(ChinaPost.com.tw) – About a year ago, the Taiwan Synthetic Resins Manufacturers Association (TSRMA) held a press conference for the first time in 20 years to ask the government to save the local petrochemical industry from “a life or death situation…
• Commodity funds under increased scrutiny by regulators• Fears over collateral and complex financial engineeringA growing number of funds that invest in commodities such as coffee, gold or even pigs, are coming under the scrutiny of regulators who fear they could be the next financial bubble to burst.Industry insiders have warned the Bank of England [...]
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its earnings in the most recent quarter jumped 60 percent, as a rebound in the personal computer industry drove sales of the company’s latest Windows operating system.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Toyota’s still-expanding recalls over faulty gas pedals and an unprecedented decision to stop selling and building some of its top-selling models in the U.S. are costing the carmaker dearly: industry analysts are already forecastin…
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – European newspaper publishers gave a cautious welcome on Thursday to the much-hyped iPad and its potential to allow traditional media to capture a new paying, digital audience.
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Taiwan should cultivate its own vaccine-producing industry and cherish Adimmune Corp., the country’s sole vaccine producer, a health official said yesterday.
DETROIT/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp’s largest rivals are declaring open season on the automaker at a time when the industry leader is seen as most vulnerable in its largest market.
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian government should improve its new incentive plan for booming solar sector including tariff cuts and cap on subsidized capacity to ensure investment flow and steady industry growth, an sector body head said on Friday.
BANGALORE (Reuters) – Private equity firms are expected to steadily increase their investment in the U.S. logistics services industry from 2010 as the freight business shows signs of stabilizing and the industry prepares for a wave of consolidation.
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen wants to delay some of the proposed cuts for solar power incentives, government sources told Reuters on Friday, a move that is unlikely to alter the gloomy outlook for the industry.