FamousAbout.com » Business http://famousabout.com What's the Famous World News Online About? Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:44:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 GM says most of its US dealers agree to upgrades (AP) http://famousabout.com/gm-says-most-of-its-us-dealers-agree-to-upgrades-ap http://famousabout.com/gm-says-most-of-its-us-dealers-agree-to-upgrades-ap#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:24:46 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/gm-says-most-of-its-us-dealers-agree-to-upgrades-ap AP – General Motors Co. said Saturday that most of its 4,400 U.S. dealers have agreed to upgrade their showrooms over the next four years.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/gm-says-most-of-its-us-dealers-agree-to-upgrades-ap/feed 0 Nigeria oil line on fire; militants claim attack (AP) http://famousabout.com/nigeria-oil-line-on-fire-militants-claim-attack-ap http://famousabout.com/nigeria-oil-line-on-fire-militants-claim-attack-ap#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:24:30 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/nigeria-oil-line-on-fire-militants-claim-attack-ap AP – An Eni SpA oil pipeline ruptured and caught fire as a militant group claimed responsibility for an attack in the region, their first alleged assault in months as its purported leader awaits trial on terrorism charges in South Africa.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/nigeria-oil-line-on-fire-militants-claim-attack-ap/feed 0 Iran raid likely to drag in U.S. and hurt global economy (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/iran-raid-likely-to-drag-in-u-s-and-hurt-global-economy-reuters http://famousabout.com/iran-raid-likely-to-drag-in-u-s-and-hurt-global-economy-reuters#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:24:06 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/iran-raid-likely-to-drag-in-u-s-and-hurt-global-economy-reuters Reuters – An Israeli raid on Iran’s nuclear facilities would deliver a painful shock to the global economy, revive flagging Islamist militancy and possibly drag the United States into a regional war whether it backed its ally’s attack or not.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/iran-raid-likely-to-drag-in-u-s-and-hurt-global-economy-reuters/feed 0 Oil prices rise after drop in US hiring expands (AP) http://famousabout.com/oil-prices-rise-after-drop-in-us-hiring-expands-ap http://famousabout.com/oil-prices-rise-after-drop-in-us-hiring-expands-ap#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:23:29 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/oil-prices-rise-after-drop-in-us-hiring-expands-ap AP – A surge in U.S. hiring lifted oil prices for the first time in a week. As more Americans commute to work and the economy picks up, demand for energy is expected to rise.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/oil-prices-rise-after-drop-in-us-hiring-expands-ap/feed 0 ET, the new alien scaring global markets (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/et-the-new-alien-scaring-global-markets-reuters http://famousabout.com/et-the-new-alien-scaring-global-markets-reuters#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:23:16 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/et-the-new-alien-scaring-global-markets-reuters Reuters – The United States is coming to be seen as a global threat, acting unilaterally with aggressive new market rules that critics say will hurt U.S. firms, foreign banks, and international markets in one swoop.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/et-the-new-alien-scaring-global-markets-reuters/feed 0 Glencore, Xstrata hammering out final deal details (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/glencore-xstrata-hammering-out-final-deal-details-reuters http://famousabout.com/glencore-xstrata-hammering-out-final-deal-details-reuters#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:22:56 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/glencore-xstrata-hammering-out-final-deal-details-reuters Reuters – Top executives at trader Glencore and miner Xstrata are hammering out the final details of an $80 billion tie-up to seal the industry’s largest ever takeover, which could be announced as early as Tuesday.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/glencore-xstrata-hammering-out-final-deal-details-reuters/feed 0 Most Germans want Greece to quit euro: poll (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/most-germans-want-greece-to-quit-euro-poll-reuters http://famousabout.com/most-germans-want-greece-to-quit-euro-poll-reuters#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:08:02 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/most-germans-want-greece-to-quit-euro-poll-reuters Reuters – The majority of Germans feel the euro currency bloc would be better off if debt-crippled Greece left it, a poll published in mass-selling newspaper Bild am Sonntag showed on Sunday.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/wen-says-china-has-stake-in-helping-europe-reuters/feed 0 Micron appoints Durcan CEO after Appleton’s death (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/micron-appoints-durcan-ceo-after-appletons-death-reuters http://famousabout.com/micron-appoints-durcan-ceo-after-appletons-death-reuters#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:32:57 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/micron-appoints-durcan-ceo-after-appletons-death-reuters Reuters – Memory chipmaker Micron Technology’s board appointed company veteran Mark Durcan as chief executive a day after longtime Chairman and CEO Steve Appleton was killed in a plane crash.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/micron-appoints-durcan-ceo-after-appletons-death-reuters/feed 0 Clock ticks on Greece’s bailout deadline (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/clock-ticks-on-greeces-bailout-deadline-reuters http://famousabout.com/clock-ticks-on-greeces-bailout-deadline-reuters#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:32:44 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/clock-ticks-on-greeces-bailout-deadline-reuters Reuters – Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos faces a critical task of convincing international lenders and political party leaders on Sunday to agree to the stringent terms of a 130 billion euro ($171 billion) rescue plan to stave off looming default.

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