Firestone tire defect case opens in McAllen trial
In the first tire defect trial against Bridgestone/Firestone, a lawyer claims the company knew tires were defective after a 2000 rollover that injured Dr. Joel Rodriguez, his wife Marisa, and two others. The Rodriguez family seeks up to 1 billion dollars. Evidence will address tread separation and Ford Explorer safety, with Firestone denying liability and blaming Ford. The trial in federal court is expected to last two weeks.
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Mcallen
Texas
Bridgestone/Firestone
Joel Rodriguez
Marisa
Mexico
Marisa Rodriguez
Tab Turner
Bridgestone/ Firestone
Bridgestone
Firestone
U.S
Ford Motor Co
Ricar
Do Garcia
Garcia
Knox Nunnally
Rodriguezes
Nunnally
Ford
Jill Bratina
Rodriguez
Filemon Vela
Elvis merchandise in Graceland area shops shows wide price range
Memphis Elvis memorabilia offers items from 39-cent postcards to $12,000 Gibson guitars near Graceland. EPE controls licensed goods, banning certain keepsakes. Independent shops like Memories of Elvis and Loose Ends face lease futures as 25th death anniversary nears. Fans travel, buy umbrellas and shirts while debating price ethics.
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Memphis
Tenn
Elvis
Graceland
Elvis Presley Enterprises
EPE
Center For the Study of Southern Culture
University of Mississippi
Fats
Todd Morgan
Danny Hiltenbrand
Carol Light
Graceland Crossing
Hiltenbrand
Light
Illinois
Darla Gennett
DuBois
Gennett
Wachovia and First Union Win Federal Merger Approval
The Federal Reserve approves Wachovia Corp and First Union Corp merger valued at 14.6 billion dollars creating the fourth largest U.S. bank. The Charlotte based banks will unite as Wachovia Corp with about 328.6 billion dollars in assets, 19 million customers, and 90,000 employees. The deal aims to trim 7,000 jobs and close about 325 branches over time. SunTrust had bid unsuccessfully and opposed the merger.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Wachovia Corp
First Union Corp
Southern Bank Loans
Fed
Board of Governors
First Union
Wachovia
North Carolina
SunTrust Banks Inc
Charlotte
Sun- Trust
U.S
SunTrust
Part of Jeep factory to be torn down in Toledo
Daimler Chrysler confirms part of the Toledo Jeep Parkway complex will be razed starting in the fall, while Jeep Wrangler production continues at the nearby Toledo North Assembly Plant. Nine of 54 buildings used for Cherokees, phased out in June, will be demolished with costs undetermined.
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Toledo
Jeep
Trevor Hale
Daimler- Chrysler
Jeep Parkway
Hale
The
Blade
Toledo Jeep
Chrysler
Toledo North Assembly
Carty Finkbeiner
Jim Hall
AutoPacific, Inc
Tustin
Calif
Hall
Tech stocks rise on Goldman upgrade amid choppy tech rally
Tech shares gained after Goldman Sachs upgraded semiconductors, offsetting a six day Nasdaq slide while blue chips barely moved. Dow and S P indices edged mixed as investors awaited clearer signs of economic stability and firmer profits.
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Goldman Sachs
New York
Wall Street
Dow
Dollar Mixed as European Trading Ticks Down Gold Prices
The dollar was mixed against major currencies in Europe with the euro at 0.9832 after lifting from 0.8951 earlier and gold falling to 274.60 in London. Other quotes showed yen near 122.33, Swiss francs at 1.6857, Canadian dollars at 1.5382, and the pound around 1.4214. European stocks rose, with Germany’s DAX up 0.7 percent, FTSE 100 near flat, and CAC-40 gaining 1.5 percent.
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Wall Street
Jon Brorson
Equities
Northern Trust
New York Stock Exchange
Japan
Europe
London
New York
Zurich
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Tion
Barry Hyman
Ehrenkrantz
King Nussbaum
Intel
Cisco Systems
Ciena
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Citigroup
Wal-Mart
Johnson & Johnson
Germany
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