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GM to sit out next Super Bowl
The carmaker will not advertise in the most watched US television event of the year in an unexpected move following a review of its advertising strategy

China linked to 'economic espionage'
The Pentagon report says the country will continue to be an 'aggressive and capable' collector of sensitive US technological information

EADS plagued by A380 headaches
Fixing the wing problem on the Airbus-made aircraft that is capable of carrying 550 passengers is proving to be more complex than anticipated

DSM to acquire Canadian nutrition group
Dutch company in $530m deal for Ocean Nutrition Canada, a producer of fatty acids used in products aimed at health-conscious consumers

Ascendant Vertu Motors shrugs off recession
Group looks to lift dividend 20 per cent as annual sales top £1bn, with March and April trading above forecast and profitability strong

Cookson review floats potential demerger
Industrial materials company faces possible split of performance materials and ceramics business amid shareholder rebellion over pay

Trident divides coalition partners
Liberal Democrats are committed to keeping nuclear deterrent. But they are looking at cheaper alternatives to spending £20bn rebuilding Trident

GM snubs Germany over new Astra
Factories in the UK and Poland have been chosen to build the new high-volume model, in a move that could put a German plant at risk

Truth behind Japan's free and open market
A Japanese negotiator can claim his market is fully open, safe in the knowledge that no products will be imported, writes Clyde Prestowitz

GM to create 700 jobs at Ellesmere Port
US carmaker reaches a deal with its workers and will invest £125m in the Cheshire plant to build the new model of its Astra compact car

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