Business worried as US weighs Russia sanctions ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:49:09 +0200) By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - U.S. business groups said on Thursday they had received few clues what steps the United States might take Read more
UPDATE 1-Colaninno's holding approves new Alitalia investment ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:35:57 +0200) (Adds quote, details, share price) MILAN, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The Italian financier who is set to become chairman of the successor to Alitalia won approval Read more
UPDATE 1-Colaninno's holding approves new Alitalia investment ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:35:57 +0200) (Adds quote, details, share price) MILAN, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The Italian financier who is set to become chairman of the successor to Alitalia won approval Read more
GM picks Chevy Volt battery maker ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:43:07 +0200) JOLIET, Ill. General Motors Corp. has decided on a battery maker for the Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric vehicle, but its not saying who it is, yet, Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said today on the sidelines of a media event touting the automakers 2009 vehicle line. Read more Lutz: Feds should underwrite Detroit 3 loans ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:28:00 +0200) CHICAGO -- General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said the U.S. government should be willing to underwrite loans to the Detroit 3. Read more
Volkswagen overtakes Ford in car sales ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:15:00 +0200) FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen overtook Ford in the first half of the year as the world's third-largest carmaker by vehicle sales, VW said in a statement on Thursday, in yet another sign of Detroit's waning influence. Read more
UPDATE 1-Colaninno's holding approves new Alitalia investment ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:35:57 +0200) (Adds quote, details, share price) MILAN, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The Italian financier who is set to become chairman of the successor to Alitalia won approval Read more UPDATE 1-Colaninno's holding approves new Alitalia investment ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:35:57 +0200) (Adds quote, details, share price) MILAN, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The Italian financier who is set to become chairman of the successor to Alitalia won approval Read more Phil Hill, first American to win Formula One title, dies at 81 ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:47:00 +0200) Shortly after 10 a.m. in California, America's first Formula One World Champion, Phil Hill, passed away in a Monterey County hospital as a result of respiratory problems complicated by Parkinson's disease. He was 81. Read more GMDAT Workers Reject Agreement; Partial Strikes Continue at Hyundai, Kia ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:45:13 +0200) While normal operations continue at all three GMDAT locations, no new negotiations are scheduled, a GMDAT source says. Read more Volkswagen overtakes Ford in car sales in H1 ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:45:03 +0200) FRANKFURT, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Volkswagen overtook Ford in the first half of the year as the world's third-largest carmaker by vehicle sales, VW said in Read more
Pruett cleared after practice crash: ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:33:00 +0200) Sports-car racer Scott Pruett was released from a New Jersey hospital today following a major accident in practice for the Grand-Am Series race at New Jersey Motorsports Park, a new 2.25-mile track in Millville. Read more
Former officer gives input on plea bargaining in Kilpatrick case ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:27:00 +0200) The Wayne County Prosecutor's office has been running possible plea deals for Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick past Gary Brown, a one-time Detroit police officer whose whistleblower lawsuit triggered the $8.4 million settlement that opened the door on the text-message scandal, his attorney said this afternoon. Read more
Livonia student, 16, sentenced to 5-15 years in prison for fatal crash ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:18:00 +0200) LIVONIA -- A 16-year-old Stevenson High School student who killed a Westland man in May while driving drunk on Five Mile was sentenced to five to 15 years in prison at Wayne County Circuit Court today. Read more
Phil Hill: 1927-2008 ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:14:00 +0200) Phil Hill died Aug. 28 in a Monterey, Calif., hospital as a result of respiratory problems complicated by Parkinson's disease. He was 81. Read more
North Oakland Medical will rehire half of staff after sale ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:52:00 +0200) PONTIAC -- Once the bankrupt North Oakland Medical Center changes hands in October, more than half of the current staff will be rehired. Read more
Phil Hill: 1927-2008: ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:09:00 +0200) Shortly after 10 a.m. PST, America's first World Champion, Phil Hill, passed away in a Monterey County, Calif., hospital as a result of respiratory problems complicated by Parkinson's disease. Hill was 81. Read more
UPDATE 1-Colaninno's holding approves new Alitalia investment ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:35:57 +0200) (Adds quote, details, share price) MILAN, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The Italian financier who is set to become chairman of the successor to Alitalia won approval Read more UPDATE 1-Colaninno's holding approves new Alitalia investment ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:35:57 +0200) (Adds quote, details, share price) MILAN, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The Italian financier who is set to become chairman of the successor to Alitalia won approval Read more
UPDATE 1-Russian steel firms to cut prices for cars-Deputy PM ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:43:17 +0200) (Adds quotes, details, background) By Anton Doroshev MOSCOW, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Russian steel companies have agreed to cut prices for car manufacturers Read more
Dem boss tells Michigan delegates: Hit the bricks for Obama ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:27:00 +0200) BROOMFIELD, Colo. -- It was marching orders day at the Michigan delegation breakfast today, featuring Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean. Read more
Mayor issued $315K in contracts since text scandal ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:27:00 +0200) DETROIT -- The Auditor General has found that the Kilpatrick administration has initiated $315,500 in legal contracts since the settlement of the police whistleblowers lawsuits, none which have been approved by the City Council. Read more Roseville police search for man in stabbing ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:10:00 +0200) Roseville police are continuing to search for a man they believe stabbed another man in the head this month. Read more UPDATE 1-Colaninno's holding approves new Alitalia investment ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:35:57 +0200) (Adds quote, details, share price) MILAN, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The Italian financier who is set to become chairman of the successor to Alitalia won approval Read more
Sechin:Russian steel makers agree price cut for cars ( Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:41:11 +0200) MOSCOW, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin said on Thursday the country's steel companies had agreed to cut prices to carmakers Read more
GM picks Chevy Volt battery maker 
UPDATE 1-Colaninno's holding approves new Alitalia investment 
Pruett cleared after practice crash: 
North Oakland Medical will rehire half of staff after sale 
UPDATE 1-Russian steel firms to cut prices for cars-Deputy PM 
UPDATE 1-Colaninno's holding approves new Alitalia investment 
