China XD Plastics, which produces modified plastics for automotive applications, proclaimed that it has received approval from its board of directors for the construction plan and budget proposed by … View full post on All Stories
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Studies differ on how quickly auto industry will recover
May 18th, 2011
davidguide While one trusted automotive study suggest that the U.S. auto market will bounce back to 16 million sales by 2013, another report – also released today – says Americans are scrapping cars faster than buying replacements and plan to do so for some time, potentially slowing the industry’s recovery. View full post on All Stories
Santa Ana Plans to Have 75% ‘Green’ Fleet by 2016
May 7th, 2011
davidguide SANTA ANA, CA – Santa Ana’s five-year alternative energy plan will convert the fleet to 75-80 percent alt-fuel and hybrid units and will decrease fleet size by 10-15 percent. View full post on Automobile Stories
Dutch Govt Plan To Let Only Locals In Marijuana Shops May Backfire
December 6th, 2010
davidguide Lawrence Mijares – AHN News Contributor Amsterdam, Netherlands (AHN) – A new plan by the Dutch government to issue special passes only for locals to enter neighborhood shops that allow smoking of marijuana is drawing criticism as encouraging more crime by visiting foreign marijuana users. Tilburg University researcher Nicole Maalsté sees no positive effect on [...]
Portugal adopts austerity plan, says no bailout needed
November 26th, 2010
davidguide Portugal adopted a raft of debt-reducing austerity measures Friday, which the government claimed would be enough to restore market confidence … View full post on Business Stories
Consumer Reports Poll Uncovers How Americans Spend Holiday Season
November 16th, 2010
davidguide Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Yonkers, NY, United States (AHN) – A new Consumer Reports holiday shopping poll has found that the average American expects to spend about 42 hours buying, wrapping, and returning gifts, as well as partying and traveling to visit family and friends during the 2010 holiday season. “When you [...]
G20 Plan Addresses Currency Wars, Trade Imbalances
November 12th, 2010
davidguide Linda Young – AHN News Writer Seoul, South Korea (AHN) – Leaders of the G20 nations concluding a two-day summit in Seoul, Korea, on Friday agreed to avoid an all-out currency war and monitor trade balances but failed to come up with a plan to stabilize the world economy. Finance ministers from the G20 nations [...]
London Firefighters Plan 47-Hour Strike During Fiery Holidays
October 27th, 2010
davidguide AHN News Staff London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – Members of the Fire Brigades Union in London are set to strike for 47 hours on one of the busiest periods in their calendar. The job walk-off is set to run from Nov. 5 -7 during two holiday celebrations traditionally marked by fireworks and flame. The [...]
U.S. Proposes Benchmark for Limiting Trade Imbalances
October 22nd, 2010
davidguide Under the plan, major economies would commit to keeping their surpluses or deficits under 4 percent of G.D.P., a figure that Germany and China both now exceed. View full post on Business Stories


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