Author: Admin on Thu Jul 03 18:44:25 PDT 2008
BEIJING, July 3 -- Elizabeth Arden is seeking partners to manufacture products in China in a bid to become one of the top five cosmetics brands in the country within the next two or three...
Author: Admin on Thu Jul 03 02:07:50 PDT 2008
July 3 (Reuters) - Hong Kong retail sales rose 12.9 percent in May from a year earlier, below market expectations for a 15.0 percent rise, government data showed on Thursday. Hong Kong retail sales...
Author: Admin on Thu Jul 03 01:15:24 PDT 2008
(Refiles a story that moved at 0421 GMT) By Samuel Shen SHANGHAI, July 3 (Reuters) - Award-winning French dessert chef Hugues Pouget has his work cut out for him as he tries to turn the...
Author: Admin on Thu Jul 03 00:10:26 PDT 2008
(Adds details) TOKYO, July 3 (Reuters) - Suzuki Motor Corp said on Thursday it would recall about 245,000 minivehicles in Japan after it received reports of malfunctions with electric wiring. The...
Author: Admin on Wed Jul 02 23:38:12 PDT 2008
(Refiles to fix typo in the headline) By Samuel Shen SHANGHAI, July 3 (Reuters) - Award-winning French dessert chef Hugues Pouget has his work cut out for him as he tries to turn the Chinese...
Author: Admin on Wed Jul 02 22:49:50 PDT 2008
By Samuel Shen SHANGHAI, July 3 (Reuters) - Award-winning French dessert chef Hugues Pouget has his work cut out for him as he tries to turn the Chinese into chocoholics. "In Europe, we have...
Author: Admin on Wed Jul 02 19:48:19 PDT 2008
LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - Marks and Spencer issued a shock profit warning and said a consumer downturn was likely to be deeper and last...
Author: Admin on Wed Jul 02 18:08:45 PDT 2008
* What: Hong Kong's May retail sales * When: July 3 at 4.15 p.m. (0815 GMT) * Retail sales growth weakens on slower tourism, spending By Susan Fenton HONG KONG, July 2 (Reuters) - Hong...
Author: Admin on Wed Jul 02 01:39:06 PDT 2008
(Adds company and analyst comment, shares, more detail, background) By Mark Potter LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - British retailer Marks and Spencer issued a shock profit warning on Wednesday and said a...
Author: Admin on Wed Jul 02 01:04:30 PDT 2008
By Andy Sullivan and Paul Thomasch WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, July 2 (Reuters) - The 2008 presidential race, which has already drawn a record number of dollars and voters, is poised to shatter another...
Author: Admin on Wed Jul 02 00:38:39 PDT 2008
(Repeats to add bullet points) * Retail sales recover from sluggish showing so far this year * Strong food price rises account for much of increase * Building approvals fall By Wayne Cole SYDNEY,...
Author: Admin on Wed Jul 02 00:10:54 PDT 2008
SYDNEY, July 2 (Reuters) - Australian retail sales rose by far more than expected in May, pointing to consumer resilience in the face of surging living costs and high interest rates. The Australian...
Author: Admin on Wed Jul 02 00:04:26 PDT 2008
SYDNEY, July 2 (Reuters) - Australian clothing retailer Just Group <JST.AX> on Wednesday cut its earnings forecast for its 2008 financial year to between 29.2 and 30.6 cents per share from its...
Author: Admin on Tue Jul 01 23:27:23 PDT 2008
PHILADELPHIA, July 1 (Reuters) - Some Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc shareholders have filed lawsuits seeking to force the U.S. brewer to fairly consider the $46.3 billion takeover bid from InBev NV,...
Author: Admin on Tue Jul 01 23:23:40 PDT 2008
DETROIT - Sales of new cars and trucks plunged to their lowest level in more than a decade in June, as high gas prices and a weak economy kept American consumers away from ...
Author: Admin on Tue Jul 01 23:20:12 PDT 2008
DETROIT, July 1 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co reported a 28 percent fall in June sales on an unadjusted basis on Tuesday. Following are details from a conference call hosted by Ford executives following...
Author: Admin on Tue Jul 01 23:01:09 PDT 2008
NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - Constellation Brands Inc posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday on price increases and sales of higher-profit products such as Clos du Bois...
Author: Admin on Tue Jul 01 22:55:58 PDT 2008
By David Brough and Marcy Nicholson LONDON/NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - Cocoa hit the highest prices in over 20 years on Tuesday, while sugar and coffee touched over-3 month peaks as funds piled in...
Author: Admin on Tue Jul 01 20:05:28 PDT 2008
* Asset balance falls nearly 38 pct over past year * Investments in hedge funds to recover * Oil prices may fall during the fourth quarter By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO, July 1 (Reuters) - The...
Author: Admin on Tue Jul 01 18:20:56 PDT 2008
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1 (Reuters) - Blockbuster Inc on Tuesday abandoned its offer to buy electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc, after weeks of investor speculation that the...
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