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Indy-car points leader Dixon claims Detroit pole

New Zealand's Scott Dixon, trying to secure the Indy-car season points crown, captured pole position for Sunday's Detroit Indy-car Grand Prix in Saturday time trials. Dixon, who finished a disappointing 12th last week at Sonoma, leads Brazil's Helio Castroneves by 43 points with two races...
August 30th, 2008 | Other News | Read More

Schumacher and Becker join Dubai party

German sporting legends Michael Schumacher and Boris Becker are set to join Dubai's property boom, by putting their names to branded towers in the emirate. In an interview to be published on Sunday in Arabian Business, Robin Lohmann - managing director of German owned ACI - is quoted...
November 24th, 2007 | Other News | Read More

UAW rejects retiree health care proposal

General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers continued to discuss the automaker's proposal to pay the union to take on retiree health expenses, even though GM's latest offer on the issue was rejected by the UAW president, a person who has been briefed on the talks said. The...
September 21st, 2007 | Other News | Read More

Hip-Hop Hot Rods

The ultimate status symbol, a rapper's car isn't just a means to get around--it's proof of his prosperity. True enough, the 20 members of Forbes' debut list of Hip-Hop Cash Kings, whose combined 2006 earnings neared $350 million, own some of the rarest, most expensive rides...
September 1st, 2007 | Other News | Read More

UPS celebrates its 100-year anniversary

It started out in 1907 as the brainchild of two teenagers in a Seattle basement, whose fledgling messenger service made deliveries on foot or on bicycle. As UPS Inc. celebrates its 100-year anniversary later this month, it now is the world's largest shipping carrier — a $47 billion...
August 4th, 2007 | Other News | Read More

America's Top 10 Unhealthy Commutes

You might have heard that your commute is killing you. But it's not the doughnut and jumbo-sized coffee you've been downing every morning that's doing it. What's really taking a toll on your health is the polluted air you're breathing, lengthy traffic delays and dodging...
July 27th, 2007 | Other News | Read More

Automatic toilet tissue dispenser ready

Richard Thorne grins as he waves his hand under a toilet paper dispenser in a women's restroom. The machine spits five sheets of tissue into his grasp. A year in the works, the electronic tissue dispenser is being rolled out to the masses by Kimberly-Clark Professional as it seeks...
July 11th, 2007 | Other News | Read More

`Transformers': Less than meets the eye

With "Transformers," Michael Bay has either made a big, dumb summer adventure for the little boy in all of us or the world's most-expensive General Motors commercial. Actually, it's a great deal of both, but as good as director Bay is at blowing things up and crafting wild visuals...
June 30th, 2007 | Other News | Read More

Carmakers posturing on labor costs

Claims by the three major domestic automakers that they must cut average wage-and-benefit costs by $30 per hour to compete with Asian rivals are merely pre-negotiation posturing, two top United Auto Workers officials told members Friday. In an Internet chat with union members, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger...
June 22nd, 2007 | Other News | Read More

Delphi to sell catalyst business for $55.6M

Delphi Corp. is selling its automotive catalyst business to Belgian metals firm Umicore for $55.6 million, the auto parts maker said Wednesday. Catalysts, with a metals-coated ceramic base, go inside a catalytic converter and are used to clean up auto emissions. Delphi previously had decided to sell...
June 6th, 2007 | Other News | Read More
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