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Alfa Romeo plots a US comeback

2014-04-18 01:06:51| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

After 20 years, Alfa Romeo returns to the US

VIDEO: Alfa Romeo plots US comeback

2014-04-18 01:05:53| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Alfa Romeo, the Italian sports car maker, returns to the US market after 20 years. Michelle Fleury takes a tour of the car the firm hopes will appeal to American drivers.

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PS4 sales pass 7 million units, while Xbox One licks its wounds and plans a comeback

2014-04-17 13:36:29| Extremetech

Sony's PlayStation 4 is continuing to break sales records, passing 7 million units sold as of April 6. Meanwhile, in the Xbox One camp, Microsoft has remained ominously silent, failing to release sales figures since the end of 2013. Presumably, Microsoft was waiting to see if the release of Titanfall would give the Xbox One a healthy bump in sales -- but now, a month later, we have to wonder why Microsoft is still mute on the matter. Are Xbox One sales truly that embarrassing? And if so, can we expect a dramatic price drop or the release of an Xbox One bundle without Kinect?

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Old-school coal is making a comeback

2014-04-17 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

McClatchy: Coal, the former king of American energy, is making a comeback after being left for dead in favor of cleaner-burning natural gas. For years coal has been losing market share as the American fracking boom created a flood of cheap and abundant natural gas. But natural gas prices have edged upward, and the frigid winter created unprecedented energy demands. Power plants have increasingly been turning to coal as the solution. There's serious doubt whether the resurgence in coal can last in America...

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