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Edward E. Whitacre Jr., who took over in December, will replaced by Daniel F. Akerson, a GM board member. Analysts say the firm’s second consecutive quarterly gain is a positive step toward an anticipated initial public stock offering. General Motors Co. posted a second-quarter profit of $1.3 billion Thursday and announced the retirement of Edward [...]
The International Energy Agency Wednesday cautioned that world oil demand could take a substantial hit in the months ahead should economic growth falter. “The short-term global economic outlook is highly uncertain, presenting significant downside risks to future oil demand growth,” the Paris-based agency said in its monthly oil-market report. The global economy is expected to [...]
Ramadan is a period of increased spiritual fervor and giving to the very poor. A number of the earth’s one billion Muslims have been spending the last few days getting ready for the month of Ramadan, the ninth and holiest month in the Islamic year. Throughout a great deal of the planet, Ramadan starts tonight [...]
Matthew R. Simmons, an energy investment banker who espoused the peak oil concept, grew to become an advocate for alternative energy and served as energy adviser to President George W. Bush, died at his North Haven island home, officials said Monday. He was 67. The founder of Houston-based Simmons & Co. International authored the 2005 book [...]
Elena Kagan was sworn in as the 112th Supreme Court Justice today, and the fourth to sit on the nation’s highest court. Kagan will be formally installed at the start of the court’s next term, on the first Monday in October. Kagan was actually sworn in twice today by Chief Justice John Roberts. She recited [...]
President Obama will mark his 49th birthday today with a dinner celebration with friends in Chicago, while first lady Michelle Obama is vacationing in Spain with daughter Sasha, and older daughter Malia is away at summer camp. But the president isn’t the only newsworthy person blowing out candles. August 4 is also the birthday of [...]
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How to appreciate the new protected DVD Kick Ass on your iPod or iPad? – As usual, when a new DVD is released, many people will worry about how to rip it to portal device because of the new copy protection. Kick-Ass is released recently, and so far, we’ve found three different editions. Anyway, Ideal [...]
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