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Last Updated: Friday, 6 April 2007, 20:21 GMT 21:21 UK
Chrysler-made Jeeps at a car showroom in the US
Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian's firm Tracinda makes a $4.5bn cash offer for Chrysler, the ailing US arm of DaimlerChrysler.

Amicus is to discuss a merger with an American union which would create one of the world's largest unions.
Growth in US employment in March results in 180,000 new jobs, in a sign the economy is more robust than thought.

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