Industry, Airline Tickets, Hotels and Accommodations
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U.S. investigates possible defect in Grand Cherokee
Times Staff WriterFederal authorities are investigating a possible defect in Jeep Grand Cherokees that may cause the popular sport-utility vehicles to lurch into reverse -- usually when idling with the gearshift in the "park" position -- a government safety official...Tags: Road Transportation, Vehicles, Government, Companies and Corporations, National Government
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True North earnings delayed by SEC probe
Tribune Staff WriterThe stock price of Chicago-based True North Communications Inc. fell sharply Thursday after the company delayed its year-end earnings release and revealed that the Securities and Exchange Commission is questioning the company's accounting. True North, a...Tags: Deutsche Bank AG, Earnings, Havas, Companies and Corporations, Amazon.com Inc.
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Convention schedule, delegate events and protests
THURSDAY, Sept. 2
Convention schedule
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Opening session
8:30-11 p.m. : Primetime speeches by: Gov. George Pataki
President George W. Bush
For the delegates
- Tours of historic sites including Coney Island, King Manor New York...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Judaism, Lynne Cheney, Labor Legislation, Verizon Communications
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Japan auto makers in the driver's seat
Los Angeles TimesThe four largest Japanese auto makers continue to earn about $1,000 or more per vehicle sold in this country, but the American Big Three saw their per-vehicle profit plunge from two years ago, a respected report on automotive productivity said Thursday....Tags: Marketing, General Motors Corp., SUVs and Crossovers, Plymouth, Japan
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Satellite radio rivals picking up static
Times Staff WriterIn a once-abandoned printing factory that used to churn out National Geographic magazines, 82 immaculate, gleaming radio studios stand at near-silent attention, waiting for a master switch to be thrown in late summer. XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc....Tags: General Motors Corp., NPR, Vehicles, Comedy (genre), Entertainment
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Company subsidies wane for home PCs
Tribune staff reporterWhen Ford Motor Co. started offering employees a home computer, printer and Internet access for $5 a month, many workers suspected a ploy to get them to work at home as well as at the office. Instead, more than a year after the program was introduced,...Tags: Marketing, Economy, Business and Finance, Computer Networking and Internet, General Motors Corp., Services and Shopping
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E-commerce sees rebound
Sun StaffDespite the beating that business-to-business e-commerce companies took last year, Internet markets are expected to quadruple in size by 2002, according to industry analysts. But as the more than 1,000 Internet markets - or digital marketplaces that...Tags: General Electric Company, Economy, Business and Finance, Marketing, General Motors Corp., Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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Bumpy road ahead
Sun StaffThe auto industry, which cruised to record sales last year in spite of a sputter in the closing months, faces a bumpier road in the year ahead. New-car sales - both nationally and in Maryland - are expected to dip well below the record pace of the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Marketing, General Motors Corp., Vehicles, White Marsh
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A surprise package
I must admit, that I wasn't expecting much from the new Dodge Durango. The current vehicle is long on style, utility and toughness, but short on refinement. So imagine my surprise: the 2004 Dodge Durango is incredibly refined, as well as deftly styled....Tags: SUVs and Crossovers, DVDs, Dodge, Radio Industry, Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc.
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At $1,000, denim had better dazzle
Associated PressDesigner jeans costing $150 can hardly be called expensive now that Calvin Stewart has entered the fray. The New York-based designer ratcheted up the stakes with the introduction of A.P.O. Jeans, offering fully customized denim embellished with diamond,...Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry, Science and Technology, Gucci Group NV, Entertainment, Fashion Shows
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