Banco do Brasil, Latin America's largest bank by assets, may seek acquisitions in the United States, looking to benefit from devalued prices among regional lenders, Chief Executive Aldemir Bendine said in an interview.
French oil major Total is still hopeful of winning a $40 billion nuclear deal in Abu Dhabi, Chief Executive Christophe de Margerie said on Friday.
Softbank Corp, Japan's third-largest mobile phone operator, is among the bidders for struggling telecoms firm Willcom Inc, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Friday.
Tata Motors, India's biggest vehicle maker, reported a return to operating profit for its British Jaguar Land Rover unit on Friday, as cost cuts begin to bear fruit and new models attract buyers.
U.S. auto giant GM's Saab Automobile said on Friday it was talking to possible buyers, days after tiny Swedish sportscar maker Koenigsegg pulled out of a deal to take over the closure-threatened unit.
Subaru maker Fuji Heavy Industries continues to charge ahead in the key U.S. market with sales seen jumping by a fifth this month, but it faces a lot of work to boost its earnings power, its CEO said on Friday.
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has agreed with Ford Motor on intellectual property rights issues in its bid for Volvo, clearing a major barrier to acquire the Swedish luxury car brand, state media reported.
Volkswagen, Europe's largest carmaker, plans to invest up to 6.2 billion reais ($3.5 billion) in Brazil from 2010 through 2014 as it aims to become the country's biggest carmaker, the company's Brazilian head said on Thursday.
Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, the world's No. 5 automaker, aims to grow at twice the market rate next year in China, as consumers in the world's largest auto market snap up its affordable, quality cars.
South Korea's POSCO plans to eventually halt carbon emissions by switching to a hydrogen-based steelmaking process from 2021, company officials said on Friday.
China is estimated to have stocks of 1.2 million-1.5 million tonnes of aluminium, the vice-chairman of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, told an industry conference.
Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco), the parent of Chalco and the country's top producer of the metal, has restarted most of its idle capacity of alumina and primary aluminium, according to a company presentation prepared for a conference on Friday.
ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, said on Friday it had a constructive meeting with Karnataka government officials about its plans to set up a steel plant in the southern Indian state.
A former Philippine trade minister and ally of San Miguel Corp's (SMCB.PS) president on Friday led a group paying nearly $1.4 billion for a 28 percent stake in the food-to-power conglomerate, and may seek a full takeover as San Miguel shifts into high-growth heavy industry and infrastructure.
First Niagara Financial Group Inc, the thrift-holding company for First Niagara Bank, said on Friday it applied to the Federal Reserve Board to become a bank-holding company.
French alternative asset manager Laffitte Capital Management, which had a narrow escape from the Lehman collapse, has sought EU regulatory approval for its newest hedge fund to win broad investor appeal after the crisis.
A return to lavish bonuses for Wall Street's top earners could be just the tonic that the Swiss watch industry needs this Christmas after months of austerity depressed sales.
Expectation has been building for a decade that an era of personalized medicine will transform the global drugs business, but the reality is a slow start and an angry blame game between scientists, marketers and regulators.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Thursday it had loaned South African state owned utility Eskom 1.86 billion euros ($2.81 billion) to finance the construction of the Medupi power project.
British tool maker 600 Group Plc posted a much wider loss in the first-half as like-for-like sales fell 39 percent on lower order intake, but said it expected level of orders to improve in the second half.
Thailand's long-awaited auction of third-generation mobile phone licences could take place in the second quarter of 2010 rather than the first as suggested by regulators, two mobile phone operators said on Thursday.
News that Danish telecoms operator TDC and its majority owner Nordic Telephone Company will merge indicates NTC plans to float the operator, the second-biggest owner said on Thursday.
China Minsheng Banking Corp fell a disappointing 3 percent in its Hong Kong debut on Thursday after raising $3.9 billion in the world's fifth largest IPO this year, underscoring how sentiment for Chinese banks has soured recently.
Canadian Energy Services said it would acquire U.S.-based Champion Drilling Fluids Inc in a deal valued at about $16.7 million to strengthen its foothold in the United States.
Taiwan regulators suggested on Thursday that Chinatrust Financial think carefully about its plan to buy a stake in AIG's Taiwan Nan Shan unit from China Strategic.
Sumitomo Trust and Banking has hired Daiwa Securities SMBC and UBS AG to advise on its planned merger with Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, three people with knowledge of the matter said.
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Toyota Motor Corp will fix the accelerator pedals in 4 million cars and trucks to address a safety issue linked to bursts of sudden acceleration and deadly accidents, the company and the U.S. government said on Wednesday.
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New Zealand insurer and fund manager Tower Ltd on Thursday reported a 23 percent rise in full-year profit on growth in its core businesses.
