Russia Cuts Interest Rates 14th Time to Spur Lending (Update2)
May 31, 2010 by admin
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Hyperion: Economy has slowed refinery plans
ELK POINT, S.D. — Two years ago this Thursday, Union Countyvoters gave the green light to the Hyperion Energy Center,approving a rezoning measure by 58-42 percent.
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Obama Calls for New Fuel Economy Rules for Trucks
The new rules, which will be written by the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, would apply to commercial medium and heavy-duty vehicles beginning with model year 2014.
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International Fuel Technology, Inc. Completes over Four Years of Successful Rail Engine Testing and Field …
ST. LOUIS—-International Fuel Technology, Inc. announced today that it completed over four years of extensive rail engine testing and field demonstration in the U.K. which confirmed that the use of DiesoLiFTTM 10, IFT’s proprietary fuel additive formulation, provided a significant improvement in fuel economy and power.
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Brazil’s Bovespa Rises as Commodities Gain, Inflation Bets Ease
May 31 (Bloomberg) — Brazil’s Bovespa stock index gained, paring its worst monthly decline since October 2008, after higher commodity prices boosted producers and a central bank survey showed economists lowered inflation predictions.
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Russia Cuts Interest Rates 14th Time to Spur Lending (Update2)
May 31 (Bloomberg) — Russia’s central bank cut its main interest rates for the 14th time in as many months to bolster the country’s economic recovery, making it the last of the so- called BRIC countries to maintain an easing cycle.
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BYD, Daimler to Form Electric-Car Venture in China (Update2)
March 8, 2010 by admin
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1997 Proton Putra from Australia and New Zealand – Comments
This car is a joke. It is weaker than the Perdana, but more expensive than the Waja. The Waja will take its place in the market. It is meant to be a sport car, but it looks like two different Mitsubishi models sandwiched into one.
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ZAP takes order for 100 electric SUVs
ZAP, the Santa Rosa-based maker of electric vehicles, said it has accepted a purchase order from Sam
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China South Locomotive, Liaoning SG Form Electric-Auto Venture
The companies will invest at least 442.2 million yuan ($65 million) to expand two existing subsidiaries and set up an automobile sales unit, according to a statement China South filed to the Hong Kong stock exchange late yesterday.
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Sumitomo Electric Industries and JDSU Test & Measurement Demonstrate Error-Free 100GE Traffic Transmission
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. and JDSU today announced the successful transmission of IEEE-compliant 100GE optics, an important milestone for the feasibility of pluggable optics for 100GE.
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BYD, Daimler to Form Electric-Car Venture in China (Update2)
March 2 (Bloomberg) — Daimler AG and BYD Co., the Chinese carmaker backed by billionaire Warren Buffett , will jointly develop an electric vehicle to be sold in China, the world’s largest auto market.
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