Credit Crunch sparks scooter revolution

Recent research by Armadillo Scooterwear reveals that a 21% of Brits are contemplating buying a scooter or moped to offset the cost of the credit crunch. More than one in ten (12%) suggested they might even trade...

TV Converter Program Runs Out of Funding

Is anyone surprised? Give the government something to manage and they will manage to mess it up. Hey, why don't we have the government fix our economy that had been sent into a tailspin through the...

Toyota Suspending Production For 11 Days In Japan

More signs of a declining economy that should make all of us more aware.  We have not bottomed out as of yet... it will continue to get worse. " TOKYO — Toyota is suspending production at all 12 of its...

Electronic Unemployment Filing Systems Crashing Across the US

Is it a sign of the times or a simple glitch?  With jobless claims growing each day in the United States it is no surprise that the unemployment system is becoming burdened, but this week three separate...

Livejournal closing (possibly)

Apparently. Or perhaps. "The bubble in social networking has burst, decisively. LiveJournal, the San Francisco-based arm of Sup, a Russian Internet startup, has cut 12 of 28 U.S. employees — and offered them no severance, we're told. The quirky site, part blog and part...

Alcoa to Cut 13,500 Jobs, 1,700 Contractors

The job cuts and layoffs just keep coming as the United States plunges further into recession.  Alcoa, the world's third largest aluminum company, announced today that it would be cutting 13% of its...

Hyundai Assurance Program: Lose Your Job, Return the Car

In these uncertain economic times South Korean automaker Hyundai has come up with an innovative approach to attracting buyers.  Hyundai Motor America announced today that it would accept returns on vehicles...

In Bratz spat, a small ray of hope for Mattel rival MGA Entert...

Riverside, California - The judge that ordered MGA Entertainment Inc.'s Bratz dolls be removed from store shelves by February 11th has extended the deadline through to the end of 2009, due to "the clear importance...

2009: Year of the Shadow Media

Kirk Lapointe, Managing Editor of the Vancouver Sun pointed me to something interesting today. "Several weeks ago, BusinessWeek columnist Jon Fine shared a term in one of his predictions for 2009 that was intriguing...

Apple Announces New iTunes Song Prices, DRM-Free

Remember back in the day when you could download any mp3 from the iTunes store for a quick & easy 99¢? Well, those days are about to change. At Macworld this year, Apple announced a new, three price point...

Grab Best Steam Cleaners-Steam Irons-Roomba

Simac vapor steam cleaners may look somewhat like a vacuum cleaner but they are capable of doing much more. They are one of the newest trends on the market today . Here you can find best Steam cleaners,Roomba,Steam Irons,IRobot.

Game for ages

As i search the net to download games for my kids . I noticed that there are lots of word games that i can play. Then i started playing for just 60 minutes , they offer trial game for 1 hour. After the first game i can say that there are lots of words that i need to review as...

Financial Death Spiral Claims Another Billionaire

One of the richest people in Germany, the cement and pharmaceutical billionaire Adolf Merckle threw himself in front of a train near his hometown of Blaubeuren yesterday evening. He apologized for his suicide in a note left to his family. He leaves as well 100000 employess...

A lost of a star, LG begins payment for incorrect energy rating

LG Electronics USA: French Door Refrigerator losing Energy Star   LG Electronics has made an agreement with the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency on the matter of Energy Star rating for its French door bottom mount freezer model...

Pound rallies against the Euro exchange rate - at last

Pound rallies against the Euro exchange rate - at last Foreign Exchange Currency Outlook : The US dollar rate is rising strongly this morning pretty much across the board, from a high of 1.4719 on Dec 18 to 1.3918 at the Friday close in New York to 1.3657 so far this...

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