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GPS industry says it's headed in the right direction Holiday season expected to propel map... GPS industry says it's headed

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Holiday season expected to propel mapping technology further into the consumer mainstream

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The most common phrases uttered in a car this year, according to a recent insurance company survey, were "Are we there yet," "Do you know where...

TIS the season to be wary, says the Victorian consumer watchdog. Check your Christmas chook... Christmas buyers 'should be

TIS the season to be wary, says the Victorian consumer watchdog.

Check your Christmas chook and pudding are not underweight and get to know your neighbours before hitting the road for yuletide holidays to avoid being ripped off.

Inspectors from Consumer Affairs Victoria are blitzing retailers selling traditional Christmas products such as turkeys, hams, puddings and chickens after i...

The measure, approved 371-49 vote, would extend for two years the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, w... Bill makes private sector

The measure, approved 371-49 vote, would extend for two years the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, which Congress passed in 2002 to help revive the economy after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

The Senate passed a similar bill last month, and the two chambers must now work out differences before concluding their work for the year, probably at the end of next week. The existing act expires on De...

Oil industry is the biggest loser in the pre-Budget report, with a £2bn tax charge headed i... Corporation tax will soar

Oil industry is the biggest loser in the pre-Budget report, with a £2bn tax charge headed its way

Corporation tax will reach £50bn under tax-raising measures announced in the pre-Budget report. The landmark will be crossed in 2007/08, highlighting the huge increases in tax over the past few years as businesses bear the brunt of the chancellor’s spending.

The corpor...

European Stocks Fall, Led by Insurers Including Axa, Munich Re Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Euro... European Stocks Fall, Led by Ins

European Stocks Fall, Led by Insurers Including Axa, Munich Re

Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks had their first back- to-back decline in three weeks, led by insurers, this quarter's best-performing shares.

Axa SA, the region's second-largest insurance company, and Munich Re, the biggest reinsurer, paced the drop. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut its recommendations on both, s...

German Stocks Fall; Allianz, Munich Re Shares Lead the Retreat Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Germ... German Stocks Fall; Allianz, Mun

German Stocks Fall; Allianz, Munich Re Shares Lead the Retreat

Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Germany's DAX Index slipped for a third session in four, paced by Allianz AG and Munich Re, after JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded the European insurance industry.

The DAX lost 31.15, or 0.6 percent, to 5235.6 as of 12:42 p.m. in Frankfurt. Twenty of the benchmark's 30 stocks fell. The HDA...

German Medium-Sized Companies Are More Positive About Business Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Germ... German Medium-Sized Companies Ar

German Medium-Sized Companies Are More Positive About Business

Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- German small and medium-sized companies are more optimistic about their business and plan to invest more next year, a survey for Germany's BDI industry federation found.

Fifty-three percent of the companies surveyed consider their situation satisfying, an increase from 25 percent six months ag...

Living by a church does wonders for a person's driving record, but motorists who reside near a r... Study: Drivers Living Near

Living by a church does wonders for a person's driving record, but motorists who reside near a restaurant might want to say an extra prayer before hitting the road, according to the findings of an insurance industry study.

The study from Quality Planning Corp., a risk assessment firm owned by the influential Insurance Services Office, calculates the risk of having a serious auto accident...

Like most black South Africans, David Mamabolo grew up without ever taking a vacation trip.<p... Cheap trips open tourism front

Like most black South Africans, David Mamabolo grew up without ever taking a vacation trip.

During South Africa's long apartheid years, laws kept him and his family from traveling without permission. They were banned from the country's famed wildlife reserves, from its best beaches, its sunny wine estates and most of its hotels and restaurants.

When apartheid ended a decade ago, h...