India's Bosch Ltd., a unit of German engineering giant Robert Bosch GmbH, said that it has lifted the lockout of its plant at Naganathapura, near the southern Indian city of Bangalore, where workers have been on strike since last Monday. [Read the full article]

Mr Mulally, who joined Ford from Boeing more than three years ago, said the carmaker had increased market share in 14 of the past 15 months in the US, selling more cars than General Motors and Toyota for the first time since 1998.

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Mr Mulally, who joined Ford from Boeing more than three years ago, said the carmaker had increased market share in 14 of the past 15 months in the US, selling more cars than General Motors and Toyota for the first time since 1998.

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While there is much debate about future of health care in America, there is one thing that people seem to agree upon universally: Electronic medical records can streamline the transfer of patient information, thereby reducing risk and costs. Much money from the stimulus package has already been allocated to purchase and implement new EMRs all across the country. To the uninitiated that probably sounds great. For those working inside health care the view is somewhat different. Millions upon millions of dollars are spent during the system "build" and training period--and it always runs over budget. Many other management initiatives take a backseat to the adoption of the new system as timelines are constantly being set back. Once the system is up and running, productivity drops dramatically. The problem: It takes more time to do the same amount of work. [Read the full article]

BYD, the Chinese automaker with backing from billionaire Warren Buffett, says its net profit more than tripled last year as the company's F3 sedan topped the country's list of best-selling autos.

BYD is among several Chinese automakers whose fortunes have risen as sales took off last year, largely thanks to government tax cuts and subsidies aimed at boosting demand, especially for energy-efficient small vehicles.

BYD's net profit soared to 3.79 billion yuan ($555.5 million) in 2009, the automaker reported late Sunday, up from 1.02 billion yuan the year before. [Read the full article]