Goodyear Hostage Situation Ends in France, U.S. Investor Lashes Out and Calls French "Nuts"
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Goodyear Hostage Situation Ends in France, U.S. Investor Lashes Out and Calls French "Nuts"



After being held hostage for two days by left-leaning union members at a Goodyear tire factory in Amiens, located some 60 miles north of the French capital, Paris, two company managers were released today with the help of French police. Read more »




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