Communist Lux: Prices Of China’s Luxury Cars Down Now That Communist Government Workers Can't Buy So Many Of Them
Luxury car prices declined 3.4% in April, showing just how much demand for luxury goods by the country's civil servants affects prices.
Fosun, China’s Largest Private Conglomerate, Preparing Rollout Of Massive Global Private Equity Fund
The so-called Chinese Momentum Fund is seeking capital from investors abroad for the dollar-denominated fund to invest globally.
Silver Prices Join Gold In Retreat As Inflationary Concerns Abate And Asian Economic Situation Seen Improving
Fading inflation fears, among other factors, have weighed on both precious metals.
Apple Will Face Senators This Week Over Why It Keeps Over $100B In Cash Overseas As Lawmakers Scrutinize Corporate Tax Avoidance Schemes
Apple CEO Tim Cook heads to Washington to defend his company's 25.2 percent effective tax rate.
Yemenis See Vital Economic Lifeline Being Cut As Saudi Arabia Cracks Down On Illegal Immigrant Labor
Yemen, where unemployment is high, is seeing its remittances from rich Saudi Arabia dry up as the latter gets tough on illegal workers.
India Moves Forward In Policy To Lower Cost Of Pharmaceuticals; Medicine Is Expected To Be 25% Cheaper, 80% Less For Cancer Drugs
India moves to drop price of pharmaceuticals. Drugmakers have until the end of June to comply.
European Auto Sales April 2013: First Sales Increase In 18 Months For Troubled Market
The 27-state EU saw an increase in auto sales propped up by U.K. demand and two extra selling days.
JC Penney 1Q 2013: Department Store Loses $239M, Considerably More Than Wall Street Had Expected
The beleaguered department store reported an EPS loss of $1.31. Analysts has expected the loss to be 89 cents.
Nordstrom 1Q 2013: Misses Earnings Estimate Despite Increase In Revenue Following Soft Start To Quarter, Costs Associated With Its Rack Off-Price Division
Seattle-based fashion specialty retailer Nordstrom said gross profit decline related to cost of expanding its off-price division.
Honda Steering Back Into Formula One Racing - A Sign The Japanese Automaker Is Ready To Play With These New Smaller Engines
After exiting the racing circuit in 2008, the Japanese automaker thinks the smaller F1 engine specs are right up its alley.
Once Again, Chinese Residents Push Back Against A Petrochemical Project And Call For Environmental Impact Review
Hundreds of residents of Kunming, China, are protesting planned paraxylene production in their backyard.
HSBC, Europe’s Largest Bank, Will Lay Off 5.5% Of Its Global Workforce In Latest Phase Of Strategic Overhaul
HSBC will declare 14,000 layoffs through 2016 in an effort to save up to $3 billion.
Wal-Mart Stores Q1 2013 Earnings Preview: Sales Hurt By Payroll Tax Bite; Cold Weather Hits Spring Traffic, But Sales, Profit Should Edge Up
Wal-Mart's first quarter started soft. The question is whether traffic picked up toward May or not.
Here’s What You (Company, Shareholder, Consumer) Can Do To Help Improve The Bangladesh Garment Industry
Over 1,100 bodies have now been dug out of the rubble of the Rana Plaza building, which collapsed in one the worst factory accidents in the history of Bangladesh’s nascent ready-made garment industry, which only in recent years rose to become the world’s third-largest sewing machine after China and Italy. It’s easy for company executives, for shareholders, and, most of all, for consumers to cast most of the blame for these tragedies -- there have been many and there will be more -- on what is unambiguously the biggest culprit behind the Southeast Asian country’s dismal track record of workplace safety: the Bangladesh government itself.
IEA Says ‘Supply Shock’ From North American Shale And Tar Sands Is Transforming Global Energy Scene
The new ways to extract light crude and Canada's tar sands are radically changing the oil playing field.
New York Hedge Fund Calls For Sony Breakup; Wants Entertainment Division To Be Separated From Core Electronics Business
Daniel Loeb is asking Sony officials to consider spinning off the company's entertainment business.
Here’s How Determining The Cost Of Borrowing Might Be Done In A Post-Libor Era
The era of banks deciding for themselves how much to charge one another for money is probably over.
Did Barclays Pay The Son Of Saudi King Abdullah Bribes For Market Access?
The U.S. Justice Department has confirmed it's looking into alleged "Black Money" ties between Barclays and Saudi King Abdullah's son.
The Latest In Chinese Political Corruption: State Investigating Liu Tienan After Journalist Accuses Him Of (Among Other Crimes) Plotting To Murder
The government is seeking action against Liu Tienan, who was accused in December by a journalist of plotting to kill his mistress.
Is China’s Economy Cooling? China Economic Figures For April Hint That Annual Targets Could Be Missed
China industrial output came in at 9.3 percent, below forecast. April electricity production and retail consumption missed targets, too.
Is General Motors About To Get An Order To Recall Over 100,000 Of Its Sixth Generation Chevrolet Corvette?
The U.S. traffic safety watchdog has received 30 complaints about headlights shutting off at very inopportune times.
South Korean Automakers Kia And Hyundai Hold Back On US Manufacturing Investment While Expanding In China
Hyundai and Kia are both expanding production in China. Hyundai hints it will soon build a fourth facility there.
India Car Sales Have Longest Consecutive Monthly Retreat On Record And Worst April Sales Month Since 2002
The latest India auto sales statistics show a sixth consecutive monthly decline.
Is Abenomics working? Japan Hits Balance Of Trade Milestone As Yen Weakens, Helping Exports
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies appear to be helping exporters, according to the latest BoJ report.
It’s Bankers Vs. Wal-Mart (WMT) In Push To Force Financial Regulation Upon The World’s Largest Retailer
The United States' too-big-to-fail banks are apparently also too big to compete.
China April 2013 Inflation: Pork Is Cheaper, But Not The Greens That Go With It
Beijing says overall inflation increased by 2.4 percent in April. Excluding food? Only 1.6 percent.
Proxy Season 2013: It’s Transocean Vs Activist Investor Carl Icahn As World’s Largest Offshore Driller Preps For Its Annual Meeting
One of the more interesting battles going on this proxy season pits the legendary activist investor against the Swiss oil and gas driller.
Ford Motor Company (F) Sells 114% More Focus Sedans In China So Far In 2013 Compared To Last Year
America's second-largest automaker has a lot of catching up to do in China. The latest figures suggest that's happening.
US Businesses Are Finding It Easier To Borrow Money In 2013
Overall lending more than doubled in 2012 and loans to commercial enterprises are up 11 percent this year.
Are Chinese Exporters Lying About How Much Business They’re Doing? The Chinese Government Thinks So But Issues Sketchy Export Figures Anyway
Sweet export volume numbers out of China do not jive with other data.