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NEW YORK, Aug. 6 -- On Friday, Aug. 8, Hyundai will offer visitors in New York's Financial District an opportunity to take a luxurious break in the new Genesis premium sports sedan -- a serious competitor to the likes of Lexus ES, Cadillac CTS and Chrysler 300.
Genesis will be on display among thousands of people enjoying the annual Financial Community Day Festival (Aug. 8, 11 a.m. to 6 ...
YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) — Nissan showed on Wednesday a spiffy electric car packed with a battery developed by the Japanese automaker to deliver more power than the type common in today's hybrids.
The electric vehicle, set for sale in 2010, carried a 300 kilogram (660 pounds) lithium-ion battery and still zipped around a Nissan Motor Co. test course, accelerating more quickly than com...
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street headed for a higher open Tuesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's meeting on interest rates and eyed with cautious optimism the declining price of oil.
The Fed, seeking to support an anemic U.S. economy and also contain inflation, is expected to keep its benchmark federal funds rate steady at 2 percent. As always, investors will be keen to see...
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US consumer spending cooled in June and inflationary pressures accelerated strongly as higher food and energy costs stretched Americans' wal...
The top business news from The Associated Press for the morning of Monday, August 4, 2008:
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Health insurer Humana Inc. reported a slight drop in second-quarter profit Monday caused by an expected double-digit decline in premiums from its Medicare prescription drug plans. Humana's results for the three months ended June 30 still outperformed Wall Street expect...
Canny, currency-conscious travellers are booking next year's holidays to try to beat possible euro fluctuations, it has been revealed.
Holidays for 2009 are being snapped as tourists attempt to avoid further falls in the pound's strength against the euro, according to holiday company Milestones.
Those still booking for this year are tending to avoid eurozone countries, the company...
Last Modified: Saturday, August 2, 2008 at 6:47 p.m.
Before school starts on Aug. 18 in Alachua County, families should prepare themselves for a few changes at their schools.
Related Links: School lunch prices Class trips can teach parents Many teachers, parents favor school uniforms School open house calendar Kids urged to bike, walk to school Make most of back-to-school night Pre...
TITUSVILLE -- Central Florida continues to place host to presidential politics this weekend, as presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama is expected to speak at a town hall meeting in Titusville, followed by a speech to the National Urban League in Orlando.
In Titusville, people waited several hours for tickets to Sen. Obama's town hall meeting, but by the time people arrived at th...
General Motors, Ford, Toyota and other automakers said Friday that their U.S. sales fell by double-digits. Nissan Motor Co. was the only major automaker to report a gain, with truck sales up 18 percent thanks in part to the new Rogue crossover and a boost in incentives. Nissan's overall sales rose 8.5 percent.
Automakers were expecting a slide in July as high gas prices continued to cut ...
PARIS (AP) — The French energy company Total SA on Friday reported its profit climbed 38.7 percent in the second quarter, joining other oil companies in posting strong results as oil prices surged this past spring.
The world's fourth-largest oil and gas company said it earned 4.73 billion euros ($7.38 billion) in the three monrths ended June 30, up from 3.41 billion euros in the s...