Ford may add shifts at some U.S. plants
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co will increase production for deliveries to its U.S. dealers by 13 percent in the first quarter of 2011 and may add third shifts to some of its plants, Ford sales executives said on Sunday.Ford, which increased U.S. sales by 19.5 percent in 2010 to 1.93 million, said many…
Spanish banks display risky appetite for property
MADRID (AFP) – They are officially banks but they have become Spain's main real estate agents, according to data from the country's banking sector which reveals the extent of their risky property assets.The Bank of Spain had asked all 17 of the country's fragile regional savings banks, which account for about half of all lenders,…
U.S. to press China on trade promises in 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. trade officials on Wednesday said they have made significant progress with China on an array of trade policies threatening U.S. technology and intellectual property rights and would focus in 2011 on ensuring those new commitments are implemented."I think the results we were able to achieve this (past)year really does show the…
Speech Fuels Speculation of Bachmann Presidential Bid
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., spurred further speculation she mightbecome a contender for the Republican Party's presidential nomination byappearing as the Tea Party Express spokeswoman after PresidentBarack Obama's 2011 State of the Union address. Bachmann delivered a six-minutespeech to activists, but the speech was also televised. The congresswoman'sresponse to the State of the Union address was…
China's Hu to engage in rare Q&A with media in US
BEIJING – When it comes to public appearances, China's president is no Barack Obama.Stiff and media-averse, the 67-year-old Hu Jintao will be stepping out of character when he takes questions from reporters after meeting the U.S. president on Wednesday. It's a White House demand that could create some awkward moments, but Hu is willing to…
Analysis: JFK's words in today's troubled times
WASHINGTON – Fifty years after John F. Kennedy summoned Americans to a new generation of leadership and patriotism, one thing is clear: This is no age of Camelot.Were it uttered by a modern politician, Kennedy's famous "ask not" call to service might well be derided as a socialist pitch for more government. His idyllic clamoring…
FoodPolitik: Hypocrite Bloomberg behind latest salty Big Apple campaign
By now we’ve all heard about San Francisco’s Election Day decision to ban Happy Meals. And amid the usual ridicule, the line “only in San Francisco” no doubt emerged as the city once again shredded its credibilityљby embracing namby-pamby politics.So here’s my question: Is New York City challenging San Francisco as the capital of Nannyland?This…
Stuxnet may be part of Iran atom woes: ex-IAEA aide
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has been experiencing years of problems with equipment used in its uranium enrichment program and the Stuxnet computer virus may be one of the factors, a former top U.N. nuclear inspections official said.Olli Heinonen, who stepped down in August as head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog's inspections worldwide, said there may…
Brinked.com Introduces the Fastest Youtube Ringtone Creator on the Web
Offers Facebook App and Embeddable Website WidgetBrooklyn, NY (PRWEB) November 17, 2010 Brinked.com, one of the most popular free online ringtone makers, announced the release of the 2.0 version of its online ringtone maker today. The enhanced ringtone utility is available at.As the first online ringtone maker to allow users to make ringtones from YouTube…
U.N. says preparing possible troop increase in Sudan
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday the United Nations hopes to boost the number of peacekeepers in Sudan amid fears that Africa's largest country by area could be headed for a new civil war.Voter registration began on Monday for a January 2011 referendum on whether oil-producing southern Sudan should secede from…