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Auto Loans: Employee Discount Programs, Gas Prices Have Mixed Effect, Credit Unions Report (Banker & Tradesman)
By Jennifer Jope Although a recent survey said one-third of lenders nationwide expect sales for the three major automakers and their North American suppliers to be weak over the next three months, local credit unions are not overly alarmed and say auto lending activity will ebb and flow as usual in Massachusetts.

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Bajaj Auto Q2 net beats f'cast, outlook positive (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
MUMBAI, Oct 15 (Reuters) - India's second-largest motorcycle maker, Bajaj Auto Ltd., posted a better-than-expected rise in quarterly profit as it fended off tough competition and sold more bikes in the world's number-two market after China.

Refco Crisis Spurs CFTC, Regulators Into Active Role (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. regulators including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are stepping in to help prevent a collapse at Refco Inc., the largest independent U.S. futures broker, over concerns it would destabilize markets.

India's Bajaj Auto Q2 net profit up 48.5 pct (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
MUMBAI, Oct 15 (Reuters) - India's second-biggest motorcycle maker, Bajaj Auto Ltd., said on Saturday its quarterly net profit rose 48.5 percent on increased sales despite tougher competition in the world's number-two bike market after China.

Nation s largest auto parts manufacturer s 5,700 area jobs at risk (The Western Star)
Delphi Corp., the nation s largest auto parts maker, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization Oct. 8, adding new uncertainty for the company s 5,700 area employees, business partners and local governments dependent on its tax revenues.

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Post-Hurricane Energy Costs Lift Consumer Prices (Los Angeles Times via Yahoo! News)
WASHINGTON Hurricanes Katrina and Rita cut a swath of destruction through the national economy last month, with surging energy costs pushing consumer prices to their highest monthly rise in 25 years, the government said in a flurry of economic statistics Friday.

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