GM launches Total Confidence program to encourage buyers
Filed under: Car Buying, GM
General Motors has announced a new incentive program that it hopes will encourage people to enter the car buying market again. Called GM Total Confidence, the program has four prongs that includes Payment Protection if you lose your job, equity assistance if you...
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IRS makes deductible sales tax on new autos official
Filed under: Car Buying, Government/Legal
One of the interesting tidbits revealed by President Obama during Monday’s press conference on the auto industry was the announcement of a tax deduction for sales tax on new vehicle purchases. Later in the day, the Internal Revenue Service made the money...
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Grim US newspaper ad revenue figures released
Last year was the worst ever for the US newspaper industry with both print and online advertising revenue posting declines, according to Newspaper Association of America (NAA) figures.
PiggyNannan’s Snippet:
….Total newspaper advertising revenue fell 16.6 percent in 2008 over the previous year to 37.8 billion dollars, according to NAA...
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US announces new fuel economy standard for 2011
The US administration Friday announced updated automobile fuel efficiency standards for new vehicles starting with the 2011 model year that aim to reduce gasoline consumption and emissions.
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Microsoft closing Encarta online encyclopedia
Microsoft plans to close its Encarta online encyclopedia, which competes in an arena dominated by communally-crafted free Internet reference source Wikipedia.
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Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc. Announces Nationwide Recall of Pistachios Because of Possible Health Risk (March 30)
This voluntary recall affects certain bulk roasted inshell and roasted shelled pistachios shipped on or after September 1, 2008. The bulk product was distributed throughout the United States. The Company is voluntarily taking this precautionary measure after...
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Renewed Federal Funding for Stem Cell Studies Could Make Cash-Strapped States Think Twice About Spending Their Own Money
President Obama’s decision to lift restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research is certain to rekindle debate in Maryland and a number of other states that moved to pay for the controversial science after...
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Two cancer drugs prevent, reverse type 1 diabetes, study shows
Two common cancer drugs have been shown to both prevent and reverse type 1 diabetes in a mouse model of the disease, according to research conducted at the University of California, San Francisco. The drugs – imatinib (marketed as Gleevec) and sunitinib (marketed as Sutent)...
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Mayo Clinic study suggests those who have chronic pain may need to assess vitamin D status
Mayo Clinic research shows a correlation between inadequate vitamin D levels and the amount of narcotic medication taken by patients who have chronic pain. This correlation is an important finding as researchers discover new ways to treat chronic pain....
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