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GM appoints Reilley to head Opel A street sign shows the way to German carmaker Opel's plant at the 'Design Centre' of US automaker General Motors in the western German city of Wiesbaden on September 10, 2009.

Eighty-one per cent of Canadians believe that observing Remembrance Day is an important way to show support for Canada's troops in Afghanistan, according to a recent survey.

Coke has been warned over spam texts that didn't have an "unsubscribe" option. Picture: File.

A social networking site has been fined $500,000 and told to overhaul its practices following charges it tricked members into providing personal details to lure new members and send out tens of millions of spam emails.

Google Inc. is buying mobile advertising network AdMob for $750 million, underscoring the Internet search leader's determination to ensure its marketing machine reaches the growing number of people surfing the Web on phones.

Western Union Co. has promoted Hikmet Ersek to chief operating officer, effective Jan.

The Parents Television Council surely didn't plan it this way, but a protest from the conservative watchdog group might do for "Gossip Girl" what a guy-on-guy kiss and coed romps haven't been able to accomplish this season: Boost the ratings, which have seen double-digit declines this fall.

VAIO X Series, described as the - Size Zero of Laptops' and weighing just 655gm, was launched in Qatar yesterday by 51 East and Sony Gulf FZE, targeting tech-savvy users and business people constantly on the go.

9 AT 12:01 EST ** In this photo made Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, fifth-grader Lizzy Hucker drinks chocolate milk during her lunch break at Roslyn Road Elementary School in Barrington, Ill.

TOURISM QUEENSLAND hailed it as the ''most successful tourism campaign ever'', a $2.5 million strategy that returned $390 million in global publicity.

A group of three is trying to save Reno-Tahoe Open by finding a new title sponsor for the smallest market stop on the PGA Tour.

Global communications solutions company Homisco, Inc. has moved its global company headquarters and 40 jobs to downtown Haverhill.

Kohl's online customers would like to get free shipping on all their purchases. And the right people at Kohl's know it.

Diego Perez from Uruguay spent three winters in Park City starting in 2006 as an international worker bussing tables at Westgate Resort.

If you ever leave the grocery store with a slight sense of bewilderment at what you've just bought, you are not alone.

A soldier dubbed "Combat Barbie" has been crowned Miss England after her predecessor relinquished the title over a nightclub bust-up. Lance Corporal Katrina Hodge takes over from Rachel Christie, 21, who is stepping down to try and clear her name.

They also must be experts at marketing, Twitter and Facebook. They must protect their land not just from development but from ecological wear and tear.

A North Carolina business school is giving female entrepreneurs an extra boost of knowledge about how to run their companies.

By Alex Palmer Social media sites are on their way to becoming a brand's best advertising medium, according to a new study.

For the second time in six months, pipe fittings in California are being ripped from the ground because they were stamped "Made in Canada," a move manufacturing companies say hurts both sides of the border.