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...there's no denying that Daimler, as the company will be known once Chrysler is driven off the lot, is forking over $675 million to make the deal happen--a remarkable repudiation of its $36 billion purchase of Chrysler nine years ago. And there's also no denying that the sums changing hands in the current transaction pale next to the $18 billion in health-care obligations that Chrysler owes its retirees...
...Washington think tank whose experts laid much of the ideological groundwork for the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The AEI has identified dozens of energy companies active in Iran's oil and gas fields and has also pointed a finger at such engineering, transportation and communications giants such as Siemens, Daimler-Chrysler and Volkswagen of Germany, Renault and Peugeot Citroen of France, and Ericsson and Volvo of Sweden...
...idea came from Seattle businessman and frequent flier Matthew Daimler. "In 2001, my job required extensive travel between San Francisco and Europe," he says. "I quickly noticed that there were a handful of prime seats and terrible seats in each cabin ... I started to post my observations on the Internet and there was immediate interest." Eight million visitors later and the site is providing seating information for 29 major carriers. SeatGuru.com uses color coding and icons to denote facilities such as laptop power connections and different types of entertainment systems, as well as to rate overall comfort level (based...
...tailgate, giving it out for free as a “non-alcoholic alternative” from the Newsweek-sponsored Current Magazine tent (Estes, a Crimson editor, is president of Current Magazine). And, though not on company payrolls, many other student groups aggressively pursue sponsorship deals with companies like Daimler-Chrysler, Morgan Stanley, and Puma, holding events off-campus, where they say Harvard officials can claim no jurisdiction. None of these groups have been scrutinized by the College.According to the Student Organizations Handbook, a student group may accept cash and gifts from a sponsor. And as long as the display...
...Break even by 2007 or else. The roadster and the SUV have been axed, as have one-third the employees. Ulrich Walker, Smart's president, says the firm has reduced fixed costs 26% and is "on the right track toward an economically sound future." Some financial analysts are urging Daimler not to wait until 2007, but Dieter Zetsche, the newly appointed chief executive, says that "it's only fair to give them the time to deliver on their promises...