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AKRON, Ohio - A few steps from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.`s hulking headquarters, striking factory workers marked a month off the job in early November by erecting a lopsided Christmas tree.

KITTRELL — Firefighters spent hours struggling to put out a blaze Wednesday that destroyed a longtime business in this Rutherford County community.

The province has given a private engineering firm more time to finalize its plans to take over tire-recycling operations in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Continental AG, the world`s fourth- largest tiremaker, expects business in the fourth quarter to be ``very positive`` as customers buy more winter tires and sales to manufacturers rise, Chief Financial Officer Alan Hippe said.

Seven weeks into the United Steel Workers strike that shut down 16 Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. plants in North America, retailers in Fort Wayne are watching their tire inventories carefully.

PHILADELPHIA----The Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has announced a recall of 8,583 tires produced by Cooper Tire for Pep Boys between August 8 and August 19, 2006. Of these tires, over 3,400 have already been accounted for and removed from Pep Boys` inventory.

Employees at Bud’s Tire in Rutherford County were forced to evacuate Wednesday when an explosion in the rear of the building caused a fire which spread throughout the building. | | According to Dan Goodwin, spokesman for the Rutherford County Sheriff`s Department, the fire was reported at about 9:45 a.m. and some workers had to be treated for smoke inhalation, said Dan Goodwin. | | ...

PHILADELPHIA--The Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has announced a recall of 8,583 tires produced by Cooper Tire for Pep Boys between August 8 and August 19, 2006. Of these tires, over 3,400 have already been accounted for and removed from Pep Boys ’ inventory. The affected tires are listed below.