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Fortune 500: Top 10 companies in 2013
Fortune has released its annual list of the largest corporations in the United States, and there were a few notable changes in this year’s group. Here are the Top 10.
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Election 2012: 12 reasons Obama won and Romney lost
President Obama went into his reelection fight facing significant head winds – most important, high unemployment and slow economic growth. But for a multitude of reasons, including Obama’s positives and Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s negatives, Obama succeeded. Here’s our list.
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Six points where Mitt Romney and his economic advisers are mostly wrong
Mitt Romney’s economic plan is largely based on a whitepaper written by several “heavyweight” economists. The problem is, it's riddled with fundamental flaws. Here are six points where Mitt Romney and his economic advisers are mostly wrong about what ails the American economy and how to fix it.
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Seven battleground states: Does economy help Obama or Romney?
Seven states have emerged as battlegrounds that may well determine the 2012 presidential election. Here's a look at seven battleground states and how their economic situation is shaping the presidential election:
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Obama vs. Romney 101: 5 ways they differ on jobs
Whether Mitt Romney or Barack Obama occupies the White House in January, one of them will have to deal with more than 12 million jobless Americans, or a little over 8 percent of the total workforce. Where do the candidates stand on issues relating to jobs?
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US auto sales plunge, may have hit bottom
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A blunt Newt Gingrich on Blago, Palin, and Limbaugh
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Under Obama’s energy plan, cars would be cleaner but costlier
The president called for tougher fuel-efficiency standards Monday and may let states regulate vehicle emissions of greenhouse gases.
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Study: Hummers get the most tickets
An insurance research firm has found that drivers of that icon of climate-trashing excess, the Hummer, are more likely to get traffic tickets than drivers of any other vehicle.
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Worldwide race to make better batteries
The US is a late entry, but new domestic projects are revving to go.
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Q&A with GM's hybrid chief Robert Kruse
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Obama's new limo - ugly but it can fend off asteroids
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How Latin America copes with global economic slowdown
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Despite roadblocks, automakers promising greener rides
The Detroit Auto Show is in full swing, and it seems that every participant is promising a new hybrid, a gas-sipping microcar, or a fully electric vehicle.
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Detroit Auto Show: the highlights
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US auto sales fall for many firms beyond Big Three
Toyota, Honda, and BMW report declines of 30 percent or more in December.
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Treasury keeps car loans flowing with $6 billion rescue of GMAC
GMAC's president says the federal money will have an immediate impact on the credit it can offer General Motors customers.
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Bailout may cost trillions ... or not
Even if it adds up to $8 trillion, the final cost will be lower as US sells the assets it's now buying.
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An open-source engine?
Will the American cars of the future be powered by gasoline, biofuels, natural gas, or electricity? If the Set America Free Coalition has their way, the answer will be "all of the above."
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Unions pose difficult political test for Obama
How firmly will he stand with his labor allies during the painful restructuring of the auto industry?
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Big Three's future still in balance
Plans for lengthy plant shutdowns hint at a turning point in automaker history.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about retooling the UN Human Rights Council; why auto suppliers need a bailout, too; the Federal Reserve's role in creating the housing bubble; and barring illegal workers from US jobs.
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Tough line on auto bailout may extend to other industries
Congress's rescue of financial institutions may prove the exception, as automakers learned last week.
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The Monitor's View: Rescue US autoworkers first
Give them a way to get out of companies due for downsizing.
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White House says it won't allow Big Three to fail
US could tap $700 billion financial-rescue fund to keep automakers afloat temporarily.
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Auto bailout clears House; bigger hurdle ahead
In the Senate, many Republicans resist $14 billion package, worried that the industry won't repay US loans or become more competitive.
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A government-run auto industry?
The $15 billion draft bailout comes with strict conditions and immense federal oversight.
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