World / Small Business
Barclays 'to get cash infusion from major Japanese bank'
21.06.2008 06:27
breakingnews.ie
Barclays Plc may be close to securing a 100bn yen (€594m) capital injection from Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. as part of the bank’s efforts to weather the impact of the global credit crisis, according to media reports.
Ireland
Small Business
UK: Standard strawberries get the thumbs up
21.06.2008 04:27
breakingnews.ie
A consumer taste test has rated standard supermarket strawberries as highly as organic and premium varieties, according to which.co.uk.
Ireland
Small Business
Ford speeds up shift to small cars
21.06.2008 03:30
freep.com
Ford Motor Co. fired its second warning flare in two months Friday, saying it would further slash production of its big trucks and SUVs -- while making more small cars, crossovers and fuel-efficient powertrains -- as U.S. demand for larger vehicles reached one of the lowest levels in decades.
USA
Small Business
SUSAN TOMPOR: Stock market at critical low
21.06.2008 03:30
freep.com
So how bad can it get? General Motors Corp. is just below $14 a share and Ford Motor Co. is below $6. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 220.4 points, or 1.8%, to close at 11,842.69. The Dow is down 10.7% for the year to date.
USA
Small Business
DTE to help cars run on electricity
21.06.2008 03:30
freep.com
DTE Energy Corp. and Southern California Edison joined the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership on Friday so they can take part in the development of electric vehicles.
USA
Small Business
TRENTON HOSPITAL'S $67-MILLION MAKEOVER: A new level of care
21.06.2008 03:30
freep.com
Two hospitals opening in September and next year in Oakland County have captured attention in metro Detroit. But the $67-million renovation of Oakwood Healthcare's Trenton hospital and medical center, open to the public today, is equally significant to the Downriver community, and just as eye-catching.
USA
Small Business
MARK PHELAN: Ford, GM shift quickly from pickups to cars
21.06.2008 03:30
freep.com
GM and Ford are reacting faster and smarter than ever before as the market shifts from trucks to cars.
USA
Small Business
WAYNE'S LUCKY ONES: Ford Focus plant gears up for even more work
21.06.2008 03:30
freep.com
As sales of Ford Motor Co.'s franchise F-150 pickup plummet, sales are thriving for the company's compact Focus sedan, which is built by more than 2,900 workers in Wayne. Sales of the Focus were up 35.7% through May. Retail sales to individuals more than doubled last month, as consumers sought out more fuel-efficient, affordable models.
USA
Small Business
2009 LAUNCH IN LATE FALL: F-150 delay another setback for iconic truck
21.06.2008 03:30
freep.com
No other existing vehicle is more important to Ford Motor Co. or more symbolic of Detroit's automotive industry than the F-150, which is built by about 8,000 workers in Dearborn and Kansas City, Mo.
USA
Small Business
QUICK HIT: Business
21.06.2008 03:30
freep.com
AT A HALT: Flooding on the upper Mississippi has brought cargo traffic to a standstill, stranding hundreds of barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal and fertilizer.
USA
Small Business
Business briefs: Granholm chooses 4 for Blue Cross board
21.06.2008 03:30
freep.com
Gov. Jennifer Granholm named one new appointment and three reappointments to the Blue Cross Blue Shield Board of Directors. Their terms expire Feb. 18, 2010.
USA
Small Business
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