Kia Spectra earns worst rating in frontal crash test
The Kia Spectra the first car since 2001 to receive the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety s lowest frontal crash rating Poor after a 40 mph test left a dummy with head chest and leg injuries The Spectra starts at 13240 and last earned that rating was the Chevrolet Cavalier in 2001 The institute evaluates crumple distance dummy injuries and seat belt performance in a 40 mph crash
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WestLB sells Kloeckner stake to US firm
WestLB agreed to sell its 94.9 percent stake in steel distributor Kloeckner & Co. AG to Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer of New York, acquiring the remaining 5.1 percent from HSH Nordbank AG. Kloeckner, based in Duisburg, employs about 10,000 across 10 countries and posted 2003 net profit of 27 million euros on 3.8 billion euros sales.
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Half of Americans worry about debts this holiday season
An Associated Press poll shows 50 percent of adults fret about money owed, with credit cards driving much of the concern. Four in ten cardholders will use plastic for holiday spending, and a quarter rely on credit when cash is short, prompting stress and health effects among 1,000 adults surveyed.
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Bush aides refuse to rule out higher Social Security taxes
President Bush's advisers declined to confirm whether wealthy earners would face higher Social Security taxes under his reform plan. Card and Snow, on Fox News Sunday and This Week, avoided committing to tax-rate changes while urging a broad, cautious debate. They stressed the effort aims to protect younger workers’ benefits and avoid European-style payroll tax increases.
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