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News briefs related to world business are presented. British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling proposed that banks increase capital to protect against future financial crises. Google announced plans to release a computer operating system to compete with Microsoft. The transfer of General...

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Published in:	Economist Vol. 392; no. 8639; pp. 9 - 10
Format:	Article
Published:	Economist Newspaper Limited 7/11/2009
Subjects:	Business Darling, Alistair, 1953- Financial crises Google Inc. Computer operating systems General Motors Corp. Bankruptcy Prevention
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Summary:	News briefs related to world business are presented. British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling proposed that banks increase capital to protect against future financial crises. Google announced plans to release a computer operating system to compete with Microsoft. The transfer of General Motors' profitable assets to a government entity has been approved, clearing the automobile company to exit bankruptcy.