15 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Ford China to recall Kuga SUV on potential fuel leakages
Ford China to recall Kuga SUV on potential fuel leakages
Ford Motor’s China JV will recall roughly 220,000 Kuga SUVs over potential fuel leakages, China’s quality watchdog said.
15 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Off The Cuff: Prosper!
Off The Cuff: Prosper!
15 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Japan’s Amari says domestic capex is clearly weak
Japan’s Amari says domestic capex is clearly weak
Econ min on the wires
– wants to press companies to spend their cash piles
– wrong to refrain from boosting capex thinking demand won’t grow due to shrinking population
Nothing new here
15 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Apple’s newest courtroom foe is patent-savvy university
Apple’s newest courtroom foe is patent-savvy university
As a veteran of the global smart phone wars, Apple(AAPL.O) is used to courtroom battles with fierce competitors such as Samsung and Nokia(NOKIA.HE). This week, however, a federal jury returned a verdict against Apple in a lawsuit brought by a different kind of adversary: a public university. The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s licensing arm, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, convinced a jury that Apple had infringed its patent for improving chip efficiency when the company incorporated the technology into some of its phones and tablets.
15 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Silicon Valley IPO market boom winding down, data shows
Silicon Valley IPO market boom winding down, data shows
Last year, many tech IPOs enjoyed soaring valuations in their Wall Street debut, raining cash on the companies and their investors and boosting concerns about another Silicon Valley bubble. Now, the party is winding down, according to data analyzed by Reuters: Five of the 12 U.S.-based tech companies that went public this year, or 42 percent, priced their shares at a valuation below or nearly the same as their private market value, compared to 24 percent of the 29 that went public in 2014.
15 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Bombardier running out of options as family resists pressure to reduce control
Bombardier running out of options as family resists pressure to reduce control
MONTREAL/WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) – Bombardier (BBDb.TO) is running out of options as the Canadian aircraft maker seeks to raise the cash for the new jet that potentially would allow it to challenge the supremacy of Boeing (BA.N) and Airbus (AIR.PA) in global jetliner sales, according to several sources with knowledge of the situation.
15 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Delta CEO warning prompts questions about Boeing 777 production levels
Delta CEO warning prompts questions about Boeing 777 production levels
NEW YORK/PARIS (Reuters) – An airline’s warning of a “bubble” in the market for used jetliners shows how vulnerable Boeing Co (BA.N) may be because of slowing sales of its widebody 777 jets, and fueled speculation that it may have to cut the plane’s production rate. Boeing, which is due to report its third-quarter earnings next Wednesday, needs to secure orders for about 200 more 777s, at its current rate of production, before its successor, the 777X, enters service in 2020.