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Pakistanis worry they're at risk in global crisis
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTake a restive, nuclear-armed nation with an untested new government, an escalating Islamic insurgency, long-standing tensions with its neighbors and an economy in free fall for months. Then add in a global financial crisis. Some analysts and diplomats...Tags: Economic Organization, Wars and Interventions, Benazir Bhutto, Diplomacy, Government Debt
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STOCK WATCH
AUDIOVOX (VOXX) Hauppauge LAST: $4.83 52-WEEK RETURN: -61.9% On a dismal week on Wall Street, shares of the seller of consumer electronics lost almost half their value. Audiovox is staking a lot on its satellite radio receivers, but with car...Tags: Real Estate Buyers, CVD Equipment, American Medical Alert Corporation, Nathan's Famous, Kimco Realty
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Nerf toy may pinch skin when fired
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling about 330,000 Nerf N-Strike Recon Blasters, manufactured in China by Hasbro Inc., because the plunger can pull the user's skin when the blaster is fired. The company and the Consumer Product Safety...Tags: Product Recalls, Hasbro Incorporated, Toys, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Baby Products, Games, and Toys
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Bottled water versus tap: Which is safer to drink?
Special to The TimesThose ubiquitous plastic water bottles have been increasingly vilified in recent years. Los Angeles, San Francisco and Santa Barbara, among others, have banned them from purchase with city funds. A few trendsetting restaurants, and even some markets and...Tags: Regional Authority, Los Angeles, Standards, Petroleum Industry, California
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Chinese milk producer blames subcontractors for chemical-tainting problems
Associated Press WriterBEIJING (AP) _ A dairy ensnared in China's chemical-tainting scandal says it was a victim of unscrupulous behavior by the independent providers from whom it buys raw milk. Speaking on a television talk show late Sunday, the president of Bright Dairy said...Tags: Government, Police Arrests, Trials, Livestock Farming, Consumer Electronics Industry
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The week ahead at a glance
At a glance Today Government offices are closed for Columbus Day. Bond markets are closed. Nobel memorial prize in economics is announced in Stockholm. Tuesday Weekly Treasury auction and briefing. Quarterly earnings reports due from Genentech,...Tags: Johnson & Johnson Incorporated, Land Price, Earnings, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Supervalu Inc.
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The week ahead
Tuesday •Earnings: Intel Corp.; Supervalu Inc. Wednesday •September retail sales •September producer price index •Federal Reserve beige book •Earnings: Abbott Laboratories; AptarGroup Inc.; eBay Inc.; RLI Corp....Tags: Amcore Financial Incorporated, Abbott Laboratories, Land Price, RLI Corporation, eBay Incorporated
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Key dates in Chrysler's recent history leading to its acquisition talks with GM
May 7, 1998: Stuttgart, Germany-based Daimler-Benz, the maker of the upscale Mercedes Benz, announces a $36 billion merger with Chrysler. The new company, DaimlerChrysler AG, begins trading on the Frankfurt and New York stock exchanges on Nov. 17. Feb....Tags: Home Depot Incorporated, Bankruptcy, Vehicles, General Motors Corp., Financially Distressed Companies
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Audiovox reports $2.3M quarterly loss
james.bernstein@newsday.comBlaming a "deteriorating global economy," Audiovox Corp., a supplier of consumer electronics systems, said it swung to a loss in its fiscal second quarter, which ended Aug. 31, and that it has reduced its workforce by about 8 percent. The Hauppauge-based...Tags: Sales, Economic Indicator, Audiovox Corp., Consumer Electronics Industry, Long Island
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A cooling-off
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterON A DAY when the Dow lost 508 points and consumer confidence plummeted with the stock market, one might consider the sale of $2.13 million in home furnishings to be a respectable haul. But Richard Wright, director of the Chicago auction house Wright,...Tags: Leonardo DiCaprio, Furniture, Nicolas Cage, Collectibles, Beverly Hills
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Locals cut out extra spending
247-4741Anne Elliott liked the shoes but not the price tag. "I just didn't know if I needed to spend $320 for two pairs of shoes if the stock market dropped 700 points today," she said one day last week. Elliott, who works as a substitute teacher, isn't the...Tags: Patrick Henry, Government, Hurricanes, Sales, Meteorological Disasters
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GM and Ford may be too big to fail
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWith sales of General Motors and Ford vehicles down more than 17% this year and the companies' stock prices at lows not seen in decades, one might expect the bankruptcy vultures to be circling over Detroit. General Motors Corp. closed Thursday down 31%,...Tags: Government, Financially Distressed Companies, Toyota Motor Corp., George Bush, Honda Motor Co.
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