Seven people were injured after a strong, 6.9-magnitude quake struck Indonesia’s western Sumatra Sunday, an official said. The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 2:38 pm (0738 GMT), was located 43 kilometres (29 miles) southeast of Siberut island off western Sumatra. It was measured at a
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Strong quake rattles Tokyo, disrupts transport
August 11th, 2009 |
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A strong earthquake jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas early Tuesday morning, throwing food and bottles from store shelves, disrupting transport and closing a nuclear power plant for safety checks. The magnitude 6.5 quake centred around 150 km (90 miles) southwest of Tokyo damaged the main
Strong rebound in US?
August 10th, 2009 |
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There were some interesting comments from analyst Adam Jonas of Morgan Stanley about where he thinks the US light vehicle market could be headed in 2010. 12.8m units? I guess that is a pretty strong rebound on around 11m units this year, if not exactly cause to break into a chorus of ‘let the good times roll’. At least the sky hasn’t quite fallen in.
I would expect him to be pretty confident before giving a forecast like that, which is significantly above some of the others I have seen.
If it’s 12.8m for the year, there’s an implied SAAR that could well be up towards 14m by the end of the year.
There is still the small matter of the recession – far from over – working through and the fact that lending by the banks is going to be way off where it was a few years ago. Can sentiment turn around that quickly? I reckon 12.8m in 2010 looks a little high, but it will be interesting to see where the forecasts go over the next few months.
US: US car market poised for ‘strong rebound’ – Morgan Stanley
Michael Strong: The Most Progressive Movement on the Planet
July 16th, 2009 |
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What if we could apply the power of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship to the problem of poverty reduction?
Strong Intel Numbers Signal Hope for IT Industry
July 14th, 2009 |
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Intel’s strong second quarter fuels hope that the global recession that has hammered the IT industry may be easing. Excluding a massive fine from the European Union, Intel reports a $1 billion profit on $8 billion in revenue. Intel CEO Paul Otellini echoes his counterparts from Dell and Microsoft by saying he expects enterprise purchases of servers and consumer purchases of PCs to pick up after the recession forced spending cuts. However, purchases of business PCs are expected remain stagnant.
– Three months after CEO Paul Otellini
announced that the PC
market had bottomed out, Intel’s latest quarterly numbers indicate that the
industry may be stabilizing.
Intel July 14 posted strong numbers in the second quarter, including $8
billion in revenue and a $1 billion profit. However, when t…
Michael Markarian: Strong Federal Law Brings the Hammer Down on Dogfighters
July 13th, 2009 |
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The flagrant disregard that dogfighters routinely show for society’s norms was replaced by the snap of handcuffs and the slap of 30 or so arrest warrants.
Kanye and Amber still going on strong
June 11th, 2009 |
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I’m almost tempted to think that Kanye West and Amber Rose might be in love.
Him, with himself; her, with her newly acquired fame…