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Goodyear Takes 4Q Loss, Will Cut 5,000 Jobs
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said Wednesday it lost $330 million in the fourth quarter as sales slumped 7% and that it would cut almost 5,000 jobs.
February 18, 2009Import Prices Fall for Sixth Straight Month
The price of goods imported to the United States fell for a sixth straight month in January on lower commodity costs, declining 1.1%, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
February 18, 2009Obama Signs $787 Billion Stimulus Measure Into Law
President Obama signed into law a nearly $800 billion package aimed at stimulating the U.S. economy that includes almost $30 billion for highway construction funding, the Associated Press reported.
February 17, 2009iTECH: Sending the Right Signals Efficiently
Efficiency is the cornerstone of most successful supply-chain operations, and in a bad economy it鈥檚 the little things that can make or break a business struggling to survive.
February 17, 2009Xata Gets $3.1M Capital Infusion From Investment Firms
Mobile Communications and software provider Xata Corp. received a $3.1 million influx of cash from a pair of venture capital funds, the company reported Friday.
February 17, 2009Sirius XM Avoids Bankruptcy
Sirius XM Radio avoided bankruptcy thanks to a $530 million loan from Liberty Media Corp., the Associated Press reported Tuesday.
February 17, 2009Wal-Mart鈥檚 4Q Earnings Decline
Retailer Wal-Mart Stores said Tuesday its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings fell 7.4%, while its full-year 2008 earnings rose 5.1%.
February 17, 2009GM, Chrysler Face Restructuring Deadline
General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC are unlikely to complete deals with debt holders and union workers by a government-imposed deadline on Tuesday, the Associated Press reported.
February 17, 2009Letters: Truck vs. Car Speed, 91视频 Run, Removing Snow, 10% Pay Cut
Regarding different speed limits for cars and large trucks, arguments with this one go on and on.
February 17, 2009National Retail Systems Deploys Clean Trucks to Calif. Ports
National Retail Systems has deployed 115 trucks to comply with the Clean Truck Program requirements set forth by the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the company said Tuesday.
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