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Toyota Recalls 466,000 Vehicles Globally For Spare Tire, Braking Issues
May 23rd, 2014
Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it is recalling 466,000 minivans and cars globally, mostly in the United States, for possible faulty brakes and loss of a spare tire. The Japanese automaker said it is recalling about 16,000 Lexus GS ...
How Google overtook Apple to become the world’s most valuable brand
May 22nd, 2014
Google has surpassed Apple as the world’s most valuable brand, according to MillwardBrown’s 2014 BrandZ ranking. Apple, which had been #1 in the prior three years, fell 20% in brand value to an estimated $147.9 billion amid a “growing perception that ...
Simmons and HSF join list of firms eyeing ventures in Shanghai Free Trade Zone
May 22nd, 2014
Simmons & Simmons and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) are the latest UK law firms to have expressed an interest in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (SFTZ) after recent reports that the scheme would allow tie-ups between international and PRC ...
European Stock-Index Futures Advance After Fed Minutes
May 22nd, 2014
European stock-index futures climbed, indicating equities may rise a second day, as minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting showed policy makers expect the inflation rate to remain below their target, and as Chinese manufacturing data beat estimates. U.S. ...
Stocks: In need of a break?
May 14th, 2014
Wall Street might need a break. The past few days have seen investors push stock markets to all-time highs, but it looks like the pace could slow Wednesday. U.S. stock futures were barely moving ahead of the opening bell, ...
Reserve Bank of N.Zealand: Financial system sound, but risks remain
May 14th, 2014
Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler said today when releasing the Bank’s May Financial Stability Report that New Zealand’s financial system remains sound, and well placed to support the expansion in the economy. However, Mr Wheeler warned several risks to the ...
Election optimism boosts India stocks to record high
May 13th, 2014
India’s benchmark index surged to a record high Tuesday after exit polls indicated that voters will deliver a mandate to Narendra Modi and the pro-business Bharatiya Janata Party. Mumbai’s Sensex index advanced more than 1.5% in early trading as ...
Asian Stocks Advance After U.S. Gauges Rally to Records
May 13th, 2014
Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark gauge on course for its biggest increase in seven weeks, as investors weighed earnings and after U.S. equity indexes climbed to records. Nissan Motor Co., Japan’s second-biggest carmaker, jumped 5.1 percent after ...
Australian GMO ‘Contamination’ Case Could Have International Repercussions
May 9th, 2014
Australian farmers Steve Marsh and Mick Baxter grew up together, were once schoolmates, and have grown crops on their neighboring farms for years. But the emergence of GMO technology has driven a wedge between the long-time friends, leaving them ...
Euro Drops From 2 1/2-Year High as Draghi Hints at June Action
May 8th, 2014
The euro weakened from a 2 1/2-year high against the dollar as European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said policy makers were comfortable with taking additional policy action in June if needed. The common currency dropped versus all except ...
