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...European countries are concerned the new investor Magna, along with its Russian partners, will protect German jobs at the expense of other jobs. "There are going to be more tough negotiations with GM Europe and Magna," says Klaus Franz, the head of Opel's works council. "A very stony road lies ahead of us. Jobs will be cut, but we hope we can prevent forced redundancies and plant closures," he says. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
Taking its lead from Britain's Department of Transport - which has a cost- per-life-saved threshold for new road schemes of about $2.2 million per life, or around $45,000 per life year gained - NICE rarely approves a drug that costs more than $45,000 per Qaly (the fictitious drug would easily pass...
...headlined by double-digit declines in exports, thousands of factory closures and the layoff of about 20 million workers. Economic statistics for the first quarter of 2009 were surprisingly positive, leading some economists to conclude that the rate of contraction was slowing and that China might be on the road to recovery. Power-generation and transportation statistics, key indicators of the economy's direction, registered modest increases in March after months of decline. Banks lent money at record levels, investment showed signs of recovery, and auto sales grew nearly 3.9% in the first quarter compared with the same period last...
...might crack on camera. The BGT final was nothing short of a referendum on Britain, a chance for a country beset by economic woes, battered by political scandals and humbled on soccer fields to vote itself a new and better image. (See TIME's photo essay "Susan Boyle's Road to Fame...
...will have ownership stakes in the auto companies and representation on the corporate boards. Though the VEBA for each company was set up prior to bankruptcy, health-care administration largely remained with the automakers. Now it's all VEBA, all the time. (See "General Motors: 10 Milestones on the Road to Bankruptcy...