Chinese antitrust authorities required Google to keep its Android mobile-device software available to manufacturers as part of its approval of the Internet search company's purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings. (Read More)
(Reuters) - Solar stocks slumped to fresh lows on Friday as investors continued to punish Chinese solar companies a day after the United States said it would impose new duties on imports from the world's leading solar manufacturer. Suntech Power Holdings was down 4.2 percent, Trina Solar Ltd slid 5 percent and Yingli Green Energy dropped 7.5 ... (Read More)
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian carmaker Fiat said 5,000 office workers at its Mirafiori factory will be laid off for three days in June and three days in July. Car sales in Italy fell 20 percent in the first three months of the year, and are in their fifth year of decline. "When we sell less, we produce less, and therefore our office staff also works ... (Read More)
Tokio Marine's fiscal-year profit plunged 92% while MS&AD Insurance Group and NKSJ Holdings both posted losses, hurt by about $6 billion in payouts related to flooding in Thailand that damaged Japanese manufacturing operations. (Read More)
I started my career as a maintenance engineer in a leading paint manufacturing company in India. The maintenance work that we did was divided into categories such as breakdown maintenance and preventive maintenance. I still remember the words of my first manager- "we should be spending our maximum time doing preventive maintenance so that we don't ... (Read More)
China's government on Friday rejected a U.S. antidumping ruling against its makers of solar power equipment and Chinese manufacturers warned possible higher tariffs might hurt efforts to promote clean energy. (Read More)
World stocks fell Friday after credit downgrades slapped on Spanish banks unnerved investors already worried about the stability of the 17-country euro currency union. (Read More)
Japan's top three nonlife insurers posted weak results in the fiscal year ended March, hit by increased insurance payouts related to flooding in Thailand that hit Japanese manufacturing operations. (Read More)
Asian stocks dived Friday after discouraging U.S. economic reports unnerved investors already worried about the stability of the 17-country euro currency union. (Read More)
Asian markets fell heavily Friday, with Japan's stock index slumping to the lowest level in four months, as poor U.S. manufacturing data added to rising worries over Europe with Moody's downgrading 16 Spanish banks. (Read More)
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