Global heavyweights WalMart StoresInc WMTIn size if not in the number of beatings he tookWEEK 10 NFL PICKSBEARS niners I could have lied The formula will probably not be changedDETROIT Jan 11 Reuters General Motors Corp GM He will NEVER win a title in New OrleansDETROIT Jan 11 Reuters Japan's Toyota Motor Corp7203Enough with proHamas marches now said Riccardo De Corato8 YPA allowed is fourth worst in the leagueThe Rose Bowl then would have been USC vsSHANGHAI, Jan 11 (Reuters) - China Eastern Airlines(600115.SS), one of the country's big three carriers, said onSunday that it would report a large loss for 2008 because ofslumping traffic and losses on fuel price hedging contracts. China The airline estimated it would suffer a loss of about 6.2billion yuan ($908 million) through marking down the value ofits fuel hedging contracts after the unexpectedly steep drop ofglobal oil prices late last year. China Eastern said it therefore expected to record a "large"overall loss for last year, though it did not elaborate on thesize It is due to release its 2008 earnings report inmid-April. For 2007, China Eastern posted a net profit of 586 millionyuan. For the first nine months of last year, it suffered a netloss of 2.29 billion yuan. Passenger volume fell 5.4 percent last year, the first dropin at least nine years. 
Last month China Eastern said it would receive a 7 billionyuan capital injection from the government in exchange for aplacement of new shares. It estimated the injection, which stillneeds shareholder approval, would cut its debt-to-asset ratio to90.13 percent from 98.49 percent at the end of September. GM Rally Showcases 17 New and Upcoming Cars and Crossovers at North AmericanInternational Auto Show- Four NAIAS world premieres: 2010 Chevrolet Equinox, 2010 Cadillac SRX and2010 Buick LaCrosse; Cadillac Converj concept with Voltec electric propulsiontechnologyDETROIT, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ General Motors opened the North AmericanInternational Auto Show with a road rally of 17 new and upcoming cars andcrossovers including four global premieres that underscores GM's ongoingcommitment to emotionally compelling design, leading fuel efficiency andadvanced technology.In addition to the four world premieres the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox,2010 Cadillac SRX, 2010 Buick LaCrosse and Cadillac Converj concept Chevrolet announced it will produce and bring to the U.S. the highly fuel-efficient Spark four-door mini car and seven-seat Orlando multi-purposevehicle.The production version of the Spark will be unveiled at the Geneva AutoShow in March. Sales of Spark will begin in early 2010 in Europe, followed byother global regions.
showrooms in 2011.A production version of the Orlando show car, introduced last fall at theParis Motor Show, will also join Chevrolet showrooms in the U.S in 2011. Moredetails on GM's global plans for Orlando will be announced in the near future.The Cadillac Converj concept propels Cadillac's acclaimed design into thefuture of luxury driving. The four-passenger Converj concept is intendedto show how GM's revolutionary Voltec electric propulsion system can meet thedesires of luxury consumers."In many ways, today marks a new beginning for General Motors, as wedramatically accelerate and expand the restructuring that we've been drivingin North America, and around the globe, for the past several years," said GMChairman and CEO Rick Wagoner."Buried in all the financial news of recent months, is that we've madetremendous progress in recent years in making cars and trucks that consumersreally want to buy," Wagoner said. "At the same time, we're committed toleading the industry on the most important issue we face over the nextgeneration: the development of alternative-fuel propulsion."Here is a brand-by-brand look at today's all-new or upcomingintroductions:Chevrolet2010 Chevrolet Equinox (world premiere): When equipped with GM's all-new2.4L four-cylinder direct injection engine one of two all-new enginechoices Equinox is expected to lead the segment in highway fuel economy,beating both the Toyota RAV-4 and Honda CR-V.
