Steel makers negotiate Usiminas bailout
NIPPON Steel & Sumitomo Metal and Ternium are looking at providing capital and acting as debt guarantors for troubled Brazilian steel maker Usiminas.
View ArticleStocks end advance as oil rally falters
THE rally in oil prices and worries about the global economy have put a dampener on world markets.
View ArticleChina auto sales rise in January
STRONG demand for SUVs and a buying rush before the Lunar New Year have helped increase new car sales in China by nine per cent in January.
View ArticleVW ups sausage making as car sales slide
VOLKSWAGEN'S car sales may have hit a snag in the past year, but its production of currywurst snacks has risen by more than 6 per cent.
View ArticleYahoo hires investment banks to mull sale
YAHOO is hiring Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and PJT Partners to set up a process for meeting companies interested in buying all or parts of its business.
View ArticleStocks retreat as oil weakness resurfaces
MSCI'S index of world shares are 0.3 per cent lower, but up 3.6 per cent for the week.
View ArticleIMF re-elects Lagarde as chief
CHRISTINE Lagarde has been elected to a second term as the International Monetary Fund managing director.
View ArticleBrazil cuts budget by $A8bn amid recession
BRAZILIAN budget cuts totalling more than $A8 billion will most affect the mines, health and education ministries.
View ArticleBig Bolivia natural gas discovery: Repsol
REPSOL SA says it has discovered 4 trillion cubic feet of possible natural gas reserves in Bolivia.
View ArticleChina removes stocks regulator head
A TOP Chinese state banking executive has been appointed to replace the head of the country's securities regulator following recent stock market woes.
View ArticleConsumers more reluctant to spend
AUSTRALIANS have become slightly more cautious in their spending habits, according to a monthly study from the Commonwealth Bank.
View ArticleEPA asks VW to make electric cars in US
THE US Environmental Protection Agency wants VW to produce electric vehicles at US plants as a way of making up for rigging emission tests.
View ArticleDick Smith pushes PMP 1H profit down 58.8%
PMP incorporated a hit from the millions Dick Smith owes into its first half accounts, pushing net profit down 58.8 per cent to $1.78 million.
View ArticleDigital lights up APN and oOh!Media profit
AUSTRALIA'S outdoor advertising companies predict digital signage and billboards to make up half of their revenue within a few years.
View ArticleVectus raises $5.1M, set for ASX-listing
SYDNEY-BASED biotechnology company Vectus Biosystems is set to debut on the Australian Securities Exchange after raising $5.1 million from an IPO.
View ArticleMiners lead Britain's FTSE higher
BRITAIN'S FTSE 100 index rose 1 per cent to 6,011.66 points in early deals and the FTSE 350 Mining index hit its highest level since November 2015.
View ArticleSchengen collapse could cost EU
A STUDY shows that a breakdown of the Schengen passport-free travel zone would cost the EU a minimum of 470 billion euros over the next decade.
View ArticleStocks gain broadly, pound falls
TOKYO'S Nikkei closed up 0.9 per cent, helped by a weaker yen, which fell 0.3 per cent to 112.88 per dollar.
View ArticleSysco to buy London-based Brakes Group
US food distributor Sysco Group has sealed a $US3.1 billion deal to acquire Britain's Brakes Group from Bain Capital Private Equity.
View ArticleUK's Cameron to take EU case to Parliament
THE pound fell 1.7 per cent on Monday to $US1.4166, as bookmakers shortened the odds on a vote for the UK to leave EU.
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