IMF foresees 2010 global recession with job losses and stimulus urge
The IMF projects a 1.3 percent global contraction this year with up to 25 million additional jobless worldwide. It urges governments to expand fiscal stimulus and infrastructure spending to avoid a deeper downturn and potential social unrest.
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GM to shutter most plants up to nine weeks this summer
GM plans to temporarily close most U S factories for up to nine weeks this summer due to weak sales and high inventories. Some plants making popular models may stay open part of the period at reduced speeds. Thousands could be laid off but receive most pay under the UAW contract as GM faces a June 1 restructuring deadline and possible Chapter 11.
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Court backs tire defect fault in fatal Mississippi crash
In 2000 three friends drank before a speeding car on Mississippi Highway 27 left the road. The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a $2.1 million verdict against Goodyear and Big 10 Tire for a faulty right rear tire, with driver Travis Kirby killed and passengers Riley Strickland and Sidney Odom injured.
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Foreclosures Worst in Four States as RealtyTrac Reports
RealtyTrac’s first quarter study shows 26 U S cities with the highest foreclosure rates concentrated in California Florida Arizona and Nevada led by Las Vegas Merced Cape Coral Fort Myers and Port St Lucie In Ohio Canton Columbus Toledo also rank in the top 50 nationwide about 804000 homes received foreclosure notices January through March with Obama incentives and $75 billion promised to curb the crisis.
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