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Approved death claims related to GM ignition switch recall rise to 84
2015-04-13 22:49:09| Automakers - Topix.net
The number of approved death compensation claims related to a recall of a faulty General Motors ignition switch has risen to 84. The claims were approved by a fund set up by GM to compensate victims of a defective part in mid-to-late-2000s model cars that has led to a massive recall and a federal investigation. The number of approved claims stood at 19 in mid-September and had grown steadily to 36 at the beginning of December and then to 42 in January.
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Coal makes comeback thanks to carbon price repeal, emissions rise
2015-04-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Age: Tony Abbott has seized the chance to gloat about the fall in electricity prices since the carbon price was scrapped, so it's only fair we acknowledge another result of this crusade. Nine months after the carbon price was repealed, the good times are back for some of the most carbon-intensive electricity generators in the developed world. Carbon emissions from electricity had been steadily falling for a couple of years but since the rollback in July, this trend promptly reversed. Carbon emissions...
Seattle wages rise even as IT, biotech pay slows
2015-04-09 18:09:58| Biotech - Topix.net
Now for the bad news: over the past nine months or so, wage growth has slowed for some of the region's hottest jobs, including technology, manufacturing and biotechnology. Seattle wages grew 2.3 percent between the first quarter of 2014 and the same period this year.
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European shares rise; Hong Kong, Japan benchmarks surge
2015-04-09 14:12:47| Energy - Topix.net
A man walks by an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo Thursday, April 9, 2015, showing Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index that rose 131.41 points to 19,921.22, tapping fresh 15-year highs as the Japanese yen softened against the U.S. dollar. Asian shares were mixed Thursday, with gains supported by lower oil prices, firmness in U.S. markets and strong buying in Hong Kong by mainland Chinese investors.
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Asian markets mostly up on US rise
2015-04-09 03:26:54| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Shares in Asia were mostly up on Wednesday following markets in the US which closed slightly higher.
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