BUSINESS NOTES FIRESTONE BLAMED FOR UNSOUND TIRES.Ford Motor Co. has blamed Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. for equipping its vehicles with unsound unsound said of an animal, usually a horse, which has been examined for soundness and found to be unsatisfactory. tires, but the automaker shipped thousands of Explorers and Mountaineers to the Persian Gulf Persian Gulf, arm of the Arabian Sea, 90,000 sq mi (233,100 sq km), between the Arabian peninsula and Iran, extending c.600 mi (970 km) from the Shatt al Arab delta to the Strait of Hormuz, which links it with the Gulf of Oman. with tires that were not intended for that market - without the tire maker's approval, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. internal Ford documents. At least seven people in the Gulf region died in rollover A graphic element in an application or on a Web page that changes its color or shape when the pointer is moved (rolled) over it. See JavaScript rollover. See also n-key rollover. crashes involving the sport utility vehicles This page lists sports utility vehicles currently in production (as of April 2007), as well as past models. The list includes crossover SUVs, Mini SUVs, Compact SUVs and other similar vehicles. with Firestone's 16-inch Wilderness AT tires, made for use on North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. roads, before Ford quietly began replacing them last year with Goodyear tires. Bridgestone/Firestone refused to help pay the $4.3 million cost, claiming the tire was made properly but not made for the hot climate, fast drivers and heavy off-road use in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. and other Gulf Cooperative Council countries. Ford conceded this was the case, according to one of the memos provided to congressional investigators by the auto company. The tires on SUVs sent to the Gulf region are not among the 6.5 million 15-inch tires recalled in August by Nashville-based Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . - Associated Press Short-term T-bills mixed on Monday Interest rates on short-term Treasury securities were mixed in Monday's auction. The Treasury Department sold $11 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 6.08 percent, up from 6.075 percent last week. An additional $10 billion was sold in six-month bills at a rate of 5.99 percent, down from 6.055 percent. The three-month rate was the highest since Aug. 28 when the bills sold for 6.14 percent. The six-month rate was the lowest since Sept. 25 when the rate was 5.985 percent. The new discount rates understate un·der·state v. un·der·stat·ed, un·der·stat·ing, un·der·states v.tr. 1. To state with less completeness or truth than seems warranted by the facts. 2. the actual return to investors - 6.261 percent for three-month bills with a $10,000 bill selling for $9,846.30 and 6.262 percent for a six-month bill selling for $9,697.20. In a separate report, the Federal Reserve said Monday that the average yield for one-year Treasury bills, the most popular index for making changes in adjustable rate mortgages, dipped to 5.98 percent last week from 6.06 percent the previous week. - Associated Press Valencia firm sells portable fuel cell Valencia-based DCH DCH Department of Community Health DCH Diploma in Child Health DCH Defend Council Housing (UK) DCH Data Channel DCH Dil Chahta Hai (movie) DCH Dhaka Community Hospital Technology Inc. announced Monday that the Arkansas Department of Economic Development has purchased one of the company's hand-held portable fuel cells. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The fuel cell was developed by Enable Fuel Cells Corp., a subsidiary of Valencia-based DCH Technology. It is the size of a soft drink can and weighs only 24 ounces. Combined with an even smaller-size canister of metal hydride hydride Any of a class of compounds in which hydrogen is combined with another element. There are three basic types of hydrides: saline, metallic, and covalent. Saline hydrides, such as sodium hydride (NaH) and calcium hydride (CaH2 as its feeder fuel, it produces 12 watts of power at 12 volts. There are no moving parts, no emissions, and the unit can be used in any orientation. It generates very little heat and thus can literally be held in hand or attached to a belt like a cell phone, if needed, during operation. Arkansas officials will use the device as part of their campaign to promote awareness and the commercialization of alternative energies. - Daily News Time Warner files suit over costume Time Warner Entertainment Co. sued a San Diego-based costume maker Monday, claiming the company has been stealing ideas from the best-selling Harry Potter book series for Halloween costumes. In the lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court, Time Warner, which owns Harry Potter merchandising rights, accuses Disguise Inc. of ``shamelessly trading upon the goodwill embodied in the plaintiff's valuable trademarks'' by marketing Potter-based costumes on the Internet. The suit seeks unspecified damages. U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton issued a temporary order barring Disguise from advertising and selling the costumes until the case is resolved. Officials and an attorney for Disguise and an attorney for Time Warner did not immediately return calls for comment. - Associated Press |
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