Nov 8th, 2009 - Freep
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November began with a daily dose of hope for greater Detroit:
• Monday, Ford Motor Co. posted a $1-billion third-quarter profit, making money on its core North American operations after 17 consecutive quarterly losses.
• Tuesday, Dave Bing was elected to a full term as mayor of Detroit and five promising new faces won seats on the City Council.
• Wednesday, Chrysler Group emerged from a 5-month hibernation with CEO Sergio Marchionne flashing supremo confidence in his 5-year revival plan.
Related stories:
Electronic Arts to Cut 1500 Jobs After Latest Loss
Nov 9th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Electronic Arts Inc., the second-largest video-game publisher, plans to cut 1,500 jobs as ChiefExecutive Officer John Riccitiello battles shrinking industrysales that have contributed to 11 straight quarterly losses.
Terps relish chance to right the ship
Nov 6th, 2009 - Washington Post
Never before has a Ralph Friedgen-coached Maryland team entered the final month of the regular season under these circumstances: The Terrapins likely will be underdogs in all four remaining games...Microsoft, Partners Beaming Over Windows 7
Nov 5th, 2009 - ChannnelWeb
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says sales of Windows 7 have been "fantastic" since last month's launch, and Microsoft solution providers are just as impressed with the level of demand they've seen for the spanking-new operating system...
Ron Artest keeps his cool in return to Houston
Nov 5th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Houston - Ron Artest is trying his best not to be, uh, Ron Artest.
He returned to face his former team amid boos, jeers and derisive chants from Houston Rockets fans...Toyota's return to profits fuels growing optimism in car industry
Nov 5th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
Hopes that the global car industry is easing out of its slump gathered pace today after Toyota said it had returned to profit in the last quarter and cut its forecast losses for the full year.
