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    <title><![CDATA[Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Cut Gold Output Estimate on Grasberg Strike]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) said Thursday that it has resolved a labor dispute with PT Freeport Indonesia workers at its Grasberg mining and milling operations, but that the work stoppage will cost the company production and sales of a significant amount of copper and gold.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[China Foreign Direct Investment Sinks for Fourth Straight Month]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[China&#039;s foreign direct investment in February fell for the fourth straight month as companies tightened spending amid a slowdown in the world&#039;s second-largets economy and the ongoign European sovereign debt crisis.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[India To Surpass Japan As No. 2 Asian Car Market By 2016]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[India will surpass Japan as the No. 2 vehicle market in Asia by 2016, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal based on data and research from IHS Automotive. The report also says that auto sales in China, Asia and the world&#039;s largest market, will continue to grow steadily through the rest of the decade.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Mexican Auto Industry Production Up 24 Percent in Anticipation of Trade Agreement Restructuring]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Mexico&#039;s auto industry produced 24 percent more cars and light trucks in February compared with the year-ago period, reaching a record high.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Fed Stress Test Results: Citi, SunTrust Fail, JP Morgan Passes]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc., the third-largest U.S. bank, and SunTrust Banks Inc. failed the Federal Reserve&#039;s latest stress test because they lack enough capital to endure a hypothetical shock to the U.S. economy, the central bank said Tuesday.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Stocks Soar Midday on Retail Sales Report, Fed Statement]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks soared Tuesday in afternoon trading, amid strong reports of retail sales and business inventories and buoyant sentiments from the Federal Reserve.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[US Business Inventories Expand On Auto Dealer Restocking]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Business inventories beat expectations in January, increasing 0.7 percent to a record level as auto dealers replenished their stocks to keep pace with rising demand from consumers.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Gas Price Rise Spurs Highest-Ever Fuel Economy Average Of Sold Vehicles]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[In an auto industry placing increased emphasis on fuel economy in its vehicles, Ford Motor Co. serves as the poster child. The average fuel economy of Ford&#039;s sold passenger vehicles and trucks jumped by an average of 4.9 miles per gallon in February from the year-ago period.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[JetBlue Airways Traffic Jumps 17.4% in February]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[JetBlue Airways Corp. (NASDAQ: JBLU) saw its airline traffic jump an astounding 17.4 percent in February, the company announced Monday in a press release.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Visteon To Sell Automotive Lighting Business to India's Varroc Group]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Auto parts maker Visteon Corp. said Monday that it will sell its automotive lighting business to the India-based Varroc Group for $92 million in cash, a deal the company expects to close in the third quarter of 2012.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[China Economic Slowdown: Could It Bring Jobs Back To The US?]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The global markets tumbled this week, due in part to concerns about China&#039;s slowed economic growth. There are several reasons, however, why China&#039;s economic slowdown could actually benefit the U.S., despite the market&#039;s immediate reaction. One reason is the possible return of jobs to the United States&#039; manufacturing sector.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Dodge Dart 2013 Production to Begin April 1? No, April Fools!]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Fiat SpA and Chrysler Group LLC CEO Sergio Marchionne said Tuesday at the Geneva Motor Show that production of the highly anticipated Dodge Dart may be pushed back from April 1 to April 2.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines Traffic Increases 4% in Feb]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) saw its February traffic jump 3.9 percent from a year earlier, marking the company&#039;s first traffic increase in three months.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Chevy Volt Production Shut Down: Will GM's Plug-In Ever Be a 'Moonshot?']]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[A little more than a year ago, Karl Brauer stood on stage at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show and introduced the 2011 North American Car of the Year: the Chevrolet Volt.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[GM Annual Sales Surge 30.4% in China]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[General Motors Co. saw a 30.4 percent year-over-year jump in sales of passenger cars in China in February, a record-setting month for the United States automaker. Sales rose primarily due to the absence of the Lunar New Year holiday, which fell at the beginning of the month last year.