Features By Alisa Roth
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MTA strikes back?
More than a month after New Yorkers were left stranded in the cold by a transit strike, the union and the transit authority are still squabbling over a new contract. Is another strike in the offing? Alisa Roth takes a look.
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GM's losses
General Motors said today it lost $4.8 billion in the fourth quarter and $8.6 billion in all of 2005 -- $1 billion more than analysts expected. The losses come at a tough time for GM, already planning major cuts. Alisa Roth reports.
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Google in China
There's a new version of Google out today: Google.cn. It's designed to avoid China's tight Internet controls... by blocking sites the Chinese government forbids. Some say Google's taking things too far. Alisa Roth has more.
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Reedidas?
Adidas has been given the green light to acquire US athletic shoemaker Reebok in a deal estimated at $3.8 billion. Adidas hopes the acquisition will put it on track to give Nike a run for its money. Alisa Roth reports.
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Ford's restructuring, aka plant closings and layoffs
30,000 people and 10 factories. Those are the steely numbers behind Ford Motor's announced restructuring today. The cuts are designed to end a $1.6 billion loss last year in North America. But as Alisa Roth reports, it may not be enough.
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A leaner, meaner Ford
The automaker today unveils plans to return to profitability through plant closings, layoffs, and possibly retiring some vehicle lines. Alisa Roth reports.
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Energy manipulation
New government rules out this week are designed to prevent Enron-style interference in energy markets. But are they really enough? Alisa Roth has more.
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Registered Traveler program
Who wouldn't want to skip those horrible airport security lines? But what if you had to give fingerprints, and a copy of your credit history, and property records to do it? As Alisa Roth tells us, that's just what the government is expected to offer when it unveils the new Registered Traveler program today.
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Cementing a deal
After more than a decade and a half of stonewalling, the US and Mexico have reached a tentative agreement on importing cement. The deal would lower import duties on Mexican cement, and help ease shortages in much of the US. Alisa Roth reports.
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Rocket ride for natural gas
Natural gas prices are expected to hit record highs again this year, following three straight years of record growth. Alisa Roth looks at how industries that rely on natural gas have been coping with the increase.
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