In Thursday's Americas papers

05 November 2009 11:30  [Source: ICIS news]

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Front page

Cameron outlines Lisbon position
The UK opposition leader said it was too late to hold a vote on the recently approved Lisbon treaty, but pledged to hold a referendum on any further transfer of powers from the UK to the EU.

Chirac burnishes image with pen
Former French President Chirac has achieved something that eluded him while in office: popularity. The publication of his memoirs could cement a newly found status as the nation's grandfather.

Italy rules in rendition case
An Italian court convicted 23 US intelligence operatives on charges of kidnapping an Egyptian imam on a Milan street, prosecutors and lawyers said.

Money & Investing

Cuomo files antitrust suit against Intel
New York's attorney general filed antitrust charges against Intel, alleging the chip giant threatened computer makers and paid to keep them from using other chips.

JP Morgan: banker, gym, publisher
JP Morgan has cancelled chunks of corporate loans in exchange for stakes in companies it never intended to acquire, including health club Bally and mattress maker Sleep Innovations, among others.

GM may close fewer Opel plants
General Motors will devise a new restructuring plan for its Opel and Vauxhall units "very soon" that could include fewer plant closures in Europe, a senior executive said a day after GM backed out of a deal to sell its European operations.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Front page

Troop deaths in Afghanistan stir outcry in Britain
The deaths of five British soldiers at the hands of an Afghan policeman have highlighted troops’ vulnerability as they pursue counterinsurgency.

City has mixed emotions on Calvin’s 500^th
In the Swiss city that is associated with the religious reformer John Calvin, some are seeking to update — even soften — his image on the anniversary of his birth.

Business Day

Toyota reports quarterly profit
Toyota reported a profit and halved its annual loss forecast as sales and cost cutting exceeded expectations.

Germans angry over GM decision to keep Opel
German officials reacted angrily to General Motor’s decision to keep its European business, Opel, rather than sell a majority stake to a consortium backed by Berlin.

WASHINGTON POST

Front page

Democrats debate course following election losses
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill question whether they should emphasise job creation over some of the more ambitious items on the president's agenda.

As GOP celebrates wins, internal ideological battles remain
A rebounding Republican Party is savouring victories in two states that President Obama won last year, but as it tries to build momentum toward what GOP Chairman Michael S Steele called a "Republican renaissance," it faces troubling ideological fissures within its ranks over how best to reclaim power.

Business

Fed stands by low rates
Decision makers view the economy as sufficiently weak that they are in no hurry to raise rates.

E-books' holiday challenge
This holiday season will be a test of whether e-books can cross over from geeky novelty to mass-market must-have, and retailers are pushing the format and the gadgets to display it.

GLOBE AND MAIL, Canada

Front page

UN to relocate more than half its workers in Afghanistan
The United Nations said on Thursday that it is relocating more than half its staff in Afghanistan following last week's deadly Taliban attack against UN workers — the most direct targeting of its employees during decades of work in the country.

Hockey players jump the flu queue – and land on thin ice
Canada's national pastime has elbowed its way ahead of the groups considered most at-risk of serious illness or death from the H1N1 flu virus.

Business

Chrysler pledges to repay Ottawa
A flood of new models and co-operation with partner Fiat SpA will drive Chrysler Group LLC to break even in 2011 and repay its US and Canadian government loans by 2014, Chrysler executives vow.

Toyota surprises with quarterly profit, raises outlook
Toyota Motor Corp reported a surprise quarterly profit and slashed its forecast for an annual loss by more than half as sales and cost cutting beat its forecasts, putting it on track to follow Japanese rivals into the black next year.

BUENOS AIRES HERALD

Front page

CFK promotes '100% Argentine' DNI identity cards
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner spoke today about the new DNI identity card, saying that it was developed in only two years and that "each time that the process moved forward, it ended in scandal."

Congress debates Bolt Law suspension
The Lower House of Congress began debating a bill to suspend the "Bolt Law" for two years, which could pave the way for a 20bn dollar debt swap.

Moyano wants Kirchner to retake Peronist helm
Hugo Moyano, head of the CGT Labour Confederation, is planning a meeting of the board of the Peronist party to turn down the resignation of ex-president Néstor Kirchner as chairman of the party.

By: Staff Reporter
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