European steel makers say that government subsidies for Chinese companies allow them to sell at lower prices. European engineering firms say they need the imports.
China touts crackdown on tainted goods By DAVID BARBOZA The arrests of 774 people in a nationwide sweep to root out unsafe food, drug and agricultural products was hailed on a government Web site as a big step forward in ensuring safety.
Reinventing the auto industry around battery-powered cars. By JOHN MARKOFF A Silicon Valley technologist, Shai Agassi, wants to deploy battery-charging stations worldwide. The new system would sell electric fuel on a subscription basis and subsidize vehicle costs through leases and credits.
FCC ruling would open up cable television competition By STEPHEN LABATON Hoping to reduce spiraling cable TV costs, the F.C.C. plans to strike down contracts giving cable companies exclusive rights to service individual apartment buildings.
Henry Paulson lends voice of experience in first trip to India By HEATHER TIMMONS The U.S. Treasury secretary undertook the trip to urge a succcesful conclusion to deadlocked world trade talks, as well as pushing for expansion of the country's capital markets.
UBS warns that further write-downs are possible Bloomberg News, Reuters After a disappointing third quarter, the bank, based in Zurich, said that the U.S. subprime crisis may lead to further write-downs.
