Consumer Goods & Retail
Wal-Mart's fashion show previews back-to-school
SAN FRANCISCO, July 19 (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc presented a colorful, casual line of youthful looks for kids and teens on Saturday at a fashion show that previewed the mass-market chain's new low-cost offerings for back to school. Full Article
UPDATE 1-Investigators mull T.Italia, Pirelli probe-sources
MILAN, July 19 (Reuters) - Italian magistrates are examining whether Telecom Italia and Pirelli may be held accountable for staff who spied on several Italian public figures, sources familiar with the situation said on Saturday. Full Article
Ford to retool U.S. plants for European cars: report
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Car maker Ford Motor Co is drawing up plans to retool American plants to make small, fuel-efficient passenger cars that it mainly makes and sells in Europe, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Full Article
Investigators mull T.Italia, Pirelli probe-sources
MILAN, July 19 (Reuters) - Italian magistrates are looking to see whether Telecom Italia and Pirelli can be held accountable for the actions of their employees who spied on several Italian public figures, sources familiar with the situation said on Saturday. Full Article
Conti CEO says no poison pills against Schaeffler
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German tires-to-brakes group Continental , does not plan to deploy any poison pills in its defense against privately owned German ball bearings maker Schaeffler's $17.6 billion takeover approach. Full Article
Luminar says interested in 3DE tie-up with Regent
LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - Luminar , Britain's biggest nightclub operator, said on Saturday it was interested in a tie-up between its 3D Entertainment venture and Regent Inns , but that Regent had declined to enter talks. Full Article
Japan firms to work out next-gen car battery norms
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp , Nissan Motor Co , Matsushita Electric Industrial Co and other Japanese companies will work together to set up common standards for lithium-ion batteries being developed to power next-generation cars, the Nikkei business daily said on Saturday. Full Article
Toyota to make 100,000 units of hybrid car: paper
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp plans to produce 100,000 units a year of a new hybrid-only model slated for release in 2009 at a subsidiary in southern Japan, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday. Full Article
KDDI Q1 operating profit to fall 10 pct -Nikkei
TOKYO, July 19 (Reuters) - Japan's No.2 phone company, KDDI Corp , is likely to post a fall of about 10 percent in quarterly operating profit from a year ago, hurt by cancellations of mobile phone services, the Nikkei business daily said on Saturday. Full Article
Consumer electronics group defends world trade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer electronic companies, who depend on open markets to keep their costs low, are mounting a cross-country campaign to persuade worried American voters that trade is good for them. Full Article
Shrinking market sends Japan Inc buying abroad
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies are turning increasingly to overseas acquisitions to drive growth, buy technology and build market share, spurred by a stagnant domestic economy, shrinking population and largely unburdened by subprime credit damage. Full Article
| Symbol | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|
| BRENT CRUDE | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| MINI GOLD | $955.10 | $955.60 |
| MINI SILVER | $18.16 | $18.19 |
