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VW Scandal: Top law firms competing for lead assignment in expected multibillion-dollar case
December 3rd, 2015
Top law firms competing for lead assignment in expected multibillion-dollar case Lawyers from across the country will descend Thursday on a courthouse in New Orleans to jockey for a potentially lucrative assignment: a role in the massive consumer-fraud litigation facing Volkswagen AG over ...
Air bag manufacturer pleads guilty to fraud; To pay billions in fines
March 2nd, 2017
Japanese automobile parts manufacturer Takata pleaded guilty on Monday to wire fraud arising out of air bag defects that killed 16 people. Takata was sentenced to pay $1 billion in fines, victim compensation and compensation to the auto manufacturers ...
US arrests VW executive on fraud charges
January 9th, 2017
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Volkswagen executive who faces charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, two people with knowledge of the arrest said on Sunday, marking an escalation of the criminal investigation into the ...
Mazda to recall more than 2 million vehicles worldwide
September 1st, 2016
The models affected include among others, the Mazda3 sedan and hatchback and the Mazda CX-3 crossover SUV. Mazda Motor Corp is to recall 2.3 million vehicles worldwide, over issues related to their tail gate. The same was revealed by ...
Asia markets mostly higher; Nikkei edges up despite yen strength
April 7th, 2016
Most Asian markets rose on Thursday, with Japan’s benchmark index snapping a seven-day losing streak despite fresh strength in the yen. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 closed up 34.48 points, or 0.22 percent, at 15,749.84, after wavering between positive and negative territory ...
Asia markets mixed; Nikkei up 0.4%, Kospi down 0.5%
March 31st, 2016
Asia markets traded mixed on Thursday, with some markets partially retracing their advances following Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen’s cautious stance on the path of tightening earlier this week. Japan’s Nikkei 225 wavered between gains and losses before trading up 0.41 percent, while ...
Asia mixed in quiet trading session, with Nikkei up 1.9%
March 22nd, 2016
Asia markets were mixed in a quiet session on Tuesday, with a weaker yen buoying Japanese stocks while Chinese stocks gave up some of their Monday gains. Japan’s Nikkei 225, which reopened after a public holiday Monday, closed up 323.74 ...
Nikkei, Shanghai outperform lackluster Asia
November 9th, 2015
Asian stocks diverged on Monday, with markets in China and Japan leaping to their highest levels since August 21 while other regional bourses wobbled after below-view trade figures released at the weekend from China. October exports fell 6.9 percent from a ...