TheDapperDan via Wikimedia CommonsPreventing Currency Wars The Group of Seven nations have agreed to provisions to prevent currency wars. The prospect that countries might protect their trade via currency valuation manipulation has…
ThinkstockFor every story about the impoverished, the unemployed and the starving around the world, there is one about the lives of the rich and famous. Billionaire lists offset those of African farms…
courtesy of Toyota Motor Corp.As Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) announced its third-quarter results, for the period that ended on December 31, it raised it forecasts and cemented its position as the…
Douglas A. McIntyre Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.787 to Fly Again? Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) is trying to get back in the game of flying its 787 Dreamliner. So far, the prospects do not seem…
courtesy Ford Motor Co.2012 was a decent year for sales of alternative energy vehicles in the United States. Not a great year, but not bad. Sales of hybrids rose 61% over 2011…
courtesy of General MotorsThree years ago, China seemed so promising to foreign car companies. Annual sales of cars and light trucks passed those in the United States, which had been the largest…
courtesy of General MotorsFollowing the path set out earlier by Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) and Chrysler Group, General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) and Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) posted double-digit sales gains in January.…
Courtesy Chrysler Group LLCAutomakers will be reporting January U.S. sales today, and based on the two already out, it appears that it was a very good month. Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F)…
Thinkstock The United States has always prided itself as one of the most innovative countries in the world. In fact, patenting in a wide range of scientific fields has been on the…
courtesy of Toyota Motor Corp.Toyota Motor Corp.’s (NYSE: TM) future success has become a balancing act between two powerful forces. One is that sales based on new demand because its reputation for making excellent…
Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) CEO Aubrey McClendon retires as scandals around his tenure continue. (Reuters) Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) recalls 752,000 Corollas because of airbag problems. (Reuters) Some at J.P. Morgan Chase…
courtesy of Kia MediaIn December 2012, new car and light truck sales in the U.S. came in at about 15.4 million units sold. According to TrueCar.com, forecast sales for January put new…
thinkstockJapan eased safety regulations on the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner in 2008. (Reuters) The Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone is not selling well in some of Asia’s affluent cities, including…
courtesy of Toyota Motor Corp.On most business section front pages, both print and digital, much of the coverage has gone to the fact that Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) passed General Motors Co. (NYSE:…
thinkstockThe Japanese government says the future image of the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 is at risk as the U.S. government probes problems with the plane. (Reuters) Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) may…
