Sarah Dilorenzo, Associated Press, Paris | Wed, 07/25/2012 6:14 PM
Tough conditions in Europe pushed carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen into a
first half loss of €819 million ($990 million), just as the company
faces off with the French government over…
Oil was little changed near $88 a barrel Wednesday in Asia ahead of
weekly U.S. crude inventory figures that give a reading on the state of
near-term demand for fuel.
Associated Press, Tokyo, Japan | Wed, 07/25/2012 6:10 PM
Japanese machinery maker Hitachi has won a 4.5 billion pound ($7
billion) deal with the British government to build and maintain trains
that will connect London with other cities, a…
The costs of launching the new A-class compact and B-class hatchback
hurt earnings at German automaker Daimler AG. Net profit fell 11 percent
in the second quarter to €1.51 billion…
Weighed down by Europe's financial crisis, ArcelorMittal, the world's
largest steelmaker, reports a 37 percent drop in net profit from the
same period a year ago.
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 07/25/2012 5:27 PM
A bajaj
fills up in Abdul Muis Area, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday. Due to the
lower global oil prices, Pertamina plans to reduce the price of
non-subsidized fuel, Pertamax, early…
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 07/25/2012 4:48 PM
Exalt Resources Ltd., a company listed on the Australia Stock Exchange,
said it was prepared to enter Indonesia’s coal business after it
officially signed Wednesday an agreement to acquire a…
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 07/25/2012 3:44 PM
Tempe
and tofu producers under the Indonesia Tempe and Tofu Producer
Cooperation Association throw out all tempe and tofu that they had swept
up in markets around Semanan, Kalideres, West…
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 07/25/2012 3:41 PM
A tempe maker
is seen having a nap during a strike by tempe producers in Semanan,
Kalideres, West Jakarta, on Wednesday. The strike was conducted to
protest the high price…
Asia News Network (The Yomiuri Shimbun) | Wed, 07/25/2012 1:18 PM
Sharp Corp. plans to slash several thousand jobs through early
retirement and take other measures in the face of massive after-tax
consolidated losses for the April-June period this year, the…
