Fans mobbed Apple Inc stores in Europe and Asia as the iPad went on sale outside the United States on Friday, with some shoppers having queued all night to buy one of the coveted tablet computers.
France's Renault SA and India's top utility vehicle maker Mahindra are in the running to buy troubled South Korean SUV maker Ssangyong Motor, sources said on Friday, in a deal worth up to $500 million.
Honda Motor Co is still trying to resolve a labor dispute at a China parts plant that led to the closure of all four of its car plants in the country and has no timetable for resuming production, a company spokesman said on Friday.
Diehard fans mobbed Apple Inc stores in Europe and Asia as the iPad went on sale outside the United States on Friday, with some shoppers having queued all night to buy one of the coveted tablet computers.
The world's top countries face more wrangling over a global bank tax next week and crunch time over beefing up capital and cutting risks at big banks.
The Philippines is considering a five year moratorium on exports of iron ore till the completion of its two integrated steel processing plants. According to country's Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the proposed ban comes from the need to conserve the resource for the possible establishment of iron or steel plants as well as the rights of the companies producing iron.
Asian stocks bolted on Friday posting their third straight day of gains after China's pledge to remain invested in Europe boosted confidence, but the euro dipped after rebounding from near four-year lows the previous day.
Apple Inc's iPad launched in overseas store shelves on Friday, with buyers storming Japanese and Australian shops to be among the first outside the United States to snap up the long awaited tablet PC.
Apple Inc's iPad hit overseas store shelves on Friday, with buyers storming Japanese and Australian shops to be among the first outside the United States to snap up the long-awaited tablet PC.
Apple Inc's iPad made its overseas debut on Friday, with buyers storming Japanese and Australian shops to be among the first outside the United States to snap up the long-awaited tablet PC.
Apple Inc's iPad hit overseas store shelves on Friday, with buyers storming Japanese shops to be among the first in Asia to snap up the long-awaited tablet PC.
Tiffany & Co and Signet Jewelers Ltd reported better-than-expected profits for the Valentine's Day quarter as shoppers resumed buying pricey jewelry.
Sony Corp said on Thursday it would launch an e-reader and online content distribution service in Japan by year-end, taking on rival Apple Inc whose iPad hits shelves in the country on Friday.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a rise of about 2 percent at the open on Thursday after China denied a report it was reviewing its holdings of euro-zone sovereign bonds due to the region's debt crisis.
Sony Corp said on Thursday it would launch an e-reader in Japan by year-end, taking on rival Apple Inc just a day before its iPad hits shelves in the country.
Stock index futures pointed to a strong rebound on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 2.5 percent, Dow Jones futures up 2 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 1.9 percent at 0930 GMT (5:30 a.m. ET).
The euro rebounded from near four-year lows against the dollar and European shares rose on Thursday after China denied a report it was reviewing its investments in euro zone debt.
The euro approached a four-year low against the dollar on Thursday on a newspaper report that China was examining its investments in euro zone debt, while bargain-hunting gave some support to Asian stocks.
Japan's Toyota Motor Corp and Germany's Daimler AG plan extensive cooperation in the field of fuel cells for electric cars,
Honda Motor Co is interested to develop electric car batteries in China to tap the country's technology and vast resources.
Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wednesday, a day after markets clawed back from a steep sell-off and as U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner flew to Europe to press for united action to tackle the region's deepening debt crisis.
Stock index futures rose on Wednesday, a day after markets clawed back from a steep sell-off and as U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner flew to Europe to press for united action to tackle the region's deepening debt crisis.
