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Meralco - Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company
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Meralco asks ERC to slash generation rate
Tue 9 Mar 2010
MANILA, Philippines—The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has petitioned government regulators for approval to lower the generation charge for March, claiming that the sudden increase in the generation... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Cebu Pacific Airline Operations Center  -  Philippines
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CebuPac in hot water over new flight policy
Tue 9 Mar 2010
Most Read Business Gokongwei's Cebu Pacific to go public Ford unveils new small car for booming India Dubai World outlines debt plan to leading creditors—report Save or pay off debt? What to do when... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen during his visit to Chisinau, Moldova, Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. Putin attended a meeting of premiers from former Soviet Union republics, known as the Commonwealth of Independent States.  DNA India  Tue 9 Mar 2010
Arms, energy to dominate Vladimir Putin's India trip
Moscow: Russian premier Vladimir Putin will offer a traditional cocktail of arms and oil deals when he travels to India on Thursday to persuade a Cold War ally to buy new weapons amid rising... (photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool)
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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Feb. 23, 2009. Investors unable to extinguish their worries about a recession that has no end in sight dumped stocks again Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 251 points to its lowest close since Oct. 28, 1997, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index logged its lowest finish since April 11, 1  The New York Times  Tue 9 Mar 2010
Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range
Shares traded within a tight range Tuesday, a year after major market indexes hit 12-year lows. With little in the way of economic reports or earnings to help drive shares higher, investors are taking... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
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Toyota Supra MKIV from the en:2 Fast 2 Furious movie. The Daily Tribune Tue 9 Mar 2010
The Toyota myth is shattered
ZOOMING IN 03/10/2010 With the quickening pace of technological advance and the globalization-induced intensification of international competitiveness during the 20th... (photo: Creative Commons / Simon Davison)
Automaker   Business   Japan   Photos   US
Road Construction  -  Rehabilitation  -  Concreting  -  Construction  Workers  -  Laborers  -  Philippines The Daily Tribune Tue 9 Mar 2010
Neda board rushes P6-B infra plan before ban
03/10/2010 A few days before a 45-day ban before and after elections on infrastructure spending takes effect, the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda)... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
Funding   Infrastructure   Philippines   Photos   Projects
Vehicle - Car Inquirer Tue 9 Mar 2010
Vehicle sales up 37%; Campi says industry to continue posting growth
MANILA, Philippines--The local automotive industry has kept its growth momentum by registering a 36.6-percent increase in sales as of the end of February. In the first... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Industry   Manila   Photos   Sales   Vehicles
Entrance to Chevron's headquarters complex in San Ramon, California. Chevron was found to have evaded $3.25 billion in federal and state taxes from 1970 to 2000 through a complex petroleum pricing scheme involving a project in Indonesia. The Guardian Tue 9 Mar 2010
Chevron to seek UK refinery sale, cut 2,000 jobs
* Chevron to cut 2,000 downstream jobs in 2010 * To seek bids for UK refinery, other downstream ops * Shares down 0.2 percent in early trading (Adds quote, detail,... (photo: Creative Commons / Coolcaesar)
Chevron   Jobs   Photos   Refinery   Trading
Cars - Vehicles - Parking Lot Inquirer Tue 9 Mar 2010
Summer heat no picnic for your car
MANILA, Philippines--You may be celebrating this dry season as being perfect for your car. And why wouldn't you? The last rainy season only brought a flood of despair to... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Cars   Motorists   Philippines   Photos   Weather
Sony Bravia Televisions - LCD TVs Wall Street Journal Tue 9 Mar 2010
Sony Plans TV, 3-D Push
By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI TOKYO—Sony Corp. said on Tuesday that its television business will shift to "attack" mode in the coming fiscal year by ramping up TV... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Electronics   Photos   Sony   Television   Tokyo


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