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AToyota Lexus brand executive joins Chrysler as Chief Marketing Officer.

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BMW sees narrowing margins but increased sales and profits overall.

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AMD plans a six processor chip for the second half of 2009. And introduce six and 12 processor chips in the first half of 2010 in a more fundamental makeover of its chip design according to Randy Allen, the General Manager of its server division.

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The largest and most diverse parliament in German history will now convene. The 736 members of German parliament are much younger, with one 23 year old. 47 members are younger than 30 years. Michael is the most common name. 80 years is the oldest member from AfD. 83 members are from migrant families. 11% are from immigrant families. 

There are children of guest workers from Turkey. There are few doctors or healthcare workers, and not enough small business owners, and still too many lawyers. 34% are women. The Bundestag president is a woman from Social Democrats, Barbel Bas, a health policy specialist, she won 576 votes to 90.

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The US Federal Trade Commission is changing its focus after two decades of letting monopolies grow in many industries. It is now headed by Lina Khan, a 32 year of student of anti-trust and its role in US history to preserve the negotiating power of individuals and groups with large corporations. For decades since the breakup of large companies including oil and energy by Theodore Roosevelt at the start of the 20th century, anti-trust has followed a clear road that said large companies could not monopolize business in industries. This only changed with Reagan in the 1970's leading to the situation today where large corporations are seen as insensitive to what the public wants and what is good for the country. Apple can do most of its manufacturing overseas when communities in America have lost factory jobs for 20 years. IT companies can pay little in taxes by offshoring manufacturing and headquarters to places outside the US. The models simply don't work because they are outdated from a different time. Not just pricing but negotiating power has to be considered. Taxes to fund infrastructure are part of the overall goal that society needs to pursue. In this situation anti-trust is to be redefined in a much broader context. Does it regulate the structures of business in a way that does not affect the national interest to be competitive in technology, independent in supply channels, to keep manufacturing jobs, build infrastructure, improve public services. Antitrust, taxation, administration, all have to work together to achieve an overall goal of improving the living conditions of the people. ...

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Under the $3.5 trillion workers and families plan, $1.3 trillion are already being used to finance investment projects across the US. The city of RIchmond, Virginia, is shown here in this NYT report and the projects underway in Richmond which get $155 million. One of the projects is for $20 million to build a dream complex which can provide child care and community college classes. Decaying neighborhoods will get the investment needed for renewal, which will change how America looks. Earlier reports in WSJ showed the new ways in which underfunded infrastructure is finally getting the funding needed in communities across the US under the Biden Plan, and how each city has a list of projects that were ready to launch.  Yet this report in NYT says most Americans are unaware that this is happening.