http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us There is a paradox at the heart of the proposed bailout of the auto industry. The rescue would have no chance of passing without the muscle of the Big Three's unionized work force. Yet you can't turn around without hearing someone trash autoworkers f allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1920512-dionne-rocky Business News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:23:20 -0600 F ederal and state regulators have ordered Boston’s OneUnited Bank to fix its “unsafe and unsound banking practices and violations of law” and stop paying its executives “excessive compensation.” The regulatory action, announced last Friday on the da allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1920442-oneunited-bank Business News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:16:52 -0600 The number of consumers with delinquent mortgages is poised to almost double by the end of next year, hitting its highest level in at least 16 years, according to a leading credit bureau. TransUnion LLC, which analyzed about 27 million consumer recor allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1920440-delinquent-mortgage Business News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:16:40 -0600 Long before the sweltering summer humidity dissipated, before the leaves changed into vibrant reds, oranges and yellows and before football games and halftime shows were the weekend entertainment, Americans were planning ahead for upcoming holiday ex allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1920344-tis-tighten Business News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:03:20 -0600 Philippine debt yields are likely to be confined to a narrow range this week with investors putting off aggressive buying to wait for more signs of the impact of the global financial turmoil on the economy, traders said Tuesday. Most investors were e allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1920326-philippine-yields Business News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:58:11 -0600 THE Reserve Bank has slashed interest rates by 100 basis points to 4.25 per cent. Last month the central bank cut interest rates by 75 basis points to 5.25 per cent. This followed on from a huge 100 basis point cut in October, and a 25 basis point re allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1920072-rba-slashes Business News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:06:19 -0600 Australia's official interest rates have been cut to 4.25 per cent from 5.25 per cent. The 1 percentage point cut is bigger than most economists expected and reflects concern about the global economic outlook. New Zealand's central bank has its own allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1920070-australia-firstmac Business News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:01:31 -0600 China Eyes Consumer Boost, May Aim 8% 2009 Growth Reuters 01 Dec 2008 10:03 PM ET China should take further steps to fight a sharp economic slowdown, including cutting interest rates and taxes as well as increasing investments aimed at spurring dom allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1919966-china-huddle Business News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:35:28 -0600 Japan's energy minister said on Tuesday that cheaper oil is better for the country, regardless of comments on prices from Saudi Arabia's leaders over the weekend. "There are frequent comments by oil producers about $60-$75 per barrel...Saudi Arabia's allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1919939-india-oil Business News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:30:36 -0600 John Sealy Hospital, which typically handled more than 60,000 emergencies and 3,000 trauma operations a year from communities along the Gulf Coast, now must transfer injured patients elsewhere. Medevac helicopters or ambulances carry people with sev allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1919743-galveston-utmb Business News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:50:37 -0600 The sales of vehicles in Brazil fell by 23.44 percent in November from a year earlier due to credit restrictions and lack of consumer confidence as a result of the current financial crisis.     In total, 309,712 units of new cars, light commercial ve allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1919710-brazil-slashes Business News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:44:30 -0600 Strategic froze funds in August, owing investors about $330 million. At the time the company was involved in a deal for original shareholders, including NZ Rugby Union chairman Jock Hobbs and its bankers BOS International to take ownership of the com allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1919577-floats-moratorium Business News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:12:29 -0600 unit Corus has applied for Dutch government financial aid to temporarily reduce the work hours of 4,600 workers to cope with the global economic slowdown , Dutch news agency ANP reported on Monday. Under the terms of the government support, if approv allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1919400-corus-tubes Business News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:34:54 -0600 Wine maker Delegat's is defying the global gloom by forecasting a 29 per cent lift in profits for the current year to a record level of about $25 million. Directors told shareholders at the annual meeting in Auckland today that while global markets allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1919377-delegat-juicy Business News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:28:17 -0600 Dow Chemical Co. renegotiated a deal to split off some of its chemical plants into a joint venture with Kuwait Petroleum Corp., accepting a lower price for the assets it will contribute. While Dow Chemical will get about $500 million less than it ori allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1919308-kuwait-renegotiates Business News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:16:30 -0600 Coca-Cola Co said on Tuesday it had filed an application for anti-trust approval in China for the company's $2.5 billion bid for top domestic juice maker China Huiyuan Juice Group. Coca-Cola said in a joint statement the review process with the Minis allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1919282-china-huiyuan Business News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:15:04 -0600 The New Zealand dollar continued its downward slide in afternoon trading, as investors fled into safer currencies on the back of a global equities slump. The kiwi weakened against the greenback in afternoon trading, buying US52.91c, down from US53.6 allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1919268-kiwi-tumbles Business News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:09:18 -0600 Access to full versions of  news stories from issues older than 4 weeks are available to all readers for free in our archive of all issues.     allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1919144 Business News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:51:13 -0600 Insurance actuary calculations, based on anticipated injured-worker claims next year and on wage and medical inflation, indicated the need for a 6.3 percent premium increase, generating $119 million. Instead, the decision to implement a 3 percent inc allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1919139-comp-premiums Business News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:50:37 -0600 But Australia's economic growth pace is still tipped to slow dramatically in 2009 due a slowing in imports to China. The Australian Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday reported a seasonally adjusted current account deficit (CAD) of $9.736 billion for the allvoices / news http://www.allvoices.com/news/1919113-australia-rttnews Business News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:49:20 -0600