GM Down 14% Shows Barra Challenges From Recalls to China
March 27th, 2014
Less than three months into her tenure as General Motors Co. chief executive officer, Mary Barra has more than recalls to worry about. GM shares are down almost 14 percent since Barra took the helm Jan. 15 through yesterday, ...
How Suntech, Chinese Solar Giant, Was Snared In An Italian Fraud Scandal
March 21st, 2014
As 2008 began, the future looked brilliant for green energy giant Suntech Power and its high-flying founder, Shi Zhengrong. Suntech was one of the world’s largest makers of solar panels, the first non-state-owned Chinese company traded on the New ...
JPMorgan, HSBC Said Planning to Bid for $4 Billion Saudi IPO
March 20th, 2014
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) are among banks planning to compete for a role in the largest Saudi Arabian share sale in at least 12 years, according to five people with knowledge of the matter. ...
Mutual Funds
March 6th, 2014
An open-ended fund operated by an investment company which raises money from shareholders and invests in a group of assets, in accordance with a stated set of objectives. Mutual funds raise money by selling shares of the fund to ...
