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  • With digital freedom comes responsibility Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 11:25PMResponsibility comes with digital freedom That Yelp libel case my Chronicle colleague Deborah Gage wrote about Thursday is scheduled for settlement talks today. I suspect all parties - the San Francisco furniture designer who blasted a San Francisco...
  • Police reopening downtown streets near City Center Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 10:29PMOakland police will investigate officer-involved BART shooting, assist district attorney
  • Popular Pemberton Music Festival cancelled for 2009 Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 10:27PMThe 2009 Pemberton Music Festival has been cancelled, the mayor of Pemberton, B.C., confirmed Thursday.
  • Continuing jobless claims rise more than expected Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 7:51PMWashington » The number of people continuing to seek unemployment benefits has risen sharply, according to government data released Thursday, indicating that laid-off workers are having a harder time finding new jobs as the recession enters its second year.
  • Teen driver cell phone law is tough to enforce Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 7:50PMPORTLAND — The chances that a teenager will be cited for talking on a cell phone while driving are pretty much zero in Oregon, despite the best intentions of a state law that went into effect last year to help prevent accidents.
  • Is Chrysler a lost cause? Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 1:51AMDETROIT - Even by the standards of battered automakers, Chrysler is in dire shape.
  • Stolen car recovery more likely in Eugene Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 1:40AMIf a car is stolen in Eugene, it is more likely to be recovered than cars stolen in most other American cities, according to the Eugene Police Department. EPD announced in a press release late last month that it has nearly a 90 percent recovery rate for stolen vehicles.
  • Deteriorating job outlook Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 1:24AMOGDEN -- Tom Baguley, an auto mechanic, has spent the last three months visiting Northern Utah auto repair shops looking for work.
  • Used cars: Meeting the needs of the second-hand car market Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 1:03AM"There will be a warranty that fits both your customers’ needs and budget." In these uncertain times for car dealers, it’s important that the company you choose to do business with can offer you something more – and here’s one that can!
  • Madoff Security Protects Against ‘Harm or Flight,’ Lawyer Says Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 12:57AMJan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Bernard Madoff , awaiting a ruling on whether he can remain free on bail, is being monitored by security officers at his Manhattan apartment “to prevent harm or flight,” his lawyer said.
  • Failed businesswoman killed toddler after attempting suicide Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 12:48AMA failed restaurateur killed a toddler with her speeding vehicle as he sat in his pushchair after attempting suicide because her home and business had been repossessed a court has heard.
  • CNN - 13 Companies Hiring This Year Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 11:44AMThough 2008 Was Wrought With Layoffs And Economic Struggles, The New Year Means Rejuvenated Hope For Job Seekers.  
  • Aaditya Mattoo & Arvind Subramanian: Beyond Doha Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 11:36AMThe importance of issues that Doha does not address is becoming glaringly evident. The recent G-20 summit communiqué included a commitment by world leaders not to impose protectionist measures. The ink was barely dry before a number of countries took measures to protect domestic firms.
  • U.S. Stocks Drop on Concern Over Worsening Jobs, Profit Outlook Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 11:36AMJan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks slid the most in two weeks as a private report showed employers cut more jobs than estimated in December and companies from Alcoa Inc. to Intel Corp. spurred concern the profit outlook is worsening.
  • The world must go beyond Doha Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 11:25AMThe recent G20 summit communiqué included a commitment by world leaders not to impose protectionist measures. The ink was barely dry before a number of countries took measures to protect domestic companies. Russia imposed a number of import tariffs. India slapped restrictions on steel.
  • Police, health services drive up write-offs Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 11:11AMSTATE public servants wrote off 235 government cars in 2007-08 while incurring $34.5 million in insurance claims for vehicles. the Opposition said.
  • Auto theft drops to 1993 levels in Manitoba Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 11:05AMFewer cars are being stolen in Manitoba, over 2000 fewer in Winnipeg last year than in 2007, pushing auto theft numbers to their lowest point in 16-years.
