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 Chinese cars to be built in US
Edinburgh News.Net
The Los Angeles Business Journal has reported that Chinese car maker BYD may build an assembly plant in Los Angeles County. Eurotunnel results show a profit
Edinburgh News.Net
Eurotunnel has announced a profit of 1.4 million euros for last year, despite the weather, a fire in the tunnel and poor economic conditions.  Chinese passenger cars in strong demand
Edinburgh News.Net
Chinese passenger car sales have climbed 55 percent from February 2009, with strong demand for smaller cars and four wheel drive vehicles. Asian Stocks Tick Higher After Us Stays In A Lull
Sign on San Diego
NEW YORK Asian markets inched higher early Thursday amid mixed economic news and after U.S. stocks closed with small gains following a report that companies cut their inventories. Investo... Target Coupons Going Mobile
Star Tribune
The scissors-and-paper routine of clipping coupons may not be going the way of the typewriter anytime soon, but more companies are turning to mobile phone coupons in a big way. Minneapolis-based Targ... Regulators Smack Money Managers
Star Tribune
Regulators filed complaints against several Twin Cities money managers Wednesday accusing them of breaking futures industry rules in their dealings with Minneapolis businessman Trevor Cook, who the go... Global Economic Outlook: Recovery In Different Gears
Finfacts Business News
Standard & Poor's the credit ratings agency, says in its latest Global Economic Outlook that the global economy seems to have turned a corner, and so-called green shoots are sprouting around the w... Asian Stocks Tick Higher After Us Stays In A Lull
Examiner
Asian markets inched higher early Thursday amid mixed economic news and after U.S. stocks closed with small gains following a report that companies cut their inventories.Investors typically like to he... Upcoming U.s. Economic Data Keeps Usd Steady
The China Post
TOKYO -- The dollar was steady in Asia Wednesday as traders looked ahead to upcoming U.S. economic data, while keeping a close watch on Europe's public debt woes. Microsoft, Yahoo Team Up On Search Service
The China Post
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Cabinet-level Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a partnership between Microsoft and Yahoo to roll out better search engines, it said, yesterday. Court Reaffirms I4i's Patent Win Against Microsoft
Computerworld
Microsoft willfully infringed on patents awarded to i4i. The verdict, which the appeals court first affirmed in December, required Microsoft to pay more than $240 million in damages and forced it to r... Jr East Sells Bonds At Narrowest Spread Since 2006
Business Week
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- East Japan Railway Co., the nation’s largest rail operator, raised 15 billion yen ($166 million) from 10-year bonds priced at the narrowest yield spread over benchmarks i... Apple Beware: Dell Is Taking On Itunes
Wired News
The Dell Streak is believed to have a five-inch screen, putting it somewhere between a smartphone and an e-book reader in size. The formidable triumvirate of Amazon, Dell, and Google is apparently poi... China Bank Lending Up $102.5 Billion In February
Fox Business
HONG KONG -- Lending by Chinese banks rose 700.1 billion yuan ($102.5 billion) in February, while money supply as measured by M2 was up 25.5% during the month from a year earlier, according to Nation... Hong Kong Shares Advance As Cathay, Citic Rise
Fox Business
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong shares advanced early Thursday as investors digested a slew of economic data, including a higher-than-expected consumer price index for February. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.2% ... Tsx Edges Up To First Gain This Week
Financial Post
Toronto Stock Exchange broke a two-day skid Wednesday as some international developments helped lure investors back into the market. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 42.3 points, or 0.4%, to... Quebecor Wows With Wireless Plans
Financial Post
Marrying content to networks has become the vogue with cable and Internet companies to differentiate themselves from peers. The consensus among industry watchers, failing to see any strong upside in v... Scotiabank Arm Close To Siam City Deal: Reports
Financial Post
The Bank of Nova Scotia's subsidiary in Thailand is poised to sign a deal to buy a stake in Siam City Bank, the country's seventh largest bank, in the next three weeks, according to media reports. Th... Debt Still Looms Over Jailed Investment Advisor Thow
Financial Post
Former Victoria investment advisor Ian Thow has been sentenced to nine years in prison for 20 counts of fraud totalling $8-million. When he gets out, Thow will still have a bankruptcy hanging over his...
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