RAYONG, Thailand (AFP) — Father-of-four Rasamee Thongdee is picking his son up from the babysitter six hours early because he has just lost his job at a Thai factory making car air-conditioning systems.

The 31-year-old is one of about 5,000 workers recently laid off by factories in the town of Rayong as the global economic crunch starts to bite Southeast Asia's regional car-making...

( polls) By TOM KRISHER Posted Feb 25, 2009 @ 09:10 PM Detroit —

General Motors Corp. reports its full year and fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday.

The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

OVERVIEW: The nation's largest automaker posted a loss of $2.5 billion in the third quarter, but industry analysts are expect...

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US governors clashed on Sunday over President Barack Obama's US$787-billion plan to stimulate the beleaguered US economy, with some Republicans attacking the infusion of funds on ideological and practical grounds.

Democratic governors � and some Republicans � welcomed the billions of dollars their states will get from the federal government as a temporary bridge to see them through a sur...

Shanghai , February 23 (Gasgoo.com) Chinese state-owned Weichai Power Co announced today that it has not had any discussions with the shareholders of General Motors on acquiring the U.S . automaker's auto parts plant in France , Reuters reported, citing a Weichai statement posted on China Securities Journal.

In its exchange statement, Weichai Power said that last December it contacted th...

"When people come in here, they know we are not going to give them that new-tire pitch. We're going to say 'We can make this tire work for you,' and send them on the road," says Alexander, who patches tires for $5 U.S. dollars and offers a set of used tires from $60.

As tens of thousands of workers are laid off across the United States each week and many more fear for their jobs, busin...

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- For President Barack Obama, it's a chance to take a deep breath and paint a big picture after a first month of gargantuan economic proposals, legislative accomplishments and Cabinet missteps.

The president addresses a joint session of Congress Tuesday night, giving a State of the Union-like speech. It lacks the formality of that title only because he's not cons...

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