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OPEC predicts fallingglobal crude prices
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries forecast Monday that global crude prices would soon fall, partly because of expected supply increases from Iraq.
An expected resolution of the Yukos oil scandal in Russia, which is the world's largest non-OPEC oil producer, should also help tame sky-high crude prices, Purnomo Yusgiantoro, who is also Indonesia's mines and energy minister, told reporters in Jakarta.
Official says GM Chinaneeds more evidence
BEIJING -- A top Chinese commerce official said Monday that General Motors Corp. hasn't provided enough evidence to prove that a local company copied one of its car models.
GM China says it is investigating what it sees as similarities between its Spark minicar and Chery Automobile Corp.'s QQ model.
Deputy Commerce Minister Zhang Zhigang, speaking at a news briefing to launch a one-year crackdown on rampant violations of intellectual property rights in China, said there was not enough evidence to pursue a case against the Chinese manufacturer.
NATION
Disney chief executivehas successor in mind
LOS ANGELES -- Michael Eisner has told Walt Disney Co. directors that company president Robert Iger is his "preferred choice" to succeed him as chief executive of the media giant, according to a newspaper report published Sunday.
Associated Press