US stocks sink on weak factory (Crepe Maker) data, chip maker woes
US stocks sink on weak factory data, chip maker woes
Reuters UK - NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slid on Friday after a manufacturing index showed its weakest reading in more than three years, hurting shares of manufacturers and adding to worries the U.S. economy was slowing too quickly. The Nasdaq fell
U.S. investor to take over bankrupt German World Cup mascot maker
Herald Tribune - BERLIN: A U.S. investor is to take over Nici AG, the bankrupt maker of the official mascot for this summer's soccer World Cup in Germany. Nici announced the takeover by a fund of the Greenwich, Connecticut-based Strategic Value Partners group in a
EU mergers and takeovers =2
Reuters - to buy the European bulk chemicals unit of U.S.-based Huntsman Corp (HUN.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) (notified Nov 16/deadline Dec 21) -- Candover Partners (CDI.L: Quote , Profile , Research ) of Britain acquires Feretti of Italy, a luxury boat maker
Isuzu, Hino to discuss business tie-up / Truck makers eye joint
Daily Yomiuri On-Line - Hino and Isuzu in 2002 integrated their bus production and development arms into a jointly established bus maker--J-Bus. Whether they would go further to seek an alliance in truck production--their core operation--has been a talking point in the auto
