World / Small Business
U.S. loses 62,000 jobs in June; rate stays 5.5%
04.07.2008 04:26
freep.com
The nation lost jobs for a sixth month in a row in June, a storm of pink slips drenching this year's July Fourth holiday for more than 60,000 Americans and leaving thousands more worried about the future. Weighed down by energy prices and the housing crisis, employers laid off workers in stores, factories and forsaken building sites.
USA
Small Business
Chevy Beat may go on
04.07.2008 04:26
freep.com
General Motors Corp. may bring the next-generation Chevrolet Beat minicar to the United States in an effort to inject more fuel-efficient cars into its lineup, Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said Thursday.
USA
Small Business
Truck deals on the rise
04.07.2008 04:26
freep.com
While incentives for increasingly popular cars declined 2.1% last month, compared with the same month a year ago, evaporating desire for trucks is leading to heavy discounting.
USA
Small Business
Business news in brief
04.07.2008 04:26
freep.com
Guardian Automotive Inc., a supplier of automotive glass and exterior trim parts, will shut a plant in Warren at the end of August because of declining U.S. sales of cars and trucks.
USA
Small Business
More crunch woes for UBS
04.07.2008 03:24
breakingnews.ie
Swiss banking giant UBS today said it would at best break even in second-quarter results as financial turmoil continues to rock the firm.
Ireland
Small Business
B&B shareholders step in to plug gap
04.07.2008 03:23
breakingnews.ie
Bradford & Bingley’s major shareholders were today stepping in to salvage the lender’s £400m (€505m) funding plan after a US private equity firm walked away from the deal.
Ireland
Small Business
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