  • Worried Companies Pitching Products Hard Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 10:56AMAnd deals abound, reports . But which ones are worth going for?
  • Woman drink-driver who crushed toddler to death outside school gates is jailed for seven years Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 10:26AM A woman was jailed for seven years today for crushing a 15-month-old toddler under the wheels of her car.
  • Valhalla startup tries to change conventional thinking on oil changes Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 8:45PMThe claims that SOMS Technologies LLC makes for its microGreen automotive oil filter have a too-good-to-be-true quality. The Valhalla startup says its product reduces oil usage by 70 percent, allowing a vehicle to run up to 24,000 miles without an oil change.
  • BMW to test new electric Mini Cooper Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 5:31PMBMW is signing up green-minded drivers to test an all-electric Mini Cooper with two seats, just enough storage space for a gym bag, and a range of only 120 miles before recharging, all for triple the
  • Business Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 5:24PMBMW is signing up green-minded drivers to test an all-electric Mini Cooper with two seats, just enough storage space for a gym bag, and a range of only 120 miles before recharging, all for triple the cost of the gasoline-powered model.
  • Four indicted in $1B viatical fraud case Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 4:54PMFive years after their company was shut down, four officials of a viatical and life settlement company have been indicted.
  • Tax cuts planned in new German stimulus Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 1:05AMGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has bowed to pressure and agreed to include tax relief in a new stimulus package designed to shield the economy from its worst recession since World War Two.
  • In recession, companies kiss their no-layoff policies goodbye Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 12:19AMUntil recently, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. prided itself on a 51-year history of never laying off a U.S. employee. When competitors slashed fleets and shuttered branches after the Sept. 11 attacks, Enterprise kept hiring.
  • Economy influences the decision to have babies Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 12:19AMCHICAGO -- Amanda Wegner already has a 2-year-old daughter and was looking forward to getting pregnant again soon. But her husband recently lost his job in advertising sales and her pay as a part-time magazine editor has fallen 20 percent.
  • BMW’s Electric Mini Cooper Beats GM to Test Drivers’ Green Zeal Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 11:58PMBy Jim Efstathiou Jr. Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- BMW is signing up green-minded drivers to test an all-electric Mini Cooper with two seats, just enough storage space for a gym bag, and a range of only 120 miles before recharging, all for triple the cost of the gasoline-powered model.
  • Quadruplet dies in crash; many road issues reported Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 11:28PMA 7-year-old boy who died in a Beaver Dam car crash Saturday was one in a set of quadruplets, Dodge County officials confirmed Sunday. The other three siblings survived the rollover crash.
  • Brace yourself: 2009 likely to be worse than 2008, economists say Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 11:04PMThink 2008 was bad? From Washington and Wall Street to the internal forecasts at Wisconsin Energy Corp., economists uniformly expect 2009 to be worse.
  • Saying Goodbye To My Unseen AM Friends Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 5:25AMA few years ago, I was invited to give a little speech out in Litchfield at the house of two artist friends. I think it had something to do with MoveOn.org.
  • Parking in the wrong place can be a costly mistake Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 7:17PMEliyahu Gurfinkel, Ann Arbor NewsA sign on an apartment building on South State Street in Ann Arbor warns against unauthorized parking. Ann Arbor landlord Chris Heaton said he mistakenly had four cars belonging to tenants towed. So the Campus Management...
  • Recycled metal ends up on the scrap heap Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 5:47PMINCREASING crime is generally regarded as a byproduct of bad economic times. But if you have an old car, rest easy - because it may hardly be worth stealing any more.
  • One Cheer for Paul Krugman, or Why the Bubble Economy? Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 8:45AMOne Cheer for Paul Krugman, or Why the Bubble Economy?
