China seen as potential electric car hub ( Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:19:05 +0200) By Braden Reddall SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 7 (Reuters Life!) - The head of Johnson Controls Inc's battery unit believes China could adopt electric cars faster Read more
Reuters Summit-Battery maker sees China leading on electric cars ( Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:52:35 +0200) SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The head of a Johnson Controls Inc unit that makes car batteries believes China could adopt electric cars faster than Read more
More free tickets added for Springsteen's Obama concert ( Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:10:00 +0200) DETROIT -- More free tickets have been added for rock icon's Bruce Springsteen's concert at Eastern Michigan University on Monday being held to boost Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Read more
EMU chairman dropped from fired president's suit ( Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:07:00 +0200) YPSILANTI -- A judge has dropped the head of the Eastern Michigan University board as a defendant in a lawsuit by fired President John Fallon. Read more
Tickets available Friday for Springsteen's Obama campaign concert ( Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:44:00 +0200) YPSILANTI -- Free tickets to see singer, songwriter Bruce Springsteen perform a 30 minute acoustic guitar concert as a promotion of Barack Obama's presidential campaign Monday at Eastern Michigan University's baseball stadium will be made available Friday on campus. Read more
Harwell lost to Tiger Stadium effort ( Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:12:00 +0200) The nonprofit group racing to save a portion of Tiger Stadium has lost a clutch player: Ernie Harwell, the former Hall of Fame broadcaster who was pivotal in winning several last-minute reprieves from the city and who helped raise some $500,000. Read more
Severe fuel shortage grips parts of US southeast ( Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:31:38 +0200) By Matthew Bigg ATLANTA, Sept 30 (Reuters) - A severe fuel shortage has gripped parts of the southeastern United States, causing long lines at filling Read more
Pirelli to invest 250 mln euros more in Romania ( Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:36:05 +0200) MILAN, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Italian tyre maker Pirelli & C is to invest another 250 million euros ($358.7 million) in Romania to expand in eastern European Read more Hendrix seeks signatures at Eastern Market for another Detroit mayoral bid ( Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:27:00 +0200) DETROIT -- Freman Hendrix visited shopping centers, including Eastern Market, Saturday seeking signatures for a petition that would put him in the Feb. 24 primary for Detroit mayor. Read more
Honda creates 'musical road' on California highway ( Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:19:00 +0200) On Avenue K in Lancaster, Calif., Honda will turn your car into a musical instrument -- whether you like it or not. Read more
UPDATE 1-India Tata Motors begins exit from Nano site-report ( Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:32:35 +0200) (Adds Tata comment) MUMBAI, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Tata Motors, India's top vehicle maker, has started moving equipment from its factory in eastern India, Read more
Shares have a roaring rebound ( Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:18:47 +0200) NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks blasted higher in the final hour of trading Thursday in a fourth day of roller-coaster activity amid reports the government is considering a permanent solution to the credit crisis and as regulators looked to hinder bets against financial institutions. Read more
Shares have a roaring rebound ( Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:07:04 +0200) NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks blasted higher in the final hour of trading Thursday in a fourth day of roller-coaster activity amid reports the government is considering a permanent solution to the credit crisis and as regulators looked to hinder bets against financial institutions. Read more
India's West Bengal sticks to guns over Nano project ( Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:37:58 +0200) KOLKATA, India, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Authorities in eastern India said on Wednesday they would not return farmlands acquired for a plant to make what is Read more
Livingston County Red Cross expected to be back in building Thursday ( Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:02:00 +0200) The Livingston County Chapter of the American Red Cross is expected to move back into its building Thursday after weekend rains caused the disaster-relief organization to be temporarily displaced due to flooding. Read more Detroit bank robbery mastermind to get 215 years ( Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0200) DETROIT -- Federal prosecutors say a Detroit man who led a gang that robbed 11 banks in 2006 and 2007 has pleaded guilty to multiple charges and will be sentenced to at least 215 years in prison. Read more
Laura Berman: Stem cell law ties up research ( Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:00:00 +0200) Imagine a brilliant, enterprising 8-year-old child determined to build a Lego masterpiece but not given the plastic Lego toys. Read more
Value investor Southeastern sells GM shares ( Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:19:31 +0200) DETROIT, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Southeastern Asset Management, a Memphis-based value investment firm, has sold a 7.9-percent stake in General Motors Corp Read more
RPT-UPDATE 1-Farmers suspend protest over India's Nano car plant ( Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:28:06 +0200) (Repeats story issued late on Sunday) (Writes through with background) By Sujoy Dhar KOLKATA, India, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Farmers in eastern India who have Read more
UPDATE 1-Farmers suspend protest over India's Nano car plant ( Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:18:04 +0200) (Writes through with background) By Sujoy Dhar KOLKATA, India, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Farmers in eastern India who have blocked construction work at a Tata Read more
Supporters, protesters clash over India's Nano car ( Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:38:08 +0200) By Sujoy Dhar KOLKATA, India, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Clashes broke out in eastern India on Wednesday between supporters and opponents of Tata Motor's Nano, Read more
Tata Motors says looking for alternative Nano site ( Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:00:00 +0200) India's Tata Motors Ltd. said violent protests had forced it to suspend all work at a plant in eastern India where it planned to make the Nano -- billed as the world's cheapest car -- and consider alternative sites. Read more Chrysler follows GM in cutting Mexico jobs ( Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:53:00 +0200) Chrysler LLC says it will cut 300 of the 1,700 jobs at its light-truck assembly plant in Saltillo, in northeastern Mexico, on Sept. 12. Read more
Thousands protest against POSCO steel plant in India ( Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:46:11 +0200) By Jatindra Dash BHUBANESWAR, India, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Thousands of people demonstrated in eastern India on Tuesday against South Korean firm POSCO's Read more
Rats are barging right into Birmingham ( Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:00:00 +0200) Rats driven out by construction jobs, sewer line work and demolition of old buildings, have prompted complaints to rise this year, said a Roseville-based pest company that contracts with 11 communities in southeastern Oakland County. Read more
EMU chairman dropped from fired president's suit 
Pirelli to invest 250 mln euros more in Romania 
Shares have a roaring rebound 
Detroit bank robbery mastermind to get 215 years 
UPDATE 1-Farmers suspend protest over India's Nano car plant 
Thousands protest against POSCO steel plant in India 
