Archive for October 17th, 2006
Steel tariff debate escalates
A heated dispute over the future of U.S. manufacturing hits a federal trade panel today, which will hear arguments from steel companies and automakers on whether tariffs on certain types of steel widely used in cars and trucks should be removed.
The debate pits six large automakers against the three largest U.S. steel companies, each using [...]
Posted: October 17th, 2006 under Steel Comment, Steel International, Steel News.
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Tata Steel could offer about $9 bln for Corus
Reuters have reported that Tata steel could be about to make a $9 billion offer for the Corus group, at the end of October. No official word from either company yet.
Top Business News | Reuters.com
Technorati tags: Steel, Steel News, Steel International
Posted: October 17th, 2006 under Steel International.
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Spamhaus risks losing .org domain name
Leading anti-spam operation, Spamhaus is threatened with losing its domain name, which would effectively put it out of business. The challenge comes from a company that says that blacklisting by Spamhaus had caused it lost business and jobs.
In September an Illinois court awarded e360 Insight damages against Spamhaus to the tune of $11,715,000 and [...]
Posted: October 17th, 2006 under Blogs and the Internet.
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