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Daimler AGFor the first six months of 2014, Mercedes-Benz reports that it has sold 783,520 vehicles, up 12.8% over sales in the first half of last year and the best six-month sales period in the...
ThinkstockA new study from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) projects that global economic growth will slow and income inequality will continue to rise to 2060. The...
Fitch warns that the Brazilian government's decision to assign the production of the excess volume of the transfer of right areas to Petrobras will further pressure the company's cash flow generation...
Google's new Android One initiative was unveiled on Wednesday, and the goal is significant: getting cheap smartphones in the hands of consumers in emerging and developing market economies.
Turquoise Hill Resources announced Monday that the company received an audit report from the tax authority of Mongolia claiming the company owes unpaid taxes and penalties associated with the...
Volkswagen AGOver the decade through 2013, new car sales in South America have grown an average of 11% a year, trailing only Asia as the hottest market for new cars. As of April, 2014 sales are down...
General Electric managed to outbid its competitors, appease a socialist government and get what it wanted all at the same time Sunday. The Alstom deal is GE's largest ever.
AvtoVAZSales of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (LCVs) in Russia fell 12% year-over-year in May, and year-to-date sales are down 6%. And it is projected to get worse. Bo Andersson,...
ThinkstockThe effects of the turmoil in Iraq have started to drive oil prices higher. Whether coincidental or not, gas prices have recently risen across 26 states. Among them is California, where...
With more than 7,800 stores worldwide, Walgreen was the sixth-largest U.S. retailer, based on 2013 sales of nearly $72 billion and profit of $2.5 billion. Virtually all those sales and profits came...
ThinkstockWhether or not you believe that the United States invaded Iraq in 2003 to preserve access to the country’s oil, the fact is Iraq sits on a lot of crude. According to the U.S. Energy...
ThinkstockThe turmoil in Iraq is raising concerns about the ability of the country to continue delivering about 3.3 million barrels of crude a day to the global supply. Iraq is currently the...
ThinkstockNow the World Bank is blaming the weather. In its latest Global Economic Prospects report, the forecast calls for the global economy to expand by 2.8% in 2014, led by the high-income,...
24/7 Wall St. has reviewed 10 of the better known Chinese stocks that trade as American Depositary Shares in New York, looking for potential upside given a mild bull market scenario continuing...
BMW GroupBMW Group reported global sales for May on Tuesday. The company’s total sales in the month were up 6.8% year-over-year, and year-to-date sales are up 17.7%. Both are records for the...