Germany raised the pressure on General Motors on Friday to choose a buyer for its Opel unit, with Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg telling the U.S. carmaker he expected a
The G20 will promise this weekend to keep economic support packages in place until recovery is certain and seek to reassure financial markets they have credible plans to withdraw the stimulus when appropriate.
G20 policymakers will this weekend promise to keep economic support packages in place until recovery is certain and seek to reassure financial markets they have credible plans to withdraw the stimulus when appropriate.
Opel's senior labor leader threatened General Motors that the European carmaker's workforce would not pitch in to reduce some $1.2 billion in costs if Detroit retains control of Opel.
The global economic crisis is not over and unemployment will keep rising in the months to come, the leaders of Britain, France and Germany warned on Thursday before a meeting of G20 policymakers in London this weekend.
Carmakers Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE) and Porsche (PSHG_p.DE) plan short working hours at plants in Germany later this year, abandoning hopes that a year-long sales swoon could reverse quickly.
The global recession is coming to an end faster than thought a few months ago and may already be over, but recovery will rely on massive government spending and low interest rates for some time, the OECD said on Thursday.
Support for Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives has dipped to a three-month low of 34 percent in a new poll, a level which leaves them short of a parliamentary majority with their preferred coalition partners.
The global recession is coming to an end faster than thought a few months ago and may already be over, but recovery will rely on massive government spending and low interest rates for some time, the OECD said on Thursday.
The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged at a record low of 1.0 percent on Thursday and President Jean-Claude Trichet said the euro zone economy faced a very gradual recovery from recession.
Opel's senior labor leader threatened General Motors GM.UL that the European carmaker's workforce would not pitch in to reduce $1.2 billion in costs if Detroit retains control of Opel.
In a victory for Boeing , a preliminary World Trade Organization panel is likely to rule on Friday that European governments illegally subsidized Airbus aircraft, the Wall Street Journal said, citing trade officials, lawyers and executives from both sides.
Global airlines' losses this year could exceed industry body IATA's estimate of $9 billion as no improvement across the sector is in sight so far, Deutsche Lufthansa's management board member Stefan Lauer said.
European shares closed lower for a third straight day on Wednesday, with financial stocks suffering the most, as investors took profits after a strong run in recent months.
While consumers in Europe are struggling with the effects of the recession, Germany is a bright spot in electronic devices spending, industry executives said on Wednesday at the opening of Europe's largest consumer electronics trade show IFA.
Government incentives that pay motorists 2,500 euros ($3,590) to trade in old cars for new gave Germany's auto market a final boost in August, lifting registrations 28 percent year on year.
The Gulf state of Qatar has taken a 10 percent voting stake in Porsche Automobil Holding SE (PSHG_p.DE) as agreed, the German automotive group said on Wednesday.
Manufacturers from several countries including the United States produced some upbeat news on Tuesday, indicating that a recovery from the deepest global downturn since World War Two is slowly gaining traction.
Ebay, the US online auction group, agreed to unload 65 per cent of its Skype internet calling service to a group of private investors for $2bn in cash and debt.
Car boom and bust?; A Good Sign; Raising the Stakes
Belgian finance investor RHJ International (RHJI.BR) raised the stakes in the ongoing bidding war with rival Magna (MGa.TO) for GM's GM.UL Opel unit, as sources said the U.S. automaker's board was due to discuss the deal.
Belgian finance investor RHJ International raised the stakes in the ongoing bidding war with rival Magna for GM's Opel, a spokesman for RHJ said on Tuesday, confirming a report in a German paper.