But automakers are balking at strong standards, even as Ford and General Motors are posting stellar profits from skyrocketing sales of fuel-efficient cars.

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In this version, the H-P story is, in fact, all about the marginalization of the PC itself amid skyrocketing smartphones sales in a tablet-dominated future.

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For Coach, this is a huge future growth market, which saw sales China sales skyrocketing 40% for the third consecutive robust quarter.

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