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News & UpdatesDecember 1, 2008 FORD'S TEST BED: Brazil's Camaçari plant is model for the futureBy: Detroit Free Press At Ford Motor Co.'s factory here, a group of Visteon Corp. workers connect the wiring in a dashboard module for a Ford EcoSport. Next to them, Lear Corp. employees are building seats for the same vehicle. A few feet away, Ford's... December 1, 2008 Manufacturing Slows in ChinaBy: The Wall Street Journal Two key gauges of manufacturing in China fell to record lows in November, signaling the country's economic growth will likely slow further in coming months before getting a boost from the government's pro-growth policies. The... December 1, 2008 Exclusive: ‘Made in China’ – Is It Time for This Label to Leave America?By: FamilySecurityMatters.com As we approach Christmas (yes, we say Merry Christmas in this column), critical issues of security, employment, product safety, commerce, and our influence as consumers and voters converge. A cautionary tale for this Holiday and... December 1, 2008 Bank of Japan to Hold Emergency Meeting Tomorrow on Corporate FundingBy: Bloomberg.com The Bank of Japan will hold an emergency board meeting tomorrow to consider ways to help companies obtain funds as the recession deepens. The policy board will discuss expanding the range of corporate debt it accepts from lenders... December 1, 2008 NZ will have new climate law next year: leaderBy: International Herald Tribune An amended version of New Zealand's emissions trading system — the first carbon cap-and-trade scheme outside Europe — will be in place by 2010, Key told reporters after a Cabinet meeting on the issue. Key's government froze the... November 29, 2008 FDA Sets Melamine Standard for Baby Formula  By: ABC News Less than two months after federal food regulators said they were unable to set a safety threshold for the industrial chemical melamine in baby formula, they announced a standard that allows for higher levels than those found in... November 28, 2008 EU accuses drugmakers of blocking cheaper genericsBy: Reuters Major drug companies are delaying or blocking the entry of cheaper generic medicines, pushing up bills for taxpayers and reducing the incentive for innovation, the European Commission said on Friday.
November 27, 2008 FDA Draws Fire Over Chemicals In Baby Formula By: Washington Post Public health groups, consumer advocates and members of Congress blasted the Food and Drug Administration yesterday for failing to act after discovering trace amounts of the industrial chemical melamine in baby formula sold in... November 26, 2008 U.S. finds trace of melamine in baby formulaBy: Reuters U.S. health officials have found trace amounts of the chemical melamine in one sample of infant formula sold in the United States, a Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
November 26, 2008 China slashes rates to kick-start slowing economyBy: MarketWatch The People's Bank of China Wednesday slashed its lending and borrowing rates by more than 1%, in addition to cutting banks' reserve requirements sharply, to deliver its strongest response yet to a recent slowdown in the... [What would you find useful here?]
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