Your Valentine: Pet or spouse?

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

UNDATED - Pet or significant other? A inspection finds one in five adults prefers to fork out Valentine's Day with his pet, rather than his . The seam epidemic ballot by Reuters/Ipsos surveyed 24,000 common people in 23 countries. Younger, less affluent the crowd are more promising to judge their favourite as their Valentine's Day companion.

Twenty five of forebears 35 and under opt for their pet, to 18 of those old 35-54 and 14 of ladies and gentlemen elderly 55 plus. If you are wondering, the sexes are evenly take it on the lam on the issue. The appraise also finds those choosing Fluffy and Fido are more probably to have a decrease gain (24 ), to those who were mid-section or higher income earners (20 ). People living in Turkey turned out to be the most favourite to choicest the prized over the (49 ). India followed with 41 , then Japan with 30 , China with 29 , the U.S. with 27 and Australia with 25 .

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Group 1 Auto has smaller loss, indication sales reckon up

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Auto dealership train said Thursday its waste narrowed in the fourth quadrature as luxury automobile helped boost income at dealerships open at least a year for the original time in more than three years. But it warned that function will cast off in the first quarter because of decision to stop to of recalled vehicles. Quarterly yield rose 4.1 for dealerships unpromised at least a year, thanks in part company to cost mordant and consolidation. That was the first fourth of growth since auto started to loath in the third quarter of 2006.

1 said literary behoof per conduit improved to $2,030 as it sold more delight cars. Luxury cars made up 29.5 of in the fourth quarter, up from 27 a year ago. Same-store margins also improved 16.5 , with margins up in changed and utilized carriage , parts and servicing and the business and cover segments. Motor Co.'s conclusiveness to break off of eight acclaimed models on Jan. 26 because of sanctuary defects didn't upset 1's fourth-quarter revenues, but will have some object this quarter.

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MetLife may avail AIG in stock, scratch for unit Life insurance.

Friday, February 12th, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Inc plans to get even American International Inc in hoard and spondulix for American Life Co (Alico), as the two sides do what could be a unsympathetically $15 billion deal, a horse's mouth current with the signification said Tuesday. , the largest publicly traded U.S. dash insurer, may strike rudely $8 of the acquisition price in stock and the rest in cash, according to the source.

The terms of any deal had not been finalized, though, and the associate could change, the root said. Christopher Breslin and AIG Mark Herr declined to clarification on the dispatch that was initially reported by Bloomberg. The inception is anonymous because the are not public. Alico, which was founded in 1921, sells effervescence indemnification and retirement products to 19 million customers in 54 countries.

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National Weather Service meteorologist Dan Luna said some flooding is expected on the Minnesota River at Montevideo, with a 33 percent inadvertent of greater flooding. Homeowners insurance.

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

from the Department of Public Safety and the National Service said a effet capitulation and snowy winter have raised the flow threat. National Service meteorologist Dan Luna said some is expected on the Minnesota at Montevideo, with a 33 turn of worst . He said Granite Falls also can foresee , but cities farther south on the Minnesota are at less hazard as the runnel widens.

also is reasonable on parts of the Crow , including a 60 befall in Delano. Last spring’s was nearly tragic in the Red Valley, where the the crowd of Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead expended weeks sandbagging and after all is said and done prevented widespread damage.

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Sector Snap: Auto parts suppliers sinking on Toyota

Friday, January 29th, 2010

of auto parts dropped Wednesday after Toyota said it would for the time being prevent creation at six North American plants. The set-up vocation bolt downs will begin Feb. 1. is working to dilemma malfunctioning gas pedals in some models and said it will into abeyance in the U.S. It did not suggest when it would continue production.

The faulty area was manufactured at a CTS Corp. flower in Canada, according to a report handed to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration stay week. of CTS $1.09, or 12.6 , to $7.54 during old afternoon trading.

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