  • Family, comrades mourn slain officer Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 8:13AMIn a chilling silence beneath a snow-flecked sky, nearly 1,000 police officers held a mass salute for several minutes as the casket carrying the body of slain Oak Park officer Mason Samborski was carried from a Brighton church and loaded into a hearse.
  • Car Service Helps Older Adults Stay Independent Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 8:12AMBased on miles driven, people 75 and older have higher rates of fatal crashes than any other group except for 16-year-olds. But many older adults see stopping driving as giving up independence. One nonprofit car service is trying to change that.
  • TOP 10 STORIES OF THE YEAR: Politics make headlines Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 7:10AMEditor’s note: The following are the top 10 stories in Newport-Mesa in 2008, as judged by Daily Pilot editors.
  • Alaska celebrates 50 years of statehood Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 6:53AMTerry Richard/The OregonianA 50th anniversary Alaska license plate on a vehicle parked on the streets of Portland. When Alaskans found out that the U.S. Senate passed the Statehood Act in June 1958, sirens blared, crowds gathered and celebrated around bonfires....
  • Daily Herald Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 6:13AMRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Starting Thursday, North Carolina state employees can no longer light up inside state-owned or leased vehicles, as the new year brings more than a dozen new state laws into effect.
  • New laws: Smoking illegal in state cars Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 5:58AMRALEIGH — Starting today, North Carolina state employees can no longer light up inside state-owned or leased vehicles, as the new year brings more than a dozen new state laws into effect.
  • Deepak Sood Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 12:19PMFuture Generali India Insurance, a joint venture between the Future Group and Italian giant Generali, started operations this year and has mopped up a gross premium income of Rs 170 crore. The company is trying out mallassurance, or sales through malls.
  • JANUARY 1 Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 12:16PMRBI allows foreign institutional investors to short-sell equity shares in Indian companies. Short-selling was banned in 2001. State Bank of India raises deposit rates 25-175 basis points.
  • 2008 Year In Review Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 12:12PMThroughout 2008, the Queens Tribune brought readers the stories of the trial and tribulations of our borough – though perhaps a few more big name trials than the average year. Join us as we take a look at the first six months of life in Queens from the pages of the Queens Tribune.
  • James Howard Kunstler: Forecast for 2009 Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 11:43AMThe big theme for 2009 economically will be contraction. The end of the cheap energy era will announce itself as the end of conventional “growth” and the shrinking back of activity, wealth, and populations.
  • Year end review Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 10:51AMThe year 2008 marked some progress in Cooke County.
  • Treasury lifeline lets GMAC lower bar on car loans Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 11:35AMGMAC LLC, bolstered by a $6 billion federal bailout, resumed lending to a broader swath of General Motors Corp. customers as the U.S. widened its effort to keep the automaker in business.
  • GMAC Widens Lending as U.S. Injects $6 Billion to Help Save GM Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 11:31AMDec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- GMAC LLC , bolstered by a $6 billion federal bailout, resumed lending to General Motors Corp. customers with lower credit scores as the U.S. widened its effort to keep the automaker in business.
  • Immelt Fights to Keep GE’s AAA as Cost of Cut Surges (Update3) Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 11:16AMDec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co. Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt has good reason to fight for GE’s AAA credit rating. It’s never been more expensive for a company to lose the top ranking.
  • GMAC Gets $6 Billion From Treasury to Revive Lending Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 10:48AMDec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Treasury committed $6 billion to support GMAC LLC, the financing arm of General Motors Corp., widening the government’s effort to keep the largest U.S. automaker out of bankruptcy.
  • Call for speed limiters on cars in UK Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 10:00AMCars should be fitted with devices to regulate their speed to cut fatal accidents by a quarter, a UK government advisory body said.
  • UNPREDICTABLE WEATHER Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 4:22PMDifferent weather. Similar headaches. A winter snowstorm blasted through Niagara last weekend, creating treacherous whiteout conditions for motorists. This past weekend, however, snow turned to [...]