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To: bentway who wrote (218553)	2/15/2007 1:17:15 AM
From: geode00	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Chrysler to cut 13,000 jobs ------DaimlerChrysler AG said Wednesday it plans to slash 13,000 jobs at Chrysler and hinted it may try to dump its money-losing US division. The US-German automaker unveiled a new turnaround plan for Chrysler, designed to save 4.5 billion dollars after the division lost 1.1 billion euros (1.5 billion dollars) last year. But the company's announcement that "no option is being excluded" for its US arm fuelled speculation that chief executive Dieter Zetsche is seeking a buyer for Chrysler, nine years after it merged with Germany's Daimler-Benz..... playfuls.com Don't we need armor for vehicles in Iraq? We're 4000 pieces short and won't catch up until late summer. That seems to be a continuing problem. Hey, what about putting the factories on a war footing? Anyone? Anyone? Other than the reporting on the evening news, does there actually seem to be a war going on?

To: bentway who wrote (218553)	2/15/2007 4:56:12 AM
From: Elroy	Respond to of 281500

CAPITOL REPORT: Big downward revision to GDP coming Published: 15/02/2007 12:00 AM (UAE) Nominal UAE GDP rises 23% to Dh599b Staff Report gulfnews.com Dubai: The UAE's nominal gross domestic products (GDP) rose 23 per cent to Dh599 billion last year, according to a top government official. "Our economy is going ahead in leaps and bounds. Growth for the UAE has been 23 per cent in nominal terms for 2006 and GDP was Dh599 billion for 2006. This is another record year for the UAE," Mohammad Ahmad Bin Abdul Aziz, undersecretary for Planning at the Ministry of Economy told delegates at the Greece Business Forum yesterday. "Oil prices have reached record levels and are likely to remain there or even rise further. These are good times for the UAE." The high crude prices may not seriously affect world growth, he said. "World economic growth currently is being driven by sectors such as services, technology and tourism." Bilateral trade between the UAE and Greece stood at about Dh395 million by the end of 2005. "Theses figures do not meet our expectations. There is a great deal we can do to improve on this situation," he said.