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Taiwan Parliament Approves China Trade Deal (Aug-17, 21:41 EDT )-- The deal, which will become law on Jan. 1, slashes tariffs on about 800 products.
India May Be Near Resolution of BlackBerry Dispute (Aug-17, 21:35 EDT )-- Wireless phone companies, government officials and Research in Motion, have been figuring out details of how monitoring encrypted e-mail would work.
Potash Producer Rejects $38.6 Billion Bid by BHP Billiton (Aug-17, 21:31 EDT )-- The chief executive of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan dismissed the offer as an effort to exploit the current downturn in the market for its commodity.
In Mott’s Strike, More Than Paychecks at Stake (Aug-17, 21:27 EDT )-- A fight at an apple juice plant pits a company earning record profits against workers determined to resist cuts.
Given Stimulus Funds to Rehire, Schools Wait and See (Aug-17, 21:20 EDT )-- The money for schools to rehire teachers, counselors and support workers is instead being set aside by school districts worried about cuts to come in the current school year.
A ‘Straddling Bus’ Traffic Solution in China (Aug-17, 21:08 EDT )-- A Chinese company has developed a vehicle that can carry up to 1,200 passengers, takes up no road space and is partially solar-powered.
Britain Inflation of 3.1% Is Tied to ‘Temporary’ Factors (Aug-17, 20:51 EDT )-- The Bank of England has presented various reasons that inflation is picking up while economic growth is lagging.
Lilly Stops 2 Alzheimer’s Drug Trials (Aug-17, 20:51 EDT )-- The company said patients who had taken a drug intended to reduce enzymes causing plaque in the brain showed worse functioning than those who had taken a placebo.
China Tells Banks to Cut High-Risk Hidden Loans (Aug-17, 20:50 EDT )-- Authorities are worried that banks and trusts are forming partnerships and creating products to evade rules aimed at slowing bank lending and reducing excess credit.
G.M. Recalls 243,000 Crossovers for Seat Belt Problem (Aug-17, 20:50 EDT )-- The damage can occur in the second row of the three-row vehicles as the seat is returned to an upright position after being folded flat.
Advertising: Axe Music Brand Introduced With Mystery Concerts (Aug-17, 20:40 EDT )-- Unilever is introducing a new Axe brand, Axe Music, and in that theme, hosting mystery concerts, with the artists and sites announced only shortly beforehand.
Lyric Semiconductor Develops a Probability Chip (Aug-17, 20:40 EDT )-- Lyric Semiconductor unveiled plans this week to build a chip, able to compute likelihoods, that may help figure out which book someone will want to buy on Amazon.com or help create a better gene-sequencing machine.
Google Sued in Spain Over Data Collecting (Aug-17, 20:40 EDT )-- A court is investigating charges that Google broke Spanish law while gathering photographs for Street View, its photo-mapping service.
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