Volatility expected for Ford suppliers Canada Dot Com | New Focus On Cars; 'Some suppliers are going to get disenfranchised' | Shares in Canadian auto-parts companies supplying FordMotorCo. could be among the market's most active on Thursday when the Detroit automaker announces a seismic shift in the types of vehicles it will build in North America. | ...
Japanese shares rise on US gains, oil Syracuse | TOKYO (AP) - Japanese shares rose for the third straight session Thursday, lifted by further gains on Wall Street and a continuing slide in oil prices. | The benchmark Nikkei 225 index increased 290.38 points, or 2.18 percent, to close at 13,603.31. | "The index was supported by external factors s...
Vinson & Elkins moves more attorneys to Middle East Business Journal > | Vinson & Elkins LLP is beefing up its Middle East practice with the addition of three senior attorneys in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. | The 91-year-old Houston firm says more attorneys will be following in the next few months. | Corporate partners Creig...
Northwest Federal Credit Union links with iSekurity Business Journal > | Northwest Federal Credit Union has partnered with iSekurity to offer its identity theft protection and detection service to more than 97,000 credit union members. | The Herndon-based financial institution serves some government employees and 400 ...
National City loss approaches $2B Business Journal > | National City Corp. on Thursday reported a loss for the fourth consecutive quarter as it set aside millions of dollars more to cover bad loans and wrote down the value of some acquisitions. | The bank's net loss for the second quarter reached $1....
Southwest reports 2Q sales increase, but fuel costs cut into profits Business Journal > | Southwest Airlines has posted second-quarter earnings of $121 million, or 16 cents per share, on revenues of $2.9 billion. That compares to earnings of $195 million, or 25 cents per diluted share, on revenues of $2.6 billion for the same quarter ...
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Japan retail investor sentiment slides in July The Guardian By Mari Terawaki TOKYO, July 24 (Reuters) - Japanese retail stock investors turned their most bearish in four months in July amid worries over the impact of soaring oil and raw mat...
Indian airlines flush out costs Asia Times | By Neeta Lal | NEW DELHI - India's state-owned and private airlines, battling surging oil prices and dwindling load factors, are devising ingenious ways to whittle operational co...
Ford posts $8.7 billion loss on asset write-downs Syracuse | DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - Ford Motor Co. posted the worst quarterly performance in its history Thursday, losing $8.67 billion in the second quarter. | The company also said it will retool two more North American truck and sport utility vehicle plants ...
DA wants 3-pronged drug plan News24 | Michael Hamlyn | Cape Town - A three-pronged attack on South Africa's trade in illegal drugs - focusing on demand, supply, and harm-reduction - is proposed by Dianne Kohler-Barnard, the Democratic Alliance's spokesperson on safety and security. | S...
'Whites also hit by poverty' News24 | Johannesburg - The perception that there were no poor white people was a myth, Social Development Minister said on Thursday. | Skweyiya, who was joined by ANC president and Tshwane mayor , told a gathering of more than 1 000 poor white people in Be...
Ford posts $8.7B loss, accelerates shift to small cars USA Today Updated | Comment | Recommend | | | FORD TOUGH | Ford stock (blue), five years vs. S&P 500. By Dee-Ann Durbin And Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writers DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford said Thursday that it lost $8.67 billion in the second quarter largely because of a reduction in the value of assets. | The company also announced ...
Obama musters support in the Middle East Australian Broadcasting Corporation | This is a transcript from AM. The program is broadcast around Australia at 08:00 on ABC Local Radio. | You can also listen to the story in and and formats. | Obama musters support in the Middle East | AM - Thursday, 24 July , 2008 08:14:00 Reporter: Ben Knight TONY EASTLEY: Having visited Afghanistan and Iraq, Barack Obama has ended his whistlest...
