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Ford Launches New Global Mustang To Buoy Brand, Boost Margins

Nearly 50 years after launching its affordable sports car, Ford Motor Co is unveiling a global redesign of the Mustang to try to burnish the U.S. automaker's image and spur sales of its more expensive models. Top Ford executives, including...

Four Shades Of Foolish!!!

The Wisdom Behind the Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment’s Policy To Increase The Tariff On Imported Vehicles. Olusegun Aganga, Nigeria’s Minister of Trade Industry and Investment has recently approved a new national automotive policy purportedly aimed at encouraging local...

Wal-Mart Pays Lawyer Fees For Dozens Of Executives In Bribery Probe

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Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) is paying for lawyers to represent more than 30 of its executives involved in a foreign corruption investigation, according to people familiar with the matter, an unusually high number that shows the depth of the...

Asian Shares Slide As Data-Wary Investors Take Profits

Most Asian shares slumped on Wednesday as the prospects of a reduction in the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus early next year prompted investors to cash in gains from recent rallies. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS fell...

Morgan Stanley Amps Up Lending To Boost Wealth Margins

Just a few years ago, Morgan Stanley (MS.N) lacked the expertise, infrastructure or desire to do a lot of lending, but today it is making a big push into loans to bridge a profit gap with rivals. Morgan Stanley's brokerage...

China Loses Top Spot As Overseas Production Base For Japan Firms: Survey

China is no longer the most popular overseas production site for Japanese companies as rising labor costs and worsening ties between Japan and China over a territorial dispute hurts the country's appeal, according to a survey of firms by...

PC Shipments To See ‘Severe Fall’

Global shipments of personal computers (PCs) are expected to see their "most severe yearly contraction on record" in 2013, according to research firm International Data Corporation (IDC). The firm said sales of PCs would fall by 10.1% this year, worse...

India Current Account Gap Narrows

India's current account deficit, a key area of concern, narrowed sharply in the second quarter after a series of measures helped curb gold imports. The deficit fell to $5.2bn during the July-to-September quarter, down from $21bn during the same period...

Asian Shares Hit By Fed Taper Anxiety, BOJ Sounds Easy

Asian shares hit the skids and the dollar stood tall on Tuesday as a batch of upbeat U.S. economic data confirmed the Federal Reserve's inexorable tilt towards reducing its stimulus soon, while the yen sank on talk of further...

Bank Of America To Pay Freddie Mac $404 Million In Mortgage Settlement

Bank of America Corp will pay $404 million to Freddie Mac to resolve all repurchase liabilities on home loans sold to the government-controlled mortgage company from 2000 to 2009, the bank said on Monday. The settlement covers about 716,000 loans...