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McDonald's creates 'McPick 2' menu
Business, Associated Press, Published on 18/11/2015
» NEW YORK: It's the Dollar Menu, take two.McDonald's hopes it has a catchy, new deal that will be as hugely popular as its Dollar Menu.
New Tesla tool lets cars switch lanes
Business, Associated Press, Published on 16/10/2015
» DETROIT: Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc is leapfrogging competitors with a new autopilot system that lets cars change lanes by themselves.
Toyota promises better mileage with new Prius
Business, Associated Press, Published on 14/10/2015
» TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp yesterday released details for its fourth-generation Prius, promising that improvements in the battery, engine, wind resistance and weight mean better mileage for the world's top-selling hybrid car.
Chicago magazine vendor fights back
Business, Associated Press, Published on 13/10/2015
» CHICAGO: A cable TV ad salesman by day, Matt Smerge had hoped to join in the Chicago Cubs' smashing success this year -- the 19th selling his own, low-budget baseball magazine for $2 a copy right outside Wrigley Field. Nearly all the profits, he says, go into a college fund for his teenage son.
Toyota unveils self-driving technology for 2020 launch
Business, Associated Press, Published on 07/10/2015
» TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp yesterday unveiled its vision for self-driving cars in a challenge to other automakers as well as industry newcomer Google Inc, promising to start selling such vehicles in Japan by 2020.
Djokovic, Nadal mix tennis with politics on Thailand trip
Associated Press, Published on 03/10/2015
» Two of the world's top tennis players, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, came to Bangkok to earn a few million dollars for an exhibition match. But there were a few strings attached.
Investors flee once-popular emerging markets
Associated Press, Published on 02/09/2015
» NEW YORK: If you think investors in US stocks have had it rough, consider the hapless folks who followed Wall Street’s advice to buy emerging-market stocks.
US stocks tumble on global slump fears
Associated Press, Published on 22/08/2015
» NEW YORK — Growing concerns about a slowdown in China shook markets around the world on Friday, driving the US stock market to its biggest drop in nearly four years.
Greece gives Fraport rights to run airports
Business, Associated Press, Published on 20/08/2015
» ATHENS: Greece has agreed to sell to a German company the rights to operate 14 regional airports.
US gives Shell final nod to drill for oil in Arctic
Business, Associated Press, Published on 19/08/2015
» ANCHORAGE, Alaska: The federal government on Monday gave Royal Dutch Shell Plc the final permit it needs to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's northwest coast for the first time in more than two decades.