International Forum To Discuss Abusive Short Selling Practices
(Washington, DC) -- Global securities regulators are meeting Monday to discuss abusive short trading practices. U.S. Securities Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox called the meeting with the international forum of securities regulators ...Read More
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Congress To Automakers: Show Plans And We'll Show You Money
(Washington, DC) -- Congressional Democratic leaders are asking the Big Three automakers to present specific plans for how they would spend 25-billion dollars in emergency loans. In a Capitol news conference, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Democrats are determined to help the auto industry ...Read & Hear More
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California Mayors Announce Electric Car Movement
(San Francisco, CA) -- The San Francisco Bay Area may be on its way to become the nation's electric car capital. The Mayors of San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland and other cities in the region announced a partnership with start-up company Better Place, to put battery-powered automobiles on the road in 2012 ...Read More
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Child's Death Prompts Recall Of Roman Blinds
(Washington, DC) -- The strangulation death of a child has prompted the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a voluntary recall for a brand of Roman blinds. Last April, a one-year-old girl in Connecticut became entangled in the blindsand was found partially suspended with the cord wrapped twice around her neck ...Read More
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GMAC Applies For Status As Bank Holding Company
(New York, NY) -- GMAC has applied for status as a bank holding company. The move by the car dealer lender is aimed at gaining access to the 700-billion-dollar Wall Street bailout plan approved by Congress ...Read More
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2008 L.A. Auto Show Emphasizes New, Fuel Efficient Vehicles
(Los Angeles, CA) -- Los Angeles Auto Show opens tomorrow at the Los Angeles Convention Center and visitors will see a wide variety of cars that use new, greener technologies. Hybrids are making their strongest showing to date ...Read More
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