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[KKR, Chesapeake Energy Partner to Invest in Mineral and Royalty Interests]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Chesapeake Energy Corp. announced a partnership to invest in mineral and royalty interests in prominent oil and gas basins in the United States.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[With Rising Gas Prices, Automakers Turn to Natural Gas for Pickups]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Amid rising gas prices and increasing demand for alternative sources of energy, automakers in the United States are turning to natural gas to power new pickup trucks.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[China Investment Corp. Receives $30B Infusion from Government]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[China Investment Corp., China&#039;s sovereign wealth fund, received $30 billion from the Chinese government late last year, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Chevy Volt Sales up in February]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Sales of General Motors Co.&#039;s Chevrolet Volt rallied back in February from early-year lows, as the company sold more than 1,000 units of its hybrid electric plug-in vehicle last month.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ford Could Lose $600M in Europe This Year: Executive]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co. could lose between $500 million and $600 million in Europe this year, another inclination of automakers struggles in a region plighted by an ongoing debt crisis and crawling with competition.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Feb. New Car Sales: Chrysler Up 40%, GM Tops Expectations]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[New car sales grew at a better than expected pace, continuing automakers&#039; steady revival in 2011 and the early months of 2012 and forcing many analysts to revise year-long sales forecasts above a benchmark 14 million mark.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Life-Saving Rearview Camera Regulations Delayed Again by U.S.]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has again delayed a regulation, failing to meet a deadline to present a bill to Congress.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[GM, Peugeot Deal: JV Aims to Restore Sagging Euro Operations]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[General Motors Co. said Wednesday that the company has entered into a &quot;long-term and broad-scale&quot; alliance with French automaker PSA Peugeot Citreon to share vehicle platforms, components and modules and jointly purchase goods and services from suppliers. As part of the agreement, GM will purchase a 7 percent stake in Peugeot.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Why High Gasoline Prices Won't Cut New Car Sales]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Rising gasoline prices will not threaten soaring new car sales that have the auto industry on pace for an even more impressive recovery year than originally expected, analysts say.]]></description>
    <guid>http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/306836/20120229/gas-prices-rising-2012-5-new-car.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[New Car Sales To Soar in Feb: 14 Million Mark Looks Likely]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Automakers will report nearly 1.09 million new cars in February on Thursday, according to two industry forecasts, continuing the ongoing revival of the industry as sales jumped nearly 6 percent from February 2011 and an eye-popping 20 percent from January. That would equal a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) above 14 million units -- the highest level since early 2008.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Obama Hits Romney on Auto Bailout, Again, on Michigan Primary Day]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama on Tuesday hit Republican presidential challengers hard during a speech at the United Auto Workers conference in Washington, most notably lashing out at former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for his views on the auto bailout.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ireland Will Hold Referendum on European Fiscal Treaty]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Ireland will hold a referendum of its people on the European Union&#039;s new fiscal treaty, the first poll test of public opinion on the anticipated tighter budget discipline in the 17-country euro zone.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Chrysler Expands Mopar Service Arm Into Argentina, Brazil]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Seventy-five years ago, Mopar began as a name for an antifreeze product. That antifreeze brand has grown into the global automobile parts and service arm of Chrysler Group LLC, and its latest announcement further expands its global footprint.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nissan Recall: Nearly 80,000 Vehicles Probed to Fix Potential Gas Leaks]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Nissan Motor Co. is recalling nearly 80,000 vehicles in the United States to address gasoline leaks, the company said in documents filed with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Mitt Romney's Cadillac Gaffe Draws More Scrutiny of his Wealth]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[First, Mitt Romney gaffed in admitting he was not worried about the &quot;very poor.&quot; Then, he admitted he only paid about a 15 percent tax rate. Now, his ad-libbing in Detroit led him to a flub about his wife Ann&#039;s Cadillacs.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
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