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Three US car makers plead for 25bn bailout

The chiefs of Ford, General Motors and Chrysler have begged Congress for a $25 billion lifeline, warning of broader peril for the American economy if the auto industry is allowed to suffer. Despite their pleas, the new rescue...

U.S. auto execs plead for bailout

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. auto executives warned Congress on Tuesday that their industry was teetering on the brink of disaster as they pleaded for a $25 billion (16 billion pounds) aid package despite political opposition to...

U.S. car execs take case for bailout to Congress

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. car executives were set to take their case for a $25 billion (16 billion pound) industry bailout to the U.S. Congress on Tuesday as they hope to overcome political opposition from influential...

Ford sells Mazda stake and seeks aid from Congress

Ford ended 12 years in the driving seat at Mazda yesterday with the sale of a 20 per cent stake in the Japanese carmaker. The struggling American company, which has given warning that it could run out of cash by next April,...

Ninety jobs to go at Independent as owner eyes outsourcing

The scale of the crisis facing the newspaper industry was underlined yesterday when the owner of the Independent titles said more than a fifth of their staff would be axed. Around 90 jobs are to go at the Independent and the...

US car firms ask for $25bn aid

The bosses of the three biggest US carmakers, Ford, GM and Chrysler, have asked Congress for a $25bn bail-out. GM chief executive Rick Wagoner said the firm needed a loan to span the "financial chasm" that had opened up....

Rugby union: Martin Johnson swells the Wasps swarm with recall of James Haskell

Not long ago it was Leicester who monopolised the England squad while others struggled to get a look-in. That may still be true among the management - even the Australian-reared attack coach, Brian Smith, used to play for the...

BSkyB refinances with bond issue

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British Sky Broadcasting plans to raise $600m (£399m) in a bond issue to institutional investors to refinance its debt and boost firepower for acquisitions. The pay-TV broadcaster, whose largest shareholder is Rupert Murdoch's...

Best of Scotland by Robert Ritchie

Published Date: 19 November 2008 SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT: It's impossible to overstate the impact of this efflorescence of creativity – speculative, scientific, artistic – in our small nation. ABERDEEN: I spent holidays in...

Egyptian Prez Hosni Mubarak keen to boost ties with India!

New Delhi, Nov 18: Egyptian President Mohammad Hosni Mubarak, who arrived on a four-day visit to India on Sunday boost economic ties with India, was given a ceremonial reception on Tuesday. India, Egypt sign five pacts, agree...

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